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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
NATO Airstrike Kills Afghan Mother and Her 5 Children; Separate Coalition Strike Kills Up To 14 More Civilians in Bala Murghab

NATO Airstrike Kills Afghan Mother and Her 5 Children; Separate Coalition Strike Kills Up To 14 More Civilians in Bala Murghab

A NATO airstrike in Afghanistan has killed a mother and her five children. The Los Angeles Times reports that the deadly attack happened..

May 8, 2012 with 0 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
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
Rep. Walter B. Jones, Jr. (R-NC) Introduces Congressional Resolution Calling Obama’s Unauthorized Use of Military Force an “Impeachable Offense”

Rep. Walter B. Jones, Jr. (R-NC) Introduces Congressional Resolution Calling Obama’s Unauthorized Use of Military Force an “Impeachable Offense”

A U.S. congressman has introduced a resolution calling President Obama’s use of military force without congressional approval an..

March 11, 2012 with 2 Comments
‘The Moral High Ground’: In Full-Page Washington Post Ad, Retired U.S. Generals Urge Obama to “Say No to War of Choice with Iran”

‘The Moral High Ground’: In Full-Page Washington Post Ad, Retired U.S. Generals Urge Obama to “Say No to War of Choice with Iran”

A group of retired high-level U.S. military and intelligence officials have bought a full-page ad in the Washington Post urging President..

March 5, 2012 with 6 Comments
‘The Moral High Ground’: Utah Anti-War Group Sparks Controversy– and Curiosity– with ‘Bomb Iran’ Billboard

‘The Moral High Ground’: Utah Anti-War Group Sparks Controversy– and Curiosity– with ‘Bomb Iran’ Billboard

When I read that a small group of Utah anti-war activists had posted a billboard reading “BOMB IRAN,” I couldn’t help but..

February 27, 2012 with 0 Comments
U.S. Special Forces Troops Deployed in 4 African Nations to Fight Lord’s Resistance Army Christian Extremists

U.S. Special Forces Troops Deployed in 4 African Nations to Fight Lord’s Resistance Army Christian Extremists

Last November, the Obama administration announced that the United States was deploying around 100 U.S. troops, mostly Special Forces, to..

February 23, 2012 with 0 Comments
Jason Pemberton, Highly-Decorated Iraq War Veteran with PTSD, Kills Wife Tiffany, Himself in Daytona Beach, Florida

Jason Pemberton, Highly-Decorated Iraq War Veteran with PTSD, Kills Wife Tiffany, Himself in Daytona Beach, Florida

A highly-decorated Iraq war veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) killed his wife and himself in Florida over the..

February 6, 2012 with 1 Comment