Antiwar.com

More and more Palestinians are facing homelessness after the fighting last week. Palestinian families could be seen fleeing their homes in Rafah Sunday in anticipation of further Israeli military action. The area close to the Egypt border bears the marks of the fighting and widespread house demolitions last week after Islamic Jihad fighters destroyed an … Continue reading “Palestinians Brace for More Destruction”

Thank the gods for Seymour Hersh, that’s all I can say. Without him, the truth about what went on at Abu Ghraib prison – and the dark forces behind it – would probably still be locked away in a safe somewhere deep in the bowels of the Pentagon. His latest piece in the New Yorker … Continue reading “The Secret of Abu Ghraib”

The horrifying photos of young Iraqi men abused by young American men and women have shocked the world in their vivid depiction of human degradation in much the same way as the explosive televised images of the terrorists’ destruction of the World Trade Center did on September 11th. The “unthinkable” became imaginable in both scenarios. … Continue reading “Pathological Power of Prisons: Parallel Paths at Stanford and Abu Ghraib”

As U.S. forces fought the Shia forces of Muqtada Al- Sadr in the south, they broke into the Sunni Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad Saturday. Amid moves by Shia and Sunni leaders to come together against the occupation, US forces have chosen to attack both at the same time. US soldiers sealed off the Abu … Continue reading “Skyrocketing Iraqi Anger as US Raids Sunni Mosque – Fourth Time Since Invasion”

We would do better if, instead of being sheep and complacently accepting the words of politicians as edicts from God, we were like children who always ask that innocent question, “Why?” Over and over we hear the statement “The United States cannot afford to fail in Iraq.” Even John Kerry says that. Well, why? What … Continue reading “Better to Be Children”

The Buck Stops … Where? Mr. Kaplan’s article confirmed something that even I would have been hard-pressed to really believe about the government, though I don’t know why it should surprise me. His reference to the March 2 NBC report that the administration repeatedly failed to attack the al-Ansar base reportedly headed by Zarqawi in … Continue reading “”

Recent days have been hectic ones for the Supreme Rulers in Washington, D.C. President George W. Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld have ceased their accustomed swaggering, put on their most somber faces, and issued one apology after another for the mistreatment of prisoners by U.S. soldiers and mercenaries at Abu Ghraib prison. Although … Continue reading “The Crimes at Abu Ghraib Are Not the Worst”

Contrary to US President George Bush’s recent statement that electricity in Iraq “is now more widely available than before the war,” Iraqi officials say the power supply in their country has not yet been repaired to pre-war levels. Bush made the claim in his May 1, 2004 speech commemorating the one-year anniversary of the “mission … Continue reading “Electricity Production in Iraq Remains Below Pre-War Levels”

We ain’t seen nothing yet, the congressional censors warn. The pornographic pictorials from Abu Ghraib prison, starring some sadistic and slutty servicemen and women, are soft core compared to the X-rated fare that has yet to go public. The members of the 800th Military Police Brigade have so far been captured by digital cameras in … Continue reading “GI Joe Meets GI Ho”

George W. Bush The White House Washington, DC 20500 Re: Inhumane treatment of prisoners produces blowbacks and backlashes Dear Mr. President: The reported widespread abuse of prisoners by your Administration adds another condition that reflects on your failure of leadership. Anticipation and prevention of such tragedies should have been routine by the top officials whom … Continue reading “Creating Blowbacks and Backlashes”