Subscribe to RSSAfghanistan, Iraq, Collateral Damage and the Banality of Killing
The standard explanations for the Arizona killings are now being set forth, such as widespread violence in America and right-wing extremism. I’d like to weigh...
Wikileaks’ Next Target: A ‘Big U.S. Bank’
From Andy Greenberg’s interview with Julian Assange ( Forbes ): These megaleaks, as you call them, we haven’t seen any of those from the private sector....
The Volatility Continues
So far this week we have witnessed another all-time high( August Globex) of $1254.50 on Tuesday( June 8th )and low of $1212.10 as the global economic and geo-political...
Hawaii Woman Held By Israelis
Retired Army Col. Ann Wright, a Honolulu resident, is reportedly being held by the Israeli government after commandos stormed a flotilla of ships taking aid to...
Poll shows vets back energy bill; cite national security
Four out of five veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan think the U.S. would be more secure if the nation were weaned off foreign oil, according to the results...
Battle of the Youth Bulge
How certain large populations of idle young men will likely change the world… for the worse “Between 1970 and 1999, 80% of civil conflicts occurred in countries...
Judge allows lawsuit against Rumsfeld over torture of US citizens
Daniel Tencer Raw Story March 9, 2010 Two Americans claim they were tortured by US officials after making bribery allegations A federal judge in Chicago ruled on...
Iraq’s Remarkable Election – The strategic benefits of an emerging Middle East democracy.
It takes a cynical mind not to share in the achievement of Iraq's national elections. Bombs and missiles, al Qaeda threats and war fatigue failed to deter millions...
New satellite communications aid F-16 mission
This capability allows F-16 pilots to communicate using four geosynchronous satellites 22,300 miles above the equator. F-16 pilots can now converse beyond the line...
Ex-defence chief attacks Brown’s evidence to Iraq inquiry
Times Online | Former commanders accused Gordon Brown of deliberately misleading the Iraq inquiry after he blamed the military for failing properly to equip the...
Congressmen Rally Public Support to Stop Prosecution of Navy SEALs
Washington (CNSNews.com) – Members of Congress – this time armed with more than 100,000 signatures – renewed their call for top Pentagon officials...
Ahmedinajad: Obama has limited time for change
Ahmadinejad said that US President Barack Obama has a limited time to materialize his campaign promise of change. In response to a question by an Iraqi reporter,...
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