November 9, 2009
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UK: Action stations over Afghanistan
The war effort in Afghanistan is starting to fall apart at the seams. We will shortly reach the hundredth British soldier’s death this year, and there is talk in military circles of withdrawing British troops from the frontline. Continue reading
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My Cancer: The Waiting Game by Sarah Meyer – Index Research
The language applied to cancer sounds like Obama’s wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. We hear about “battles” – “Fighting the Enemy” and the “War on Cancer.” Constructively discussing the actual process of life and death can often be a no-go zone. Even the word ‘death’ is replaced by the awful term, “passing away.” Continue reading
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On the Ruins of the Berlin Wall: From the Past to the Future By Dmitriy BAKLIN
In terms of the purpose of its existence the Berlin Wall was a complete analog of the Great Chinese Wall whose construction began in the III century BC (475-221). The Chinese Wall was meant to fortify the frontiers of the Chinese civilization and to help unite the enormous Empire. The second wall – described as… Continue reading
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No worries at Iran uranium site: IAEA chief
UN experts found ‘nothing to be worried about’ during their first inspection of a previously secret uranium enrichment site in Iran, UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Thursday. Continue reading
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Global Research: Global Finance and the Criminalization of War Selected Articles 2-8 November, 2009
8 November, 2009 — Global Research Crisis of America’s Healthcare System – by John Kozy – 2009-11-08 Breaking The Australian Silence – by John Pilger – 2009-11-08 How to End Wars – by David Swanson – 2009-11-08 U.S. State Department: Israel is not a tolerant society – by Akiva Eldar – 2009-11-08 Republic of Fools: Continue reading
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MidEast Dispatches: Where Will They Get the Troops? Preparing Undeployables for the Afghan Front
After eight years of two major counterinsurgency wars (and various minor encounters in what used to be called the Global War on Terror), with many soldiers experiencing multiple tours of duty, with approximately 120,000 U.S. troops still in Iraq and almost 70,000 in Afghanistan, with the Afghan War clearly in an escalatory phase, commanders in… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 