Tag: war (page 2)
False Flags In History
thefadd.
Posted to Business on Fri Jan 11, 2008 at 01:26:59 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Write it down, stone cold lock, The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, false flag for embarking on the Vietnam War, was a fake. So reveals newly declassified National Security Agency information.
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Let's Start A War
novy.
Posted to Politics on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 06:35:20 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
US military officials say five Iranian ships threatened and harassed US ships patrolling near Strait of Hormuz in Persian Gulf over weekend of 5-6 January and that US ships almost fired on one Iranian vessel that came within 200 yards after it sent radioed message, ""I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple minutes."
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Revisiting The Surge - Looking Back At Our New Way Forward
wetkarma.
Posted to Politics on Wed Nov 14, 2007 at 04:46:55 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
In January of 2007, President Bush announced a new approach to the war in Iraq based on the concept of "Clear, Hold and Build." Fundamental to the plan was an escalating in the number of troops deployed in Iraq and especially Baghdad - the escalation of boots on the ground was called The Surge. At the time, leading papers described the escalation as a further boondoggle while some TnT'ers came out on the record in support of the initiative.
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Yes, Minister
pO157.
Posted to Politics on Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 09:59:12 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Let's assume that, after the latest cabinet reshuffle and bureaucracy creation jobs program, you were recently nominated and confirmed to the President's Cabinet.
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Creepy Little Museum Or Tribute To A "Divine Victory"?
MayorBob.
Posted to Politics on Thu Aug 23, 2007 at 11:00:04 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
On the off chance that your world travels should find you in Beirut, Lebanon the militant Islamic group Hezbollah has a stop for your itinerary. Located in Beirut's southern suburbs, it's been called a creepy new museum by some and a showcase of "divine victory" over the Israelis by others. It is Hezbollah's latest testament to its claim of being on the front line against Israel; it's the Spider's Web.
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Another U.S. Success Story In Iraq
pO157.
Posted to Legal on Tue Jun 19, 2007 at 08:17:04 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
For one US Navy veteran who went to Iraq as a private security contractor, Iraq was a horrifying experience. He was locked in a tiny solitary confinement cell, kept awake with loud music, bright lights and threatened with physical torture for months... by US troops.
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Fall Of The Super Power
thefadd.
Posted to Politics on Sat Jun 16, 2007 at 07:19:04 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Profiteering and warmongering aside, powerful nations tend to collectively think that they can beat the smaller powers into submission when need be, making armed conflict well worth the political trouble. A new University of Georgia study finds, however, that military incursions against apparently weaker nations aren't always tea and crackers and home by four. Indeed, since World War II, "Super Powers" making major hostile incursions against lesser powers have succeeded in their goals barely 60% of the time.
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Appeals Court Demands Release Of Enemy Combatant
pO157.
Posted to Legal on Tue Jun 12, 2007 at 09:17:56 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
In a stinging rebuke to the Bush Administration, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that an "enemy combatant" must be freed from military custody.
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Sheehan Done
pO157.
Posted to Politics on Thu May 31, 2007 at 06:55:58 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
After almost 3 years of peace activism and several arrests since propelling herself to the center of the Iraq Debate, activist Cindy Sheehan has decided to remove herself from further protest activity.
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Ethically Challenged: Combat Stress Pushes Military Behavior
port1080.
Posted to Politics on Wed May 09, 2007 at 02:44:23 AM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
A recent study on battlefield ethics by the Pentagon reports that "less than half of Marines and a little more than half of Army soldiers said they would report a member of their unit for killing or wounding an innocent civilian. More than 40 percent support the idea of torture in some cases, and 10 percent reported personally abusing Iraqi civilians."
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US Soldiers in Iraq Raping... Each Other?
port1080.
Posted to Politics on Mon Mar 12, 2007 at 02:59:20 AM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
Rape has been a common problem for the US Armed Forces. Although accusations of US troops victimizing the very populations they were sent to support are fairly well known, and even crop up in discussions of "good wars" like World War II, another troubling, possibly underreported problem of the Iraq War has recently come to light: rapes of female US soldiers, in the field, by their male counterparts.
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Proxy war: Like real war, only sexier!!!
Acefantastik.
Posted to Politics on Wed Feb 14, 2007 at 12:02:17 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
What's going to happen between the US and Iran?
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