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Latest Articles: War, War, War
The Green Light
Post Date: 2008-04-07 10:56:30 by richard9151
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As the first anniversary of 9/11 approached, and a prized Guantánamo detainee wouldn’t talk, the Bush administration’s highest-ranking lawyers argued for extreme interrogation techniques, circumventing international law, the Geneva Conventions, and the army’s own Field Manual. The attorneys would even fly to Guantánamo to ratchet up the pressure—then blame abuses on the military. Philippe Sands follows the torture trail, and holds out the possibility of war crimes charges. By Phillippe Sands 06/04/08 "Vanity Fair" --- - The abuse, rising to the level of torture, of those captured and detained in the war on terror is a defining feature of the ...
British fear US commander is beating the drum for Iran strikes
Post Date: 2008-04-07 10:33:50 by richard9151
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By Damien McElroy Foreign Affairs Correspondent 04/04/08 "The Telegraph" -- -- British officials gave warning yesterday that America's commander in Iraq will declare that Iran is waging war against the US-backed Baghdad government. A strong statement from General David Petraeus about Iran's intervention in Iraq could set the stage for a US attack on Iranian military facilities, according to a Whitehall assessment. In closely watched testimony in Washington next week, Gen Petraeus will state that the Iranian threat has risen as Tehran has supplied and directed attacks by militia fighters against the Iraqi state and its US allies. The outbreak of Iraq's worst ...
A Comprehensive PBS Documentary on the Iraq War Becomes a Big Hit Online
Post Date: 2008-04-07 08:51:45 by Jethro Tull
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Why Did U.S. Soldier Kill Herself -- After Refusing to Take Part in Torture?
Post Date: 2008-04-07 06:42:26 by Ada
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They served in the same battalion in Iraq at the same time. Kayla Williams spoke with Alyssa Peterson about the young woman's troubles a week before she died -- and afterward, attended her memorial service. Williams even has her own Iraq interrogation horror story to tell. So what, in Williams' view, caused Alyssa Peterson to put a bullet in her head in September 2003 after just a few weeks in Iraq? And why were the press and the public not told about it? The death of Alyssa Peterson, which I chronicled here last month, is unspeakably sad, and what was fully in her mind will never be known, especially since her parents apparently knew little about her death until years after it ...
Iran joined militias in battle for Basra
Post Date: 2008-04-06 22:14:10 by robin
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IRANIAN forces were involved in the recent battle for Basra, General David Petraeus, the US commander in Iraq, is expected to tell Congress this week. Military and intelligence sources believe Iranians were operating at a tactical command level with the Shi’ite militias fighting Iraqi security forces; some were directing operations on the ground, they think. Petraeus intends to use the evidence of Iranian involvement to argue against any reductions in US forces. Dr Daniel Goure, a defence analyst at the Lexington Institute in Virginia, said: “There is no question that Petraeus will be tough on Iran. It is one thing to withdraw troops when there is purely sectarian fighting but ...
Obama stakes turf, outlines counterterrorism plan - Would add troops in Afghanistan, double foreign aid [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2008-04-06 21:46:10 by Jethro Tull
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Obama stakes turf, outlines counterterrorism plan - Would add troops in Afghanistan, double foreign aid From:The Boston GlobeDate:August 2, 2007Author:Scott HelmanMore results for:Obama troops to afghanistan WASHINGTON - The United States must add at least 7,000 troops in Afghanistan, double foreign aid spending to $50 billion, and be prepared to strike unilaterally against terrorist sanctuaries in Pakistan, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois said yesterday in a major speech laying out his counterterrorism plan. The thrust of Obama's 35-minute address on national security was that America is less safe today than it was before the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. He argued that the ...
Rockets kill 3 US troops in Baghdad
Post Date: 2008-04-06 16:27:29 by richard9151
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15 minutes ago BAGHDAD - The U.S. military says rocket or mortar attacks against the U.S.-protected Green Zone and a military base elsewhere in Baghdad have killed three American service members and wounded 31. A military official says two U.S. troops were killed and 17 wounded when rockets struck the Green Zone in central Baghdad. The official says another American service member died and 14 were wounded in another attack on a military base in the southeastern area of Rustamiyah. The official spoke on condition of anonymity for lack of authorization to release the information. The attacks come amid fierce clashes between Shiite militia fighters and U.S.-Iraqi forces. THIS IS A ...
40 killed by Israeli cluster bombs in Lebanon
Post Date: 2008-04-06 15:35:45 by tom007
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40 killed by Israeli cluster bombs in Lebanon BEIRUT (AFP) -- Forty people have been killed and 252 wounded by Israeli cluster bombs dropped during the 2006 war in Lebanon, the UN demining organization said. ""Twenty-seven civilians have been killed and 218 wounded by the explosion of these devices since the end of the war on August 14, 2006,"" said Mine Action Coordination Centre spokeswoman Dahlia Farran, adding that ""the majority of the wounded have been permanently disabled."" ""Among demining personnel, 13 people have been killed and 34 wounded, including Lebanese soldiers and members of international organisations and the UN ...
Lieutenant General William E. Odom, U.S. Army (Ret.) on Iraq
Post Date: 2008-04-06 12:14:06 by robin
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Lieutenant General William E. Odom, U.S. Army (Ret.) on Iraq Lieutenant General William E. Odom, U.S. Army (Ret.), is a Senior Fellow with Hudson Institute and a professor at Yale University. As Director of the National Security Agency from 1985 to 1988, he was responsible for the nation's signals intelligence and communications security. From 1981 to 1985, he served as Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, the Army's senior intelligence officer. From 1977 to 1981, General Odom was Military Assistant to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs, Zbigniew Brzezinski. As a member of the National Security Council staff, he worked upon strategic planning, ...
Listen to the General on Iraq (No, not Petraeus!)
Post Date: 2008-04-06 11:19:54 by tom007
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Listen to the General on Iraq (No, not Petraeus!) by Dave Lindorff Page 1 of 2 page(s) http://www.opednews.com Tell A Friend By Dave Lindorff In a couple days, Americans will be deluged with effusive, praise-filled stories in what passes for news organizations, print and electronic, in the US, quoting Gen. David Petraeus on the glories of his and President Bush’s brilliant so-called "surge" strategy in Iraq. There will be little critical comment on his report, which will claim that the surge is working but that Iraqi’s “need to do more” to take advantage of the surge in stability to create a stable government in Baghdad. He will claim, and the media ...
An unidentified U.S. Navy nuclear submarine stationed in the Red Sea (GIRALDI: SUB MYSTERY SOLVED)
Post Date: 2008-04-06 10:56:29 by aristeides
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An unidentified U.S. Navy nuclear submarine stationed in the Red Sea has joined the fight against international terrorism. On March 3, three Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched against a target in the Somalian town of Dobley, which straddles the border with Kenya. According to local mayor Ali Hussein, three civilians were wounded, a house damaged, and three cows and a donkey killed. The target of the attack, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a Kenyan who was allegedly involved in attack on Israeli tourists in Mombasa, Kenya in 2002, was not present. Nabhan is not even an identified terrorist. He is only on the FBI list for questioning in connection with the Mombasa attacks. Tomahawk cruise ...
Kissinger- American, Israeli and Iranian strategic interests do converge
Post Date: 2008-04-05 13:10:26 by robin
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Kissinger- American, Israeli and Iranian strategic interests do converge In the above illustrated interview Charlie Rose conducted in 2006 with Henry Kissinger, who is very close to the ruling elite in the U.S and is actually an unofficial advisor to Neo-conservative ideological intellectual administration, Kissinger admitted that the outcome of the Iraq war up till then was unfortunate, yet he refused to condemn the situation in Iraq at the time-which is much the same as the situation nowadays-simply because he viewed it as an “evolutionary” process that would govern the future of the entire Islamic world. He clearly stated that his support of the invasion can be justified on the ...
Christian priest killed in Baghdad
Post Date: 2008-04-05 11:44:42 by robin
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BAGHDAD - An Assyrian Orthodox priest was killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday in Baghdad, police and an assistant said, the latest attack against Iraq's Christian minority. The priest, Youssef Adel, was shot by gunmen who drove up in a car and opened fire as he was opening the gate of his house near the St. Peter and Paul church where he presided, an assistant said. Christians have frequently been caught up in the violence or been targeted in this predominantly Muslim country. The body of Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, one of Iraq's most senior Chaldean Catholic clerics, was found on March 13, about two weeks after he was seized by gunmen in the volatile northwestern city of ...
COUNTDOWN: Law Prof Turley - Bush Ordered WAR CRIMES!
Post Date: 2008-04-05 01:25:50 by richard9151
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HERE; www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXpavT5RCP8 Fiscotec; Why hasn't Congress impeached Bush and Chaney? All this administration does is look for ways to do what they want and Damned be the Constitution. How can the Administration point to China's human rights record and claim to be any better? This Administration can't. They are an embarrassment to the good people in our United States. Interesting, The Honorable Justice SCALIA also says torture can be justified and uses Jack Bower as his example. We used to have a Supreme Court that believed, "if the Constitution doesn't specifically allow it, government can't do it." They protected our rights against the ...
Blackwater contract in Iraq renewed for one year
Post Date: 2008-04-04 20:06:22 by robin
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The US State Department said Friday it is extending its diplomat protection contract for private security firm Blackwater USA, despite the incident last September in which Blackwater guards killed 17 Iraqi civilians. "I have requested and received approval to have Task Order 6, which Blackwater has to provide personal protective services in Baghdad, renewed for one year," said Gregory Starr at the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security. Blackwater is the most controversial of several private security firms tasked with protecting high-profile US officials and foreign dignitaries visiting Iraq. Blackwater guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians while escorting a US ...
U.S. B-1 bomber explodes on landing in Qatar: Jazeera
Post Date: 2008-04-04 15:55:53 by aristeides
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U.S. B-1 bomber explodes on landing in Qatar: Jazeera DUBAI (Reuters) - A U.S. B-1 bomber exploded while landing in a Qatari air base due to a technical fault on Friday, Qatar-based Al Jazeera television reported. The television station did not say if anyone was hurt in the incident at the Al Udeid air base south of the Qatari capital Doha. It said earlier a B-52 plane had exploded. A U.S. air force spokesman said he had no immediate report of such an incident and would check. Al Udeid is used by U.S. forces in the Gulf Arab country, which hosted the advance headquarters of the U.S.-led forces in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. (Reporting by Firouz Sedarat; Editing by Jon Boyle)
U.S. B-52 bomber explodes on landing in Qatar: Jazeera
Post Date: 2008-04-04 15:35:32 by aristeides
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U.S. B-52 bomber explodes on landing in Qatar: Jazeera Fri Apr 4, 2008 3:13pm EDT DUBAI (Reuters) - A U.S. B-52 bomber exploded while landing in a Qatari air base due to a technical fault on Friday, Qatar-based Al Jazeera television reported. The television did not say if anyone was hurt in the incident at the base south of the Qatari capital Doha. A U.S. air force spokesman said he had no immediate report of such an incident and would check.
U.S. looks to send more troops to Afghanistan in 2009
Post Date: 2008-04-04 11:52:10 by angle
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EN ROUTE TO MUSCAT (Reuters) - The United States expects to add a "significant" number of extra troops to NATO's mission in Afghanistan next year, President George W. Bush has told fellow alliance leaders. Bush told the leaders about the expected troop boost when they discussed Afghanistan at a summit in the Romanian capital Bucharest on Thursday, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said. "The president indicated that he expected in 2009 that the United States would make a significant additional contribution," Gates told reporters on his plane on Friday as he flew from the summit to the Gulf state of Oman. Bush leaves office in January 2009. But Gates said the ...
What Do We Stand For?
Post Date: 2008-04-04 06:48:25 by Ada
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Americans traditionally thought of their country as a "city upon a hill," a "light unto the world." Today only the deluded think that. Polls show that the rest of the world regards the United States and Israel as the two greatest threats to peace. This is not surprising. In the words of Arthur Silber: "The Bush administration has announced to the world, and to all Americans, that this is what the United States now stands for: a vicious determination to dominate the world, criminal, genocidal wars of aggression, torture, and an increasingly brutal and brutalizing authoritarian state at home. That is what we stand for." Addressing his fellow Americans, Silber ...
Pentagon's weapon spending surges to $1.6 trillion in 2007
Post Date: 2008-04-03 22:38:22 by richard9151
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2008-04-02 05:38:53 WASHINGTON, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Defense Department's spending on weapon systems has surged to 1.6 trillion dollars in 2007, doubling from 790 billion dollars in 2000, said a congressional report released on Tuesday. According to the report by the Government Accountability Office(GAO), the acquisition costs were 26 percent higher than the original estimates in 2007, and the spending on research and development were 40 percent over the budget. Despite the higher-than-budget cost, about 72 programs were still falling behind schedule by averagely 21 months, including fighter jets, combat ships and satellites, the sixth annual report on the Pentagon's ...
Strangelove's Wet Dream: A Nuclear Free Fire Zone
Post Date: 2008-04-03 22:19:13 by richard9151
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"You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. You are a slave..., like everyone else you were born into bondage. Into a prison that you cannot taste or see or touch. A prison for your mind." – Morpheus - The Matrix 02/04/08 "ICH" --- - Never before have so few invested so much, for such long a time, to confuse so many people, about so many things. Never before have so many free people willingly betrayed their own country, their own religion, even their own family, in order to gamble for the opportunity to serve the interests ...
War Is A Racket: US Lawmakers Have As Much As $196 Million Invested In "Defense" Companies
Post Date: 2008-04-03 21:08:54 by richard9151
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03/04/08 "AP" -- -- WASHINGTON: Members of the U.S.Congress have as much as $196 million (126.2 million) collectively invested in companies doing business with the Defense Department, earning millions since the start of the Iraq war, according to a new study by a nonpartisan research group. The review of lawmakers' 2006 financial disclosure statements, by the Washington-based Center for Responsive Politics, suggests that members' holdings could pose a conflict of interest as they decide the fate of Iraq war spending. Several members who earned the most from defense contractors have plum committee or leadership assignments, including Democratic Sen. John Kerry, independent ...
General William Odom Tells Senate Rapid Withdrawal Is Only Solution: TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON IRAQ
Post Date: 2008-04-03 21:05:35 by richard9151
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2 April 2008 Good morning Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. It is an honor to appear before you again. The last occasion was in January 2007, when the topic was the troop surge. Today you are asking if it has worked. Last year I rejected the claim that it was a new strategy. Rather, I said, it is a new tactic used to achieve the same old strategic aim, political stability. And I foresaw no serious prospects for success. I see no reason to change my judgment now. The surge is prolonging instability, not creating the conditions for unity as the president claims. Last year, General Petraeus wisely declined to promise a military solution to this political problem, saying that he ...
Another KBR Rape Case
Post Date: 2008-04-03 20:42:30 by robin
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Another KBR Rape Case by KAREN HOUPPERT [posted online on April 3, 2008] Editor's Note: Lisa Smith is a pseudonym used on request. Additional reporting by Te-Ping Chen. Research support provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute. Houston It was an early January morning in 2008 when 42-year-old Lisa Smith*, a paramedic for a defense contractor in southern Iraq, woke up to find her entire room shaking. The shipping container that served as her living quarters was reverberating from nearby rocket attacks, and she was jolted awake to discover an awful reality. "Right then my whole life was turned upside down," she says. What follows is the story she told me ...
Cheney: War is not the people’s business
Post Date: 2008-04-03 17:32:37 by graindrops
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WASHINGTON — Back in President Lyndon B. Johnson’s worst days, when he was grappling with the Vietnam quagmire and raucous anti-war protests at home, he said that in the big decisions about war and peace: “The people should be in on the takeoffs as well as the landings.” Tell that to President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, who apparently could not care less what Americans think — except every four years at election time. Cheney made that clear in an intriguing interview with ABC News on his recent Middle East trip. Despite the difficulties surrounding the unprovoked U.S. invasion of Iraq five years ago, Cheney insisted, “It was the right thing to ...
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