A former senior executive at Blackwater confirmed the military intelligence source’s claim that the company is working in Pakistan for the CIA and US Joint Special Operations Command, the premier counterterrorism and covert operations force within the military. He said … Continue reading →

‘No way through’ is an imaginative thought experiment that illustrates the daily experience of Palestinians in the israeli-occupied Palestinian territories (in this case, the West Bank) as transposed into the UK. Paul Woodward calls it an act of imagination through … Continue reading →

“Going Deeper” Not “Muslim”: Islamophobia and its Discontents (Nov 13, 2009) by Dr. Huma Dar I deeply missed June Jordan today. Back in Fall 1995 (or was it 96?) the acclaimed poet read not her own poems, but those of … Continue reading →

Major Nidal Malik Hasan went berserk and killed 13 soldiers at Fort Hood. A horror, a tragedy. Terrible for the victims of the massacre and their families and terrible for the millions of Muslims who live in America and Europe, … Continue reading →

The Jewish Fast for Gaza is an ad hoc group of rabbis, Jews, and people of conscience who have committed to undertake a monthly daytime fast in support of the following goals: (1) To call for a lifting of the … Continue reading →

The story of the Afghan woman is one of 700 that form a shocking pattern of abuse, trauma and death suffered by Afghans caught in three decades of war – misery that did not end with the defeat of the … Continue reading →

Major Hasan did not “go Muslim” when he took the lives of his fellow soldiers. As in all such crimes, no matter what religious veneer is assumed, he went berserk. Full article.

Letter to a young activist during troubled times by Clarissa Pinkola Estés Mis estimados: Do not lose heart. We were made for these times. I have heard from so many recently who are deeply and properly bewildered. They are concerned … Continue reading →

While Washington decides what do, Af-Pak is burning. Carrying out the imperial diktat has put the Pakistan army under enormous strain. Its recent well-publicised offensive in South Waziristan yielded little. Its intended target disappeared to fight another day. To show … Continue reading →

when u try to go to “war” against a handful of terrorists, this is what happens: civilans get killed, uprooted, terrorized. to wage war on ur own civilians is perverted. it will backfire.

from ed kinane who was there at yesterday’s protest: “Like many other high-tech weapons, drones are indiscriminate: they can kill offensively or defensively, invaders or resisters. They kill combatants and non-combatants, adults and children. Because most victims are civilian, drones … Continue reading →

on november 15th, 2009 all of upstate ny mobilized to oppose the operation of drones out of the 174th air national guard base in syracuse. a series of events was organized by the syracuse peace council: “for reasons of both … Continue reading →

JEREMY SCAHILL TALKS ABOUT THE WAR.

Every American knows that we are supposedly fighting elsewhere to defend democracy here at home. Yet the crusade for democracy abroad, largely unsuccessful in its own right, has proven remarkably effective in building a technological template that could be just … Continue reading →

U.S. Army Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother, is being threatened with a military court-martial if she does not agree to deploy to Afghanistan, despite having been told she would be granted extra time to find someone to care for … Continue reading →

Security companies reach arrangements with the local Taliban, the local warlords and various insiders to pay them off for protection. It’s very much like an extortion racket and very much like a protection racket, and it amounts to huge amounts … Continue reading →

beautifully written by matthis chiroux, an american hero. “It’s time to take care of your troops, America. We are mired in violence and gun lust, post traumatic stress and substance; outward anxiety and inward extremism. Maj. Nidal Hassan is one … Continue reading →

The United States could do more to acknowledge Pakistan’s political interests in the region given its strong partnership with India. India’s growing influence in Afghanistan is perceived as a threat to Pakistan’s stability and has led to accusations of India … Continue reading →

At least 24 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a car bombing in the north-western Pakistani town of Charsadda, police say. The blast occurred as shoppers thronged the main market in Charsadda, which lies north-east of … Continue reading →

Across the United States, thousands of people, including U.S. citizens, immigrants and asylum seekers, languish needlessly in detention facilities every day without even the right to a hearing to determine whether their detention is necessary. While detained, they are often … Continue reading →

Hersh also quotes Rahimullah Yusufzai, the most knowledgeable and astute analyst of frontier politics: The turmoil did not end with the Army’s invasion. “Most of the people who were in the refugee camps told us that the Army was equally … Continue reading →

so obama commits another 40,000 troops to afghanistan – one of the poorest countries in the world. why? coz it’s the “good” war? american veterans who have fought america’s wars in iraq and afghanistan beg to differ. they frequently call … Continue reading →

Veterans reveal the truth about Iraq and Afghanistan in a six-part web series by David Zeiger, Director of Sir! No Sir!, and Bestor Cram & Mike Majoros, Directors of Unfinished Symphony. “There are no more authoritative voices to speak out … Continue reading →

i’ve explained this context to people ad nauseum. can’t believe i’m hearing it from clinton. she must have been on the campaign trail at that time…

the american public doesn’t want war but who cares… let’s go for a troop surge anyway! Washington – President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may … Continue reading →

Protest the Drones at Hancock Field: * Sunday, November 15, from 1:30 – 2:15 pm * Hancock Air National Guard Base Entrance (park on Moore or Falso, off of E. Molloy Rd) Join Kathy Kelly and others in a picket … Continue reading →

Dr. Ebadi suggests that “The most important event that has [recently] occurred in Iran is that women have been able to interpret Islam correctly in order to assert their rights.” Their effectiveness in achieving this objective by using only the … Continue reading →

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) wanted parliament’s approval for several controversial constitutional amendments made by Mr Musharraf. These included the highly unpopular National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) granting blanket amnesty to politicians charged with corruption. Our correspondent says the PPP’s plans … Continue reading →

While soldiers returning home are routinely involved in shootings, suicide and other forms of self-destructive violent behavior as a direct result of their experiences in Iraq, we have yet to see an event of this magnitude take place in Iraq. … Continue reading →

With the inducement of aid dollars, Pakistan with its poorly equipped army is trying to achieve what the US and Nato have failed to accomplish in Afghanistan. But the longer the military operations continue the more regions are likely to … Continue reading →

The most significant finding was the discovery of “mirror neurons,” a widely dispersed class of brain cells that operate like neural WiFi. Mirror neurons track the emotional flow, movement and even intentions of the person we are with, and replicate … Continue reading →

At the present time, the predator drones operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan are “piloted” in Nevada. Men and women there use video game style consoles to kill people half a world away and then go home to eat dinner and … Continue reading →

On Saturday, October 24, the Washington Post published an article which said in passing that the “public option” will be run by insurance companies. “The public option would effectively be just another insurance plan offered on the open market,” said … Continue reading →

In spite of the storytelling by NATO and European Union security high priests, who make a comfortable living out of sending troops to third world lands and seas like Somalia and the Indian Ocean, supposedly swamped by pirates on a … Continue reading →

Rachman writes: “Personally, I have been having cold feet myself and wondering whether the West should pull out of a losing battle in Afghanistan. But Rashid paints a hair-raising picture of what would happen if the US stepped away. He … Continue reading →