Friday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 17 Wounded
At least five Iraqis were killed 17 more were wounded in the latest violence. U.S. troops were involved in one incident where they killed a policeman and possibly a child.
Month: August 2011
Why Is America Committing Suicide?
The US is on the road to ruin, says Justin Raimondo
A Secret War in 120 Countries
Nick Turse on the Pentagon’s new power elite
U.S. Moves Closer to Call for Regime Change in Syria
Amidst growing calls in Congress for stronger measures to effect "regime change" in Syria, the administration of President Barack Obama is escalating its rhetoric against President Bashar Al-Assad. "We do not want to see him remain in Syria for stability’s sake, and rather, we view him as the cause of instability in Syria," White House … Continue reading “U.S. Moves Closer to Call for Regime Change in Syria”
Thursday: 14 Iraqis KIlled, 20 Wounded
At least 14 Iraqis were killed and 20 wounded in new violence.
Rick Perry Abuses His Office for Israel
Jean-Jacques Rousseau described the reciprocal relationship between a government and its people as a “social contract.” Even from the first legal code by the Babylonian Hammurabi, one learns that the principal benefit that government bestows on the people is the promise of justice. By the time of the Roman Republic, the principle of equal justice … Continue reading “Rick Perry Abuses His Office for Israel”
Uncovering the Military’s Secret Military
In “Getting bin Laden,” Nicholas Schmidle’s New Yorker report on the assault on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, here’s the money sentence, according to Noah Shachtman of Wired Magazine’s Danger Room blog: “The Abbottabad raid was not DEVGRU’s maiden venture into Pakistan, either. The team had surreptitiously entered the country on ten to … Continue reading “Uncovering the Military’s Secret Military”
Wednesday: 21 Iraqis Killed, 24 Wounded
At least 21 Iraqis were killed and 24 more were wounded across the country. Baghdad saw the greatest number of attacks, but Ramadi suffered the most significant one.
US Muslims More Tolerant, Opposed to Violence Than Other Faiths
Muslims in the United States express greater tolerance for members of other faiths than any other major religious group, according to a major new survey and report released Thursday by the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center. They are also more likely than any other religious group to oppose violent or military attacks against civilians, according to … Continue reading “US Muslims More Tolerant, Opposed to Violence Than Other Faiths”
Hawks Upset With Debt Deal
As both houses of Congress began debating the 11th-hour debt-limit deal hashed out Sunday night by senior lawmakers and the White House, neoconservatives and other national security hawks complained bitterly Monday that the final package may force major cuts in defense spending in the coming years. “If this deal governs policy for the next decade, … Continue reading “Hawks Upset With Debt Deal”