Updated at 4:45 p.m. EDT, May 31, 2008 At least 15 Iraqis were killed and 19 were wounded in the latest attacks. One American Marine died as the result of a 'non-combat related' incident in Anbar Province. Also, two US soldiers were wounded when rockets struck their...
At the behest of Iraqi Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr, his powerful faction staged a formidable protest this week against a likely U.S.-Iraqi agreement to establish a long-term U.S. military presence in Iraq, which would replace the United Nations-authorized U.S....
DUBLIN - Cluster bombs should be outlawed in most of the world thanks to an agreement formally endorsed by over 100 governments in Dublin May 30. The accord, which prohibits the use of cluster bombs and requires the destruction of stockpiles retained in arsenals...
Surely you already knew – without reading Scott McClellan's mea culpa – that the Cheney Cabal came to power in January, 2001, determined to firmly establish by any means an American Hegemony, removing or destroying any opposition regimes. But, how to...
Interview conducted May 22, 2008. Listen to the interview. "War is the improvement of investment climates by other means" -Clausewitz for Dummies. Alright everybody, welcome back to Antiwar Radio – KAOS 92.7 FM in Austin, Texas. Introducing actor, writer,...
Updated at 3:45 p.m. EDT, May 30, 2008 At least 23 Iraqis were killed and five more were wounded in the latest attacks. Much of the violence centered around Baquba, in Diyala Province, though the largest attack was near Tikrit. No Coalition deaths were reported. In...
There is a tragic consistency to Memorial Day year in and year out. Bereaved relatives visit gravesites of loved ones. Patriotic citizens wave flags and attend parades. Vote-seeking politicians wax eloquent about sacrifices made on behalf of freedom. This year was no...
One has to wonder at the depths of deception engaged in by this administration when even their own spokesman turns against them. Scott McClellan, in his recent book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception, avers that the White...
After losing both houses of Congress in the 1994 election, Bill Clinton expostulated: The president of the United States is not irrelevant! On learning his trusted aide from Texas Scott McClellan has denounced as an "unnecessary war" the same Iraq war...
Last fall was a great time for official optimism when it came to Iraq. The military "metrics" looked ever better and, as had happened at crucial moments in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, Bush administration and military statements turned practically peachy with the...
