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NPR Propaganda
With Occupy Protests, Police Aimed For Restraint (read).
Bahrain
Following a report detailing abuses against protesters, Bahrain taps ex-Miami police chief John Timoney for police training (read). John Timoney's Bloody Journey (read).
Libya
Leaked UN report reveals torture, lynchings and abuse in post-Gaddafi Libya (read).
Iran
Iran arrests 12 'CIA spies' for targeting nuclear plans (read).
Israeli settlements
Fourteen
frustrated members of the U.N. Security Council pointed a finger at the
United States Tuesday for blocking any condemnation of Israel’s
accelerated settlement construction in Palestinian territory (read).
Iraq
U.S. Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq (read).
US support of Islamist oil-rich regimes
In
addition to supporting the newly installed interim government of Libya
who has installed Islamic Sharia law, the U.S. supports monarchies in
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and
Oman (read). Related: Libyan leader's embrace of Sharia raises eyebrows (read).
Libyan rebels massacre
U.S. backed Libyan rebels execute 53 Gaddafi loyalists - corpses dumped in hotel garden in Sirte (read).
Arming dictators
US
state department says it will move forward with a plan to sell $53m
worth of weapons to Bahrain, who is currently unleashing a violent
crackdown on protesters (read).
Yemen
Drone strike assassinates third U.S. citizen - this time a 16-year-old son of Anwar al-Awlaki (read).
Afghanistan
General: U.S. to stay in Afghanistan a "long time" (read).
Impact of war
400,000, or 20% of Iraq & Afghan war veterans have mental health issues (read). Additionally, there have been 109,000 U.S. casualties, including 6,200 troops killed in the two wars.
Secret drone bases
U.S. assembling secret drone bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula, officials say (read).
Somalia
U.S. drones kill 9 civilians in Somalia (read).
Reasons for 9/11
Ron
Paul on the causes of 9/11 at the GOP debate: "We’re there,
occupying their land... And if we think that we can do that and
not have retaliation, we’re kidding ourselves." (read).
Somalia
New American Ally in Somalia: ‘Butcher’ Warlord (read). (Also check out Jeremy Scahill's extensive piece on U.S. history in Somalia).
Yemen
U.S. increases Yemen drone strikes.
Unlike in Pakistan, where the CIA has presidential authorization to
launch drone strikes at will, each U.S. attack in Yemen — and
those being conducted in nearby Somalia — requires White House
approval (read).
Iraq
U.S. Military and CIA Seek OK to Expand Covert Operations in Iraq (read).
US wars have killed 10 million people in the past 60 years
The
US emerged as an imperial power in the 1890s and has been at war almost
continually since then. In the past 60 years America's wars have killed
at least 10 million people. The list here is by no means comprehensive (read).
Another reason not to support Libyan 'rebels'
Rebels settle scores in Libyan capital (with executions) (read).
Palestinian statehood
U.S.: We will stop aid to Palestinians if UN bid proceeds (read).
Somalia - all sides guilty
Human
Rights Watch report says all sides in Somalia's conflict (including the
US-backed government) are committing crimes against civilians (read).
168 kids killed
2,292 people have been killed so far by US missiles in Pakistan, including as many as 775 civilians of which 168 were children (read).
US support of terrorism
A
roster of current and former influential US officials (including
Howard Dean and John Bolton) are pushing for the removal of the MEK
from the US terrorist list. The MEK is a cult-like Iranian
opposition group with a violent history (read).
Somalia
29,000 Somali kids have died in last 90 days (read).
(Note: The media blames al-Shabab for worsening the crisis in Somalia,
but doesn't mention how Obama's drone strikes and proxy war have
played a role in the humanitarian disaster.)
NATO kills more civilians
NATO's
mission to 'protect civilian lives' in Libya has been called into
question after it admitted carrying out an air strike in a coastal town
where a mother and two children were killed (read).
A secret war in 120 countries
Somewhere
on this planet an American commando is carrying out a mission. Now, say
that 70 times and you’re done ... for the day... (read).
Norway
Norway
to fly last Libya mission. NATO participation down to Britain,
France, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, Italy and the United States (read).
Afghan kids
Five Afghan children shot by British forces in helicopter raid (read).
Libya
Libya's prosecutor general said that NATO air strikes have killed more than 1,100 civilians and wounded about 4,500 others (read).
CIA in Somalia
Jeremy Scahill: The CIA's Secret Sites in Somalia (read).
More civilians killed
Afghan officials: Up to 16 civilians killed in NATO strike (read).
Children killed
As Americans are distracted by Casey Anthony, a US-led NATO strike that kills 8 Afghan kids draws very little attention (read).
The Democrats war in Libya
Republicans support Kucinich's bill to stop Libya war funding, Democrats oppose it (read).
U.S. drone war in Somalia
U.S. Expands Its Drone War Into Somalia (read). The airstrike makes Somalia at least the sixth country where the United States is using drones to conduct lethal attacks (read). The US is supplying drone aircrafts to Uganda and Burundi to help them fight in Somalia (read).
Sudan
U.S. millions fund world’s newest army, South Sudan’s, despite worries of abuses (read).
Iraq
14 U.S. troops killed in combat in Iraq in June - deadliest month in 3 years (read).
Pakistan
After initially rejecting demands to vacate Pakistan drone base (read), the U.S. now says the base has been idle (read).
. Half of World's Refugees are Running From US Wars
(read)
Amnesty doubts Gadhafi rape claims
An
Amnesty Int'l investigation casts doubt on claims of mass rape and
other abuses perpetrated by forces loyal to Colonel Moammar Gaddafi,
which have been widely used to justify NATO's war in Libya (read).
Afghanistan
Americans Who Favor Quick Withdrawal at All-Time High (read).
Libya
Editorial in the ultra-conservative Washington Times: "Defund the War in Libya" (read). A day after NATO admitted killing innocent civilians, Libya says NATO strike kills 19 more (read).
Libya war in part due to oil
Wikileaks-released
State Department cables show the real reason for the mounting U.S.
hostility to the Libyan government: Gaddafi was trying to control
Libya's oil (read).
Colombia Free Trade agreement
This
two minute clip touches on the Colombia Free Trade agreement and the
fact that aside of the harm it causes Colombians, it also affects US
people (watch).
Canadian activist
A Canadian activist who lost her Senate Page position over an unprecedented protest gets job offers (watch, read).
Didn't Obama end the war in Iraq?
Five US troops killed in Iraq attack (read).
Congress does something right
The
US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to bar US forces
and private contractors from operating on the ground in Libya (read). Related: Is Obama Above the Law? (read).
Land of the free
Report: Over 2,600 activists arrested in US protests since Obama took office (read). Medea Benjamin, Adam Kokesh and others arrested for dancing at the Jefferson memorial (watch).
Blackwater in UAE
Blackwater founder and billionaire Erik Prince is assembling secret mercenary Army for UAE (read, watch).
How Israel treats protesters
Israeli soldiers kill 13, wound hundreds of protesters (read),
US citizen sustained head injuries and an Israeli protester's arm was
broken on Friday as Israeli forces violently shut down a rally in Nabi
Saleh (watch, read).
The cost of killing bin Laden
The
U.S. government spent $2 trillion combating bin Laden over the past
decade, more than 20 percent of the nation’s $9.68 trillion
public debt (read).
One NBA player on bin Laden
"Is
this a celebration?? ... Always read the fine print. ... It took
919,967 deaths to kill that one guy. It took 10 years & 2 Wars to
kill that...guy. It cost us (USA) roughly $1,188,263,000,000 to kill
that...........guy. But we #winning though. Haaaa. (Sarcasm)" (read).
Libya
Former GITMO detainee now leading Libyan rebels (read).
Pakistan
U.S. drone strike kills 25 people, including five women and four children (read).
Syria & WikiLeaks
U.S. secretly backed Syrian opposition groups, cables released by WikiLeaks show (read).
Pakistan
U.S. drones kill 957 civilian Pakistanis in 2010: report (read).
France
After Tuesday's bombing of Ivory Coast, France now engaged in 3 conflicts for first time in memory (read).
Humanitarian war?
At least 40 civilians have been killed in air strikes by Western forces in Libya, the top Vatican official in Tripoli said (read).
Libyan rebels
Libyan rebels appear to take leaf from Gadhafi's playbook
- rounding up hundreds of their perceived political opponents and
imprisoning them without charge in Gaddafi’s former torture
chambers (read). U.S. official have publicly acknowledged an al-Qaeda presence among the rebels (read). Who are the real Libyan rebels? (read).
13 innocents killed in past 3 days by US military & allies
Decorated U.S. army soldier charged with killing 4 month old girl who he was trying to adopt in New York (read). NATO airstrike kills 7 civilians; 5 others, including a child killed (read).
Another US ally killing civilians
Israel strikes Gaza targets, killing eight Palestinians, including 3 kids and their grandfather (read).
Pakistan
US drone strike 'kills 40' in Pakistan (read).
Kids in Afghanistan
Two children were killed in a NATO air attack near where nine others died in another recent strike (read). Related: Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans say Afghan war isn’t worth fighting (read).
Fear Muslims or Catholic priests?
As Rep. Peter King (R-NY) begins fear mongering hearings on Muslim Americans (reminiscent of McCarthyism), 21 priests in Philly were put on leave for suspected child sexual abuse (read).
Al Jazeera
Hillary Clinton calls Al Jazeera 'real news,' criticizes U.S. media (read).
Zimbabwe activists
Police
arrest 45 people at a meeting in Zimbabwe analyzing the uprisings in
Egypt and Tunisia. They are charged with treason, which could result in
the death penalty (read).
Massacre in Afghanistan
Afghan officials allege that 64 civilians were killed in U.S. military operation - including 22 women and more than 29 children (read). Petraeus suggests Afghans might have burned their own children to exaggerate claims of civilian casualties (read).
Genuine vs. contrived revolutions
As
genuine revolutions occur in Egypt and Tunisia, and revolutions
may be starting in Yemen, Bahrain, Algeria and Libya, the U.S. is
promoting a contrived uprising in Iran. See these older articles: "US funds terror groups to sow chaos in Iran" (read), and "The CIA is conducting "black-ops" inside Iran" (read).
US "freedom" hypocrisy
Obama Admin Touts Internet Freedom While Targeting Twitter, WikiLeaks (read).
House votes to extend Patriot Act (while telling Egyptians and others to pursue freedom) (read).
Egypt & WikiLeaks
Egyptian 'torturers' trained by FBI (read).
Attack in Russia
Georgia's President (a US-ally) says terror attack in Moscow was 'payback' (read).
Global food prices
The 25 Countries Whose Governments Could Get Crushed By Food Price Inflation (read).
Mass Protest of US Drones in Pakistan
Thousands
of tribesmen marched in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal
region against the U.S. drone strikes, which they said killed
innocent people (read).
Soldier & mercenary atrocities
The daughter of an Afghan politician has reportedly died of her injuries after being raped by American soldiers (read).
WikiLeaks reveals that military contractor DynCorp hired 8-15
year old boys to dance and perform sexual acts in Afghanistan (read).
1st Gulf War
WikiLeaks
reveals a smoking gun: U.S. Ambassador gave implicit green light to
Sadaam to invade Kuwait in 1990, which led to the U.S. invading
Iraq (read).
Free Speech
Four
activists were forced to leave an art gallery in New York for wearing
T-shirts in support of the besieged Palestinians in the Gaza Strip (read).
Bad news/good news about Iran
While
70 percent of U.S. residents incorrectly believe Iran has a nuclear
weapons program, only 24 percent would use force to stop it, an Angus
Reid public opinion poll indicates (read).
Iraq war not over
Despite
official US claims that the Iraq War is “over” massive
numbers of civilians continue to be killed, with the latest study
showing 3,976 civilians killed in 2010 alone (read).
Big Brother getting bigger
The
FBI is building a database with the names and certain personal
information, such as employment history, of thousands of U.S. citizens
and residents whom a local police officer or a fellow citizen believed
to be acting suspiciously (read).
Israel
Israel's
Defense Minister Ehud Barak told French officials in Paris on June 15,
2009 that Israel has a "secret accord" with the US government to
maintain the "natural growth" of settlements in the West Bank (read).
Afghanistan
Record 60% say Afghan war has not been worth fighting (read). Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says the U.S. can't let public opinion sway its commitment to Afghanistan (read).
Walmart & Homeland Security
Walmart
will join the Department of Homeland Security in a program called "If
You See Something, Say Something" which encourages the American public
to take an active role in ensuring the safety and security of the
nation (read).
The Portland "Bomb" Plot
Fabricating Terror: Why does the FBI orchestrate fake terror plots? (read).
Student uprising in England
Burning with anger: London streets in flames again as 25,000 go on rampage in new student fees riot (read).
Airport screening
Report: Body Scanner Makers Doubled Lobbying Cash Over 5 Years (read). ACLU Fielded Over 900 Complaints About TSA in November (read).
Nazis & the CIA
American
intelligence officials created a “safe haven” in the US for
Nazis after World War II for intelligence gathering purposes, according
to a New York Times report (read).
Afghanistan
The
U.S. military has destroyed hundreds of Afghan civilian homes, farm
houses, walls, trees and plowed through fields and buildings using
explosives and bulldozers in war-torn Zhari district (read).
Guam & Diego Garcia
The
US is building a $12 billion super military base on the Pacific island
of Guam. Another $200 million will go for upgrades to U.S. base
in Diego Garcia (read).
Arms Proliferation
Obama administration to sell $60 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia (read).
The sale, which is the largest overseas deal in U.S. history, is
part of a strategy spearheaded by the George W. Bush administration and
expanded by Obama (read).
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council—the
USA, UK, France, Russia, and China are responsible for 88% of reported
conventional arms exports (read).
“We can’t have it both ways. We can’t be both the
world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading
supplier of arms.” Former US President Jimmy Carter, presidential campaign, 1976
Pakistan
Pakistan: No Justification For US Drone Attacks - "We believe that they are ... a violation of our sovereignty" (read).
Pakistani
Senator Mohammad Saleh Shah stands with activists during a protest
in front of the parliament in Islamabad against the US drone attacks in
Pakistan. (AFP/Farooq Naeem)
Israel/Gaza
Flotila Findings
A
UN probe said there was clear evidence to back prosecutions against
Israel for killing and torture when its troops stormed a Gaza-bound aid
flotilla in May. The vote was 30-1, with the U.S. as the lone
dissenter (read).
Soldier Suicides
Army's largest base reeling from four apparent suicides in one weekend; 14 other suicides on the base this year (read).
CIA Assassins
New Bob Woodward book: The CIA has a team of 3,000 assassins in Afghanistan and Pakistan (read). The book also claims that Americans have been killed by CIA drones in Pakistan (read).
Censorship
Former CNN war correspondent speaks out on alleged war crime CNN refused to air (read).
Iraq
An operation involving US forces has left at least seven civilians dead in Iraq (read).
Afghanistan
US soldiers 'killed Afghan civilians for sport and collected fingers as trophies' (read).
Iraq
AP editor: 'Combat in Iraq is not over, and we should not uncritically repeat suggestions that it is' (read). Obama Lauds Fake End to Iraq War as 'Historic Moment' (read).
Somalia
Uganda will send thousands of troops to Somalia if the U.S. provides promised funding for the mission (read).
Afghanistan
U.S. toll rising in Afghanistan: 22 soldiers killed in five days (read)
Demonization of Muslims
Dem leaders join in the condemnation of 'Ground Zero' Islamic community center (read).
Immigrants
Inside the Brutal World of America's Kidnapping Capital (read).
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Support the Troops?
Neo-Nazis
are in the Army now -- Why the U.S. military is ignoring its own
regulations and permitting white supremacists to join its ranks (read, listen).
U.S. Prisons
Colbert 1, U.S. State Department 0 (read).
Afghanistan
Fury over SUV driven by DynCorp International contractors that killed four Afghans (read); locals attack the mercenaries, torch their vehicles (read).
Somalia
4,000 More US-Funded Troops Headed to Somalia (read).
Iraq
Five months after elections, Iraq has yet to form a government and violence is escalating - 396 civilians killed in July (read).
Wikileaks
Leaked files indicate U.S. pays Afghan media to run friendly stories (read).
Pakistan
Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich) said the U.S. should be more aggressive in conducting airstrikes inside Pakistan (read).
4th of July
Remembering Howard Zinn:
On July 4, we would do well to renounce nationalism and all its
symbols: its flags, its pledges of allegiance, its anthems, its
insistence in song that God must single out America to be blessed (read).
Honduras
Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya accused the United States of being behind the 2009 coup that ousted him (read).
Iran
G-8 'fully believes' Israel will attack Iran, says Italy PM (read). Iran is Surrounded by US Troops in 10 Countries (read).
Afghanistan
Obama administration awards Blackwater $120M contract in Afghanistan (read). Ten Afghan civilians, including at least five women and children killed in U.S/NATO airstrike (read).
Democrats on Gaza
Democrats demand flotilla "terrorists" be denied entry into U.S. (read). Dem. Sen. Charles Schumer on Gaza: 'Strangle' them economically (read).
BP & The Pentagon
Fueling War: Pentagon Still Buying Most of Its Oil and Gas from BP (read).
Afghanistan
Thirteen U.S. soldiers killed in past 72 hours (read). Poll: US Public Turning Further Against Afghanistan War (read).
Yemen
A
US cruise missile carrying cluster bombs was behind a December attack
in Yemen that killed 55 people, most of them civilians, Amnesty
International reported (read). More on Yemen.
Gaza Flotilla
15,000 rally in Tel Aviv (read).
Israel's 'friends' also to blame (read).
U.S. blocks Security Council criticism of Israeli massacre of humanitarian workers (read).
International Leaders' Reactions to Flotilla Attack (read).
Covert ops
Obama secretly deploys US special forces to 75 countries across world (read).
Afghanistan
Afghans protest after U.S. raid kills 10 civilians (read).
Israel
Obama Seeks $205 Million to Fund Israeli Missile Defense -
Funds Would Be in Addition to Billions in Annual Aid (read).
Nukes
Obama Seeks $80 Billion for New Nukes (read).
Pakistan
Obama gives CIA authority to expand strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles in Pakistan (read).
Immigration
Senate
Democratic leaders followed up the draconian immigration law in Arizona
with a proposal that would require all workers in the U.S. to carry an
ID card with biometric identifiers at all times (read).
Okinawa
90,000 people rally in Japan's southern island of Okinawa demanding that a US military base be moved off the island (read).
Afghanistan
U.S. retreat from Afghan valley marks recognition of blunder (read). Related: Taliban moves onto abandoned U.S. base (read).
Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan
NATO
launched an investigation into whether its forces had killed four
civilians -- two women, a child and an elderly man -- in an air strike
overnight on a compound in southern Afghanistan (read). Related:
"We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none
has ever proven to be a threat," says U.S. commander Stanley McChrystal
(read).
Indonesia
US-backed
Indonesian armed forces, who carried out a series of assassinations of
civilian activists in late 2009, are slated for renewed aid by the
Obama administration (read).
Pakistan
61 killed as US-backed Pakistan bombs schools, mosque -- many civilians reported slain in attack on pacifist seminary (read).
Somalia
US-Backed Somali Troops Prepare Major Offensive (read).
Diego Garcia
Chagossians Fight for a Home in Paradise (read).
Pakistan
One in three killed by US drones in Pakistan is a civilian, report claims (read).
Iran
Iran Says Capture of Rebel Is Blow to U.S. (read).
Afghanistan
The
Dutch government has collapsed over disagreements within the governing
coalition on extending troop deployments in Afghanistan (read).
Afghanistan
UN: 131 children killed in 2009-NATO air raids (read).
Uruguay
Former US-backed dictator of Uruguay sentenced to 30 years (read).
Sept. 11
Evidence from
various sources, including recently declassified U.S. State Department
documents, shows that the Taliban tried to prevent bin
Laden from carrying out any plots against the United States (read).
Lebanon
Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri: government will support Hezbollah if a new war breaks out with Israel (this was not the case in 2006) (read). Syria's President Assad vows to stand by Lebanon in any conflict with Israel (read).
Iran
Iran arrests 7 people accused of being hired by the CIA (read).
Pakistan
School bombing exposes Obama’s secret war inside Pakistan (read).
Russia
U.S. Moves Missiles And Troops To Russian Border (read).
Pakistan
Blackwater in Pakistan: Gates Confirms (read).
Haiti
Haitians Dying By The Thousands
As US Escalates Military Intervention (read).
France accuses US of 'occupying' Haiti as troops flood in (read). Chavez says U.S. occupying Haiti in name of aid (read).
Anger at US builds at Port-au-Prince airport (read)
Nicaraguan President Daniel
Ortega says the US has taken advantage of the massive quake in Haiti
and deployed troops in the country (read).
ANSWER: What the U.S. government isn't telling you (read).
US Policy in Haiti Over Decades Lays the Foundation for Why Impact of Natural Disaster Is So Severe (watch).
Gaza
Egypt allows through Gaza aid convoy after protests (read).
Pakistan
A
teacher and his 9-year-old son were killed by a suspected U.S.
drone, a Pakistani administration official and an intelligence official
told CNN (read).
Afghanistan
American-led
troops were accused of dragging innocent children from their beds and
shooting them during a night raid that left ten people dead.
Afghan government investigators
said that eight schoolchildren were killed, all but one of them from
the same family. Locals said that some victims were handcuffed before
being killed (read).
A U.S. military convoy opens fire on a civilian vehicle, killing a child, two women and a man (read).
Iran
US, UK behind terrorist attack in Iran that killed 31, according to Iran's armed forces (read).
Afghanistan
Two innocent teens killed by Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan (read).
CNN Poll: Afghan War’s Popularity Continues to Fall - down to 39% among Americans (read).
Eight U.S. soldiers killed in one day - 4 in Iraq (read), 4 in Afghanistan (read).
12/3/09- For
the first time in the Pew Poll’s 40 year history, most Americans
supported a policy of “minding its own business
internationally.” (read).
11/30/09- Venezuela Refuses to Recognise Honduran Elections, Congratulates Uruguayan President-Elect (read).
11/9/09- Global Poll: Widespread Dissatisfaction with Free-Market Capitalism (read).
11/9/09- 20,000 Japanese protest U.S. military base (read).
10/24/09- Thousands march in London against Afghan war. British poll: 62% said end the war, 84% think US/UK are 'losing' (read).
10/24/09- A U.S. military convoy opens fire on a civilian vehicle, killing a child, two women and a man (read).
10/19/09- US, UK behind terrorist attack in Iran that killed 31, according to Iran's armed forces (read).
10/3/09- Two innocent teens killed by Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan (read).
9/19/09- New poll finds strong domestic support for Iranian government (read).
9/15/09- CNN Poll: Afghan War’s Popularity Continues to Fall - down to 39% among Americans (read).
9/8/09- Eight U.S. soldiers killed in one day - 4 in Iraq (read), 4 in Afghanistan (read).
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Pakistan
8/13/09- Gallup Poll of 2,600: Pakistanis see US as biggest threat. Only 9% approve of US drone attacks (read). Pew Poll: Only 13% have favorable view of Obama (read).
8/31/09-
Argentina and Mexico have taken significant steps towards
decriminalizing drugs amid a growing Latin American backlash against
the US-sponsored "war on drugs". Argentina's supreme court has ruled it
unconstitutional to punish people for using marijuana for personal
consumption (read).
8/13/09- Report: Israeli Troops Killed Unarmed Gazans Carrying White Flags (read).
8/11/09- Ill. man faces 6 months in jail for yawning (read).
8/7/09- The Obama
administration has extended a contract with the company formerly known
as Blackwater for more than $20 million for “security
services” in Iraq. The company's owner, Erik Prince, "views
himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the
Islamic faith from the globe", according to sworn testimony by former
Blackwater employees (read).
Pakistan
8/5/09- US
drone strike in a South Waziristan remote village killed at least
four people today, including one of the wives of a Tehreek-e Taliban
Pakistan chief and wounded five others, including four children (read).
7/28/09- The Military Spies on Anarchists in Olympia (read).
Afghanistan
7/26/09- The Big Lie of Afghanistan (by Malai Joya, the youngest woman elected to Afghan parliament) (read).
Honduras
7/26/09- Chavez: US seeks to legitimize Honduran coup (read). US continues to train Honduran soldiers at the SOA (read).
Afghanistan
7/16/09- US Strike Kills at Least Six Civilians in Kandahar Province of Afghanistan (read).
7/13/09- 10 meanest cities in the US to the homeless: #2 St. Petersburg, FL (read).
7/10/09- Dispute over upside down flag protest erupts in Wisc. village (read).
7/8/09- Seeing Obama as Norwegians See Him (read).
IRAN
7/6/09- Israeli
officials have welcomed comments by US VP Joe Biden that America would
not stand in the way of an Israeli strike against Iranian nuclear plants (read).
IRAN
6/26/09-
USA Today: "US grants support Iranian dissidents" - The Obama
administration is moving forward with plans to fund groups that support
Iranian dissidents... continuing a program that became controversial
when it was expanded by President Bush (read).
IRAN
6/25/09-
The CIA may have been behind the killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, the
26-year-old Iranian woman whose fatal videotaped shooting made her a
symbol of opposition to the presidential election results, the
country's ambassador to Mexico said (read).
IRAN
6/24/09- Eric Margolis discusses the Western media’s hyping of a new color-coded revolution in Iran (listen).
6/24/09- Dozens of Civilians, No Militant Leaders, Killed in US Drone Strike on Pakistan Funeral (read).
IRAN
6/21/09- Iran finds US-backed MKO fingermarks in riots (read).
IRAN
6/21/09- Voice of America and BBC guiding unrest in Iran, according to Foreign Minister (read).
6/10/09- Defense Dept. policy: Lawful protests are 'low-level terrorism' (read).
6/12/09- Air Force, Navy and other coalition warplanes dropped a record 478 bombs in Afghanistan in May (read).
6/11/09- JOKE OF THE WEEK: CIA chief says bin Laden in Pakistan (read).
6/11/09- Afghan Official Says US Air Strike Kills 10 Civilians, Including Children (read).
6/7/09- UN: 60% of Pakistan's Swat schools destroyed (read).
6/5/09- Jeremy Scahill discusses Obama's wars on Bill Moyers Journal (watch).
6/2/09- Appalachian Apocalypse: Obama OK's Mountaintop Removal (read).
5/18/09- Abu Ghraib abuse photos 'show rape'
Photographs of alleged prisoner abuse which Barack Obama is attempting
to censor include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse, it has
emerged (read).
5/20/09- Obama embraces Bush's immigration policy (read).
5/19/09- Naomi Klein: Obama’s Wall Street bailout the greatest heist in monetary history (read).
5/14/09- An
Afghan government investigation has found that 95 out of 140 civilians
killed in US air strikes a week ago were under 18 years old (read).
5/12/09- Pakistan President Zardari: US, Pakistan gave birth to Taliban (read).
5/7/09- Obama's response to US massacre in Afghanistan: send more troops (read).
4/23/09- Who are the real "pirates" in Somalia? (read).
4/23/09- 6 years in prison for airing Hezbollah TV in NYC (read).
4/10/09- U.S. drones in Pakistan have killed 14 al-Qaeda, 687 civilians (read).
4/6/09- Obama Administration Embraces Bush Position on Warrantless Wiretapping and Secrecy (read).
3/31/09- Financial Rescue Nears GDP as Pledges Top $12.8 Trillion (This is more than the U.S. has spent on education in its 233 years of existence) (read).
3/31/09- Hundreds
of French workers, angry about proposed layoffs at a Caterpillar plant,
are holding company executives hostage in their office, the third time
this month workers facing cutbacks have held their bosses captive to
demand negotiations (read).
3/24/09- The Czech government, which represented the interests of the US military industry has fallen. The
no confidence vote came after the center right government was
criticized for the way it handled the economic crisis and for
supporting a controversial American anti-missile defense system (read). Related: Other recent gov't. collapses in Hungary, Latvia, and possibly Ukraine (read).
3/17/09- Obama quietly gave Blackwater $70 million in February, despite Iraq saying it doesn't want the company there (read).
3/15/09- Army
veteran who shot and killed three teenagers last summer is so
indifferent to his killing spree that he compares it to spilling a
glass of milk."Do you get all upset about it? No, you just clean it up
and get another glass of milk," (read).
3/12/09- Obama
declared that the US “will maintain our military dominance. We
will have the strongest armed forces in the history of the world. And
we will do whatever it takes to sustain our technological advantage and
to invest in the capabilities that we need to protect our interests and
to defeat and deter any conventional enemy” (read).
3/15/09- US-backed Pakistani govt. clamps down on protest, arrests opposition leader (read).
3/9/09- Hamas makes Islamic Jihad vow not to fire rockets at Israel (read).
3/9/09- Even
though Obama has repeatedly pledged to ban congressional earmarks,
his Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has 16 such projects, worth about $8.5
million in the bill the Senate is considering (read).
3/9/09- Obama to step up attacks on Pakistan (read).
3/9/09- Hamas's popularity rises after Israel's Gaza war (read).
3/6/09- Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and 30 others urge Obama to not allow U.S. interference in next week's election in El Salvador (read).
3/6/09- 50,000 taxpayers furious with budget cuts take frustration to streets of NYC (read).
2/23/09- Secret U.S. Unit Trains Commandos in Pakistan (read).
2/20/09- Obama backs Bush: No rights for Bagram prisoners (read).
2/20/09- Obama Expands Missile Strikes Inside Pakistan (read).
2/18/09- US finds 13 civilians died in Afghanistan strike (read).
2/16/09- At least 31 killed as US drones attack Pakistan (read). A couple days earlier, a US drone attack killed 30 in Pakistan (read).
2/13/09- 14 year old Palestinian killed by Israel Border Police (read).
2/10/09- Obama backs Bush 'state secrets' position (read).
2/8/09- Iraqis Say U.S. Patrol Killed Girl, 8, in Crowd (read).
2/5/09- Why Is Obama Adopting Bush’s Blustery Stance on Secret Documents about Rendition? (read).
2/3/09- Kyrgyzstan Closing US Base Key to Afghan Conflict -
Major Blow to Obama's Plan to Escalate Afghan War (read).
2/3/09- The Whole World Is Rioting as the Economic Crisis Worsens -- Why Aren't We? (read).
1/29/09- One million people protest, clash with police in France against government's handling of economic crisis (watch).
1/29/09- Hamas
official: “We accept a state in the ‘67 borders. We
are not talking about the destruction of Israel.” (read).
1/29/09- CIA chief in Algeria accused of drugging and raping Muslim women (read).
Assault on Gaza
1/27/09- Israeli troops killed Gaza children carrying white flag, witnesses say (read).
1/25/09- Afghan president: U.S. forces killed 16 civilians (read).
1/23/09- Obama orders airstrikes in Pakistan - 22 killed (read). Pakistan urges Obama to halt missile strikes, says latest attack killed civilians (read).
Assault on Gaza
1/23/09- Noam Chomsky: Obama’s Stance on Gaza Crisis “Approximately the Bush Position” (watch).
1/22/09- UN official: Evidence of Israeli war crimes; Gaza events evoke memories of Warsaw Ghetto (read).
1/16/09- Secret List of U.S. Military Bases to Replace Gitmo (read).
Assault on Gaza
1/16/09- Gaza: 10 Arrested at Senator Durbin's office in Chicago (read).
1/16/09- Turkish PM Erdogan: Bar Israel from UN over Gaza offensive (read).
1/14/09- Jewish group shuts down Israeli consulate in LA (read).
1/14/09- Bolivia cuts Israel ties over "genocide" in Gaza (read).
1/8/08- U.S.-led raid kills 17 civilians in Afghanistan (read).
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