Privatizing Foreign Policy: The Road to Iran
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 24 Aug 2008
Summary: US soldier in IraqBecause most Americans pay little attention to foreign affairs they lack the knowledge necessary to accurately contextualize the situation when foreign events do seem to intrude upon their lives. The assertion that Iraq was in possession of weapons of mass destruction that were to be used on American targets was an example of such a situation. Having no objective knowledge to assess this claim, Americans had to rely on the information given to them by others, most of the time government spokesmen and media ?pundits.? source: Informed Commentread more

Repeat After Me, China Bad, USA Good
Jyoti Mishra - 24 Aug 2008
Binyam Mohammed A British woman held in China for three days without charge after a Free Tibet demonstration is to be released and deported, Downing Street has said. Mandy McKeown, 41, from Bristol, had been expected to be detained for 10 days following the protest in Beijing. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown raised her case when he met [...]

U.S. Accused of Killing 76 Civilians in Afghanistan Airstrike
AlterNet: War on Iraq - 24 Aug 2008
Most of the casualties were women and children; the deaths sparked demonstrations and a condemnation by Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Afghan President Pardons Men Convicted of Gang Rape
AlterNet: War on Iraq - 24 Aug 2008
President Hamid Karzai has pardoned three men who were found guilty of brutally raping a woman in the northern province of Samangan.