Massive Rally in Lahore: Imran Khan Leads Calls for Pakistan to End US Alliance

10-30-2011 • AntiWar.com

“Our leaders owned this war on terror for the sake of dollars,” Khan declared, “let me curse you.

U.S. Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq

10-30-2011 • NY Times

The Obama administration plans to bolster the American military presence in the Persian Gulf after it withdraws the remaining troops from Iraq this year, according to officials and diplomats. That repositioning could include new combat forces in Kuwa

U.S. had advance warning of abuse at Afghan prisons, officials say

10-30-2011 • Washington Post

Across the street from U.S. military headquarters in Kabul, shrouded from view by concrete walls, the Afghan intelligence agency runs a detention facility for up to 40 terrorism suspects that is known as Department 124. So much torture took place ins

12 Americans Die as Blast Hits Bus in Afghanistan

10-30-2011 • NY Times

At least 12 Americans were killed when a Taliban suicide car bomber attacked an armored shuttle bus in Kabul on Saturday, military officials said. The bombing was the single deadliest assault on Americans in the capital since the war began, military

Protesters in Egypt call on military to leave power

10-29-2011 • www.breitbart.com

Several thousand protesters in Cairo called on the ruling military on Friday to promptly transfer power to a civilian government and exclude old regime figures from politics.

Israeli prisoner swap may be prelude to attack on Iran

10-29-2011 • Washington Times

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to execute a 1,000-for-1 prisoner exchange despite his voiced opposition to such lopsided deals is seen as an effort to “clear the deck” before possibly undertaking an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

U.S. troops to begin leaving Kandahar

10-28-2011 • Washington Post

The U.S. military is planning to start withdrawing troops from this volatile southern city, shifting them to neighboring rural areas even as the Taliban shows it is capable of penetrating the city to attack, according to U.S. and Afghan military offi

Assassinating Children

10-28-2011 • www.fff.org - by Jacob G. Hornberger

The extraordinary power of the U.S. government to assassinate people has, once again, been manifested in the assassination of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki...... the 16-year-old son of Anwar al-Awlaki.

On Those Syrian 'Protestors' and Turkey: War Is Coming Soon

10-27-2011 • Lew Rockwell

Hundreds of Syrian army and police forces have been killed by the much-vaunted "unarmed democracy protestors," a fact almost completely ignored by the US press. Instead, US media outlets, even some alternative and antiwar sites, focus exclusively on

In Slap at Syria, Turkey Shelters Anti-Assad Fighters

10-27-2011 • NY Times

Once one of Syria’s closest allies, Turkey is hosting an armed opposition group waging an insurgency against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, providing shelter to the commander and dozens of members of the group, the Free Syrian Army, and

Reaping what we have sown

10-27-2011 • TheEconomicCollapse.Com

What Have We Gotten For The Trillion Dollars We Have Spent On Wars In Afghanistan, Iraq And Libya?

The Big Gangsters and the Superpower Vicious Cycle - by Michael S. Rozeff

10-26-2011 • Lew Rockwell

The big gangsters who run the big gangs (including Obama, Cameron, Merkel, Sarkozy, and others in NATO) have shown that they can sometimes replace the little gangsters who run the little gangs, like Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi.

Iran’s supreme leader floats proposal to abolish presidency

10-25-2011 • Washington Post

A proposal by Iran’s supreme leader to radically alter the country’s constitution and abolish the presidency is drawing praise from his supporters but criticism from influential politicians. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was appointed supreme leader

The Sun Never Sets on the US Military

10-25-2011 • AntiWar.com

Once again, President Obama has ordered U.S. soldiers into harm’s way unnecessarily. Last week, he quietly told the U.S. Congress that he had sent 100 U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers into Uganda to help governments in central Africa fight a rebel a

U.S. pulls ambassador out of Syria, citing threats

10-24-2011 • Washington Post

The Obama administration said it had called home the US ambassador to Syria over concerns about his personal safety, prompting Damascus to pull its ambassador from Washington in a dramatic deterioration in the tense US-Syrian relationship.

2nd explosion goes off in Nairobi; at least 1 dead

10-24-2011 • AP

An explosion went off near a crowded bus stop Monday evening as people sought rides home, killing at least one person and wounding eight. The evening blast was the second of the day in Kenya's capital, twin assaults that came two days after the U.S.

7.2 quake in Turkey kills 138, collapses buildings

10-23-2011 • AP

Cries of panic and horror filled the air as a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 138 people as buildings pancaked and crumpled into rubble. The death toll was expected to rise as rescuers sifted through the rubble and re

Iraq rejects US request to maintain bases after troop withdrawal

10-22-2011 • The Guardian

The US suffered a major diplomatic and military rebuff when Iraq finally rejected its pleas to maintain bases in the country beyond this year. The Iraqi decision is a boost to Iran, which has been battling against permanent American bases.

Afghanistan to back Pakistan if wars with U.S.: Karzai

10-22-2011 • Reuters

Afghanistan would support Pakistan in case of military conflict between Pakistan and the United States, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in an interview to a private Pakistani TV channel broadcast on Saturday.

Saudi crown prince dies, leaving succession uncertain

10-22-2011 • Christian Science Monitor

The younger brother of King Abdullah was in his 80s, and there is no formal method to name a replacement from the sprawling royal family.

Iraq PM: Immunity issue scuttled US troop deal

10-22-2011 • AP

Iraq's prime minister said US troops are leaving Iraq after 9 years because Baghdad rejected American demands that any US military forces to stay would have to be shielded from prosecution or lawsuits. It was Iraq who refused to let the US remain und

Clinton says U.S. officials have met with Haqqanis

10-21-2011 • Reuters

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that the United States had held a preliminary meeting with representatives of the Haqqani network, a group of militants Washington has blamed for a series of attacks in Afghanistan. The revelation cam

Turkey keeps up bombing of rebel bases in Iraq

10-21-2011 • AFP

Turkish jets kept up bombing raids on Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq overnight, as the rebels confirmed that some Turkish troops crossed into Iraq, officials and media reports said on Friday. Turkish war planes continued to take off from Diy