Tag: war on terror
Here are some of the most important news events of 2015 as reported by Lissette Padilla of Seeker Daily.
SIS is well-financed, and that money must be coming from somewhere. ISIS has advanced weaponry and sophisticated communications methods. They have tanks and Humvees. None of these can be obtained without significant funding. Though the source is illusive, but there is evidence that leads to a trail.
Rarely before have we witnessed so many people on the move, so much instability, so much suffering… Every day, we hear of civilians being killed and wounded in violation of the basic rules of international humanitarian law, and with total impunity… In the face of blatant inhumanity, the world has responded with disturbing paralysis…
he U.S. military, says a special report from the LA Times, “is gradually becoming a separate warrior class…that is becoming increasingly distinct from the public it is charged with protecting.” Almost half of our 1.3 million active-duty troops come from just five states (California, Virginia, Texas, North Carolina and Georgia), and only a quarter of Americans admit to closely following news of war. War does not bring freedom. It is an invitation to young men and women to begin a journey into their own personal worlds of terror.
A new report by the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War organization, along with other doctor groups, takes a deep look at the body count and the physical toll that America’s ‘War on Terror’ has exerted over the past decade. The report, titled “Body Count: Casualty Figures after 10 Years of the ‘War on Terror,’” details the reported death tolls of people in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, and states the total number of deaths falls between 1.3 million and 2 million.
The “Global Terrorism Index,” published annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace, reported last week that fatalities due to terrorism have risen fivefold in the 13 years since the 9/11 attacks, despite the US-led “war on terror” that has spent $4.4 trillion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and anti-terrorist operations elsewhere. But it’s not really “despite” those wars. It’s largely because of them.
Chuck Hagel is out, and no matter who replaces him, we know this much about the state of Obama’s administration: it’s still addicted to secret war
On Thursday, November 13, I dropped down in my seat at the hearing room of the House Armed Services Committee on the Administration’s Strategy and Military Campaign against ISIL, a little depressed at what was to come. More war, less hope for peace. Just two days earlier, on Veterans Day, I was at the widely advertised and well attended “Concert for Valor” on the National Mall. Veterans Day was previously known as Armistice Day, started after WWI as a day to celebrate an end to war. Now it’s a day to glorify warriors, and I was threatened with arrest for having a sign that read “Celebrate the Peacemakers.”
German journalist Dr. Udo Ulfkotte admits writing articles about Libya and Gaddafi for the CIA. He explains how if reporters refused to cooperate they were fired. Also, since he blew the whistle on this “Operation Mockingbird” style control of the global press, his house has been searched six times looking for state secrets, and he’s had three heart attacks.
New report shows how flood of munitions from across the globe, including the United States, are making peace impossible in Middle East
Led by Lockheed Martin, the biggest US defence companies are trading at record prices as shareholders reap rewards from escalating military conflicts around the world.
He says the reality on the ground is far different from the propaganda coming out of Washington.Islamic State presents an immediate threat to the people of the U.S. In justifying air attacks on Syria on Sept. 23, President Barack Obama said, “We will not tolerate safe havens for terrorists who threaten our people.”
Barack Obama’s central dilemma last week, when he tried to sell a new war to the American public on the eve of the thirteenth anniversary of 9/11, was to speak convincingly about the wisdom and effectiveness of U.S. foreign policy over the last decade-plus while at the same time, alas, dropping the bad news that it didn’t work.
War never brings peace, it always sows the seeds for future wars. War can’t stop terrorism because war is terrorism and always breeds further terrorist attacks
James Corbett appears on Press TV to discuss the new American-led coalition to attack ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq. He discusses the hypocrisy of a country that has actively helped to foster, train, equip and aid these terrorists and then taking military action against them.
