Saturday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 6 Wounded
At least four Iraqis were killed and six more were wounded in light violence.
After Fort Hood: Count All the Dead
Aaron Glantz on the dead not included in the official count
Abbas Produces a Dubious Twist
RAMALLAH — U.S. and Israeli failure to take either Palestinian rights or Israeli settlement expansion seriously has placed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority (PA) in an untenable situation, which could seriously damage peace prospects.
On Thursday night Abbas announced his resignation in Ramallah. He [...]
Breaking the Australian Silence
Thank you all for coming tonight, and my thanks to the City of Sydney and especially to the Sydney Peace Foundation for awarding me the Peace Prize. It’s an honor I cherish, because it comes from where I come from.
I am a seventh generation Australian. My [...]
Two Cents About COIN
It has no value, says Ryan McCarl
The Evil Empire
It’s the US, says Paul Craig Roberts
‘War Comes Home’ with Ft. Hood Shootings
PHOENIX, Arizona — While investigators probe for a motive behind the mass shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas Thursday, in which an army psychiatrist is suspected of killing 13 people, military personnel at the base are in shock as the incident "brings the war home."
"Fort Hood [...]
US Seeks to Limit Warlords in Karzai Cabinet
The Barack Obama administration is talking tough to Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the need for decisive action on corruption and governance reform, but its main objective is to prevent particularly corrupt and incompetent warlords from getting plum ministries as rewards for helping clinch his fraudulent reelection, IPS has [...]
Friday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded
Updated at 8:22 p.m. EST, Nov. 6, 2009
At least four Iraqis were killed and nine more were wounded in the latest attacks. Back in the United States, an army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 fellow soldiers at Fort Hood and fearful of an impending deployment was scheduled to go to Afghanistan, not Iraq.
The Clock Is Ticking
Charles Peña on the best bet against bioterror
