Yearly Archives: 2007

“Come and see our overflowing morgues”“Come and see the rubble of your surgical air-strikes”By Mike Whitney “Everyday, under the pretext of either Al Qaeda, insurgents, militants, or whatever imaginary name you coined, you have not ceased, not even for one … Continue reading →

U.N. challenges U.S. on illegal air strikes in IraqBy Nicolas J. S. Davies, Online Journal Contributing WriterOct 23, 2007, 00:37 Just as U.S. air operations over Iraq have reached their highest level since the destruction of Fallujah in November 2004, … Continue reading →

The collapse of Bush’s foreign policyBy Juan Cole From Turkey to Iraq to Pakistan, the mounting chaos proves the White House is just winging it. Oct. 24, 2007 | The Bush administration once imagined that its presence in Afghanistan and … Continue reading →

On the Eve of DestructionBy Scott Ritter 10/23/04 “TruthDig” — – Don’t worry, the White House is telling us. The world’s most powerful leader was simply making a rhetorical point. At a White House press conference last week, just in … Continue reading →

TORTURE & THE SAN FRANCISCO 8By Kiilu Nyasha, October 22, 2007 “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” ­The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 5 (1948) It’s clear to everyone … Continue reading →

Bloggers Without Borders… Syria is a beautiful country- at least I think it is. I say “I think” because while I perceive it to be beautiful, I sometimes wonder if I mistake safety, security and normalcy for ‘beauty’. In so … Continue reading →

IRAQ: Violence-related deaths drop ‘remarkably’, say authorities and UN BAGHDAD, 21 October 2007 (IRIN) – Iraqis are breathing a sigh of relief as violence in their war-torn country is ebbing and the number of violence-related victims has dropped sharply since … Continue reading →

Steep decline in oil production brings risk of war and unrest, says new studyAshley Seager, Monday October 22, 2007, The Guardian World oil production has already peaked and will fall by half as soon as 2030, according to a report … Continue reading →

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When words are weapons: Aura Bogado interviews Sherman Austinby Sherman Austin and Aura BogadoOctober 21, 2007 Transcribed by Matt Espinoza Watson Sherman Austin first gained national attention in 2002 when the FBI ransacked his home and eventually held him in … Continue reading →

The following was written by David Bradley of UT SDS for the Humanity in Action Senior Fellow blog. Many thanks to David Hamilton for providing us this copy. Israel and Palestine Yesterday, Today, and TomorrowBy David Bradley A new Israel/Palestine … Continue reading →

Israel shaken by troops’ tales of brutality against PalestiniansConal Urquhart in JerusalemSunday October 21, 2007, Observer A psychologist blames assaults on civilians in the 1990s on soldiers’ bad training, boredom and poor supervision A study by an Israeli psychologist into … Continue reading →