Ukrainian Prez: Ceasefire Is Done, 'We Will Attack'
• newser.comRebels didn't disarm or give up key border crossings
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WAR: About that War
War in Iraq and Beyond Has Cost 350,000 Deaths
• Courtney Coelho, Brown UniversityThe costs of war in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan now stand at more than 350,000 lives lost and $4.4 trillion spent. The human toll includes US soldiers and contractors, allied soldiers, security forces, insurgents, militants, and civilians.
People who are making sense about Iraq
• http://www.csmonitor.com, By Dan MurphyIt's worth listening to those who've devoted their lives to studying war and the region.
Russia will not sit idly by as jihadists press Iraq assault
• AFPRussian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in Damascus his country "will not remain passive" as jihadists push an offensive in Syria's neighbor Iraq. "Russia will not remain passive to the attempts by some groups to spread
White House Seeks Half A Billion Dollars To Train Syrian Rebels
• Jonathan TurleyAs both Iraq and Afghanistan meltdown after spending $4 trillion and losing thousands of lives, the Obama Administration wants to pour $500 million into training and equipping the Syrian rebels.
Military Strikes Hit Iraq - Or Was it Syria?
• Next News NetworkConflicting reports say the Syrian military struck at ISIS forces, fighting the government of Iraq. However, the news from Damascus is uncertain whether the attacks took place in Iraq or Syria. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was quoted in th
Thousands flee Ukraine for Russia; truce nears end
• APThousands of Ukrainians in cars stuffed with belongings lined up Thursday at the eastern border to cross into Russia, with some saying they felt betrayed by their government and vowing never to return.
Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova sign trade and economic pact with EU
• apUkraine's new president signed a trade and economic pact with the European Union on Friday, pushing his troubled country closer into a European orbit and angering Russia, which warned of unspecified consequences.
Parallels Between Iraq and Vietnam
• reason.comThe only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.
Poll: More say Iraq war not worth it
• politico.comA rising number of Americans think the war in Iraq was not worth fighting.
Facebook meme: Iraq War dollars could have ended world hunger for 30 years
• Tampa Bay TimesA majority felt that the dollars spent on war would have helped a good deal, but the funds would still fall short of the goal. The claim uses the appearance of mathematical accuracy to support a bold vision of the future, but that does not make it mo
Little noticed change in U.S. Army's focus - training concerns turn toward integration with Navy
• Military.comHawaii receives formerly odd contingent of attack helicopters and increased number of V22 tilt-rotor Ospreys, begins training Army pilots for carrier-borne operations. One finds themselves asking "Why"?
AAA: Iraq civil war pushing up gas prices in US
• Washington PostAAA Mid-Atlantic says the civil war in Iraq is pushing up gasoline prices in the United States. [The Bush Legacy still haunts us.]
Did Israel Just Start World War III?
WWW.THECOMMONSENSESHOW.COMThe world needs to look at Israel's recent attack upon Syria with more skepticism. Was the attack based on avenging a teen's death or gathering intel on Syria's anti-aircraft weapons systems?
Entered By: Dave Hodges
Three And A Half Funerals
• by L. Neil Smith (The Libertarian Enterprise)We've all seen it, dozens, perhaps even hundreds of times. A young man or woman, a young son or daughter, a young husband or wife, comes back from some unnecessary, idiotic war in "Bumfuck, Egypt"—in a box.
Reshaping the Vietnam Narrative
• Lewrockwell.comWe came dangerously close to nuclear war when the United States was fighting in Vietnam, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg told a reunion of the Stanford Anti-Vietnam War Movement in May 2014.
Democrats and Republicans Agree: Iraq Needs to be Reinvaded
• Prison PlanetSenate Democrats are standing behind Obama and his "limited plan to reengage in Iraq" in a declared effort to prevent the country from falling to ISIS fanatics trained by the U.S. government.
Bombing Won't Save Iraq
• http://www.lewrockwell.comThe panic that engulfed this capital after the fall of Mosul, when it appeared that the Islamist fanatics of ISIS would overrun Baghdad, has passed. And the second thoughts have begun.
We're Going Back to Iraq – Unless Americans rise up and say "No!"
• http://original.antiwar.comPresident Obama's announcement that the US is sending 300 "advisors" back to Iraq to stave off the rising Sunni insurgency was couched in assurances that "American forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq" – but who really believes that?
Obama Won't Rule Out Airstrikes in Syria
• http://news.antiwar.comAn unnamed top administration official says that President Obama, in announcing his planned military intervention in Iraq, was not ruling out airstrikes against targets inside Syria as well.
US Airmen on Standby to Launch Iraq Air War
• http://news.antiwar.comAmid an increasing number of surveillance overflights, US airmen in the region around Iraq are on standby to launch airstrikes against Iraq as soon as they given the go-ahead by President Obama.
Putin Offers "Complete Support" To Iraq Prime Minister Scorned By Obama
• http://www.zerohedge.comTwo days ago, before it was formalized that the US tacitly, if not explicitly, now supports the removal of the Iraqi Prime Minister whom it itself had helped elect
TGIF: The Middle East Harvests Bitter Imperialist Fruit
• FFF.Org/Sheldon RichmanThe wall-to-wall coverage of the disintegration of Iraq ought to carry this credit: This bloodshed was made possible by the generosity of British and French imperialists.
US warship with 550 Marines enters Persian Gulf
• thelibertybeat.comBy Julie Wilson: Monday, the USS Mesa Verde equipped with 550 Marines entered into the Persian Gulf in preparation for a possible operation in Iraq.
Obama Sends US Marines Back into Iraq
• Next News NetworkPresident Obama ordered up to 275 Marines back into the war-torn nation of Iraq. Military members ordered back to the country will be "equipped for combat," according to official records. This follows gains made by the armed groups in the count
Who Are Isis? the Rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
• unz.comThe group, led since 2010 by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, now controls vast swathes of land across Iraq and Syria
Ralph Nader on Obama, Hillary Clinton, and their "total support" of war and empire
• Daily Paul.comRalph Nader on Obama, Hillary Clinton, and their "total support" of war and empire
Videos Americans Didn't Get to See on Our Nightly News
• Prison PlanetWhile the U.S. media obsess with the Iraq War that we created 11 years ago and can't stop, and that we aren't really causing right now, they're covering up our current invasion (overseen by our CIA and former Blackwater mercenaries),.....
Doug Hagmann Describes How WW III Will Begin
www.thecommonsenseshow.comIn this interview, esteemed investigator, Doug Hagmann describes how WW III will commence. To listen, click the link...
Entered By: Dave Hodges
Game of Thrones Gets the Nastiness of Politics and War Right
• AntiWar.ComAll of the dirty DC dealings in Netflix's House of Cards arguably make it the most cynical of the current crop of highly-acclaimed and talked over television shows. However, the epic Game of Thrones – in spite of its fantastical elements – paints an
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