Friday: 19 Iraqis Killed, 23 Wounded
At least 19 Iraqis were killed and 23 more were wounded in the latest violence. One of the dead was a kidnapped Christian man but security personnel again found themselves the targets of several attacks.
Month: August 2010
‘McCarthyism’ Rises in Israel
JERUSALEM – Rightwing Israeli groups financially supported by Jewish and fundamentalist Christian groups from abroad are on a campaign to undermine free thought in Israeli universities. Collaterally, a move is under way by right-wing parties in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, to limit the freedom of action of civil and human rights-minded NGOs. Under the semblance … Continue reading “‘McCarthyism’ Rises in Israel”
A Credit Score for Pundits
It’s what we need, says Justin Raimondo
Hawks Box in Obama on Afghan War
Just back from Afghanistan, Marine Commandant, Gen. James Conway held a news conference to add his voice to the Pentagon campaign to disparage the July 2011 date President Barack Obama set for U.S. troops to begin leaving Afghanistan. On Tuesday, Conway claimed that intelligence intercepts suggest that this deadline has strengthened the conviction of those … Continue reading “Hawks Box in Obama on Afghan War”
The Unmaking of a Company Man
Andrew Bacevich on his path to skepticism
Pincus v. Assange: Who Speaks for You?
Kelley Vlahos on revering CEOs and reviling activists
Obama Resists Pressure for Red Line on Iran’s Nuclear Capability
President Barack Obama’s refusal in a White House briefing earlier this month to announce a "red line" in regard to the Iran nuclear program represented another in a series of rebuffs of pressure from Defense Secretary Robert Gates for statement that the United States will not accept its existing stocks of low enriched uranium. The … Continue reading “Obama Resists Pressure for Red Line on Iran’s Nuclear Capability”
Thursday: 20 Iraqis Killed, 25 Wounded
Violence tapered off a day after a massive series of attacks against Iraqi security personnel. At least 20 Iraqis were killed and 25 more were wounded in the latest incident, several of which again targeted security and other government personnel. Separately, Kuwait and Iraq are finalizing a deal that will allow the two countries to share in profits from the border oilfields that triggered an Iraqi invasion in August of 1990 and subsequent Gulf War.
In Sri Lanka, Former Battle Zone in Search of a Business Boom
PARANTHAN, Sri Lanka – It is an odd location to open a new restaurant, right in front of a row of buildings whose roofs have been blown off by artillery fire and whose walls are pockmarked by gunfire. But the new Rusi Restaurant in Paranthan town in Kilinochchi district here in the north of Sri … Continue reading “In Sri Lanka, Former Battle Zone in Search of a Business Boom”
Boxed into a Corner on Iran
Is war with Iran inevitable? by Philip Giraldi