Archive for the 'War' Category
Massacres and Paramilitary Land Seizures Behind the Biofuel Revolution
June 6th, 2007Clean and green… Via: Guardian: Armed groups in Colombia are driving peasants off their land to make way for plantations of palm oil, a biofuel that is being promoted as an environmentally friendly source of energy. Surging demand for “green” fuel has prompted rightwing paramilitaries to seize swaths of territory, according to activists and farmers. […]
State Department Orders Site to Take Down Photos of $592 Million U.S. Embassy In Iraq
June 1st, 2007Winning hearts and minds, now with obscene embassy/palace. Via: ThinkProgress: On Tuesday, ThinkProgress highlighted photos of the U.S. embassy in Iraq, which is set to open in September. Projected to cost $592 million, the embassy will have a staff of 1,000 people and operating costs will total $1.2 billion a year. The complex will be […]
U.S., Iran End 27-Year Diplomatic Freeze
May 29th, 2007Incredible. Which “Diplomatic Freeze” are we talking about, precisely? Halliburton has no problem with doing business with Iran. If you think that’s illegal under U.S. law, think again: It’s just another Halliburton oil and gas operation. The company name is emblazoned everywhere: On trucks, equipment, large storage silos and workers’ uniforms. But this isn’t Texas. […]
The Education of Cindy Sheehan
May 29th, 2007Sadly, bottom up political activists tend to figure it out the hard way. If you know someone who’s tumbling down the rabbit hole/honey pot of political activism, I strongly suggest, Endgame Volume 1 by Derrick Jensen. Even though Jensen’s anti civilization ramblings are silly, his level of hypocrisy is unbelievable and half of the book […]
Opium: Iraq’s Deadly New Export
May 24th, 2007A week in the life of the Global Black Ops Economy / War on Terror: On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, it’s about a generalized shakedown resulting in bogus contracts to criminal corporations. On Tuesday and Thursday, it’s about oil. On Saturday and Sunday, it’s about drugs. Everything that happens on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday […]
Obstacles to Peace: Water
May 23rd, 2007Via: BBC: The Arab-Israeli dispute is a conflict about land – and maybe just as crucially the water which flows through that land. The Six-Day War in 1967 arguably had its origins in a water dispute – moves to divert the River Jordan, Israel’s main source of drinking water. Years of skirmishes and sabre rattling […]
Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran
May 23rd, 2007Via: abcnews: The CIA has received secret presidential approval to mount a covert “black” operation to destabilize the Iranian government, current and former officials in the intelligence community tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com. The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject, say President Bush has signed […]
Bush May Turn to UN in Search for Iraq Solution
May 23rd, 2007Ordo ab chao. Via: Guardian: The Bush administration is developing plans to “internationalise” the Iraq crisis, including an expanded role for the United Nations, as a way of reducing overall US responsibility for Iraq’s future and limiting domestic political fallout from the war as the 2008 election season approaches. The move comes amid rising concern […]
Enemy Collaborator Democrats Drop Troop Pullout Dates from Iraq Bill
May 23rd, 2007Who told you so… / Imagine my shock… Via: New York Times: Congressional Democrats relented today on their insistence that a war spending measure sought by President Bush also set a date for withdrawing troops from Iraq. The decision to back down, described by senior lawmakers and aides, was a wrenching reversal for some Democrats, […]
They’re Sensors in Them Thar Hills
May 22nd, 2007Heading for the hills? Planning on taking a rifle with you? With the system described below, and currently available armed/unmanned drone technology, a lethal and autonomous response to trespassers/intruders/enemy combatants/etc. is easily possible. Right now. Autonomous acquisition and engagement of human targets is old news. See Israel’s robotic gun turrets. Picking out individuals for termination […]
