The Business of America Is War
Stephen LendmanAmerica's permanent war agenda
Contents Pages by Subject
WAR: About that War
War is In the Air
• arcleinQaeda and the Iranian Shi’ite regime are only acting in character; they are the carnivores of the current political world and cannot be expected to begin acting like herbivores. They have openly declared their intentions many times over and have give
NATO helicopters end Kabul hotel siege, 7 dead
• APNATO helicopters fired rockets at gunmen on the rooftop of a besieged Kabul hotel early on Wednesday, ending a more than four-hour standoff between militants and police that left at least seven dead and eight others wounded, Afghan officials said.
Nato is trying to kill Gaddafi, admits top U.S. commander
• http://www.prisonplanet.com/Nato forces are trying to kill Colonel Gaddafi, the top U.S. commander in the Libyan conflict has admitted.
Shadow War in Yemen Likely to Intensify
• http://news.antiwar.com/President Barack Obama has called the war in Iraq a distraction from the real fight in Afghanistan. What is becoming clearer is that even Afghanistan is peripheral when compared to Yemen...
At Least 29 Slain in US Drone Strikes Against South Waziristan
• http://news.antiwar.com/At least 29 people were slain and an unknown number of others wounded today in a pair of US drone strikes against South Waziristan Agency, Pakistan. The first strike targeted a vehicle, killing eight people in Shawwal.
Pakistan General Denies Firing Rockets at Afghanistan
• http://news.antiwar.com/In a statement released today, Major General Athar Abbas denied claims that the Pakistani military has been launching large scale rocket attacks against Afghan border villages, terming the claims simply untrue.
US gets ready to turn Syria into another Middle Eastern vassal
• .After more than a year of strained relations, Turkey has decided to restore military and intelligence collaboration in the eastern Mediterranean with Israel as Ankara heads for a military showdown with Syria,
A decade on, no clear answers in Afghanistan war
• http://news.yahoo.com/For 10 years, ever since the towers fell, the United States has fought a war in a distant land — in hopes, it says, of protecting American interests and making the world safer from terrorism.
Suspected U.S. drone kills 6 in Pakistan
• http://edition.cnn.com/A suspected U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region killed six suspected militants on Monday, intelligence officials told CNN.
Two More US Troops Slain in Iraq: 11 Total in June
• http://news.antiwar.com/US military officials have reported that two more US soldiers were slain today in northern Iraq, killed while conducting “operations” in the area. The exact details of the deaths have yet to be made available.
John McCain’s never-ending war
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/Elevating the fallacy of the false alternative to a foreign policy, John McCain and a few others believe Republicans who oppose U.S. intervention in Libya’s civil war
Outreach Table - DECLARE PEACE FAIR
• Focus on PeaceThe DECLARE PEACE FAIR will be held at Independence Visitors Center lawn area)6th & Market Streets, Phila., PA on Saturday, July 2 from 1 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Focus on Peace will have a table at the event. Come out and support us in our outreach efforts
House rejects Obama’s Libya policy but stops short of trying to cut funding
• Washington PostThe House on Friday voted to reject President Obama’s introduction of U.S. forces into the conflict in Libya, defeating a resolution that would have officially authorized that operation. But the House then voted own an even more aggressive rebuke
The Real Reason the USSR Fell
• http://dailybell.ch/Every revolution is a surprise. Still, the latest Russian Revolution must be counted among the greatest of surprises.
Pentagon Moves to Expand War in Pakistan
• http://www.prisonplanet.com/Now that Obama will go into the silly season of American presidential politics claiming he ended the occupation of Afghanistan, it is time for the Pentagon to get serious about its effort to destabilize Pakistan and prepare for the next world war.
Cell phone links Osama bin Laden to Pakistani intel
• http://www.rawstory.com/A cellphone used by Osama bin Laden's courier appears to show that he was aided by Pakistani militants linked to the country's powerful intelligence agency, The New York Times said Thursday.
House Debates Two Pro-War Resolutions on Libya
• http://news.antiwar.com/This morning, the House of Representatives is debating a pair of pro-war resolutions surrounding the war in Libya, with the first vote echoing the McCain/Kerry “one year authorization” bill in the Senate and the other masquerading as the antiwar choi
Obama Leaves Door Open to Long-Term US Afghan Combat
• http://original.antiwar.com/President Barack Obama’s speech announcing that the 33,000 "surge" troops in Afghanistan will be withdrawn by "summer" 2012 indicates that he has given priority to the interests of the military and the Pentagon...
Iraq Bombings Kill 34, Including US Contractor
• http://news.antiwar.com/At least 34 people were killed and dozens wounded across Iraq in a spate of bombings, including a number targeting a marketplace and a Shi’ite neighborhood in Baghdad. A US contractor was also among the slain.
German soldiers cannot shoot, cannot drive, Afghan report concludes
• http://www.heraldsun.com.au/GERMANY'S military is a danger to itself and its Afghanistan mission because it lacks combat and medical skills, German newspaper Bild reported yesterday citing a classified official document.
Today on LewRockwell.com - Friday June 24th, 2011
• lewrockwell.comThe War on (Some) Drugs - It's racist, says Wilt Alston. / Descent into Fascism - Edwin Vieira on our national socialist monetary system. / Is College Worth It? - 11 signs it may be a one-way ticket to student debt hell.
Turkish - Israeli Relations
Stephen LendmanVying for regional dominance
Permanent Iraq and Afghanistan Occupations Planned
Stephen Lendmanimperialism
CONNECTING THE DOTS
Afghanistan and Iraq: where the American empire dies
Frosty WooldridgeHistory clearly shows that all empires collapse. They fail. They die. They cease to exist because they overextend themselves in wars, in debt, in borrowing and in loss of a comprehension of reality. The US is well on its way.
McCain/Kerry Support Imperial War on Libya
Stephen LendmanUS imperial aggression
US-Led Terror Bombings Target Civilians
Stephen LendmanUS imperial aggression
Police killed at Afghanistan checkpoint
• http://english.aljazeera.net/Taliban claims responsibility for attack killing six officers, as the US prepares for a troop withdrawal.
Yemen: Over 100 Soldiers Killed in Failed Attempt to Recapture Zinjibar
• http://news.antiwar.com/Only yesterday Yemeni officials were claiming significant progress in their military effort to retake the southwestern town of Zinjibar. Today, officials have admitted the situation was far more grave than they were letting on.
Turkish Actions To Trigger NATO Confrontation With Syria?
• http://www.prisonplanet.com/Last week, a feature by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton excoriating the political leadership of Syria appeared in the London-based Arabic-language daily Asharq Al-Awsat.
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