Month: November 2013

At least 20 people were killed and 28 more wounded in today’s attacks.

At least 52 Iraqis were killed and 30 more wounded in attacks. Dumped bodies were found in at least three cities. In one attack, men wearing military uniforms rounded up the victims.

You knew this was coming – well, I certainly did. Human beings being what they are, it was inevitable. Yes, the National Security Agency really is tracking the online sexual activities of "radicals" it doesn’t like in order to discredit them. I predicted it here, but then again you don’t have to be Nostradamus to … Continue reading “Sex and the NSA”

When, after the massacres at Newtown and the Washington Navy Yard, Republicans refused to outlaw the AR-15 rifle or require background checks for gun purchasers, we were told the party had committed suicide by defying 90 percent of the nation. When Republicans rejected amnesty and a path to citizenship for illegal aliens, we were told … Continue reading “Let Obama Play the Iran Hand”

At least 60 people were killed and 107 more were wounded in today’s carnage. A series of coordinated attacks affected cities south of Baghdad. Even though the region was once as violent as the northern half, in recent years, southern Iraq has seen a clear reduction in violence.

The latest punishment of Gaza may seem like another familiar plot to humiliate the strip to the satisfaction of Israel, Mahmoud Abbas’s Palestinian Authority, and the military-controlled Egyptian government. But something far more sinister is brewing. This time, the collective punishment of Gaza arrives in the form of raw sewage that is flooding many neighborhoods … Continue reading “The Plot Thickens: Gaza Is Flooded With Sewage and Conspiracies”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants negotiations with the Palestinians to continue for decades to come. But the Palestinian leadership would be foolish to go along with this charade. When I was a child in Baghdad, we had a special Assyrian holiday for kids called Nusardil. As part of the celebrations, everyone throws water at … Continue reading “Israel-Palestine: Enough Negotiations Already!”

Since I have been featured on antiwar on Thursdays going back a number of years, I sometimes try to write something that includes a sense of the holiday. The Pilgrims initiated Thanksgiving to celebrate the end of harvest and to acknowledge that they had managed to survive another year. We too have survived in spite … Continue reading “Thanksgiving Edition”

At least 75 people were killed and 98 more were wounded in attacks across the northern half of Iraq. While bombers were very active today, it was the discovery of dumped bodies across Baghdad that chillingly reminded residents of the height of sectarian warfare in the capital.

A recent Reuters investigation into the Pentagon’s inability to conduct a simple audit of its finances highlights the principal reason why the American empire is doomed. When reconciling the Navy’s accounts with those of the US Treasury, number-crunchers over at the Pentagon’s Defense Finance and Accounting Service simply made up figures and inserted them. This … Continue reading “Tyrannosaurus Pentagonus: The Road to Extinction”