Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
The empire is bankrupt, says Paul Craig Roberts
Month: July 2010
The Suffering of Fallujah
Remember? prods Robert Koehler
Are We in Afghanistan Because We’re in Afghanistan?
Then we should get out, says Pena
Thursday: 34 Iraqis Killed, 60 Wounded
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said he is wagering that sectarian violence will not surge after a massive reduction of U.S. combat troops next month. Ahead of that withdrawal, the violence continues. At least 34 Iraqis were killed and 60 more were wounded across the country. Security forces were targeted in several cities.
Who Owns General Petraeus?
Maybe nobody, but neocons have sway says Philip Giraldi
Wednesday: 35 Iraqis Killed, 60 Wounded
Updated at 8:21 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2010
At least 35 Iraqis were killed and 60 more were wounded, mostly in two attacks against Shi’ites in Baghdad and Karbala. At a British inquiry, General Richard Dannatt said that the simultaneous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan nearly broke the British military in 2006, when he took over as commander. Also, P.M. Maliki blamed foreign influence for a political impasse that many Iraqis view as his party’s own creation.
The Main Effect of the WikiLeaks Documents Is Political
The 92,000 classified U.S. government documents leaked to WikiLeaks.org didn’t reveal many new shocking truths about the U.S. military quagmire in Afghanistan. The facts on the ground have been well known publicly for some time – that the Taliban adversary is getting stronger and is being actively assisted by a faux ally (Pakistan) to whom … Continue reading “The Main Effect of the WikiLeaks Documents Is Political”
Why Is the Antiwar Movement Stalled?
A recent gathering of the remnants of the antiwar movement, sponsored by something calling itself the United National Antiwar Conference, underscores the reasons why there is almost no effective organized opposition to the present administration’s occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. One has only to look at the conference program to see why the antiwar movement … Continue reading “Why Is the Antiwar Movement Stalled?”
Obama’s Afghanistan Strategy Increasingly Under Siege
Monday’s release by WikiLeaks of tens of thousands of classified documents detailing the travails of the U.S. military in Afghanistan and Pakistan’s secret support for the Taliban from 2004 through 2009 comes amid a growing crisis of confidence in the nearly 9-year-old war. Coming on top of the steady increase in U.S. and NATO casualties … Continue reading “Obama’s Afghanistan Strategy Increasingly Under Siege”
Leaked Reports Make Afghan War Policy More Vulnerable
The 92,000 reports on the war in Afghanistan made public by the whistleblower organization WikiLeaks and reported Monday by the Guardian, the New York Times, and Der Spiegel offer no major revelations that are entirely new, as did the Pentagon Papers to which they are inevitably being compared. But they increase the political pressure on … Continue reading “Leaked Reports Make Afghan War Policy More Vulnerable”