Posts Tagged ‘Iraq’
U.S. to Spend $33-40 billion on Drones through 2020
U.S. Congressional Budget Office Report: Policy Options for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Download Full Report: pdf | Alternate Source: pdf Executive Summary Over the next 10 years, the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to purchase about 730 new medium-sized and large unmanned aircraft systems based on designs currently in operation, while [...]
The West’s War Crimes are Much Greater than Israel’s
YNet | By Shaul Rosenfeld | 30 July 2010 Hypocrisy’s finest hour Revelations of West’s crimes in Afghanistan highlight anti-Israel hypocrisy In an interview with PBS earlier this year, Richard Goldstone was quite amazed by a question regarding the suspicion that he and others may, heaven forbid, adopt a double standard in respect to [...]
Robert Gates and Michael Mullen on David Cameron, Pakistan, and the ISI
U.S. Military, Joint Chiefs of Staff | 29 July 2010 Pentagon Press Conference As Delivered by Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense , Pentagon Briefing Room Thursday, July 29, 2010 EXCERPT Q: British Prime Minister David Cameron said today that he can’t tolerate the idea [...]
Ex-M15 spy chief: Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11
China Daily | 20 July 2010 Ex-M15 spy chief: No link between Iraq and 9/11 "Our involvement in Iraq radicalized, for want of a better word, a whole generation of young people - not a whole generation, a few among a generation - who saw our involvement in Iraq, on top of our involvement in Afghanistan as being an attack on Islam," she [...]
Inside the U.S. Intelligence and Security Behemoth
Washington Post | By Dana Priest & William M. Arkin | 19 July 2010 Read the story below Part I | Part II-A | Part II-B | Part III Go To Washington Post Website to: Watch the Intro Video | See the Map | Explore Connections Find Companies | Search the Data I. A hidden world growing beyond control These are some of the findings [...]
As Civilian Casualties Rise U.S. Soldiers Commit Suicide in Record Numbers
CNN | By By Mike Mount | 16 July 2010 June was worst month for Army suicides, statistics show Washington (CNN) -- More U.S. soldiers killed themselves last month than in recent Army history, according to Army statistics released Thursday, confounding officials trying to reverse the grim trend. The statistics show that 32 soldiers killed [...]
Anti-War Conference in Albany, NY (23-25 July 2010)
Times Union | By Dennis Yusko | 18 July 2010 From fighting a war to fighting war Veterans more vocal in anti-war movement "Fear turns into hatred and overcomes everything you are," McCord said from his Wichita home. "You turn into a monster over there. I feel it is my duty to speak out on the wars and what I witnessed." ALBANY -- Ethan [...]
Kerry finds “eerie” parallels between Af/Pak and newly released Vietnam files
Common Dreams | By Brian Bender | 15 July 2010 In Vietnam-Era Files, Parallels of Anxiety Kerry releases records to spur Afghan debate Download the Released Records: pdf | 2.9 MB (1175 pages) WASHINGTON - The CIA director predicted it would be a "long war.'' A senator from Missouri, expressing concern about the unconventional nature [...]
US CENTCOM Chief, Gen. Mattis: It’s fun to kill people
Common Dreams | By Tom Turnipseed | 13 July 2010 Killing For Fun; Military Madness Successful professionals enjoy their work. The Obama administration has picked a successful and happy warrior in Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis to head the US Central Command. The command includes all US forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, the entire Middle East [...]
Stirrings of a New Push for Military Option on Iran
Antiwar | By Jim Lobe | 10 July 2010 "From a marketing point of view, you don’t introduce new products in August," explained then-White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card back in September 2002, in answer to queries about why the administration of George W. Bush had not launched its campaign to rally public opinion behind invading Iraq [...]
