In 2002, then-president George W. Bush (like his father and many other presidents) tossed ‘brave rhetoric’ around while signing checks to Israel. His rhetoric was as fresh and promising as President Obama’s this week in Cairo, in that it wasn’t.
Archive for June, 2009
U.S. Concedes ‘Significant Errors’ in Most Deadly Attack on Afghan Civilians Since 2001, U.N. Seeks to Probe Strikes
Posted: 4 June 2009 by Sayyid in Af-Pak WarTags: Af-Pak War, Afghanistan, air strikes, civilians, drones, Farah, fascism, Greg Julian, human rights, international law, ISAF, Jeremy Scahill, Karzai, LA Times, law, Middle East, NATO, Newspeak, Noorjahan Bahir, NYT, Obama, Philip Alston, Press TV, Robert Gates, Stanley McChrystal, terrorism, UN, US, War, War on Terror, Zardari
Philip Alston, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, demands ‘real accountability’ for the U.S.-led coalition’s mounting death toll of Afghan civilians — notably the May attack on Farah that killed 130-140 civilians, including up to 95 children where the U.S. military concedes to making ‘significant errors’.
Bush Spoke of Invading Iraq in 1999
Posted: 3 June 2009 by Little Alex in International Affairs, National News, Political ScienceTags: 2004 election, Afghanistan, Bush Administration, Cheney, George Bush, human rights, Iraq, Iraq War, LA Times, Mickey Herskowitz, Middle East, Newspeak, Obama, October Surprise, Pakistan, Russ Baker, terrorism, torture, US, War, Washington Post, waterboarding
According to Fmr. Pres. George W. Bush’s speechwriter at the time. This story was brought to light just before the ’04 election and turned down by The Washington Post (WaPo) and Los Angeles Times (LAT).
Tiananmen Square: 20 Years Later (Video)
Posted: 2 June 2009 by Little Alex in International Affairs, Political ScienceTags: Amnesty International, China, Chinese prisons, democracy, fascism, Huang Qi, human rights, international law, Jiang Yaqun, labor camps, Li Yujun, Newspeak, protest, Qi Zhiyong, RTL, Tiananmen Square, US, Wen Jintao, Zhou Yongjun, Zhu Gengsheng
al Jazeera’s (AJE) in depth look back to the 1989 Chinese massacre of democracy advocates. Amnesty International (AI) calls for an inquiry.























