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A recent edition of Jane’s Intelligence Digest maps out the next stop on this administration’s road to war: Syria. Yes, everything’s going according to plan. Forget George W. Bush’s “road map.” The real road map, plotted by a cabal of U.S. war-hawks in 1996 for then Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – “A Clean Break: … Continue reading “The Axis of Ares”

The invasion of Iraq was no humanitarian intervention, Human Rights Watch says in its annual report released in London Monday. The human rights organization’s argument on Iraq marks the keynote essay in its annual report. The 407-page "World Report 2004: Human Rights and Armed Conflict" includes 15 reports on varying subjects related to war and … Continue reading “Rights Group: Iraq War Was ‘Not Humanitarian’”

Retired Gen. Anthony Zinni began warning that ousting Saddam Hussein, let alone invading Iraq, risked destabilizing the entire Middle East back in 1998, when he led U.S. Central Command and testified against the Iraq Liberation Act that made “regime change” official US policy. And just six months before the actual invasion last March, in October … Continue reading “War Party Puts Syria in Its Sights”

Contrary to what most Americans believe, the U.S. is in deep trouble in Iraq, and its policies are adrift. Especially ominous are problems surrounding the June 30 plan for elections. If direct elections are held, the Shi’ites, with 60% of the population, will prevail. If, however, their representation is watered down by resort to closed … Continue reading “Iraq: The Case for War Crumbles”

Canada’s decision to hold talks with Washington on a proposed US missile defense program has breathed new life into the country’s peace movement. The federal government agreed earlier this month to start official talks on joining the defense shield, which would use satellites, radar and ground-based weapons to track and destroy ballistic missiles. New Defense … Continue reading “Canadian Govt Talks on US Missile Plan Boosts Peace Movement”

Poppies, from the milky sap of which opium and heroin are derived, represent a lifeline for Afghan families and day labourers around this border crossing with Pakistan. As in other parts of the country, farmers here plough their earnings from poppy cultivation into rebuilding their homes, buying livestock, and re-establishing communities devastated by war. Many … Continue reading “Afghan Reconstruction Hinges on Opium Poppy”

When police raided an Ottawa journalist’s office and home this week because of an article she wrote about a Canadian deported from the United States to face torture in Syria, it was a reminder how closely this country has followed the U.S. lead in the “war on terrorism.” Just four months after Sep. 11, 2001, … Continue reading “Canadian Journalist Caught in ‘Post-9/11 Witch Hunt’”

While some German politicians are worried about the closing of US military bases in their regions, others fear nasty surprises will surface after the Americans depart. The United States has consistently valued military power more than the environment  – but at what price? Some in the White House argue that US national interests transcend greenie … Continue reading “US Military Wreaks Worldwide Environmental Havoc”

Everything Is Hyped Thanks for this article. In it Charley commented that “Iran and Iraq used them in their war in the 1980s, but there has been no study that I’m aware of on how effective they were.” Actually there was such a study done by the USMC. It can be found here [pdf file]. … Continue reading “”

The U.S. effort to design a new generation of low-power nuclear weapons, approved in the defense budget for 2004, is politically, technically and militarily unjustifiable, say critics. The so-called "mini-nukes" have a potency of less than five kilotons of explosive, a third of that contained in the bomb that the United States dropped on the … Continue reading “Mini-Nukes the New Defense – Or Threat?”