Judge: Soldier premeditated Iraq killings

05-13-2013 • AP

The shooting was one of the worst instances of soldier-on-soldier violence in the Iraq war and raised questions about the mental health problems for soldiers caused by repeated tours of duty.

Civil War and End Game in the Middle East

04-08-2013 • arclein

The Chinese are careening about the Far Pacific in the traditional manner of newly important countries — as during the Wilhelmine period in post-Bismarck Germany — announcing chunks of the Pacific to be “Chinese lakes,” and demanding a doffing of the

Drumbeat Grows Louder in Congress for Obama to Act on Syria

03-19-2013 • Dana Hughes, ABC

As the Syrian regime and opposition trade accusations over the use of chemical weapons, the drumbeat in Washington for the United States to get more directly involved in the two-year old conflict is growing louder.

My Lai 45 Years Later—And the Unknown Atrocities of Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan

03-19-2013 • http://www.thedailybeast.com

On the anniversary of the infamous My Lai massacre, Nick Turse recalls the numerous, less-well-known atrocities that marked the Vietnam War, and asks which atrocities from Iraq and Afghanistan we will be remembering in 45 years.

Iraq War Could Cost $6 Trillion

03-14-2013 • Antiwar.com

The current price tag is already at $2 trillion

Half-ounce surveillance drones have been used by British soldiers in Afghanistan since 2012

02-05-2013 • http://chrisinmaryville.net/

Apparently the United States isn’t the only Western country pouring money into futuristic drone technology as it is now being reported that British soldiers are using tiny drones for surveillance in Afghanistan and have been since 2012. The drones

NATO says 1st missile defense battery deployed to Turkey is operational

01-27-2013 • washingtonpost.com

The first of six Patriot missile batteries being deployed to Turkey to protect against attack from Syria was declared operational and placed under NATO command, the international organization said Saturday.

India, Pakistan peer into the abyss

01-26-2013 • atimes.com

Was it a military confrontation - the week long India-Pakistan acrimony over bloody incidents on the Line of Control (LOC) in Kashmir, which resulted in the killing of four soldiers?

NATO to activate Turkey missile defenses this week

01-24-2013 • AP

NATO's Patriot anti-missile defense batteries along Turkey's border with Syria will become operational this week, a senior official said. Patriot batteries sent by the United States, Germany and the Netherlands have reached Turkey

Is US Involvement in Mali War Really ‘Limited’?

01-24-2013 • Antiwar.com

Washington claims its only direct involvement in France’s military intervention in Mali includes the US Air Force flying in French soldiers and 124 tons of equipment.

Panetta: US Pledges to Aid French Invasion of Mali

01-16-2013 • antiwar.com

As War Expands, US Could Get Sucked Deeper In

Honi Soit Qui 'Mali' Pense

01-16-2013 • Lew Rockwell blog

The United States, incapable of allowing a military intervention to pass by without jumping on board, dutifully followed France in the Libya debacle, blowback from which was responsible for the re-igniting of the Touareg rebellion in Mali. France, wi

West African army chiefs to approve Mali troops plan

01-14-2013 • Reuters

West African defense chiefs will on Tuesday approve plans to speed up the deployment of African troops against Islamist rebels in northern Mali, with some regional soldiers seen arriving next week. France has already poured hundreds of troops int

The 'War on Terror' - by Design - Can Never End

01-04-2013 • Common Dreams

As the Pentagon's former top lawyer urges that the war be viewed as finite, the US moves in the opposite direction

UN approves military force to combat Islamist terrorists in Mali

12-21-2012 • http://chrisinmaryville.net/

The UN Security Council has given the green light for the use of military force to combat Islamist terrorists in northern Mali. The Council said that the 3,300 troops will use “all necessary measures” to pacify the northern territories. All the pe

Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey

12-14-2012 • Associated Press

The U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack, the Pentagon said Friday.