Defections within the Syrian army are increasing, as more and more soldiers refuse to fire on civilian protesters. A statement published on the internet by the Free Officers, a group that says it represents defectors, said "large defections" occurred in the Damascus...
Cables Reveal 2006 Summary Execution of Civilian Family in Iraq
As revealed by a State Department diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks last week, US forces committed a heinous war crime during a house raid in Iraq in 2006, wherein one man, four women, two children, and three infants were summarily executed. The cable excerpts a...
Report: US Forces May Have Killed Afghan Journalist
A month after an Afghan reporter for the BBC was killed during a Taliban attack, reports from local media that it was actually US forces who killed Omed Khpulwak gained a bit more credence. A locally based research group released a report last week that points to the...
Syria’s WMDs: The Scaremongering Begins Anew
Syria’s WMDs: The Scaremongering Begins Anew | A combination of unrelated facts prepare to lie America into another war
Syria Faces Isolation as Regime Loses Key Allies
Syria's Bashar al Assad is losing his allies and becoming even more isolated after months of violent crackdowns on pro-reform protesters. Unexpectedly, a warning from Syria's staunchest ally came Sunday when Iran urged President Bashar al-Assad to heed the "legitimate...
Nonviolence or NATO? Syria’s Protest Movement Starts to Split
Nonviolence or NATO? Syria’s Protest Movement Starts to Split | Some activists see NATO as key to Libya-style regime change
Cheney: Bush Leaked Iraq Strategy Debate
Cheney: Bush Leaked Iraq Strategy Debate | Slams Bush for doing ‘disservice’ to troops
Rights Group: Evidence Emerges of Revenge Killings Across Tripoli
Rights Group: Evidence Emerges of Revenge Killings Across Tripoli | Arbitrary regime killings give way to arbitrary rebel killings
Rebels Converge on Gadhafi Hometown of Sirte
Libyan rebels continued their search for the fugitive former leader Muammar Gadhafi on Sunday, converging on his hometown of Sirte. NATO war planes struck at the town, 300 miles east of Tripoli on the Mediterranean coast, for a third day on Sunday. The rebel...
Iraq’s Sectarian War Seen Flaring Up Again
Iraq’s Sectarian War Seen Flaring Up Again