U.S.-Funded Gun Suppliers Have Created a “Missing” Weapons Disaster
A million illicit weapons have entered Iraq in the past five years. Now, “missing” guns are fueling conflicts in Iraq and elsewhere.
A million illicit weapons have entered Iraq in the past five years. Now, “missing” guns are fueling conflicts in Iraq and elsewhere.
Physical and psychological abuse are rampant in women’s prisons from the U.S. to Canada to Pakistan.
To claim the U.S. can achieve now what the British couldn’t in the 19th century and the Russians couldn’t at the end of the 20th is pure fantasy.
“We seek an…investigation and audit of ‘The Fed.’” - Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, Chuck Baldwin and Bob Barr (1)
On Sept. 16, 2008, Ben S. Bernanke, the Chair of the Federal Reserve, aka “The Fed,” along with the Treasury Secretary, Henry M. Paulson Jr., made a trip to Capitol Hill. Why? It was a courtesy call to brief the hapless politicos of the U.S. Congress, such as Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). “The Fed” had agreed, on its own whim, to loan American International Group, (AIG), $85 billion! It was, at that moment, the largest financial intervention in our nation’s history. Absorb this salient point: Congressional leaders found out about it, “only after” the deal was done! They had no say in the massive bailout. Yet, it was $85 billion of the taxpayers’ money![...] Read more!
Apparently they care so little about governing that they are willing to potentially nuke the U.S.-Spain relationship just to get elected.
No word on how U.S. authorities seized the items, who the traffickers were, or whether U.S. troops might be involved in the smuggling.
The Bush administration in its waning months seems intent on a slo-mo launching of a third war in the border regions of Pakistan.
On the U.S. Constitution’s birthday, current and former senators urge Americans to demand a return to constitutional governance.
Dissent in Pakistan’s ranks threatens the U.S.-led “war on terror.”
Telling Georgia to keep attacking Russia is like telling a 98-pound weakling to rematch with the hulking thug who just put him on the floor.
Telling Georgia to keep attacking Russia is like telling a 98-pound weakling to rematch with the hulking thug who just put him on the floor.
Iraqi Blogger Raed Jarrar: The U.S./Iraq agreement legitimizes long term bases and calls for an indefinite number of U.S. troops to remain in Iraq.
Iraqi Blogger Raed Jarrar: The U.S./Iraq agreement legitimizes long term bases and calls for an indefinite number of U.S. troops to remain in Iraq.
Our soldiers’ families deserve better than that.
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If spending continues at the current rate, the U.S. will have spent 100 billion dollars on military contractors in Iraq by the end of the year.
A military operation that was said to target al-Qaeda has instead targeted Sunni Muslims, creating new sectarian tensions.
The U.S. team won the most medals; it also won the argument back home over the contributions of immigrants and their children.
In his demands for a U.S. troop withdrawal, the Iraqi PM is hardly the tough negotiator the media makes him out to be.
Most of the casualties were women and children; the deaths sparked demonstrations and a condemnation by Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
A debate over McCain’s claims of “victory in Iraq” is one Obama can win if he hits hard.
In the U.S., 89.3 percent of tap water is deemed safe, but what if you’re one of the 29 million people whose water missed the mark?
Among the U.S.’s most vociferous criticisms of Saddam’s regime was its practice of inhumane, summary arrests. Now it is guilty of the same.
The alcohol poisoning death rate in the U.S. is shockingly high, consistently between 300 and 400 a year. It’s zero for pot.
Iraqi and American officials are reportedly close to reaching an agreement on U.S. forces — but there are some contradictions in their statements.
Developments in the investigation of the failed Mississippi Beef Processors plant may derail a democrat’s bid to win a set in the U.S. Senate.
With 300,000 security cameras in Beijing alone, China is at the forefront of the surveillance boom — and U.S. corporations are reaping the profits.
With 300,000 security cameras in Beijing alone, China is at the forefront of the surveillance boom — and U.S. corporations are reaping the profits.
The U.S. has refused to provide any information about the prisoners or abide by an amnesty law issued by the Iraqi government.
Amidst rising violence, the U.S.-based International Rescue Committee says it will suspend its humanitarian programs in Afghanistan.