http://www.independent.org/tii/antiwar/e041019.html
Refusing Reservists’ Fates Uncertain
The defiance of 17 U.S. Army Reservists who refused a fuel delivery mission Wednesday prompted the military to promise long-awaited armor for their military vehicles, even as the military refused to acknowledge claims from family members that the platoon's convoy was...
So, Did Saddam Try to Kill Bush’s Dad?
Now that President George W. Bush's allegations about former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's ties to al-Qaeda and ambitious weapons programs have been thoroughly discredited, another outstanding charge remains to be resolved. During a campaign speech in September...
Sharon’s One-Dimensional Worldview
What really is important is not what he said or why he said it, but the worldview that animates him. By now, everybody has had a go at analyzing the interview with Dov ("Dubby") Weisglass, Ariel Sharon's most intimate confidant. But there is precious little to...
Colombian Church Group Threatened Over Rights Work
BOGOTA - The Intercongregational Justice and Peace Commission in Colombia was recently told "watch what you write," in a message threatening that "something terrible" could happen. The anonymous message threatened a "major attack" that...
Sharon’s True Face Exposed (and Ignored)
While Israel's military, purportedly on its way to get out of the Gaza Strip, is getting deeper and deeper into it, exercising its long terrorist tradition of forcing the civilian population to collaborate in massive killing and the destruction of homes and...
African Nations to Increase Involvement in Burundi
NAIROBI - Motivated by the success in resolving Somalia's conflict, African leaders have stepped up efforts to end the civil war in the tiny central African nation of Burundi, where more than 300,000 people have been killed since 1993. The leaders of Kenya, Uganda,...
Dubya Gets Serious About WMD
In response to a specific question, John Kerry said that if elected president, his first priority would be preventing nuke proliferation. George Bush then opined that preventing the proliferation of "weapons of mass destruction" was high on his priorty list,...
Pentagon Rewards Abu Ghraib Accomplices
Instead of reprimands or dismissals, one general tied to the torture and abuses at Abu Ghraib prison will probably receive a promotion and another has been recommended for a new command position. At the same time, both U.S. corporations with direct ties to the abuse...
Suicide Mission
Spc. Amber McClenny’s voice on the answering machine was emphatic and no doubt more than a little panicked, early Thursday morning, as she relayed the latest news from Iraq to her mother: "Hey, Mom. This is Amber. Real, real big emergency. I need you to contact...


