Tag: surge
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warwhores: northcom, nato & the death of women soldiers
who wants to work at northcom?* US & nato poised for most massive war in afghanistan’s history – and the ‘left’ will love it* ‘bin laden’ demands europe withdraw afghanistan troops* saic awarded $29m task order to support naval air systems command*flashback: army coverup of rape & murder of women soldiers?* asgarda: new tribe of…
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warwhores: spy surge, drones, dirigibles & future wars
what can americans do to oppose the warfare state?* military growing impatient with obama on afghanistan* cia launching spy ‘surge’ into afghanistan* mcchrystal troop boost comes friday 9/25* reading the mcchrystal report: interesting times* air force crashes out-of-control drone in afghanistan* inside bob gates’ overhaul of the pentagon* science behind US coercive interrogations missing in…
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more troops to guard afghan heroin that props up banks
the use of terms like ‘theater’ & ‘enablers’ should really tell you what’s going on here… this is all about the drugs.from time: Afghanistan became President Obama’s war on Tuesday [feb17], when he ordered two more U.S. combat brigades into the fight. He will send 17,000 combat troops to join the 36,000-strong U.S. force already…
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obamessiah: torture, truth, surge & purge
unredacted documents reveal prisoners tortured to death torture evidence ‘hidden from obama’from guardian: US defence officials are preventing Barack Obama from seeing evidence that a former British resident held in Guantánamo Bay has been tortured, the prisoner’s lawyer said last night, as campaigners and the Foreign Office prepared for the man’s release in as little…
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barksdale b52’s practice surge + ‘operation green flag’
from shreveport times: People who live near or around Barksdale Air Force Base may notice an increase in noise Thursday and Monday, installation representatives say. Early Thursday, a dozen B-52 bombers will practice for a “surge,” where bombers take off in quick succession. The real MITO, or “minimum-interval takeoff,” will be held at the base…
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olbermann anti-war rant against cfr member
from raw replay: “On Tuesday, Max Boot, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, insisted that the surge has worked and civilian deaths were down in Iraq. However, he wrote an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal the day before claiming the jump in American fatalities could be a ’sign of things…
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central command chief william fallon resigns
from danger room: Admiral William Fallon, commander of US Central Command, has turned in his resignation, and Defense Secretary Gates has accepted it. The press, previously hypnotized by the Spitzer scandal, is furiously spinning to find out more. But early speculation will almost certainly center around this interview with Esquire’s Tom Barnett, in which the…
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the pentagon wants an afghanisurge
3,000 more marines to afghanistanfrom ap: The Pentagon is preparing to send at least 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan in April to bolster efforts to hold off another expected Taliban offensive in the spring, military officials said Jan. 9. The move represents a shift in Pentagon thinking that has been slowly developing after months of repeated…
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media pans bush speech
from us news & world report: In a televised speech last night, President Bush said his ‘surge’ strategy has produced positive results, which will allow the US to cut the number of troops in Iraq. The Washington Post say on the front page that Bush “coined a new slogan to describe his latest strategy, ‘Return…
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9/11 families slam government over anniversary
from steve watson: The decision to hold Iraq war commander Gen. David Petraeus’ testimony to the Congress on the sixth anniversary of 9/11 has been condemned by families of the victims of the attacks as another crude attempt by government officials to link the event to the war in Iraq despite the fact prior intelligence…
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double the troops in the surge?
from defense tech: President Bush and his new military chiefs have been saying for nearly a month that they would “surge” an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq, in a last, grand push to quell the violence in Baghdad and in Anbar Province. But a new study by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says the real…
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kissinger calls for a ‘new world order,’ again
from raw story/blacklisted news: Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, an iconic conservative who continues to command the attention of the White House, praises President Bush’s moves in Iraq and says that leaving the war-torn nation is not possible under present conditions. Kissinger has penned an editorial in which he states that Bush’s “bold decision…
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hundreds in portland protest the surge
from portland indymedia: A large crowd braved the cold and showed up at Pioneer Courthouse Square to protest Bush’s announced escalation of the Iraq war this evening. The crowd marched to the Oregonian newspaper’s office, chanting and taking over the street for a short time. In spite of delays, motorists showed great support to the…
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bush hit new low on eve of crucial speech
from guardian: George Bush’s public approval ratings hit a new low yesterday as Democratic opposition to his planned US troop increase for Iraq rapidly gained momentum. Even before Mr Bush formally announces a fresh Iraq strategy tonight, Democrats in the new Congress discussed a range of options that include withholding funding for what they call…
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new wave of troops set for iraq
from abc news: The first of up to 20,000 additional U.S. troops will move into Iraq by the end of the month under President Bush’s new war plan, a senior defense official said Tuesday. Congressional Democrats scrambled for the best way to challenge an increase they said would simply cause more bloodshed. Details of a…