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Saturday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 6 Wounded

Margaret Griffis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:23:40 +0000

At least four Iraqis were killed and six more were wounded in light violence.

After Fort Hood: Count All the Dead

Aaron Glantz — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:44 +0000

Aaron Glantz on the dead not included in the official count

Abbas Produces a Dubious Twist

Mel Frykberg — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:27 +0000

RAMALLAH — U.S. and Israeli failure to take either Palestinian rights or Israeli settlement expansion seriously has placed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority (PA) in an untenable situation, which could seriously damage peace prospects. On Thursday night Abbas announced his resignation in Ramallah. He [...]

Breaking the Australian Silence

John Pilger — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:23 +0000

Thank you all for coming tonight, and my thanks to the City of Sydney and especially to the Sydney Peace Foundation for awarding me the Peace Prize. It’s an honor I cherish, because it comes from where I come from. I am a seventh generation Australian. My [...]

Two Cents About COIN

Ryan McCarl — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:08 +0000

It has no value, says Ryan McCarl

The Evil Empire

Paul Craig Roberts — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:04 +0000

It's the US, says Paul Craig Roberts

US Seeks to Limit Warlords in Karzai Cabinet

Gareth Porter — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

The Barack Obama administration is talking tough to Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the need for decisive action on corruption and governance reform, but its main objective is to prevent particularly corrupt and incompetent warlords from getting plum ministries as rewards for helping clinch his fraudulent reelection, IPS has [...]

‘War Comes Home’ with Ft. Hood Shootings

Dahr Jamail — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

PHOENIX, Arizona — While investigators probe for a motive behind the mass shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas Thursday, in which an army psychiatrist is suspected of killing 13 people, military personnel at the base are in shock as the incident "brings the war home." "Fort Hood [...]

Friday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded

Margaret Griffis — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:38:37 +0000

Updated at 8:22 p.m. EST, Nov. 6, 2009 At least four Iraqis were killed and nine more were wounded in the latest attacks. Back in the United States, an army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 fellow soldiers at Fort Hood and fearful of an impending deployment was scheduled to go to Afghanistan, not Iraq.

The Clock Is Ticking

Charles V. Peña — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:49 +0000

Charles Peña on the best bet against bioterror