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Britain Reaffirms Support for Afghanistan Effort

by RAINman on 10. Jun, 2010 in General

By JOHN F. BURNS
New York Times – 9 June 2010
LONDON — Faced with what it sees as a crucial six months to show that its strategy in Afghanistan is working, the Obama administration has reached out in recent days to its closest military ally,Britain, in a bid to head off any weakening of allied [...]

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Is Erdogan Strong Enough to Take on the Generals?

by RAINman on 03. Mar, 2010 in Analysis

By Daniel Steinvorth
DER SPIEGEL -  01 March 2010
Last week’s arrest of military brass amid allegations of a plot against the Turkish government have dealt a serious blow to the country’s secular elite. But some are asking if Prime Minister Erdogan has bitten off more than he can chew.

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CIA declassifies report on Israel’s nukes

by RAINman on 20. Jun, 2009 in General

The 1960 report defends Israel’s nuclear ambitions, offers guidance on handling today’s nuclear-hopefuls.

By Walter Pincus

Washington Post

“We do not believe that Israel will embark on the development of nuclear weapons with the aim of actually starting a nuclear war,” reads the declassified 48-year-old CIA Special National Intelligence Estimate.

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Paul Craig Roberts : Who Spent All That Money For What? Fear Rules

by RAINman on 12. Jun, 2009 in Analysis, Opinion

 
Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration. He is coauthor of The Tyranny of Good Intentions.He can be reached at: PaulCraigRoberts@yahoo.com
 
CounterPunch
 
The power of irrational fear in the US is extraordinary.  It ranks up there with the Israel Lobby, the military/security complex, and the financial gangsters.  Indeed, fear might be [...]

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Global weapons spending hits record levels

by RAINman on 10. Jun, 2009 in General

 
Richard Norton-Taylor     guardian.co.uk
 Worldwide spending on weapons has reached record levels amounting to well over $1tn last year, a leading research organisation reported today.
     Global military expenditure has risen by 45% over the past decade to $1.46tn, according to the latest annual Yearbook on Armaments, Disarmament, and International Security published by the Stockholm International Peace [...]

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Inside Lebanese Hezbollah militia

by RAINman on 03. Jun, 2009 in Analysis, General

By Natalia Antelava  BBC News, Beirut
Ahead of key elections in Lebanon, BBC News has gained rare access to a fighter of the powerful military wing of Hezbollah, which stands a strong chance of making political gains via the ballot box.

 

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US Colonel Advocates US ‘Military Attacks’ on ‘Partisan Media’ in Essay for Neocon, Pro-Israel Group JINSA

by RAINman on 28. May, 2009 in Analysis

Jeremy Scahill
 ”The point of all this is simple: Win,” writes Col. Ralph Peters. “In warfare, nothing else matters. If you cannot win clean, win dirty. But win.”
  In the era of embedded media, independent journalists have become the eyes and ears of the world. Without those un-embedded journalists willing to risk their lives to place themselves [...]

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World Agenda: Israel’s war effort gains religious imperative

by RAINman on 27. May, 2009 in General

James Hider and Yonit Farrago       From Times Online     May 26, 2009
 During the Gaza war this year, Schmuel Kaufman, a military rabbi from a West Bank settlement, used to stride between the Israeli soldiers’ tents and urge them to fight what he deemed an “obligatory war” ordained by ancient scripture.

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Ken Saro-Wiwa Jnr: Now at last it’s time for Shell to atone for my father’s death

by RAINman on 26. May, 2009 in General, Hard News, Opinion

The son of the executed activist faces the oil giant in a human rights trial this week. He seeks understanding rather than retribution

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The Trials of Ehren Watada

by RAINman on 21. May, 2009 in General

As Americans are inundated with revelations about the lies, torture and other crimes that accompanied the US-led war in Iraq, many who resisted continue to be punished for refusing to participate in those crimes. First Lt. Ehren Watada, the first commissioned military officer to refuse deployment to Iraq, won a significant legal victory last week when the US Department of Justice dropped efforts to retry him after a bungled court-martial. But his legal problems continue.

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Destroying Pakistan to Make It Safe

by RAINman on 21. May, 2009 in Analysis, Opinion

The US keeps kicking hornet’s nests around the globe and wondering why it continues getting stung

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Finding Ways to Stay in Iraq

by RAINman on 20. May, 2009 in Analysis, Opinion

 
by Scott Horton
Those who bought into the slogans “Hope” and “Change” last fall should have read the fine print. We were warned. Over and over during the campaign for the presidency Barack Obama made it clear that “withdrawal” from Iraq on his flexible 16-month timetable meant only the removal of “combat forces.” He has also [...]

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