by John L Allen Jr The National Catholic Reporter Aug. 21, 2010 Ambassador James Nicholson, who represented the Bush administration to the Vatican when the war in Iraq began seven years ago, has often told the story of hosting a delegation of Iraqi bishops in Rome shortly after the 2003 invasion. When Nicholson greeted the [...]
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A Brief History of Intolerance in America
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US threat on Turkey arms sales
Al Jazeera - August 16, 2010 Barack Obama, the US president, has warned the Turkish prime minister that Ankara’s position on Israel and Iran could lessen its chances of obtaining US weapons, according to a news report. The Turkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, wants to buy American drone aircraft to attack separatist Kurdish rebels after the [...]
Lebanon defiant over US aid freeze
Aljazeera - August 12, 2010 The Lebanese defence minister has said that the country will refuse military assistance from the US should any aid come with conditions that weapons not be used against Israel. The comments from Elias Murr were made on Wednesday, after it was revealed that $100 million in US military assistance to [...]
US Outraged as Iran Offers to Replace Military Aid to Lebanon
by Jason Ditz Antiwar Forum - August 10, 2010 The US State Department has reacted with outrage today after the Iranian government offered to provide military aid to Lebanon to make up for what was lost when the US pulled all such aid yesterday. Incredibly enough, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley suggested that Iran’s military aid [...]
US gimps Saudi deal over Israeli concerns
Brian Ennis IMEMC, August 9, 2010 The US has agreed to sell Saudi Arabia fighter jets but without critical equipment over Israeli concerns of long-term Saudi intentions. As the US was set to sell Saudi Arabia many new F-15 fighter jets, the country found itself renegotiating the terms of the deal due to Israeli questions [...]
Opponents fight new mosques in U.S. heartland
USATODAY.com 08/10/2010 MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (AP) — Muslims trying to build houses of worship in the nation’s heartland, far from the heated fight in New York over plans for a mosque near the World Trade Center site, are running into opponents even more hostile and aggressive. Foes of proposed mosques have deployed dogs to intimidate Muslims [...]
A Lethal Blend — The US and Yemen
By CONN HALLINAN CounterPunch August 6 – 8, 2010 How involved is the U.S. military in Yemen, and is the Obama Administration laying the groundwork for a new foreign adventure? According to several news agencies, including Agence France Presse, UPI and the Washington Post, very involved and likely to be more so in the future, [...]
U.S.-backed War in Somalia Comes to Uganda, Threatens to Set Whole Region Aflame
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford BAR executive editor Glen Ford can be contacted at Glen.Ford@BlackAgendaReport.com. Black Agenda Radio July 24, 2010 The bombs that exploded in Kampala earlier this month, killing 76 people and unleashing a wave of arrests and deportations by the Ugandan regime, are chickens coming home to roost from [...]
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