Archive for the 'Occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan' Category
28 Nov
Lawsuit Aims to Hold 2 Contractors Accountable for C.I.A. Torture
Lawsuit Aims to Hold 2 Contractors Accountable for C.I.A. Torture By SHERI FINK and JAMES RISEN ****************** The McGlynn: I have been haunted by President Obama’s words at the start of his first term as President of my country when he acknowledged that the United States “tortured some folks”. And then declined to open a […]
07 Jul
The Real Problem with the Iraq War: It was Illegal
The Real Problem with the Iraq War: It was Illegal By Juan Cole | Jul. 7, 2016 | The O’Leary: Illegal and Immoral I won’t disguise my impatience with the of the Chilcot Report on Britain’s involvement in the 2003-2016 Iraq War. Most of it comes as no surprise to me. I chronicled it at […]
04 Dec
“We’re in the Business of Killing Terrorists and Business is Good”
“We’re in the Business of Killing Terrorists and Business is Good” Statements by US Air Force officials indicate service is dropping so many bombs in war on ISIS that it’s scrambling to find more by Andrea Germanos, staff writer U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq early in the morning of Sept. […]
