Archive for the 'War' Category
NATO in Libya: Besides the Oil, Is It Also a Gold Robbery?
May 17th, 2011Pookie let me know about issue #5 of The Gold Standard (.pdf), which includes an interesting comment from this Wall Street Journal piece about Gaddafi’s vast gold holdings. The comment is no longer posted at the Wall Street Journal: PvC from Belgium comments on Wall Street Journal Blog: “It seems to me that the war […]
UAE Hires Blackwater to Establish 800-Member Mercenary Battalion
May 16th, 2011Via: Washington Post: The crown prince of Abu Dhabi has hired the founder of the private security firm Blackwater Worldwide to set up an 800-member battalion of foreign troops for the United Arab Emirates, the New York Times reported Sunday. The Times said it obtained documents that showed that the unit being formed by Erik […]
Not The Onion: Blackwater Alumni Start Corporate Intelligence Firm Called Operation Jellyfish
May 15th, 2011I’m standing by to hear that this is a hoax. (Please, tell me this is a hoax.) Until then, why not put these slimy, primitive tentacles to use for all of your corporate intelligence needs? I think that Operation Cthulhu would have been better.Cthulhu Awakening Front Via: Wired: Veterans from the most infamous private security […]
48 Women Raped Every Hour in Congo
May 12th, 2011Via: AP: The central African nation of Congo has been called the worst place on earth to be a woman. A new study released Wednesday shows it’s even worse than previously thought: 1,152 women are raped every day, a rate equal to 48 per hour. That rate is 26 times more than the previous estimate […]
New Congressional Legislation Gives President Unchecked War Power
May 12th, 2011Mmm hmm. Presidential War Power by Louis Fisher Via: ACLU: Tucked inside the National Defense Authorization Act, being marked up by the House Armed Services Committee this week, is a hugely important provision that hasn’t been getting a lot of attention — a brand new authorization for a worldwide war. This stealth provision was added […]
Blackwater’s New Ethics Chief: John Ashcroft
May 4th, 2011Via: Wired: The consortium in charge of restructuring the world’s most infamous private security firm just added a new chief in charge of keeping the company on the straight and narrow. Yes, John Ashcroft, the former attorney general, is now an “independent director” of Xe Services, formerly known as Blackwater. Ashcroft will head Xe’s new […]
And Now… Bin Laden Is Dead
May 2nd, 2011No, Really: Bin Laden Buried at Sea Via: AP: A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden has been buried at sea. After bin Laden was killed in a raid by U.S. forces in Pakistan, senior administration officials said the body would be handled according to Islamic practice and tradition. That practice calls for the body […]
Muammar Gaddafi’s Son, Grandsons Killed in NATO Assassination Attempt
May 1st, 2011Via: Guardian: A Nato air strike in Tripoli has killed the youngest son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, a Libyan government spokesman has said. Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, 29, was killed along with three of Muammar Gaddafi’s grandsons, according to reports. The Libyan leader was in the building at the time of the strike, but was […]
A More Militarized CIA for a More Militarized America
April 28th, 2011Adam B. left an important comment on this story: Petraeus had been working for the past several years as overseer of drug production and export in volatile countries. This is perfect job experience for a CIA director, no? Hopefully the knowledge he has gained in Afghanistan will apply in South America and South-East Asia as […]
U.S. Air Force Wants Miniature Drone to Covertly Drop Tracking Dust Onto People
April 28th, 2011Via: Wired: Here’s how the U.S. Air Force wants to hunt the next generation of its enemies: A tiny drone sneaks up to a suspect, paints him with an unnoticed powder or goo that allows American forces to follow him everywhere he goes — until they train a missile on him. On Tuesday, the Air […]
