Iraq Rights Commission Reviews Evidence of Forced Confessions in Hashemi Case

Iraq’s Human Rights Commission reported it is reviewing “initial signs” that Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi’s staff was forced to give confessions that implicated the vice president in terrorist acts. At least five Iraqis were killed and 13 more were wounded in new attacks.

‘This Is Not Who We Are’ – Oh Yeah?

As if the winds of war weren’t already approaching gale force in the wrong direction for the US and its NATO counterparts in Afghanistan, contrary to Administration talking points designed to polish this turd of an Occupation, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales went on a village-to-village, house-to-house killing spree. With whatever thought process he had … Continue reading “‘This Is Not Who We Are’ – Oh Yeah?”

Humanitarian Aid Is Military Intervention

The recent YouTube documentary Kony 2012 has become quite a sensation. It has inspired millions of people to demand, in one form or another, that the U.S. military take action in Uganda in order to bring to justice a supposedly ruthless warlord. The fact that numerous wars are being waged already, none of them just, … Continue reading “Humanitarian Aid Is Military Intervention”

Israel’s Nuclear Triggers

FBI files detailing Israel’s stealth acquisition of U.S. nuclear triggers were declassified and released on Dec. 28, 2011. The FBI’s secret Portland and Los Angeles inter-office communications were originally scheduled for release in the year 2036. Their availability today reveals how Israel’s elite spy networks acquire U.S. nuclear technologies while evading criminal and diplomatic consequences. … Continue reading “Israel’s Nuclear Triggers”