Blog Feed: Terrorism News

Oi! The chutzpah!

Published on 2008-05-29 10:10:00

Democracynow!Meanwhile, McClellan has come under criticism for what some say is speaking out too late. Former counter-terrorism czar Richard Clarke said McClellan should have shared his beliefs while at the White House.Richard Clarke: “Most America > read more

No attack on Iran says Bush mouthpiece

Published on 2008-05-28 17:54:00

NYTThe Jerusalem Post based its article on a report on Israel Army Radio, which cited a senior official in Israel. The official was quoted as saying that only the hesitancy of Mr. Bush’s secretaries of state and defense, Condoleezza Rice and Mr. Ga > read more

Blair almost anihilated

Published on 2008-05-24 14:59:00

HaaretzBlair spokesman Matthew Doyle, who was also on board, said Blair and others were unaware of the drama unfolding around them and only found out about it all when fielding calls from reporters.What a pity. I would have loved the mental image of > read more

Terror in Tibet

Published on 2008-03-17 11:46:00

AFPThe Dalai Lama condemned on Sunday what he called China's "rule of terror" and "cultural genocide" in Tibet, calling for an international probe into unrest in his homeland.I suppose Tibetans should count themselves lucky, that the mainstream media > read more

Ethnic cleansing and Genocide

Published on 2008-02-04 12:54:00

Maybe the following answers my previous question, at least partly.AICA creeping transfer in the West Bank and a measured genocidal policy in the Gaza strip are the two strategies Israel employs today. From an electoral point of view the policy in Gaz > read more

Semantics

Published on 2008-01-30 07:38:00

VOAA senior U.S. diplomat says "ethnic cleansing" is underway in Kenya's Rift Valley in the aftermath of last month's disputed presidential election, but she says the violence does not rise to the level of genocide.What exactly is the difference betw > read more

Suharto dies: we should cry?

Published on 2008-01-28 09:38:00

DemocracyNow!DemocracyNow! 12/11/1997Allan NairnIt turns out the uplifting feeling I experienced when the anti-(Irak)war, fluent-chinese-speaking, environmentally-friendly Kevin Rudd was elected in Australia may have been quite naive.What a pity Pres > read more

Iranian TV: Pentagon Video, Audio Fake

Published on 2008-01-27 15:17:13

Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of fabricating video and audio released by the Pentagon showing Iranian boats confronting U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf.The video from Sunday's incident shows small Iranian boats swarming around U.S. wa > read more

U.S. 'disability claims' from Iraq and Afghanistan reaches 245,034

Published on 2008-01-27 14:24:00

The Pentagon officially reported 72,043 battlefield casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan through Jan. 5, 2008. In addition, VA hospitals and clinics have treated 263,909 unplanned patients from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. On top of that, VA report > read more

Terror in Gaza

Published on 2008-01-22 12:04:00

HaaretzThe Israeli human rights organizations Adalah and Gisha yesterday petitioned the High Court of Justice for an urgent interim injunction to prevent Israel from continuing to restrict the industrial diesel oil supply to the Gaza Strip. They said > read more

Bypassing the blockage of nations

Published on 2008-01-15 11:37:00

From the BBCSolving the world's environmental ills may mean re-thinking the role of nations and national governments'And before anyone hits the comments form at the bottom of the page to say this is just the sort of leftist, neo-socialist, anti-liber > read more