Quote of the day - Arundhati Roy
Monday, July 14th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in war | 3 Comments »This is not to suggest that the terrorists who perpetrated the outrage on 11 September should not be hunted down and brought to book. They must be. But is war the best way to track them down? Will burning the ...
BBC: US ‘killed 47 Afghan civilians’
Saturday, July 12th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in war | 2 Comments »From the BBC: US 'killed 47 Afghan civilians' A US air strike in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday killed 47 civilians, 39 of them women and children, an Afghan government investigating team says. Wups, our bad. Haditha, anyone?
Iran roundup
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in war | No Comments »I can barely keep up with all the Iran articles, let alone comment on them. The last few days, in brief: Press TV, 10 June 2008: Israel launches 'Iran Command' for war BBC, 10 June 2008: US and EU issue new Iran ...
Radiohead: “Sit Down. Stand Up.”
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in art, war | No Comments »Getting away with murder
Friday, June 6th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime, war | No Comments »The State's "justice" systems just can't seem to find it when the perpetrators are its own hired killers. Surprised? Appalled? Asking the State to punish its own agents, even for the most heinous of offenses, is almost never effective. Where the State ...
Ahoy! America’s secret prisons at sea
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in prison, torture, war | No Comments »From The Guardian: US accused of holding terror suspects on prison ships The United States is operating "floating prisons" to house those arrested in its war on terror, according to human rights lawyers, who claim there has been an attempt to conceal ...
German ex-FM Fischer: Israel may well attack Iran soon
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in war | No Comments »From Lebanon's Daily Star: As things look, Israel may well attack Iran soon By Joschka Fischer As a result of misguided American policy, the threat of another military confrontation hangs like a dark cloud over the Middle East. The United States' enemies have ...
Ron Paul: March to war in Lebanon?
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in war | No Comments »From the website of US Congresscritter and Presidential candidate Ron Paul: March to War in Lebanon? Statement on H Res 1194, “Reaffirming the support of the House of Representatives for the legitimate, democratically-elected Government of Lebanon under Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.” May 20, ...
Japanese taxpayers billed ¥3 million for US sailor’s rape
Monday, May 19th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime | No Comments »Poppy Downes: And meanwhile, our brothers from the east were eating bowls of rice safely nestled in their internment camps. Chuck Noblet: Excellent report, Poppy. It's important that we never forget the atrocities the Japanese committed against our boys. From the Sydney ...
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