Month: February 2007

Updated at 12:05 a.m. EST, Feb. 21, 2007 At least 41 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and 221 wounded in several incidents, including a dirty bomb attack north of the capital. Also, one American soldier died of non-combat related wounds in Baghdad yesterday, a second GI was shot dead on Sunday in Baghdad, … Continue reading “Tuesday: 41 Iraqis, 3 GIs Killed; 221 Iraqis Wounded”

With Ali al-Fadhily BAGHDAD – The lack of security in Iraq is now leading to a collapse in food supplies. "Look at us begging for food despite the fortunes we have," 60-year-old Um Muthanna from Baghdad told IPS. Standing at a vegetable market in central Baghdad where vegetable supplies are not what they used to … Continue reading “Lack of Food Security Threatening Iraq”

BUDAPEST – The arguments put forward by the United States to justify its project for a missile defense base in Eastern Europe are becoming less and less convincing to the publics and experts of the countries involved. The United States intends to set up an anti-missile base in Poland and a radar control center in … Continue reading “Opposition to US Base in Eastern Europe Rises”

It begins with the visible swelling of the throat. Displays of agitation – bellowing, prancing, and stomping – follow and culminate in a frenzy of rivalrous assaults. The beastly nature of U.S. foreign policy becomes more apparent daily. As William Pfaff recently wrote, the current and future preemptive wars in the greater Middle East, Central … Continue reading “The Colonial Stag
in Rutting Season”

A violent clash between Islam and the West is not inevitable, according to a majority of respondents in a survey [.pdf] of more than 28,000 respondents in 27 countries released Monday. An average of 56 percent of respondents agreed with the proposition that "it is possible to find common ground" between members of the two … Continue reading “Clash of Civilizations Not Inevitable, Poll Finds”

As President Bush continues his Nixonesque policy of "exiting" Iraq by escalation and intimidation, both Republican and Democratic politicians are also imitating the Vietnam-era rhetoric of blaming the citizens of the chaotic country and their neighbors for the mess. In fact, the politicians are blaming everyone but themselves for this monumental policy failure. As Nixon … Continue reading “Iraq: Enough Blame to Go Around”

During his State of the Union Address on Jan. 29, 2002, President George W. Bush named Iraq, North Korea, and Iran as members of an "Axis of Evil," and accused them of sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The three Evils Ones "threaten the peace of the world," Mr. Bush declared. "By … Continue reading “The Axis of Evil: And Then There Was One”

Updated at 1:40 a.m. EST, Feb. 20, 2007 Despite a security crackdown, violence continues unabated in Iraq. At least, 102 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 129 were wounded in various attacks around the country. Also, eight GIs and a National Guard member were killed in separate incidents; another 19 American soldiers … Continue reading “Monday: 9 GIs, 102 Iraqis Killed; 19 GIs, 129 Iraqis Wounded”

Everyone but the few remaining Republicans in this country understands that the purpose of the 9/11 attacks was to bait the U.S. into personally invading the Muslim World. Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri wanted to bog Americans down in the Afghan mountains and rally more Sunni radicals to their cause. They hoped against hope … Continue reading “Bush Continues to Serve Osama”

Lance Cpl. Robert Pennington was recently sentenced to a mere eight years in jail for the wanton, planned murder of an Iraqi man, in return for his testimony against the other monsters who participated in the crime. He told the judge, at his sentencing, that he felt regret "but that he and other Marines were … Continue reading “Murder, Inc.”