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[Pajamas Media] Pajamas Media » Iraq: The Success That Might Have Been: Who’s to say that whatever the US had done that the insurgency and Al Qaeda involvement wouldn’t have happened, and maybe it was a necessary thing for the Iraqis to look into the abyss of sectarian war as a reality check on the choice before them, much as Germany and Japan needed the horrors of total war to purge the militarism and expansionism from their respective countries.

[Firedoglake] Firedoglake » Iraq’s Maliki to Biden: “The time for putting ...: Maliki is undoubtedly a Lion in public and a pussycat in private about US assistance- still it’s clear that the military presence is coming to a halt within the next two years, and that americans aren’t going to go crazy about the idea of sending Iraq billions a year to keep their necks above water.

[Local Breaking News] Ohio.com - BLIMPS SERVE IN WAR ZONES: Lockheed Martin began delivering aerostats in 2004 to the Army and in 2007 received a $460 million contract for the aerostat system. Over the decades, Lockheed Martin has built thousands of aerostats, including much larger versions of the type used in Iraq and Afghanistan to monitor the southern border of the United States.

[Enduring America] The “New Iraq”, Up Close and Ugly: A Report from Fallujah ...: To fully understand why tribal leaders like Aifan began working so closely with American forces, you also have to take into account the waves of staggering sectarian violence that were sweeping across Iraq in 2006. As Sunni suicide and car bombings slaughtered Shi’ites, so, too, Shi’ite militias and death squads were murdering Sunnis by the score on a daily basis.

[Rugrats from Creators Syndicate] Flag-Draped Coffins Don't Show Us What War Is by Norman Solomon on ...: In his enthusiasm for maintaining some kind of U.S. occupation force in Iraq and escalating the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan, the secretary of defense has no reason to fear photos of those flag-draped caskets. Unless the mindset and context of how the public sees that photography undergo a major shift, war will go on.

[Docudharma - Front Page] Docudharma:: Docudharma Times Saturday February 14: Amnesty International said Hamas forces and militias were involved in a "campaign of abductions, deliberate and unlawful killings, torture and death threats against those they accuse of 'collaborating' with Israel, as well as opponents and critics". It said at least two dozen men had been shot by Hamas since the end of December and "scores of others" shot in the legs, kneecapped or beaten.Amnesty gave detailed accounts of some of the cases and said there was "incontrovertible evidence" that Hamas security forces and militia were "responsible for grave human rights abuses".

[Asia News Magazine Online Today] Basra inspection to pave way for yen-loan reconstruction projects ...: Expectations are high Japan will award approximately ¥2.08 billion in loans to the company’s production facility, which can cover more than 40 percent, or about 3 million liters, of the shortage in supply.

[News | The Independent UK] News | The Independent UK - British envoy banned in war without ...: Or maybe it's because you've so successfully demonstrated that your democracy ensures that wars are only entered into with adequate motivation (Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq anyone?), adequate international support (did you ever get that UN ruling on invading Iraq, Mr Blair?) and where you limit civilian casualities (how many civilians died in the last year of Saddam Hussein's rule in Iraq and how many in the years of Anglo-American rule?)

[Opinion from Asharq Alawsat English Edition] Syrian-Iranian Ties: Deterioration or Activation? Asharq Alawsat ...: But what is interesting is that Iran and Hezbollah are consolidating their positions in Lebanon without Syria’s participation, even if it is not possible for both of them to do without Syria’s “approval.” Damascus was forced to deny that President Bashar al Assad had played a role in influencing Hezbollah not to intervene in helping Hamas in the Gaza war, as claimed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s envoy Phillipe Marini. Hezbollah or Iran cannot afford to upset Syria as Iranian military support goes through Syria before it reaches Hezbollah-controlled areas in Lebanon and Syria could make Iran pay for what it has suffered for the sake of Iranian-Syrian ties such as being exposed to Israeli invasions within Syria, and the success of Israeli intelligence in destroying its security apparatus, which led to the assassination of Hezbollah’s military leader Imad Mughniyeh.

[Kansas City infoZine Business Headlines] APL to Pay U.S. $26.3m to Resolve Fraud Allegations for Inflated ...: "This particular fraud was directly related to the supply lines supporting our brave soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and U.S. civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. The settlement with APL was only made possible by the hard work of the prosecutors from the Department of Justice and agents from the DCIS/Army Criminal Investigation Command with support from auditors of the Defense Contract Audit Agency."

[CNN Political Ticker] CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive ...: “Taking immediate action to save or create 3.5 million jobs and get America’s economy moving again is a top priority for Ohio and the nation,” said the White House official. “Given that no commercial flights were available that would allow Senator Brown to make the vote and to attend services memorializing his mother, the administration provided government transportation to ensure that he could do so.”

[The Opinionator] Weekend Opinionator: Truth Commission or More Rendition? - The ...: In the case, Binyam Mohamed, an Ethiopian native, and four other detainees filed suit against a subsidiary of Boeing for arranging flights for the Bush administration’s “extraordinary rendition” program, in which terrorism suspects were secretly taken to other countries, where they say they were tortured. The Bush administration argued that the case should be dismissed because even discussing it in court could threaten national security and relations with other nations.

[Sir! No Sir! Exposing and Debunking Military Lies from Vietnam to Iraq] Sir! No Sir! Exposing and Debunking Military Lies from Vietnam to ...: Thomas said the refuge, scheduled to open Saturday, will be a "free speaking zone" to discuss difficult issues such as the death of a friend or family member overseas, spouses and children coping with the absence of their loved ones during multiple deployments or perhaps a guilty conscience for fighting in a war that increasingly more soldiers no longer believe in.

[Liberal Values] The Republican War on Obama (and America) - Liberal Values ...: and then there is the cynicism and surrealism of total political war. We now should have even less doubt about what kind of people they are.

[Our Letters to You - Military Blog on MilitaryAvenue.com] Our Letters to You - Military Blog on MilitaryAvenue.com: Saturday ...: Welcome to MilitaryAvenue.com's Blog. Colonel K; Deborah, an Air Force spouse; and Leanne, wife of a deployed soldier, bring to you our unique perspective on the military lifestyle. We enjoy writing about the day-to-day ...

[Pat Dollard | Young Americans] Pat Dollard | Young Americans | Blog Archive » Iraq The Model For ...: The weekend’s elections in Iraq were a huge success for the Iraqi people. The remarkably peaceful day of voting on Saturday - and the interim results - give good reason to hope Iraq really is on the way to building a decent society.

[illiterate Electorate] illiterate Electorate: Goodell Gets It: One of the main reasons I started blogging was in opposition to the immoral war in Iraq and to try to do a small part to protest Bush and his compassionles...

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