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Human Rights Watch: NATO Ignoring Civilian Deaths in Libya

Human Rights Watch: NATO Ignoring Civilian Deaths in Libya

A leading human rights group has accused NATO of ignoring civilian deaths during its 2011 war against the Muammar Gaddafi regime in Libya...

May 17, 2012 with 0 Comments
US Military Taught Officers to “Wage Total War on Islam”; Use ‘Hiroshima’ Tactics to Destroy Muslim Holy Cities

US Military Taught Officers to “Wage Total War on Islam”; Use ‘Hiroshima’ Tactics to Destroy Muslim Holy Cities

Last month we brought you the story, first uncovered by Wired, of how the US military was teaching officers at its Joint Forces Staff..

May 10, 2012 with 0 Comments
“The United States Is at War with Islam”: Joint Chiefs Chairman Orders Review of Military Schools after Anti-Islamic Curriculum Revealed at Joint Forces Staff College

“The United States Is at War with Islam”: Joint Chiefs Chairman Orders Review of Military Schools after Anti-Islamic Curriculum Revealed at Joint Forces Staff College

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has ordered US military schools to review course materials to ensure that no anti-Islamic themes..

April 27, 2012 with 0 Comments
US Marines Seriously Injure Brazilian Prostitute Romilda Ferreira by Throwing Her from Moving Embassy Van

US Marines Seriously Injure Brazilian Prostitute Romilda Ferreira by Throwing Her from Moving Embassy Van

American Marines seriously injured a Brazilian prostitute when they threw her out of a moving US Embassy vehicle in the South American..

April 25, 2012 with 0 Comments
PETA Releases Whistleblower Video Showing Coast Guard Contractors Cutting Legs off Live Goat for Combat Medical Training

PETA Releases Whistleblower Video Showing Coast Guard Contractors Cutting Legs off Live Goat for Combat Medical Training

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES OF ANIMAL MUTILATION The animal advocacy group People for the Ethical Treatment of..

April 23, 2012 with 2 Comments
US 82nd Airborne Soldiers Posed for Photos with Body Parts of Dead Afghan Resistance Fighters

US 82nd Airborne Soldiers Posed for Photos with Body Parts of Dead Afghan Resistance Fighters

Troops from the renowned US Army 82nd Airborne Division posed for photos with the mangled remains of Afghan resistance fighters, the latest..

April 18, 2012 with 3 Comments
‘On This Day’ 2004: US Forces Launch Operation Vigilant Resolve, First Battle of Fallujah

‘On This Day’ 2004: US Forces Launch Operation Vigilant Resolve, First Battle of Fallujah

On March 31, 2004 four guards from the private security company Blackwater USA entered a part of Fallujah, Iraq controlled by resistance..

April 4, 2012 with 0 Comments
‘The Moral High Ground’: Rhode Island National Guard Sgt. Dennis Weichel Dies Saving Afghan Girl’s Life

‘The Moral High Ground’: Rhode Island National Guard Sgt. Dennis Weichel Dies Saving Afghan Girl’s Life

A US Army sergeant with three children of his own gave his life saving the life of an Afghan child. ABC News reports that Dennis Weichel, a..

March 30, 2012 with 1 Comment
Troops Wearing ‘Pork-Eating Crusader’ Patches in Afghanistan

Troops Wearing ‘Pork-Eating Crusader’ Patches in Afghanistan

In what began as a satirical expression of frustration over Afghans’ refusal to embrace military forces that invaded and occupied..

March 25, 2012 with 1 Comment
Pentagon Identifies Afghanistan Massacre Suspect as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales

Pentagon Identifies Afghanistan Massacre Suspect as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales

Pentagon officials have identified the US solider accused of massacring 16 Afghan civilians in Kandahar province last Sunday. According to..

March 16, 2012 with 0 Comments