31 Killed in Iraq, Including 12 Slaughtered in a Baghdad Brothel
Thirty-one people were killed across Iraq, including 12 people at a brother in Baghdad,
Month: May 2013
Detainee Lawyer: Guantanamo ‘Has No Right to Exist’
For more than 100 days, detainees at American detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been on hunger strike, drawing international attention back to the prison that U.S. President Barack Obama vowed during his first presidential campaign to close down. Ramzi Kassem, a lawyer who defends prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Photo courtesy of Ramzi Kassem. … Continue reading “Detainee Lawyer: Guantanamo ‘Has No Right to Exist’”
Antiwar.com vs. the FBI
In order to give our readers some essential background on the lawsuit against the FBI we launched today [5/21/13], we are reprinting this column by Justin Raimondo originally published on August 11, 2011. The phone rang. It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon and it was my day off. Sitting in my rather neglected garden, as … Continue reading “Antiwar.com vs. the FBI”
Should the Law Governing the War on Terror Be Changed?
A move is afoot in Congress to change the 2001 law that kicked off what became the “war on terror” (although the Obama administration has dropped the now politically incorrect term). The administration, however, opposes changing the statute, because, as one Pentagon official said, “As of right now, it suits us well.” Naturally the administration … Continue reading “Should the Law Governing the War on Terror Be Changed?”
Tales in a Kabul Restaurant
Kabul – Since 2009, Voices for Creative Nonviolence has maintained a grim record we call the “The Afghan Atrocities Update” which gives the dates, locations, numbers and names of Afghan civilians killed by NATO forces. Even with details culled from news reports, these data can’t help but merge into one large statistic, something about terrible … Continue reading “Tales in a Kabul Restaurant”
Sixty Killed, 132 Wounded in Ongoing Iraq Carnage
Violence continued all across central and northern Iraq. At least 60 were killed and 132 more were wounded. Also , Canada’s foreign affairs minister, John Baird, announced that a Canadian was among the dead in recent attacks.
Antiwar.com Sues FBI After Secret Surveillance
WASHINGTON – Antiwar.com is taking the FBI to court. The website’s founder and managing editor Eric Garris, along with longtime editorial director Justin Raimondo, filed a lawsuit in federal court today, demanding the release of records they believe the FBI is keeping on them and the 17-year-old online magazine. Antiwar.com says this is one more … Continue reading “Antiwar.com Sues FBI After Secret Surveillance”
Nuclear Iran Unlikely to Tilt Regional Power Balance, Says Report
A nuclear-armed Iran would not pose a fundamental threat to the United States and its regional allies like Israel and the Gulf Arab monarchies, according to a new report released here Friday by the Rand Corporation. Entitled “Iran After the Bomb: How Would a Nuclear-Armed Tehran Behave?“, the report asserts that the acquisition by Tehran … Continue reading “Nuclear Iran Unlikely to Tilt Regional Power Balance, Says Report”
Monday Mayhem: 133 Killed, 283 Wounded in Iraq
Coordinated bombing attacks resumed today. At least ten blasts were seen in the capital alone, and a pair of rare explosions occurred far south in Basra. Both Sunni and Shi’ites targeted in them. Overall, at least 116 people were killed and 240 more were wounded, but the figures are likely to rise. Some of the dead and wounded were Iranian pilgrims.
Two Cheers for ‘Isolationism’
A policy has to be judged by its results, and by that standard interventionism is a complete and total failure, as a look at the day’s headlines reveals. We’ve heard several public officials say Al Qaeda has been effectively dismantled, with its top leadership – including Osama bin Laden – out of commission. But that … Continue reading “Two Cheers for ‘Isolationism’”