U.S. Soldiers Killed, as Kabul Braces for Wider Protests – WSJ.com The three days of protests against Monday’s burning of Islam’s holiest book at the Bagram Airfield already have resulted in the deaths of at least 10 Afghans. Demonstrations are expected to escalate Friday, when clerics at mosques around the country are expected to dedicate [...]
Where the US Republican Presidential Candidates Stand on Peace | Truthout Where do the Republican presidential candidates stand on negotiation, mediation, and diplomacy as a means of solving intractable international conflicts? Reading reports about Governors Perry and Romney and Representative Michelle Bachman as the leading Republican candidates, one sees very little about their foreign policy [...]
There will be no weekly roundup this week, instead, I’ll be reflecting on September 11, 2001. There probably millions today who are doing the same thing, and I really don’t mind being one of them. Part 1: September 11, 2001 I was working at Symantec at the time as a quality assurance/test engineer in the [...]
I’ve been reading a lot of criticism about the President’s decision to support the air campaign in Libya. As most of this anger is from the right, I wondered why they continue to ignore things like this? Afghanistan, Iraq Wars Killed 132,000 Civilians, Report Says | Danger Room | Wired.com At least 132,000 civilians have [...]
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