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By Tom Engelhardt In late December 2001,not long after Washington’s second Afghan War began,there was that wedding celebration in eastern Afghanistan in which 110 of 112 villagers were reportedly killed by American B-52 and B-1B bombers using precision guided weapons. Then there were the more than 40 Iraqi wedding celebrants (27 from one extended family, . . . →Read More:In the War-Zone  Leave a comment  Oppression  9/11,Afghan Wa,Al Qaeda,al qaeda militants,American B-52,American Refugees in Mexico,American soldiers gang-raped,American soldiers gang-raped and murdered,anti-Taliban,B-1B bombers,In the War-Zone,Staff Sergeant Robert Bales,Syrian border,U.S military,U.S. airstrike,U.S. planes,U.S. troops,Washington second Afghan war,weapons,Wikileaks The leaked info from rent-a-spy agency Statfor both highlights the intel that Israeli forces wiped out Iran’s nuclear infrastructure –and casts doubts on the report’s validity. According to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange,both Stratfor’s methods and the quality of their information gathering raise eyebrows. Speaking at a press conference in London,Assange drew attention . . . →Read More:Wikileaks:Stratfor emails reveal low-grade intelligence on Iran WikiLeaks has been recognised in Australia for its “outstanding contribution to journalism”,with founder Julian Assange lashing out at “cowardly”Prime Minister Julia Gillard in an acceptance speech. . . . →Read More:Wikileaks:Assange recognized back home for outstanding Journalism Leave a comment Achievers anti-secrecy website,Area 14/8,diplomatic bastardry,global publishing coup,outstanding contribution to journalism,Prime Minister Julia Gillard in an acceptance speech,secret US cables,War on terror,Washington's acute embarrassment,Wikileaks,Wikileaks:Assange recognized back home for outstanding Journalism Writings and commentaries abound on the PTI chief Imran Khan following his game-changeing Lahore rally. As the punditry on Imran Khan’s capacity to lead and manage matters of state and society continues amidst his own claims of washing existing political forces through an electoral tsunami,we also need a clearer sense of Imran’s approach to . . . →Read More:Khan’s foreign policy The disproportionate response to hacking protests means we are in danger of leaving our future leaders behind bars In March this year,more than 150 UK activists were arrested while occupying Fortnum &Mason in a protest against tax avoidance. They were held in cells overnight and charged with aggravated trespass. Earlier this month,the charges against . . . →Read More:Criminalizing online dissent,we are risking democracy One comment Techno Talk 150 UK activists were arrested while occupying Fortnum &Mason,By criminalising online dissent we put democracy in peril,CIA,danger of leaving our future leaders behind bars,denial-of-service attack,hacker collectives Anonymous,hacking protests,LulzSec,Mastercard websites,protest against tax avoidance,security firm HBGary,Serious and Organised Crime Agency,we are risking democracy,Wikileaks ‘The Arab world is on fire,”al-Jazeera reported last week,while throughout the region,western allies “are quickly losing their influence”. The shock wave was set in motion by the dramatic uprising in Tunisia that drove out a western-backed dictator,with reverberations especially in Egypt,where demonstrators overwhelmed a dictator’s brutal police. Observers compared it . . . →Read More:It’s not radical Islam that worries the US – its independence One comment Social Issues Area 14/8,ase of Hosni Mubarak,Carnegie Endowment,Chun Doo-hwan,erdinand Marcos,Financial Times,General Omar Suleiman,Gideon Rachman,Jacob Heilbrunn,Jean-Claude Duvalier,Mikhail Gorbachev,President Manuel 'Mel' Zelaya,rab independence worries US more than radical Islam,rab world is on fire,resident Reagan,Saudi Arabia,Suharto,US ambassador Robert Godec,Wikileaks,Zia ul-Haq In the wake of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer’s assassination by his police guard,the Pakistan government is considering a proposal to bring in special security guards from the US for President Asif Ali Zardari,according to a media report today. While Zardari’s security has always been cause of “serious concern”for authorities,the government is . . . →Read More:American security guards for Zardari’s security? 2 comments Gossip 111 Brigade,American security guards for Zardari's security?,Area148,Bilawal Bhutto,Faryal Talpur,Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf,Punjab Governor,Salman Taseer assassination by his police guard,special security guards from the US for President Asif Ali Zardari,US guards,Wikileaks | |||
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