Category: The war that will not end in our lifetimes
US Secretary of State told a group of journalists when the United States invaded Iraq, “this will be a war that will not end in your lifetimes.” The vision of the project for the New American Century which backed George W Bush’s bid for presidency, is that the United States will control the world economy, by controlling the world’s oil supplies. The backing of independence movements in Georgia and Chechnya has deprived Russia of the gateway to Middle Eastern oil, and prevented it building a planned pipeline to China. Combined with manouvers in Afghanistan, Iraq and Israel, it is clear that this plan is being put into effect. The news stories in this category track the progress of this project and the impact it is having on the world economy and hence, your daily life.
admin /14 November, 2006
Michael Collins Piper
Hostility to Zionism Seen as ‘Major Threat’
http://tinyurl.com/y4l4zx
A leading voice of the pro-Israel lobby is pushing for an old-style “witchhunt”under the guise of “homeland security”to identify (and expel) individuals in the U.S. government and our military who are suspected of being hostile to Israel.
The call for a witch-hunt is based on the outlandish thesis that “Islamo-fascists” and Muslim “jihadist” operatives and, perhaps more particularly, their “sympathizers”however loosely definedhave infested America’s defense, national security and federal law enforcement community.
admin /13 November, 2006
Sign GetUp! petition calling for the announcement of a a clearly defined exit strategy for Australia in Iraq before Parliament adjourns for the year on December 4, 2006.
admin /28 October, 2006
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HJ27Ak03.html
By Pepe Escobar
"Stay the course also means don’t leave before the job is done. And that’s … we’re going to get the job done in Iraq. And it’s important that we do get the job done in Iraq." – George W Bush, October 11
Iraq is not simply a US electoral issue. It’s a human tragedy of biblical proportions. Hence the urge at this point to situate the tragedy in a historical context.
admin /24 October, 2006
By Deborah Haynes Thu Oct 12, 2006 http://tinyurl.com/y65w2z LONDON (Reuters) – The head of Britain’s army said the presence of British troops in Iraq was exacerbating the security situation on the ground and they should be withdrawn soon, according to a British newspaper. General Sir Richard Dannatt also said in an interview with the Daily Continue Reading →
admin /24 October, 2006
Bad Faith and the Destruction of Palestine By Jonathan Cook September 29, 2006 Nazareth. A mistake too often made by those examining Israel’s behaviour in the occupied territories — or when analysing its treatment of Arabs in general, or interpreting its view of Iran — is to assume that Israel is acting in good Continue Reading →
admin /8 October, 2006
By THOM SHANKER
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 Even as the Bush administration urges Americans to stay the course in Iraq, Republicans in Congress have put down a quiet marker in the apparent hope that V-I Day might be only months away.
Tucked away in fine print in the military spending bill for this past year was a lump sum of $20 million to pay for a celebration in the nation’s capital “for commemoration of success” in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Not surprisingly, the money was not spent.
Now Congressional Republicans are saying, in effect, maybe next year. A paragraph written into spending legislation and approved by the Senate and House allows the $20 million to be rolled over into 2007.
