There’s Still Time to Rethink Iran10 Mar 2007Excerpt: More than five years have passed since President Bush labeled Iraq, Iran and North Korea the “axis of evil.” It is imperative that we try to piece together what role U.S. intelligence played in supporting the “axis” idea and the misguided policies and actions that ensued.
More Sand In Our Faces10 Mar 2007Excerpt: Within hours of the verdict that Lewis “Scooter” Libby had “obstructed justice,” the Cheney Cabal and its media sycophants were vehemently attacking Fitzgerald…
Kurds Fear a New War10 Mar 2007Excerpt: QANDIL MOUNTAINS (Iraq-Iran-Turkey)—The fragile quiet in this no-man’s-land is broken by a young fighter shooting into the air at a regular morning ceremony to “commemorate martyrs.”
The Scandal at Walter Reed9 Mar 2007Excerpt: The scandal at Walter Reed is not an isolated incident. It is directly related to our foreign policy of interventionism.
Why are We Still in Korea?9 Mar 2007Excerpt: The United States has maintained troops in South Korea for more than a half century. Since 1950, Washington has defended the Republic of Korea (ROK) with blood and treasure. During that time the ROK has gone from an impoverished, authoritarian state to a prosperous democracy. Yet America’s commitment remains essentially unchanged. Why?
The Other War9 Mar 2007Excerpt: The Democrats have a plan—finally!—to get us out of Iraq, and it involves—as usual with the Dems—a complicated process of measuring “benchmarks” that, if not met, will supposedly trigger a U.S. withdrawal (in 180 days).
Friday: 1 Marine, 33 Iraqis Killed; 5 Iraqis Injured9 Mar 2007Excerpt: Updated at 1:25 a.m. EST, Mar. 10, 2007 At least three million Iraqis are in Karbala to observe Arbain ,which ends the forty-day period of mourning that began with the Ashura holiday; no deadly incidents were reported. Overall, at least 33 Iraqis were killed and five wounded in separate incidents elsewhere. Also, a Marine was killed in combat in Anbar province.
Iraq’s Other War: Violence Against Women Under US Occupation8 Mar 2007Excerpt: Last week, Houzan Mahmoud, the international representative of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (a partner organization of MADRE), opened her e-mail and found a message from Ansar al-Islam, a notoriously brutal Sunni jihadist group…
The Washington Dodgers8 Mar 2007Excerpt: It’s springtime for Congress, and the Washington Dodgers are batting 1,000 in the exhibition season.
New US Bomb Could Jumpstart Nuclear Arms Race8 Mar 2007Excerpt: A U.S. plan to develop a new hydrogen bomb could spark production of new nuclear weapons by other countries, including several foes of the Bush administration, warn some of the nation’s leading arms control and disarmament advocacy groups.
Why Cheney Lost It When Joe Wilson Spoke Out8 Mar 2007Excerpt: Testimony at the Libby trial showed a vice president obsessed with retaliating against former ambassador Joseph Wilson for writing, in the New York Times op-ed section on July 6, 2003, that intelligence had been “twisted” to justify attacking Iraq. How to explain why the normally stoic, phlegmatic Cheney went off the deep end?
Thursday: 67 Iraqis, 1 GI Killed; 58 Iraqis Wounded8 Mar 2007Excerpt: Updated at 2:35 a.m. EST, March 9, 2007 At least 67 Iraqis were reported killed or found dead today and another 58 were wounded in violent acts. Most of the attacks were outside the capital where it is believed that many gunmen have fled to in the wake of increased security in Baghdad. Also, the relatives of a soldier wounded in Iraq last week reported that the soldier died on Wednesday.
Clueless in Gaza7 Mar 2007Excerpt: The numbers are not good. By every conceivable measure, the United States, which only six years ago was positively perceived and admired by many people around the world, is now almost universally disliked and frequently feared.
The Last Hot-Button Issue for the Bush Administration7 Mar 2007Excerpt: Let’s start with the obvious waste. We know that hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have lost their lives since the Bush administration invaded their country in March 2003, that almost 2 million may have fled to other countries, and that possibly millions more have been displaced from their homes in ethnic-cleansing campaigns. We also know that an estimated 4.5 million Iraqi children are now malnourished and that this is but “the tip of the iceberg” in a country where diets are generally deteriorating, while children are dying of preventable diseases in significant numbers; that the Iraqi economy is in ruins and its oil industry functioning at levels significantly below its worst moments in Saddam Hussein’s day—and that there is no end in sight for any of this.
How Much More Harm Can Bush Do?7 Mar 2007Excerpt: U.S. casualties (dead and wounded) have now reached 27,000 in a war that was supposed to be a “cakewalk,” over in a few weeks. If what four-star Gen. Wesley Clark, former supreme commander of NATO, told Amy Goodman in a March 2 interview is correct, U.S. casualties are yet in their early days.
Israel, Iran, US Least-Liked Countries7 Mar 2007Excerpt: A majority of people from around the world hold predominantly negative views of Israel, Iran, and the United States, according to a survey [.pdf] of more than 28,000 respondents in 27 countries.
A Corrupt Endeavor7 Mar 2007Excerpt: If you want to know why and how the vice president’s chief of staff came to be convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice and now faces up to 20 or so years in jail and a hefty fine, then let’s go back to the winter of 2005, when prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald announced Scooter Libby’s indictment and took questions from the media.
Wednesday: 96 Iraqis, 3 GIs Killed; 104 Iraqis Injured7 Mar 2007Excerpt: Updated at 12:25 a.m. EST, Mar. 6, 2007 Although violence was lighter today, pilgrims traveling to Karbala for the Arbain observance continued to be targeted. Overall, at least 96 Iraqis were reported killed or found dead and 104 were injured during separate attacks. Also, three American soldiers were killed when they came across a roadside bomb while on patrol northwest of Baghdad.
Who’s Afraid of Nuclear Disarmament?6 Mar 2007Excerpt: The Bush administration is very focused these days on Iran’s nuclear program. This focus has only sharpened in the aftermath of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s recent report that Iran continues to enrich uranium in defiance of a UN Security Council demand.
Containing Iraq’s Civil War Is Not the Answer6 Mar 2007Excerpt: The bulk of expert opinion predicts that the Bush administration’s escalation strategy in Iraq will fail. The void created by the administration’s lack of a backup plan for that outcome has been filled with proposals from pundits, academics, and think-tank analysts, who recommend containing Iraq’s civil war.
Iranians Blame the West for Sunni Unrest6 Mar 2007Excerpt: TEHRAN —As a Shia majority country with several large ethnic groups like the Kurds, Arabs, and Baluchis that follow the Sunni faith, Iran has for years been vulnerable to unrest, riots, and terrorist attacks that officials routinely attribute to foreign powers.
Tuesday: 10 GIs, 215 Iraqis Killed; 4 GIs, 406 Iraqis Wounded6 Mar 2007Excerpt: Updated at 7:45 p.m. EST, Mar. 6, 2007 At least 215 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 406 Iraqis were wounded in various incidents. Many of the dead and injured were pilgrims on their way to Karbala for a religious observance. In a dramatic jailbreak in Mosul, over 140 militia members were freed. Also, the 10 American soldiers were killed and 4 injured in separate incidents.
Monday: 126 Iraqis, 3 GIs Killed; 196 Iraqis, 1 GI Wounded5 Mar 2007Excerpt: Updated at 1:15 a.m. EST, Mar. 6, 2007 At least 126 Iraqis were reported killed or found dead and another 196 Iraqis were injured, including 30 people who had been held captive and tortured in southern Iraq. Also, bombings and shootings continued in Baghdad despite the security crackdown. Three American military deaths were also reported.
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