June 2009 - Page 17 of 18

Obama in Cairo: Words, Words, Words

Justin Raimondo asks: will Obama walk the walk?

Obama Versus Osama

Ivan Eland says the imperial mentality lives on

Thursday: 1 US Soldier, 2 Iraqis Killed; 24 Iraqis Wounded

Updated at 7:15 p.m. EDT, June 4, 2009 At least two Iraqis were killed and 24 more were wounded in the latest attacks. Also, a U.S. soldier was killed in a Kirkuk province grenade attack, while a second U.S. soldier was wounded during an attack in Fallujah. Meanwhile, Romanian forces formally ended their mission during a ceremony attended by Romanian president Traian Basescu in Nasariya.

Obama Turns the Screws on Israel

JERUSALEM — Air raid sirens wailed out on Tuesday morning and Israelis were asked to go down into bomb shelters as the country engaged in its largest-ever civil defense drill. Israelis remain deeply worried by what they perceive as an existential threat of a possible future all-out missile attack from Iran and its proxies. But … Continue reading

How Many Times Will Guantánamo Kill?

Moazzam Begg on a recent Gitmo suicide

Report Ties Dubious Iran Nuclear Docs to Israel

Gareth Porter on intel from ‘foreign analysts’

The Unsinkable Hamid Karzai

Kelley Vlahos on Karzai’s quiet win over Obama

Palestinian Authority Going the Israeli Way

RAMALLAH — A surge in confidence, following unprecedented U.S. political support, led to the Palestinian Authority’s bloody crackdown on a Hamas cell in the northern West Bank on Sunday which left six Palestinians dead. However, reports of questionable Palestinian Authority (PA) tactics, including the use of Palestinian civilians as human shields, has brought the operation … Continue reading

Wednesday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 34 Wounded

At least 10 Iraqis were killed and 34 more were wounded on what began as a quiet day but ended with a significant bombing in western Baghdad. No Coalition deaths were reported.

Stop Letting Cheney Frame
the Torture Debate

What works and what’s right are the same, says William Lind