Neoconservative advisers to President Bush took the attitude that " 'we're gonna change mosques into cathedrals,' " Hersh, a writer for the New Yorker magazine, said. "That's an attitude that pervades, I'm here to say, a large percentage of the Joint
Welfare at home and warfare abroad are just flip sides of the same coin. If the left really wants to see Dr. King’s dream of peace come true they must face the reality that they can not give the government the tools it needs to wage war and expect it
If defense contractor BAE Systems has its way, within five years the entire British military will disappear. The soldiers and their equipment won't go away, the enemy will be unable to see them. The British military is gearing up for the next genera
Suspected U.S. unmanned aircraft fired four missiles at a house in a militant-infested area of northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least four people. The identities and nationalities of those killed were unknown.
The military has been reluctant to release civilian deaths in part because the figures are imprecise estimates, said Col. Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman. It's difficult, he said, to discern civilians from insurgents after a bomb explodes.
The Iraqi government is investigating a shootout between the Kuwaiti Coast Guard and a group of Iraqi fishermen that left one Kuwaiti dead. Meanwhile, at least two Iraqis were killed and 42 more were wounded in this and other incidents.
Only seven Iraqis were wounded in very light violence; however there are reports coming out of Camp Ashraf that claim 176 Iranians were wounded during a raid on Friday.
At least four Iraqis were killed and 10 more were wounded in light violence. No reports escaped Baghdad today even though "bombings and shooting remain a daily occurrence in the Iraqi capital."
One of Pakistan's most openly progressive politicians was gunned down Tuesday in an act that violently highlighted extremists' tightening grip on the country even as the beleaguered government struggled to stay in power.
Perpetual war in Afghanistan, or authorize a crazy scheme that will leave Pakistan chaotic but allow Petraeus to declare victory and come home. Those are the only options left for Obama.
Across the globe you'll find 3 dozen raging conflicts, from the valleys of Afghanistan to the jungles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the streets of Kashmir. But what are the next crises that might erupt in 2011? Here are a few spots that
One month has passed since the massacre of Catholic Christians by Islamists in Our Lady of Deliverance Church in Baghdad. As Christians throughout the world celebrate Advent, which represents the awaiting of the birth of the Christ Child, word is spr
"I know that the work we were doing was really offering hope to people who felt frustrated and thought the only way to respond is through violence," she said. "They'll pass it on to others." ...not to be discouraged by the enormity of the world's pro
As the United States begins to look closely at reducing future spending, it may be time to put a dollar figure on President Obama's commitment, restated last week, to the long-term security of Afghanistan.
The essence of war is death. War is a state of almost pure sin with its goals of hatred and destruction. It is organized sadism. War fosters alienation and leads inevitably to nihilism. It is a turning away from the sanctity of life.
A great example of how people of diverse views can come together to stand for peace and against the empire. This protest took place at the Whitehouse in Washington, DC.
We met several libertarians there, hopefully more will turn out for future pea
Richard Holbrooke, a brilliant and feisty U.S. diplomat who wrote part of the Pentagon Papers, was the architect of the 1995 Bosnia peace plan and served as President Barack Obama's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, died Monday, the State De
The question hangs in the air.
Is this going to go past a tipping point, or is this just posturing and positioning in order to cement the new heir’s position?
It is a difficult position to be in, but the Obama administration is doing what it is
America's chief envoy to Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke spoke chilling last words about the nine-year military conflict before his death Monday night. "You've got to stop this war in Afghanistan," Holbrooke told his Pakistani surgeon before entering a
I heard your interview with Matt Bruce the other day. It was shameful. I was embarassed for you. (From inside CentCom and TroopTalkRadio - Publisher: Sometimes all you have to do is provide them rope to hang themselves)
THE mother of controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded with the Federal Government to bring her son home.
Christine Assange, who lives in Noosa, said she feared that there would be outside interference in his trial by those tryin
WikiLeaks has released both the original 38 minutes video and a shorter version with an initial analysis. Subtitles have been added to both versions from the radio transmissions.
WikiLeaks obtained this video as well as supporting documents from a
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