Monday: 29 Iraqis Killed, 51 Wounded
Chalmers Johnson vs. the Empire
Chalmers Johnson was a stalwart of TomDispatch. He first wrote for this website on Jan. 8, 2003 (“Iraqi Wars”), barely more than a month after it was launched. The last piece he wrote in his life (“Portrait of a Sagging Empire”) was for TomDispatch as well. In the...
Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 5 Iraqis Killed; 12 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 17 Iraqis, 2 Iranians Killed; 7 Iraqis Wounded
1941
In the early morning of April 6, 1941, Axis armies began their Balkans campaign. Originally aimed only at Greece, the operation was officially expanded a week earlier to include the kingdom of Yugoslavia. By the end of April, all of the Balkans was in Axis hands....
Friday: 31 Iranians, 8 Iraqis Killed; 300 Iranians, 21 Iraqis Wounded
Once again, an Iranian refugee camp in eastern Iraq was the scene of a deadly raid. According to one source approximately 31 Iranians were killed and over 300 more were wounded during the operation. About 13 Iraqi personnel were also injured in the raid. Elsewhere in...
U.S. Reports Decry Curbs on NGOs, Internet, Minorities
Growing government harassment of civil society organizations (CSOs), restrictions on Internet use, and persecution of vulnerable minorities constituted three of the most worrisome trends that slowed the spread of human rights around the globe in 2010, according to...