Month: August 2013

At least 23 people were killed and 12 more were wounded across the country today. Three soldiers and an officer were killed in a bombing in Shora. In Baaj, a bomb killed two civilians and wounded three more. Gunmen in Alhmeirah killed five soldiers and wounded at least one more. A security agent was shot … Continue reading “Random Attacks Leave 23 Dead Across Iraq”

Hashim Thaci has long been a darling of the Washington establishment. In 1999, while veteran of Croatia’s Serbicide Agim Ceku managed the “military” operations of the “Kosovo Liberation Army,” Thaci was the KLA’s public face. Kissing Madeleine Albright, hugging Tony Blair, shaking hands with Gen. Wesley Clark, Bernard Kouchner and Gen. Mike Jackson – Thaci … Continue reading “KLA Boss and the Empire”

In what a Washington Post columnist describes as a rout of Rand Paul isolationism, the Senate just voted overwhelmingly to send another $1.5 billion in foreign aid to Egypt. The House voted 400-20 to impose new sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, two days before Iran’s new president, elected on a pledge to re-engage the West … Continue reading “Last Hurrah of the Interventionists?”

America has always had two ways of stopping the undesirable course of enemy countries and switching their track: the overt and the covert. Overt means the Pentagon and covert means the C.I.A. Much has been written about the muting of Obama’s overt actions through the sending of drones in the air instead of boots on … Continue reading “Obama’s Silent Coups”

During July, Antiwar.com, in this column, compiled 1,336 deaths and 2,526 wounded from various media sources. At least 21 Iraqis were killed today, and another 30 were wounded.

The news that Edward Snowden has – finally – been granted political asylum in Russia has provoked the Usual Suspects into bloviating the Usual Nonsense: Gee, how come Snowden didn’t go to a “free” country, you know, just like America? Instead, he’s gone to Russia, where the secret police are watching you 24/7 and the … Continue reading “Surprise! You’ve Been XKeyscored!”