Dozens killed as terror blasts hit 10 Iraqi cities (VIDEO)
• http://rt.comAt least 39 people have been killed in a string of explosions targeting police in a number of Iraqi cities, government and hospital sources told Reuters news agency.
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Did One Man Massacre and Burn 16 Afghan Civilians at Panjwai??
• Lew Rockwell blogwitnesses report seeing helicopters dropping chaff during the attack, a measure used to hide targets from ground attack. "Gillani added that locals suspect the massacre was revenge for attacks carried out last week on US forces that left several i
"Iraqi civilians were being killed all the time"
• Lew Rockwell blog"Troops, traumatized by the rising violence and feeling constantly under siege, grew increasingly twitchy, killing more and more civilians in accidental encounters. Others became so desensitized and inured to the killing that they fired on Iraqi civi
Russian Anti-Terror Troops Arrive in Syria
• ABC News (video)A Russian military unit has arrived in Syria, according to Russian news reports, a development that a United Nations Security Council source told ABC News was "a bomb" certain to have serious repercussions.
Murder Is Not an Anomaly in War
• By Chris Hedges truthdig.comThe war in Afghanistan—where the enemy is elusive and rarely seen, where the cultural and linguistic disconnect makes every trip outside the wire a visit to hostile territory,
America's war in Afghanistan: murdered civilians, mistreated veterans
• guardian.co.uk/ by Amy GoodmanThe longer this misguided occupation continues, the greater the human toll – on all sides – accrues.
Falling In and Out of War
• BILL KELLER, New York TimesSo here we are, finally, messily winding down the long war in Afghanistan and simultaneously being goaded toward new military ventures against the regimes in Syria and Iran. What are the right questions the president should ask?
George Clooney Asks ‘Humanitarian’ Warmongers to Save Sudan
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Aaron DykesActor George Clooney lends his famous face to spotlight the crisis in Sudan, adding another front to the “humanitarian” calls for intervention in Africa
To the Chinese and the Indians, the spoils of a terrible war
• http://www.independent.co.uk, David Randall , JonaAllies pay in blood while others plot to exploit Afghanistan’s rich natural resources
Iran presses ahead with dollar attack
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk, By Garry WhiteLast week, the Tehran Times noted that the Iranian oil bourse will start trading oil in currencies other than the dollar from March 20. This long-planned move is part of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s vision of economic war with the west.
'Mossad, CIA agree Iran has yet to decide to build nuclear weapon'
• http://www.haaretz.com, By HaaretzNew York Times report quotes senior American officials who believe there is little disagreement between Israeli and U.S. intelligence over Iran’s nuclear program, despite calls for a strike by Israeli officials.
Afghanistan Panjwai Killing of 16: Two Stories Wildly at Variance
• Lew Rockwell blogA new report could not be more different: "A parliamentary probe team on Thursday said up to 20 American troops were involved in Sunday’s killing of 16 civilians in southern Kandahar province." Another report says that the soldiers sexually assaulted
Hawks Steering Debate on How to Take on Iran
• New York TimesEven before President Obama declared this month that “I have Israel’s back” in its escalating confrontation with Iran, pro-Israel figures like the evangelical Christian leader Gary L. Bauer and the conservative commentator William Kristol were pushin
Gunboat diplomacy: America launches Persian Gulf surge
• http://rt.comWashington is planning to deploy even more ships, subs and choppers to the Persian Gulf despite the fact that it already stations aircraft carriers in the region.
Egypt Constitution-Writing Committee to Include 50 Lawmakers
• http://www.bloomberg.com, By Mariam FamEgypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament voted to include 50 of its lawmakers in a 100-member panel tasked with writing a new constitution, with the remainder coming from other institutions.
NPR and NYT on Americans v. Afghans
• http://www.salon.com, By Glenn GreenwaldThe New York Times yesterday conveyed important and exciting evidence of American progress in Afghanistan
Madness is not the reason for this massacre
• http://www.independent.co.uk, Robert FiskI'm getting a bit tired of the "deranged" soldier story. It was predictable, of course.
Russia urges Syria to support envoy Annan's efforts
• By Steve Gutterman, reuters.comRussia's foreign minister urged Syria to support U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's peacemaking efforts "without delay".
Two Blasts Strike Near Security Agencies in Syria
• nytimes.com, By ANNE BARNARDTwo large explosions, believed to be car bombs, struck the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Saturday morning, hitting intelligence and security buildings in busy sections of the city and killing or wounding dozens of civilians and security personnel.
Probe team: Women sexually assaulted before killing in Panjwai ...
• By Absin Zaheer arthurzbygniew.blogspotBefore the gun attack, US soldiers physically manhandled the two women and later turned their weapons on the helpless residents.
The bin Laden plot to kill President Obama
• Washington Post“The reason for concentrating on them,” the al-Qaeda leader explained to his top lieutenant, “is that Obama is the head of infidelity and killing him automatically will make [Vice President] Biden take over the presidency. . . . Biden is
What Led The American Staff Sergeant To Kill Innocent Civilians
• www.businessinsider.comNo one will be able to pinpoint exactly what made an American staff sergeant allegedly massacre 16 Afghan civilians, but the facts surrounding the senseless killing spree will loom large in his prosecution.
PHOTOS: Check Out The Amazing Scene At The 2012 Dubai Boat Show
• www.businessinsider.comThe 2012 Dubai Boat Show is currently going on and bringing in some of the largest and most exotic yachts from around the world.
U.S. funding for Egyptian military to resume, senior administration officials say
• William Wan, Washington PostHillary Clinton is close to announcing plans to bypass Congressional restrictions (recent law) for fear of worsening already fraying ties with Egyptian leaders and disrupting American jobs and U.S. defense contracts that make up the bulk of the milit
Accused G.I. ‘Snapped’ Under Strain, Official Says
• http://www.nytimes.com, By ERIC SCHMITT and WILLIAThe American staff sergeant suspected of killing 16 Afghan villagers had been drinking alcohol
Federal officials warn New York City that the Taliban may plan revenge attacks
• http://www.nydailynews.com, By Joseph Straw AND BiWarning comes days after U.S. soldier massacred 16 innocents in Afghanistan
No ‘Afghanistan’ in new Obama campaign video
• http://news.yahoo.com, .President Barack Obama's re-election campaign late Thursday released a Hollywood-caliber campaign film, 16 minutes and 56 seconds of Tom Hanks-narrated footage that trumpets Obama's achievements since taking office three years ago
Afghanistan: The dead just keep piling up
• http://www.aljazeera.com, by Mark LeVineIt's a well-worn ritual - the expression of outrage and "shock", as President Obama put it. The "condolences to the families" offered by senior leaders of the occupying power to the latest victims of their supposedly benign occupation.
George Clooney Arrested at Sudanese Embassy
• www.abc.news.goMovie star George Clooney was led away in handcuffs after storming the Sudanese Embassy protesting the actions of the country's president Omar Al-Bashir, an alleged war criminal.
Netanyahu Moves Closer to Iran Attack
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is once again hinting at the possibility of an attack against Iran in the near future
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