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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
Israeli Military Chief Benny Gantz: “Very Rational” Iran NOT Pursuing Nuclear Weapons

Israeli Military Chief Benny Gantz: “Very Rational” Iran NOT Pursuing Nuclear Weapons

The head of Israel’s military admitted Wednesday that Iran is not trying to develop nuclear weapons.  In an interview with the..

April 25, 2012 with 0 Comments
Deputy Israeli Prime Minister Dan Meridor Admits Iran’s Ahmadinejad Never Vowed to “Wipe Israel off the Map”

Deputy Israeli Prime Minister Dan Meridor Admits Iran’s Ahmadinejad Never Vowed to “Wipe Israel off the Map”

It is one of the most widely cited reasons why Iran poses an existential threat to Israel, used to justify all sorts of militant rhetoric..

April 19, 2012 with 0 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
“Go Back to Your Country, Terrorist”: Iraqi Woman Shaima Alawadi Brutally Beaten to Death in Her California Home

“Go Back to Your Country, Terrorist”: Iraqi Woman Shaima Alawadi Brutally Beaten to Death in Her California Home

She survived Saddam Hussein, but not San Diego… An Iraqi woman living in southern California who was brutally beaten in an apparent..

March 25, 2012 with 0 Comments
At Least 90 Iraqi Emo Teens Stoned to Death for ‘Strange Hair and Tight Clothes’

At Least 90 Iraqi Emo Teens Stoned to Death for ‘Strange Hair and Tight Clothes’

This is the type of freedom we’ve spread in “liberated” Iraq… More than 90 Iraqi youth have been executed by..

March 11, 2012 with 1 Comment
‘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
U.N.: Syria Death Toll Tops 7,500

U.N.: Syria Death Toll Tops 7,500

The United Nations political chief says the death toll in Syria’s 11-month uprising is “well over” 7,500. U.N. political..

February 28, 2012 with 0 Comments
‘The Global Intelligence Files’: Wikileaked Stratfor E-mails Claim Israel Already Destroyed Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

‘The Global Intelligence Files’: Wikileaked Stratfor E-mails Claim Israel Already Destroyed Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

Officials from a U.S.-based global intelligence firm expressed their beliefs that Israel has already attacked and destroyed Iranian nuclear..

February 27, 2012 with 0 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