Archive for the 'War' Category
The Fifty Top U.S. War Criminals Who Need To Be Prosecuted
August 19th, 2009Via: Public Record: Compiled below, in hopes that it may be of some assistance to Eric Holder, John Conyers, Patrick Leahy, active citizens, foreign courts, the International Criminal Court, law firms preparing civil suits, and local or state prosecutors with decency and nerve is a list of 50 top living U.S. war criminals. These are […]
Taliban Funding Comes Primarily from the U.S.
August 17th, 2009Via: Global Post: It is the open secret no one wants to talk about, the unwelcome truth that most prefer to hide. In Afghanistan, one of the richest sources of Taliban funding is the foreign assistance coming into the country. Virtually every major project includes a healthy cut for the insurgents. Call it protection money, […]
Mexican Army Takes Over Customs on U.S. Border
August 17th, 2009Via: AFP: Mexico’s Army took control of customs Sunday on the busy US border, as federal authorities pulled agents off the job in a massive anti-corruption shakeup, officials told AFP. An Interior Ministry official said the dismissals were being carried out at all Mexican border facilities, and that the customs agents were being replaced. Customs […]
The Pentagon Wants Authority to Post Almost 400,000 Military Personnel in U.S.
August 15th, 2009Via: Progressive: The Pentagon has approached Congress to grant the Secretary of Defense the authority to post almost 400,000 military personnel throughout the United States in times of emergency or a major disaster. This request has already occasioned a dispute with the nation’s governors. And it raises the prospect of U.S. military personnel patrolling the […]
National Guard Drill at High School to Prepare for Possible H1N1 Riot
August 14th, 2009Via: Sun Journal: Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School will be the site of a National Guard riot control drill Thursday morning to prepare in the event of a panic over distribution of serum to treat the swine flu. The school on Route 26 at the Paris-Norway town line has been designated by state officials as […]
Piracy Off the Coast of Sweden?
August 13th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: Russia is using “all means of detection,” including satellites and naval vessels, to find a Maltese-flagged freighter that disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean after being attacked in Swedish waters. The Russian coast guard ship Ladny is leading the search effort, which also involves navy ships located in the Atlantic, the Defense Ministry said […]
Pentagon Puts Afghan Drug-Traffickers on Hitlist
August 10th, 2009I wonder how many of the people on the hit list were present at the MI6 meetings with the Taliban? Also, remember the opium bridge that the U.S. built at great expense? Has that been blown up yet? Where’s the 4,200 tons stockpile of opium (or has that been converted into 600 tons of heroin […]
Barracks and Burger King: U.S. Builds a Supersized Base in Afghanistan
August 9th, 2009Via: Politics Today: Anyone who thinks the Afghanistan troop “surge” is a temporary, one-time deal should watch the construction here of a vast new $17 million barracks building. It’s not temporary. It’s three stories of concrete. Eight years after American forces scattered the Taliban and effectively conquered Afghanistan, the United States is embarked on a […]
British General: Afghanistan Will Take 40 Years
August 8th, 2009Via: Times Online: Britain’s mission in Afghanistan could last for up to 40 years, the next head of the Army warns today in an exclusive interview with The Times. General Sir David Richards, who becomes Chief of the General Staff on August 28, said: “The Army’s role will evolve, but the whole process might take […]
Blackwater Mercenaries Had Child Prostitutes on Base in Iraq
August 8th, 2009Video Backup: RawStory Research Credit: ltcolonelnemo
