Stirring the Bosnian Pot
Nebojsa Malic on Turkey’s neo-Ottoman outlook
Month: April 2010
Pentagon Map Shows Wide Taliban Zone in the South
The Pentagon was still trying to spin its report on the war in Afghanistan issued this week as holding out hope because the instability had leveled off, even as some news outlets were noting that it documents the continued expansion of Taliban capabilities and operations. The most significant revelation in the report, however, is that … Continue reading “Pentagon Map Shows Wide Taliban Zone in the South”
Atrocities in Afghanistan: A Troubling Timetable
Kathy Kelly and Dan Pearson on Western unaccountability
Friday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 13 Wounded
Updated at 8:49 p.m. EDT, Apr. 30. 2010
At least eight Iraqis were killed and 13 more were wounded in the latest violence. Also, a U.S. soldier was wounded in a blast in Adhamiya yesterday. Meanwhile, the prime minister criticized the use of international help to end an impasse created by a near dead heat in last month’s parliamentary elections.
The Battle of Britain
Justin Raimondo on Europe’s debt crisis
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime Has Triple Standards
The abolition of nuclear weapons — and a halt to the spread of the deadly armaments — will be a major talking point at the month-long Review Conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), scheduled to take place at the United Nations beginning next week. The conference, held every five years, comes at a time … Continue reading “Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime Has Triple Standards”
Egypt, Hamas Complicit in Israel’s Gaza Blockade
RAMALLAH — A convoy of boats laden with humanitarian goods and accompanied by hundreds of journalists, human rights activists and European parliamentarians, is due to challenge Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza at the end of May. The Free Gaza movement’s "Freedom Flotilla" will see three cargo ships and five passenger boats with about 600 people … Continue reading “Egypt, Hamas Complicit in Israel’s Gaza Blockade”
The Tea Party and Big Spending on War
Tea? How about GOP Kool Aid, says Chuck Pena
Thursday: 11 Iraqis Killed, 28 Wounded
Updated at 5:37 p.m. EDT, April, 29, 2010
Iraq officials are now expecting a ballot recount for Baghdad province to take two or three weeks, increasing the likelihood of election-related attacks. At least 11 Iraqis were killed and 28 were injured in light violence today. Meanwhile, Ba’ath Party supporters met in Syria to discuss reforming the political party that was banned after the 2003 invasion.
‘South of the Border’ Reconsidered
Justin Raimondo’s latest column, "South of the Border," has stirred controversy with its apparent advocacy of stricter U.S. border controls as a response to the drug-related violence terrorizing the American Southwest. While Antiwar.com has traditionally stuck to issues of foreign policy, immigration is a more than tangentially related matter, and the severity of the recent … Continue reading “‘South of the Border’ Reconsidered”