Tag: war
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israeli airstrikes in gaza leave hundreds dead
israel kills 208 in air assault on gaza stripfrom reuters: Israeli warplanes and helicopters pounded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least 205 people in the bloodiest one-day […]
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money & mccain for ‘more wars’
dod wants $70b more for warsfrom ap: The White House will ask Congress next week for another $70 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, an amount that would […]
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hollywood launches new offensive in the war of terror
from sky news: Saudi Arabian-based terrorist drama The Kingdom, starring Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner, arrives in London tonight. It brings with it a new wave of films that both […]
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heard about stratcom?
from op-ed news: They used to call it the Strategic Air Command (SAC). They were in charge of the nuclear bombers and nuclear missiles. Then the Pentagon changed the name […]
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US ‘friendly fire’ kills 3 uk soldiers
from bbc: Three British troops have been killed in Afghanistan by so-called friendly fire, the Ministry of Defence has said. The MoD said the soldiers, from 1st Battalion The Royal […]
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air force manual outlines how to aid insurgencies
from raw story: The Air Force is ready to aid insurgencies. According to a lengthy new Air Force document, which outlines US strategies for “Irregular Warfare,” military resources will sometimes […]
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former cia officer: US to attack iran within 6 months
from raw story: Fox News asked former CIA field officer Bob Baer on Tuesday whether the US is “gearing up for a military strike on Iran.” Baer has written a […]
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‘jfk, 9/11 & war’
from peter dale scott: In American history there are two types of event: ordinary events which the information systems of the country can understand and establish. There are also deep […]
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news on the march
no evidence of enemy fire in tillman deathfrom ap: Army medical examiners were suspicious about the close proximity of the three bullet holes in Pat Tillman’s forehead and tried without […]
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ron paul: pro-war gop can’t win
from raw story: On Tuesday, Ron Paul, a 10-term congressman from Texas and a Republican Presidential candidate, expressed serious doubts about the chances of a GOP victory in the 2008 […]
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uk troops on ‘trigger happy’ drug
from scotsman: British troops are being prescribed with a controversial drug which has been blamed for making US pilots “trigger-happy” and causing friendly fire deaths. The Ministry of Defence has […]
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coffin delays clinton fundraiser
from kcra: A fundraising event for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was delayed three hours while the Sacramento County bomb squad investigated a coffin brought to the area by anti-war […]
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spin: the art of selling war
from information clearinghouse/blacklisted news:Directed by Josh Rushing, a veteran Marine Corps media spokesman, “SPIN: The Art of Selling War” is an investigative documentary that looks at the standard justification for […]
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british forces held by iran
from sky news: The Government is demanding the “immediate and safe return” of 15 British sailors and Marines seized at gunpoint by Iranian forces. They were taking part in a […]
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US, china & russia ♥ cluster bombs
from washington post: Forty-six countries agreed Friday to push for a global treaty banning cluster bombs, a move activists hope will force the superpowers that oppose the effort – the […]