Violence flared last week after Israeli riot police forcibly evicted some 250 settlers from a disputed Palestinian-owned home that the settlers had occupied last year. … Shooting BackRead more
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Posted inIraq / USA Empire
Nisoor Square massacre
The indictment is built largely around the testimony of a sixth Blackwater operative who has already pleaded guilty to two charges as part of an … Nisoor Square massacreRead more
Posted inSweden
Sweden: second-largest weapons exporter per capita in the world
Institutions like the Nobel Prize have helped link Sweden’s international reputation to peace and reconciliation. But few people know Sweden is also one of the … Sweden: second-largest weapons exporter per capita in the worldRead more
Posted inIraq / USA Empire
Big Boy Rules: America’s Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq
The pact recently approved by the Iraqi cabinet that allows 150,000 US troops to stay in Iraq ’til 2011 could have a significant impact on … Big Boy Rules: America’s Mercenaries Fighting in IraqRead more
Posted inNeocolonialism
Another middle east
The so-called “forgotten war,” the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is threatening to explode once again, away from the glare of any international … Another middle eastRead more
Posted inNeocolonialism
Congo, a country with huge natural resources, but
Congo itself is located in the heart of Africa. It’s literally and figuratively the fulcrum on which Africa swings. It’s the size of western Europe, … Congo, a country with huge natural resources, butRead more
Posted inHealth
Truth is stranger than fission
Interview with Dr Helen Caldicott. The nuclear power industry was moribund after Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, and it became so expensive to build a … Truth is stranger than fissionRead more
Posted inMovie
Section 60
The latest official count of US servicemembers who have died in the Iraq war is 4,180; in Afghanistan, 610. At Arlington National Cemetery, the nation’s … Section 60Read more
Posted inMiddle East / USA Empire
The Age of the Warrior
The US strategy in Afghanistan is back in the news, just ahead of the vice-presidential debate tonight. The British ambassador to Afghanistan has been quoted … The Age of the WarriorRead more
Posted inIraq
Ordinary Day: The Unraveling of Life in Iraq
Farnaz Fassihi’s 2004 email It was the email read around the world. Four years ago, in September 2004, Farnaz Fassihi, an Iranian American correspondent in … Ordinary Day: The Unraveling of Life in IraqRead more