Is the National Security Complex Too Big to Fail?
Tom Engelhardt on TARPing war
Month: October 2011
US Closes Northern Iraq Base As Turkey Intensifies PKK Border Operations
The U.S. military moved forward with its drawdown operations by officially shutting down one of its regional headquarters today. The base oversaw areas of northern Iraq where Turkish troops continued their operations against Kurdish rebels. Meanwhile, at least four Iraqis were killed and 15 more were wounded in violence further south in Baghdad and Sadr City.
How to Kill an Ambassador
An increasing number of former intel officers that I network with are convinced that the alleged plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador in Washington is not only completely implausible as described by the Justice Department and White House but also possibly the contrivance of an intelligence or security service other than that of Iran. … Continue reading “How to Kill an Ambassador”
Americans Pay Dearly to Maintain Israel’s Nuclear Secrets
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has just stopped its $170 million nuclear waste dump cleanup at a former Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation (NUMEC) site in Pennsylvania. In the early 1960s, NUMEC established a plutonium facility in Parks Township — disposing of waste in a large field adjacent to the plant. NUMEC’s waste … Continue reading “Americans Pay Dearly to Maintain Israel’s Nuclear Secrets”
Four Iraqis Killed, 13 Wounded in New Violence
At least four Iraqis were killed and 13 more were wounded in the latest attacks, but violence intensified considerably just across the Turkish border where suspected P.K.K. rebels killed 26 Turkish soldiers. Turkey then sent commandos across the border.
The Sins of Liam Fox
The forced resignation of Britain’s defense minister, Liam Fox, has opened up a window into the way foreign policy in the “free world” is made – and a very revealing window it is. At the center of the scandal that led to Fox’s ouster is his “best man,” and “very good friend” Adam Werritty, a … Continue reading “The Sins of Liam Fox”
Hawks Behind Iraq War Rally for War With Iran
Key neoconservatives and other right-wing hawks who championed the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq are calling for military strikes against Iran in retaliation for its purported murder-for-hire plot against the Saudi ambassador. Leading the charge is the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI), the ideological successor to the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), which played … Continue reading “Hawks Behind Iraq War Rally for War With Iran”
Americans Should Worry About Obama, Not Uganda
President Obama has ordered about 100 U.S. troops into Uganda to “help” and “advise” in capturing Joseph Kony, the head of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The troops, Obama claimed, are not to engage Kony’s forces unless it becomes necessary for their own self-defense. Kony and the LRA were declared a terrorist organization under the … Continue reading “Americans Should Worry About Obama, Not Uganda”
Turkey Resumes Shelling as Five Iraqis Are Killed in Other Attacks
At least five Iraqis were killed and seven more were wounded in new attacks. The most significant event took place near the Turkish border where Turkish forces shelled suspected Kurdish rebel targets.
Winslow Wheeler Shrugs Off ‘Gadfly’ Epithet
This is the second profile in an occasional series about individuals taking on the Goliaths of war from inside the belly of the beast — Washington, D.C. Not many former staffers on Capitol Hill could say that they were fired for calling out that the emperor wears no clothes — especially when the “emperor” in … Continue reading “Winslow Wheeler Shrugs Off ‘Gadfly’ Epithet”