Mass murder: Monkey see monkey do?

JUAN GARCÉS: "... Hitler asked his generals to be ready to invade Poland, and to exterminate the population in those territories, because German population should replace this population. Some generals say, "My Führer, there will a provoking of cry in the...

Monday Iran Talking Points

from LobeLog: News and Views Relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for September 18-20th, 2010: NBC’s Meet the Press: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell told NBC’s David Gregory, “I don’t think the, the stars are lining up for an attack on Iran either by Israel...

Costs of Sanctions Could Trigger ‘Military Option’

As the U.S., British and French UN envoys call for expediting the process to set up a UN panel to monitor Iran's compliance with sanctions, neoconservatives in Washington are increasingly focusing their attention on the countries which continue to trade with the...

Intended consequences?

The U.S. militaryindustrialcongressional complex has stumbled upon yet another gonzo way to turn huge masses of people against the United States Government -- and "we the people," because "we" support it. Piggy-backed on the chronic collateral...

Droning On. And On & On & On

Unfortunately, that's not just Mr. Obama's speeches - - - AMY GOODMAN: "...the Obama administration's drone war in northwest Pakistan is continuing. There have been at least nine drone attacks this month, the latest killing five people in North Waziristan Sunday....

Friday Iran Talking Points

from LobeLog: News and Views Relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for September 17th, 2010: The Wall Street Journal: Joe Parkinson reports on Turkish Prime Minister Tayyup Erdogan’s comments on Thursday that Ankara is seeking to triple its trade with Iran over the next...

Scott Horton on Iran: Christian Science Monitor

Antiwar Radio host Scott Horton has a piece today on Iran in the Christian Science Monitor. Read his: Reality Check: Iran Is Not a Nuclear Threat. Also, check out Antiwar.com news editor Jason Ditz's piece at Forbes.com.

ANOTHER U.S. washout?

The Obama Administration has been catching choreographed flack -- from the militaryindustrialcongressional complex -- ever since it announced a now wimped down withdraw from Afghanistan beginning no later than July, 2011: Gen. James Conway: "In terms of the July...

Thursday Iran Talking Points

from LobeLog: News and Views Relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for September 16th, 2010: Reuters: Louis Charbonneau reports on calls from the U.S., British and French envoys to the UN to expedite the formation a UN panel to monitor Iran’s compliance with sanctions....

Int’l Days of Action in Support of Bradley Manning

On September 16-19, groups and individuals will call on the United States government to drop the charges against Army Private First Class Bradley Manning. Manning’s imprisonment has resulted in an international outcry, with groups and activists throughout the US and...