Af-Pak Escalation May Be Democrats’ Undoing
Top Democrats and many prominent supporters – with vocal agreement, tactical quibbles, or total silence – are assisting the escalation of the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The predictable results will include much more killing and destruction. Back...
New Pentagon Budget: No Fundamental Shift
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates unveiled the U.S.' much-anticipated new military budget Monday, which aims to reorient the armed forces toward irregular and counterinsurgency warfare while proposing cuts in several major weapons programs. The budget is viewed as a...
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 45 Iraqis Killed; 176 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 8:25 p.m. EDT, Apr. 6, 2009
At least 45 people were killed and 1765 more were wounded across the country. Baghdad suffered a devastating series of car bombings this morning, while Mosul was unusually quiet. In Diyala province, a U.S. soldier was killed by hostile fire during operations. Also, jury selection has begun in the United States for the trial of a U.S. soldier accused of murdering an Iraqi family while deployed.
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The Two Faces of Barack Obama
The news from Europe, if you listen to our infatuated media, is that the Euros love President Obama: according to the American reportage, his recent trip there was a cavalcade of photo-ops, cheering crowds, and hugs from the queen of England. Even the French were in...
Who’s the Boss?
On the first day of the new Israeli government, the fog cleared: it's a Lieberman government. The day started with a celebration at the president's office. All the members of this bloated government – 30 ministers and eight deputy ministers – were dressed up...
Torture and Fool’s Gold
Our story so far: In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, hundreds of men identified as members of al-Qaeda were captured and imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. There, they were subjected to sexual humiliation, sleep deprivation, dehydration, extreme...
Cowardice in the Time of Torture
Sunday: 13 Iraqis Killed, 34 Wounded
Updated at 7:42 p.m. EDT, Apr. 5, 2009
At least 13 Iraqis were killed and 34 more were wounded in the latest attacks. Meanwhile, the president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, is in Iraq. No Coalition deaths were reported, but a U.S. soldier was taken into custody and charged with the murder of a contractor last month.
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