USA

Don’t mention the war, and especially not the death toll

Blog, Middle East, USA

May 13, 2009

FAIR, (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting) has released a report dealing with the current US attack on civillians in Afghanistan. It all seemed to be going so well, until yet again, US forces decided to kill more innocent civillians. Good luck trying to put a good spin on this PR nighmare Obama: Early...

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US snipers use ‘baiting’ to kill innocent Iraqis

Blog, Middle East, USA

May 7, 2009

US snipers have been placing various items on the side of the road and waiting until an Iraqi, any Iraqi (the US doesn’t discriminate when it comes to killing), picks it up. The sniper then shoots them. Would you pick up a curious looking bundle of goods if you new it meant getting your head blown...

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“Killing Civillians: How Safe Do You Actually Want to Be?”

Blog, Politics, USA

April 27, 2009

Tom Engelhardt’s latest article, “Killing Civillians: How Safe Do You Actually Want to Be?” appears in The Nation. Below are a few paragraphs from his piece, highly recommend reading the full article:   “Almost like clockwork, the reports float up to us from thousands of miles away,...

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 Like 1999

Cheney: Still a Dick!

Blog, Politics, USA

April 21, 2009

Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has come out swinging following the publication of memos from the Bush administration justifiying torture. Cheney now wants the CIA to release its own memos showing how effective these techniques were. ITS TORTURE!! Of course its effective! After days of sleep...

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Obama condones CIA torture techniques

Blog, Politics, USA

April 17, 2009

US President Barack Obama has said that CIA agents who used harsh interrogation techniques on terror suspects will not be prosecuted:   “The four secret memos detail the legal justification for the Bush-era CIA interrogation programme, whose methods critics say amounted to torture.   Mr Obama gave an...

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Obama calls for a world without Nukes

Blog, Middle East, Pakistan, Politics, USA

April 4, 2009

President Obama is going to call for a world free from nuclear weapons in a speech he is to deliver on Sunday in Prague.   “Even with the Cold War over, the spread of nuclear weapons or the theft of nuclear material could lead to the extermination of any city on the planet – this weekend in...

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US: A safe nuke is a happy nuke

Blog, Pakistan, USA

April 3, 2009

Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,  said the US has invested in an effort to keep Pakistan’s nuclear weapons secure and that Pakistan has “taken significant steps in recent years, so I’m comfortable.” “My biggest concern is that if Pakistan gets to a point where it...

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US to increase strikes deeper inside Pakistan

Blog, Pakistan, Politics, USA

March 19, 2009

There is little-to-no rest in site for Pakistan as it recovers from a gruelling three weeks of political espionage, civil unrest and a near coup. Claims of a strong military push for the resolution of the Long March by reinstating the deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry is now being heavily...

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“Iran is the key to peace”

Blog, Middle East, Politics, USA

March 9, 2009

In his latest article, Rod McGuinness, managing editor of newmatilda.com, interviews Robert Baer, an ex-CIA operative.  The article, “Iran is the key to peace” outlines some of the West’s misconcieved ideas about this Middle-Eastern superpower and articulates some very important points:  ...

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US Drone down in flames

Blog, Middle East, News, Pakistan, USA

March 8, 2009

Taliban fighters have shot down an unmanned US drone in the Tribal regions along the Afghan border.  Over 200 people have been killed by drone attacks since August 2008, so it’s not at all surprising that the drones are being targeted.  ...

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