Data: Nearly 90,000 US Soldiers ‘Unfit for Combat’
Data: Nearly 90,000 US Soldiers ‘Unfit for Combat’
ICC to Probe NATO War Crimes in Libya War
ICC to Probe NATO War Crimes in Libya War | Court to consider ‘series of complaints’ against NATO, NTC
US Veteran Suicide Attempts Happening Every 80 Minutes
US Veteran Suicide Attempts Happening Every 80 Minutes
Sadr Vows to Resist Continued US Presence in Iraq
Sadr Vows to Resist Continued US Presence in Iraq | Contractors mean US occupation will continue in Iraq
New US War in Africa Indicates a Shift into the Shadows
The United States is in the midst of fighting a new war in Africa, following familiar foreign policy conventions applied previously, particularly in Latin America and the Middle East, to ruinous results. The strategy is characterized by military aid to and reliance on brutish, undemocratic regimes, proxy militias, and targeted special operations as opposed to [...]
US Warns Humanitarian Team Aboard Flotilla Not to Approach Gaza
American citizens aboard an aid flotilla headed to Gaza in an attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade of the strip could face action for violating Israeli and American law, the Obama administration warned Thursday. A boat setting sail from Turkey on Wednesday carrying humanitarian aid and 27 pro-Palestinian activists from the US and eight other [...]
At Least 65 Killed in Two Days Since Syria Announced Arab League Deal
At Least 65 Killed in Two Days Since Syria Announced Arab League Deal | No sign of troops leaving cities as required
“Vast Majority” of Troops Out of Iraq by December
Approximately 34,000 US troops remain in Iraq, the “vast majority” of which are due to exit the country by December, a US general said Thursday. “As I look at the plan, I think it’s clear to me that by the time we get to about mid-December or so, the vast majority of the US forces in [...]
Western Leaders Ratchet Up Pressure on Iran Ahead of IAEA Report
President Barack Obama stood with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday to say that Iran’s nuclear program continues to pose a threat, as a belligerent West anticipates next week’s release of a report on Tehran’s nuclear activities. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is expected to release on Tuesday a report on whether or not [...]
Netanyahu Orders Investigation into Leaked Plans to Attack Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered an investigation into alleged leaks of plans to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to reports. The main suspects for the leak are the former heads of Israel’s intelligence agencies the Mossad and the Shin Bet, Meir Dagan and Yuval Diskin respectively. Netanyahu purportedly suspects that the two former agents leaked the information [...]
