By MARJORIE COHN, Counterpunch, June 15, 2009 From 1961 to 1971, the U.S. military sprayed Vietnam with Agent Orange, which contained large quantities of Dioxin, in order to defoliate the trees for military objectives. Dioxin is one of the most…
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Obama’s Afghan War: The New Metric of Civilian Casualties
By Eneko in Diagonal Periódico by Professor Marc W. Herold, Global Research, June 12, 2009 During 2009, seven out of ten civilians killed by the Obama and NATO military machines have been women and children. Clearly, the Obama regime has…
Afghanistan to ‘try criminal foreign troops’
by Press TV, June 6, 2009 Afghanistan’s Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of parliament, has accused foreign troops based in the country of war crimes, urging a trial for the criminals. Wolesi Jirga secretary Abdul Sattar Khawaasi told reporters that…
Allegations that Israel used depleted uranium weapons in Gaza invasion
Lawyers: Israel uses uranium in Gaza offensive GAZA, June 11 (Xinhua) — Lawyers investigating possible war crimes by Israel in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Thursday said the Jewish state used uranium in recent offensive on the blockaded territory. Findings indicated…
Amnesty International calls for human rights abuse probe in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka urged to allow international probe of human rights abuses By CBC, June 11, 2009 The Sri Lankan government’s failure to seriously address reports of human rights abuses during 25 years of civil war is even more glaring in…
US staging area for Afghanistan war to close
Kyrgyzstan Insists U.S. Base to Close By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ, New York Times, June 11, 2009 MOSCOW — Kyrgyzstan appeared Thursday to rebuff an appeal by President Obama for closer cooperation as Washington sought to retain an American air base that…
China now world’s No. 2 arms spender
Swedish research group says China now world’s No. 2 arms spender behind U.S. By Malin Rising, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, June 6, 2009 STOCKHOLM – China has become the world’s second biggest military spender behind the United States, a Swedish peace…
Some good news, for a change
STOCKPILE DESTRUCTION SIGNALS END FOR CLUSTER MUNITIONS New report looks at government engagement on ban treaty © LAUK, 2007, Cluster munition containers and submunitions in Western Sahara. Source: ICBL Picassa Web Album GENEVA, Switzerland – 29 May 2009 – Several…
Pakistan war diary
Imran Khan, Al Jazeera’s reporter in Pakistan, is filing regular dispatches from the country as the army battles Taliban fighters in the North West Frontier Province. His daily posts offer unique insights into this growing conflict and its impact on…
MP for Farah Province condemns NATO bombings
By Malalai Joya, May 14, 2009 As an elected representative for Farah, Afghanistan, I add my voice to those condemning the NATO bombing that claimed over 150 civilian lives in my province earlier this month. This latest massacre offers the…