Category: Iraq, Afganistan and the "War on Terror"

It's Obama's War, and We Will Stop It

December 8, 2009 by Paul

The current escalation of the Afghanistan war comes at a new political moment. Unemployment is over 10%. Cities and towns are slashing basic services right and left. People are losing health care in droves, nothing is being done about the foreclosure crisis, and the U.S.

Iraq, Afganistan and the "War on Terror"

Military Families across the Country Protest President Obama's Decision to Escalate War in Afghanistan

December 8, 2009 by Paul

December 3, 2009 – Following President Obama’s announcement of increased troop levels in Afghanistan, members of Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) and Gold Star Families Speak Out (GSFSO) expressed outrage and deep sadness by speaking out and taking part in protest actions across the country. While the military community is frequently tight-lipped about policy decisions, these military families broke that code of silence to publicly decry the President’s decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan.

Iraq, Afganistan and the "War on Terror"

Information Clearing House Newsletter December 01, 2009

December 2, 2009 by Paul

Are leading Democrats Afraid of a Special Prosecutor to Investigate Torture?

April 25, 2009 by Paul

by Jeremy Scahill

Published on Friday, April 24, 2009 by RebelReports

Remembering Fallujah　（東京大）

April 15, 2009 by Paul

Screening of Toshikuni Doi's documentary "Fallujah: April 2004" (English version) to mark the fifth anniversary of the US attack on Fallujah in Iraq

In April and November 2004, the US military laid siege to the city of Fallujah in northern Iraq, killing hundreds of civilians and reducing much of the town to rubble. Western mass media largely ignored the reality of what was happening on the ground, which was reported only by al-Jazeerah and a few "unembedded" journalists.

Anatomy of Bush's Torture 'Paradigm'

April 15, 2009 by Paul

Published on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 by Consortium News

by Ray McGovern

The prose of the recently leaked report of the International Committee of the Red Cross on torture seems colorless. It is at the same time obscene - almost pornographic.