By Patrick Cockburn Independent. Thursday, 29 September 2011 The Iraqi government is seeking to silence critics who accuse it of rampant corruption by removing officials who try to prosecute racketeers and intimidating politicians and journalists who support them. This month alone it has forced the head of its anti-corruption watchdog to resign. And [...]
Tag Archives: iraq
Islamists emerge in force in new Libya
By Leila Fadel, The Washington Post TRIPOLI,Libya— For decades, bearded men inLibyawere afraid to walk in the streets or go to the mosque, worried that to be seen as an Islamist would land them in prison, or worse. AsLibya’s leader, Moammar Gaddafi regarded Islamists as the greatest threat to his authority, and [...]
Ranger’s Widow Expelled from Rumsfeld Book Signing
Two people were removed from a Donald Rumsfeld book signing Friday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, including the Yelm widow of an Army Ranger who blames the military for her husband’s suicide. by Jordan Schrader Published on Monday, August 29, 2011 by The News Tribune (Washington) Two people were removed from a Donald Rumsfeld [...]
Powell: Cheney takes ‘cheap shots’ over Iraq war in memoir
Former US secretary of state trade blows with Bush-era vice president, likens style of his book to supermarket tabloid. Middle East Online First Published: 2011-08-29 WASHINGTON – Ex-vice president Dick Cheney takes “cheap shots” in his new memoir in his criticism of top members of the George W. Bush administration, formerUS secretary of state [...]
Shaming of our spooks: MI6 produced bogus Iraq war evidence under pressure from Downing Street
By Tony Rennell Daily Mail Last updated at 11:53 PM on 12th August 2011 The exhausted secret intelligence officer was heading home after a heavy session analysing reports fromIraq. As he stepped out through the high-security air-lock exit from MI6’s grand headquarters beside the Thames in London, a newspaper-seller’s placard caught his eye — [...]
Jim Lobe : Military hawks upset with debt deal
Jim Lobe’s blog on US foreign policy can be read at http://www.lobelog.com/. Neoconservatives, such as William Kristol and John Bolton, are worried about looming military spending cuts. Inter Press Services Last Modified: 02 Aug 2011 As both houses of Congress began debating the 11th-hour debt limit deal hashed out Sunday night by senior [...]
Advertise Here
Loading ...
Recent Comments