Ian Cobain and Richard Norton-Taylor guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 22 November 2011 15.38 GMT UK military faces judge-led inquiry into detentions and interrogations after appeal court rules in favour of 140 Iraqis More than 140 Iraqis who were imprisoned by British troops in the years following the 2003 invasion have won a court of [...]
Iraqi prisoners move closer to inquiry into mistreatment claims
by RAINman on 25. Nov, 2011 in Newsletter Links
War crimes tribunal tries Bush, Blair
by RAINman on 25. Nov, 2011 in Newsletter Links
Press TV Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:41PM A War Crimes Tribunal in the Malaysian capital has begun its hearing against George W. Bush and Tony Blair, charging the former officials for the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan, Press TV reports. The tribunal will determine whether the formerUSpresident and British prime minister committed war [...]
Video: Michele Bachmann Wants Iraq to Pay US for Being Invaded
by RAINman on 15. Nov, 2011 in Analysis, Newsletter Links
ThinkProgress6 November 13, 2011 During an interview on Sunday with ‘Meet the Press’ (video below), Rep. Michele Bachmann said that the Iraqshould pay Americafor invading , occupying and destroying their country . “It’s over 800 billion dollars that we have expended [in Iraq]. I believe that Iraq should pay us back for the money [...]
Wall Street’s Wars — Fallujah Veteran: ‘I Served The 1%’
by RAINman on 11. Nov, 2011 in Newsletter Links
By Ross Caputi The author is a Marine Corps veteran of the second siege of Fallujah and a member of March Forward!. He is the founder of the ‘Justice for Fallujah Project’ which will host various events during the second annual ‘Remember Fallujah Week,’ Nov. 16-19. Click here for more information. November 8, 2011 [...]
Iraq Syndrome
by RAINman on 28. Oct, 2011 in Newsletter Links
by Robert C. Koehler Robert Koehler is an award-winning, Chicago-based journalist and nationally syndicated writer. His new book, Courage Grows Strong at the Wound is now available. Contact him at koehlercw@gmail.com or visit his website at commonwonders.com. Published on Thursday, October 27, 2011 by CommonDreams.org This won’t beVietnam, exactly. No helicopter whisking the [...]
New Drone Can Be Stored in Soldiers’ Backpacks
by RAINman on 21. Oct, 2011 in Newsletter Links
Drone technology is advancing and their use is proliferating exponentially, as the public and the law lag behind by John Glaser Antiwar Forum October 19, 2011 Drone technology is advancing faster than the public or the legal system has time to catch up to their now ubiquitous use inAmerica’s many war zones. US troops inAfghanistanwill [...]
Herman Cain’s Divisive War Rhetoric
by RAINman on 19. Oct, 2011 in Newsletter Links
By Conor Friedersdorf Conor Friedersdorf is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he focuses on politics and national affairs. He lives in Venice, California, and is the founding editor of The Best of Journalism, a newsletter devoted to exceptional nonfiction. The Atlantic Oct 16 2011, 11:22 AM ET How would a President [...]
Robert Fisk: Assad, his raids on Lebanon, and Syria’s slow slip into civil war
by RAINman on 18. Oct, 2011 in Newsletter Links
In Damascus, the regime presents a picture of vast rallies of support. But as tensions rise on the nation’s borders, cracks are showing. In Beirut, Robert Fisk peers behind the propaganda Independent Monday, 17 October 2011 Cross-border tank incursions; four Syrian opponents of the Damascus regime kidnapped in Lebanon, supposedly in a vehicle belonging [...]
The Rebellious Media Conference, London, October 8-9 – A Reflection.
by RAINman on 17. Oct, 2011 in Newsletter Links
THE REBEL GRIOT Wednesday, 12 October 2011 Who better to open a conference on “Rebellious Media” than Noam Chomsky? The arch-rebel of USacademia and proponent of the ‘propaganda model’ of the media, at 82 years old he is now not only the best-known but probably also the longest-serving celebrity critic of USforeign policy in [...]
No problem– Obama’s State Dep’t spokesperson is married to Romney’s neocon foreign policy adviser
by RAINman on 14. Oct, 2011 in Newsletter Links
by Philip Weiss Mondoweiss October 12, 2011 Here is a crazy story no one is talking about that is evidence of theIsraellobby’s role in our politics. Last week, Mitt Romney announced a foreign policy team that includes Robert Kagan, a neocon who pushed for theIraqwar. But Kagan is married to Victoria Nuland, [...]
US had ‘frighteningly simplistic’ view of Afghanistan, says McChrystal
by RAINman on 12. Oct, 2011 in Newsletter Links
General who led Obama’s ‘surge’ strategy says even now the military does not have the local knowledge to end the conflict Declan Walsh in Islamabad guardian.co.uk, Friday 7 October 2011 09.17 BST One ofAmerica’s most celebrated generals has issued a harsh indictment of his country’s campaign inAfghanistanon the 10th anniversary of the invasion [...]
Brown University study examines cost of War on Terror
by RAINman on 12. Oct, 2011 in Newsletter Links
By Bryan Rourke Projo.com 01:00 AM EDT on Friday, October 7, 2011 PROVIDENCE— The war on terror continues; so does the cost and the chronicling. “You can’t make informed decisions without this information,” said Catherine Lutz ofBrownUniversity. Lutz is co-director of the Eisenhower Project at Brown’s Watson Institute for International Studies. [...]
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