By Chris Hedges, Philadelphia Inquirer Armed units from the private security firm Blackwater USA opened fire in Baghdad streets twice in two days last week. It triggered a standoff between the security contractors and Iraqi forces, a reminder that the war in Iraq may be remembered mostly in our history books for empowering and building…
David Edwards and Muriel Kane, Raw Story On Monday, Fox News covered Vladimir Putin’s threat that if the US government goes ahead with setting up a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe, Russia will target its own missiles at European targets. The discussion led to an unlikely reversal of political positions, with conservative Fox political…
By Sig Christenson, Agence France-Presse The man who commanded US-led coalition forces during the first year of the Iraq war says the United States can forget about winning the war. “I think if we do the right things politically and economically with the right Iraqi leadership we could still salvage at least a stalemate, if…
Larisa Alexandrovna, Raw Story The Central Intelligence Agency has received approval at least twice in the last several years to conduct an “information war” against several countries in the Middle East, including Iran, Lebanon and Syria, according to current and former intelligence officials. In addition, the Bush Administration has been running operations out of the…
