McCain: More troops on the ground in Iraq

8-21-2006 • UPI

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says the United States is not winning the war in Iraq and he still thinks more troops are needed on the ground.

Iraqi sniper kills 22, injures over 300

8-21-2006 • AP

Snipers lurking on buildings and in a cemetery sprayed bullets into Shiite Muslim religious processions in the capital, killing at least 20 people in another spasm of sectarian bloodletting that many Iraqis fear is pushing them toward civil war.

Officer Called Haditha Slaughter Routine

8-19-2006 • Washington Post

The Marine officer who commanded the battalion involved in the Haditha killings last November did not consider the deaths of 24 Iraqis, many of them women and children, unusual and did not initiate an inquiry, according to a sworn statement he gave t

Inquiry suggests files on killings in Haditha were burned

8-18-2006 • NY Times

A high-level military investigation into the killings of 24 Iraqis in Haditha last November has uncovered instances in which American marines involved in the episode appear to have destroyed or withheld evidence, according to two Defense Department o

Kurds pull tiger's tail once too often

8-18-2006 • The Guardian

Turkey and Iran have dispatched tanks, artillery and thousands of troops to their frontiers with Iraq during the past few weeks in what appears to be a coordinated effort to disrupt the activities of Kurdish rebel bases.

Bush Must Negotiate to Make America Safer, Say Former Generals

8-19-2006 • OneWorld.net

Of particular concern for the generals was increased saber rattling between Washington and Tehran over the development of an Iranian nuclear program, arguing the Bush Administration's invasion of Iraq is partially responsible for Iran's drive

IRAN and TURKEY shell IRAQ's Northern Frontier

08-18-2006 • The Guardian - Michael Howard in Qandil Mountain

Scores of Kurds have fled their homes in the northern frontier region after four days of shelling by the Iranian army. Local officials said Turkey had also fired a number of shells into Iraqi territory.

Marine Corps officer charged in Iraq assaults

8-17-2006 • Reuters

The military has charged a U.S. Marine Corps officer with assaulting three Iraqi civilians in April, accusing him of beating and choking them and placing a pistol in one victim's mouth, the Marines said.

In Western Iraq, Insurgency Is Gaining

8-17-2006 • AP

In the dusty plains of western Iraq, al-Qaida is gaining strength. Daily attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces are on the rise, and there is little sign of progress in persuading the population to support the national government. U.S. commanders ackn

Israel wants Turkey to block Iranian arms

08-17-2006 • Reuters

Israel wants the Turkish military to impose an air and ground embargo to prevent Iran using Turkish territory to send arms to resupply Hezbollah, a senior Israeli security source said on Thursday. (So, lets get the European nations to do the same)

Iran Is 'Not a Crisis'

8-16-2006 • LA Times

Seeking to counter the White House's depiction of its Middle East policies as crucial to the prevention of terrorist attacks at home, 21 former generals, diplomats and national security officials argue the administration's "hard l

PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE

8-17-2006 • Gentleman's Quarterly

In 2004, an American soldier stationed at Abu Ghraib handed a CD full of incriminating photographs to the Army Criminal Investigation Division. The soldier's name was Joe Darby. For this act of courage, he was vilified by his fellow soldiers, his

Iranian missiles ready to hit Tel Aviv says cleric

8-16-2006 • Reuters

Iran will hit Tel Aviv with its medium-range missiles if attacked. Iran's Shahab-3 missiles with a range of 1,240 miles, are capable of hitting Israel as well as U.S. military bases in the Gulf. This was a disgraceful defeat for America and the Z

Assad defends the resistance to Israel

8-16-2006 • AFP

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hailed Hezbollah in its fight against Israel, describing resistance against the "enemy" as legitimate. "I say to all those who accuse Syria of taking the side of the resistance that this is, for the Sy

Arabs predict guns won't be silent long in Lebanon

8-16-2006 • Reuters

Arab commentators welcomed the fragile calm between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas but said they feared a UN-brokered truce would not keep the guns silent for long. "The war in Lebanon may stop, but I doubt it, for never in history has Israel r

Bush Said to Be Frustrated by Level of Public Support in Iraq

8-16-2006 • NY Times

President Bush made clear in a private meeting this week that he was concerned about the lack of progress in Iraq and frustrated that the new Iraqi government — and the Iraqi people — had not shown greater public support for the American mission, par

Just returned troops after a year in Iraq, sent back

8-15-2006 • AP

Army officials said they recalled just 1 other time during the 3-year-long Iraq war when the Pentagon so quickly recalled soldiers who had served a year on the battlefront and gotten home. No assurances the unit's stay will not be extended again.

Germany's foreign minister takes a side.

08-15-2006 • AMMAN, Jordan (UPI)

Germany's foreign minister called off a meeting with Syria's president after the Middle Eastern leader blamed the region's troubles on the United States.

Rumsfeld wants to quit Iraq

8-15-2006 • Middle East Times

[Moonies] It is an "open secret" in Washington US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld "wants to extricate himself from Iraq" but President George W. Bush "remains resolute," thus the US hangs on, a US investigative reporte

To End All Wars

08-15-2006 • Butler Shaffer - for LewRockwell.com

All that is required is for each of us to put the faces of our children and grandchildren alongside the image of the state and ask ourselves: which am I prepared to sacrifice for the sake of the other?

No evidence Iran active in Iraq: US general

8-15-2006 • Washington Post

There is no evidence the Iranian government is stirring trouble in Iraq, a U.S. general said, playing down suggestions that Tehran will retaliate for U.S. backing of Israel's war on Hizbollah.

What Would Jesus Do - 15 year old Ava Lowery produces many Anti-War videos

08-15-2006 • www.peacetakescourage.com

War through the eyes of the next generation.

Peace Takes the Courage of a 15 year old Young Lady

08-15-2006 • www.peacetakescourage.com

Ava Lowery is the 15 year old peace activist from Alabama behind the website, PeaceTakesCourage.com, and has received an amazing amount of attention.

War against Life and Liberty based on Lies

08-15-2006 • The Stressblog(Scott Horton)

We've tried it the War Party's way for about 5 years now, and, with the newest suicide bomb plot, at long last the ridiculous lies that our enemies are a finite number of "Islamic fascists" who hate us for our freedom has finally fi

Syrian Generals Tied to Lebanon Roles Have U.S. Assets Frozen

08-15-2006 • Bloomberg.com

Today's action was authorized by a 2004 presidential order aimed at financially isolating Syrians accused of involvement with terrorists or with interfering in Lebanese affairs.

Iranian Leader Opens Up - 60 Minutes video

08-13-2006 • 60 Minutes

Mike Wallace is back from Tehran, where he obtained an exclusive interview with Iran's outspoken president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Pakistan... You're on the list too!

08-13-2006 • By Cam Simpson - Chicago Tribune

While much is still unknown, including whether there were any substantive ties between the alleged trans-Atlantic plotters and senior al-Qaida leaders hiding in Pakistan, current and former senior U.S. intelligence officials say Pakistan clearly serv

Lamont: War on Terror OK

08-13-2006 • WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI)

Look ... what we ought to be doing is fighting the war on terror in a serious way. I think we've gotten a little bit complacent, to tell you the truth. Maybe we've had a wake-up call in the last couple of days."