WikiLeaks "Afghan War Diaries"
Stephen LendmanA powerful denunciation of all wars
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WAR: About that War
Congress gives Obama long-delayed Afghan war funds
• ReutersThe U.S. Congress on Tuesday gave President Barack Obama long-delayed funding for his troop increase in Afghanistan despite opposition from many fellow Democrats, while Obama played down the gravity of leaked war documents.
Missing U.S. sailor's remains found in Afghanistan
• Reporters Without BordersThe remains of one of two U.S. sailors who went missing in Afghanistan last week have been found in the east of the country, the NATO-led force said, and troops were still searching for the second man. The two men, serving with the U.S. Navy, went mi
Hit list draws fire in wake of leaked US documents
• APWhen it comes to war, killing the enemy is an accepted fact. Even amid the sensation of the WikiLeaks.org revelations, that stark reality lies at the core of new charges that some American military commando operations may have amounted to war crimes.
Why Not Another World War?
• Peter Schiff via LewRockwell.comThere is overwhelming agreement among economists that the Second World War was responsible for decisively ending the Great Depression. When asked why the wars in Iran and Afghanistan are failing to make the same impact today, they often claim that th
N. Korea warns of 'sacred war'
• msnbc.comCountry responds to 'reckless' military exercises by South, U.S.
State Dept. planning to field a small army in Iraq
• McClatchy NewsCan diplomats field their own army? The State Department is laying plans to do precisely that in Iraq, in an unprecedented experiment that U.S. officials and some nervous lawmakers say could be risky.
The Case For War - Israel and Iran
• arcleinIran has already embraced terrorism against Israel and the United States. Via Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas in Gaza, and Fatah on the West Bank, the clerics have repeatedly backed suicide bombers and helped launch thousan
Plan to begin Afghan security handover this year dropped
• The GuardianPlans to begin handing control of provinces in Afghanistan to Afghan security forces by the end of this year have been quietly dropped amid fears General Petraeus, the new US commander in the country, is less committed to a speedy transfer of power.
President of the Council on Foreign Relations on Afghanistan: ‘It’s not worth it’
• RawstoryThe president of the Council of Foreign Relations is telling President Barack Obama that he needs to drastically scale down his ambitions in Afghanistan. Richard Haass called Afghanistan "very much Barack Obama's war of choice." Haass seemed to be ec
Pearl Harbor: setting history straight
• Stephen Mansfield via Japantimes.co.jpDEMYSTIFYING PEARL HARBOR: A New Perspective From Japan, by Iguchi Takeo.
South Korea seeks a new way to handle North Korea
• Donald Kirk via Yahoo! NewsThe late South Korean president, Kim Dae-jung, borrowed from Aesop's fables when he initiated his "Sunshine Policy" of reconciliation with North Korea after his election in December 1997.
Sudan says 75 troops, 300 rebels die in Darfur strife
• Yahoo! NewsThe Sudanese army said 75 of its troops and more than 300 fighters of the rebel Justice and Equality Movement have been killed in clashes in Darfur over the past week.
Funding Corruption and Waste in Afghanistan - by Ron Paul
Powell GammillGOP chairman Michael Steele came under fire for daring to say what a lot of Americans already know – that our involvement in Afghanistan is an ill-advised quagmire with no end in sight. After nearly 10 years and approaching $1 trillion spent, the co
The Case for War: The Iron Mountain Report
Stephen LendmanOne of numerous confirmations of America's permanent war strategy
Newsweek editor asks: ‘Why are we fighting a major war in Afghanistan?
• RawstorySince the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal as the commander of US forces in Afghanistan and CIA Director Leon Panetta's admission a week ago that there may be no more than fifty to a hundred al-Qaeda members in that nation, there have been i
Republican Steele’s Afghanistan Remarks Praised by Ron Paul
• BloombergRepublican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, whose remarks suggesting the U.S. will lose the war in Afghanistan have prompted some Republicans to demand his resignation, won praise from Representative Ron Paul. “Michael Steele should not
Appeals court orders new hearing for detainee
• APA U.S. appeals court says an Algerian protesting his Guantanamo detention deserves a new lower court review -- to determine whether he was part of al-Qaida, not just a supporter.
War in Afghanistan: Illegal, Untenable and Unwinnable
Stephen LendmanCongress and Obama administration endorse escalation in Afghanistan
Intel: Suspected US missiles kill 10 in Pakistan
• APSuspected U.S. missiles hit a house Tuesday in a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border where the army has been battling Taliban fighters, intelligence officials said. At least 10 suspected militants were killed, including a possible al-Qaid
Sacking McChrystal: Testimony to a Lost War
Stephen LendmanEven McChrystal suggested the war is unwinnable - why he was fired
U.S. officials say Karzai aides are derailing corruption cases involving elite
• Washington PostTop officials in President Hamid Karzai's government have repeatedly derailed corruption investigations of politically connected Afghans, according to U.S. officials who have provided Afghanistan's authorities with wiretapping technology and other as
Funny? Too funny? Just plain sad? What words describe your reaction to this?
Found ZeroAfghan soldiers in the USA generally whooping it up and having a good time. I don't really know what I'm feeling as a response but whatever it is I'm feeling it very strongly. Video.
MOVIE: The Pat Tillman Story, coming to theatres this August
• www.hulu.comLooks like Gen. McChrystal, who was instrumental in the cover-up, got demoted out of the public eye just in time for this documentary's release.
Surge replacing pullout? Lawmakers rush to confirm Petraeus anyway
• RawstoryEven though the changing of the top guard might bring an enormous shift to Afghanistan war policies, lawmakers are rushing to confirm the new commander of the war effort chosen by President Obama to replace his "runaway general."
War uproots Iraq's signature date palms, and their tenders
• McClatchy NewsFearful of being mistaken for a militant, he announces himself loudly at front gates and hides his ax when he makes a sales pitch. Every stop is a gamble in this new Baghdad, but Kadhim trusts that even the wariest and most traumatized Iraqis will pr
Wikileaks plans to release files about deadly U.S. airstrike on Afghan civilians
• Washington PostWikileaks.org plans to release as soon as this week documents related to a U.S. airstrike that killed Afghan civilians last year and plans to release combat footage of the incident this summer, the founder of the whistleblower site said in an intervi
China says "concerned" about South Korea-U.S. drill
• ReutersChina said on Tuesday it was concerned about reports that a U.S. aircraft carrier may join a military exercise with South Korea amid a tense standoff with North Korea over the sinking of a warship from the South.
Pakistani spy agency supports Taliban
• APPakistan's main spy agency continues to arm and train the Taliban and is even represented on the group's leadership council despite U.S. pressure to sever ties and billions in aid to combat the militants. Pakistani cooperation is seen as key to defea
Satellite Photos Support WMD Testimony
• arcleinSatellite photos of a suspicious site in Syria are providing new support for the reporting of a Syrian journalist who briefly rocked the world with his reporting that Iraq’s WMD had been sent to three sites in Syria just before the invasion commenced
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