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The Permanent War

homunculus — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:35:27 -0800

The Permanent War (video). "This project, based on interviews with dozens of current and former national security officials, intelligence analysts and others, examines evolving U.S. counterterrorism policies and the practice of targeted killing." Part 1: Plan for hunting terrorists signals U.S. intends to keep adding names to kill lists. Part 2: A CIA veteran transforms U.S. counterterrorism policy. Part 3: Remote U.S. base at core of secret operations. U.N. to probe drone attacks by U.S., others resulting in civilian deaths

“Once it’s your pop stand, you look at things a little differently”

lalochezia — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:04:36 -0800

The NYT reports on how a Secret 'Kill List' tests Obama's principles and will Previous articles in the series

The extent of CIA drone strikes revealed

nthdegx — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:14:16 -0800

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism have been carrying out research into the extent of drone missile strikes carried out by the CIA. Today they published findings. See also: facts and figures, a timeline, and their Twitter feed where updates are ongoing.

There is Much More to Say

klue — Tue, 24 May 2011 10:22:50 -0800

It might be instructive to ask ourselves how we would be reacting if Iraqi commandos landed at George W. Bush's compound, assassinated him, and dumped his body in the Atlantic (after proper burial rites, of course). Uncontroversially, he is not a “suspect” but the “decider” who gave the orders to invade Iraq -- that is, to commit the “supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole” (quoting the Nuremberg Tribunal) for which Nazi criminals were hanged: in Iraq, the hundreds of thousands of deaths, millions of refugees, destruction of much of the country and the national heritage, and the murderous sectarian conflict that has now spread to the rest of the region. Equally uncontroversially, these crimes vastly exceed anything attributed to bin Laden.

There is Much More to Say by Noam Chomsky.

Erik Prince off the record

Harald74 — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:14:21 -0800

Eric Prince (Wiki), the controversial and secretive founder and owner of Xe, formerly known as Blackwater International, rarely gives public speeches. When he does he attempts to ban journalists from attending, and forbids recording or videotaping of his remarks. The Nation magazine has obtained an audio recording from May 5th in which Prince speaks to a select gathering in his hometown of Holland, Michigan. Writing about this on the Nation blog is Jeremy Scahill (previously 1, 2, 3). In the speech Prince let slip details about Xe's involvment in Pakistan, narcotics busts in Afghanistan and his thoughts on the Geneva Convention's applicability to Xe operatives. Several of these remarks appear to counter the official line from Xe and US authorities.

Tora Bora: America's First Major Battle Of The Twenty-First Century

jason's_planet — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:38:56 -0800

That afternoon, American signals operators picked up bin Laden speaking to his followers. Fury kept a careful log of these communications in his notebook, which he would type up at the end of every day and pass up his chain of command. “The time is now,” bin Laden said. “Arm your women and children against the infidel!” Following several hours of high-intensity bombing, the Al Qaeda leader spoke again. Fury paraphrases: “Our prayers have not been answered. Times are dire. We didn’t receive support from the apostate nations who call themselves our Muslim brothers.” Bin Laden apologized to his men for having involved them in the fight and gave them permission to surrender.

War on Terror Update

kirkaracha — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:02:30 -0800

The US pays Pakistan $1 billion a year to fight al Qaeda, but Pakistan doesn't do much fighting. Iraq is a "a big moneymaker" for al Qaeda, and al Qaeda's leadership may be stronger than ever.
[more War on Terror inside]

al queda and pakistan

specialk420 — Thu, 21 Nov 2002 19:09:49 -0800

al queda and pakistan an excellent interview supporting an excellent frontline presentation on al queda - is the US winning or losing the war on terrorism?

Violent Clashes in Pakistan.

talos — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 06:29:27 -0800

Violent Clashes in Pakistan. This is bad news. Previous BBC reports dramatically highlight the folly of having a leader who is not well read enough to recognize the historical connotations of the word "crusade". For background context the Economist has a good article on Pakistan's dilemma.

Well, here we go.

Bixby23 — Mon, 17 Sep 2001 00:51:59 -0800

Well, here we go. Macau authorities have arrested five Pakistanis of (officially) overstaying their visas. They also may be (again, speaking officially here) robbery suspects. But about halfway down the page, we find this little three-liner: ''According to preliminary investigations, the documents seized [in the arrest] appear to contain instructions to attack American targets in the SAR and Macau in the case of an American attack on Afghanistan,'' the [government] source said.

The Pakistani government will ask the Taliban to hand over Osama bin Laden in three days.

arf — Sun, 16 Sep 2001 08:16:37 -0800

The Pakistani government will ask the Taliban to hand over Osama bin Laden in three days. Why didn't the USA make such an obvious move?

Islamabad yet to decide on use of its soil: Cooperation areas to be defined first: official

adnanbwp — Thu, 13 Sep 2001 22:09:03 -0800

Islamabad yet to decide on use of its soil: Cooperation areas to be defined first: official