The ‘Long War’ Will Be as Pointless and Bloody as Europe’s
William Pfaff asks: so what if “Af-Pak” is ruled by the Taliban?
Month: April 2009
The Goldberg Syndrome
Justin Raimondo wonders if the Israel Lobby is self-aware.
Israel is Changing the Rules of War
The extent of Israel’s brutality against Palestinian civilians in its 22-day pounding of the Gaza Strip is gradually surfacing. Israeli soldiers are testifying to lax rules of engagement tantamount to a license to kill. One soldier commented: "That’s what is so nice, supposedly, about Gaza: You see a person on a road, walking along a … Continue reading “Israel is Changing the Rules of War”
Thursday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 22 Wounded
Updated at 7:09 p.m. EDT, Apr. 2, 2009
At least nine people were killed and 22 more were wounded in the latest attacks. Meanwhile, the Iraqi government promised to issue overdue paychecks to Awakening Council (Sahwa) members next week.
Calling the US Bankrupt is Insulting
The United States is insolvent, says Jay Barr.
Maliki Draws US Troops into Crackdown on Sunnis
When U.S. troops and Apache helicopters joined Iraqi forces in putting down an uprising by Sunni "Sons of Iraq" militiamen in central Baghdad last weekend, it was a preview of the kind of combat the U.S. military is likely to see increasingly over the next three years unless a policy decision is made in Washington … Continue reading “Maliki Draws US Troops into Crackdown on Sunnis”
Israeli Military Cloaks Abuses
JERUSALEM — The Israeli army’s Advocate General has summarily closed an internal investigation into allegations stemming from accounts by soldiers of abuses against Palestinian civilians committed during Israel’s recent war on Hamas in Gaza. It took the military investigators just half the duration of the 22-day war in Gaza to bulldoze the accounts and to … Continue reading “Israeli Military Cloaks Abuses”
Professor Dershowitz Encounters a Worrying Future
Michael Scheuer fights the Israel Lobby — and wins.
An Interview With Charles Freeman
Jim Lobe and Chas Freeman on neocons and US intel.
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 15 Iraqis Killed; 25 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 7:50 p.m. EDT, Apr. 1, 2009
Bombings continued across northern Iraq today. At least 15 people were killed or found dead and 25 more were wounded in violent attacks. Also, a U.S. soldier died in a non-combat incident in Salah ad Din province.