Daily Archives: September 3, 2008 »
A High Stakes US Gamble with Russia
By Stephen Lendman – RINF | Prior to entering WW II, US strategists had a clear aim in mind at its conclusion – to hold unchallengeable power in a new post-war global system: military,
Read More »‘US troops are committing war crimes’
By Parwiz Shamal | AN AFGHAN human rights organisation has accused the United States army of committing war crimes in Afghanistan. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said on Tuesday that, according to
Read More »Counterattacking Army recruiting
By Mitch Weiss | Sally Ferrell bounded from the truck and grabbed a posterboard sign that read: “War is not the Answer.” Over the years, she’s organized dozens of peace vigils like this one
Read More »Civil rights activists prompt call for Police shootings probe
Civil rights activists have called for an investigation of police shootings in a Los Angeles-area city where four people have been killed since May. The latest was Sunday when a 56-year-old homeless man
Read More »Information on use of Shannon ‘rendition’ sought
THE GOVERNMENT has been asked for information relating to the use of Shannon in the “extraordinary rendition” of a Guantánamo Bay detainee who could face the death penalty. The request was sent to the
Read More »Holding murderers accountable
By William John Cox | Although Americans have access to the greatest selection of information sources in the world, including books, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cable, and the Internet, the frequency of the news
Read More »New Labour banging war drums – again
Socialist Worker | The new Labour government is leading the West’s war of words against Russia in its dispute with Georgia. Foreign secretary David Miliband went to the Ukraine last month to drum up
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