US Militarism
Talks with Iran open in Geneva amid threats and provocations
By Bill Van Auken, October 1, 2009
Talks between Iran and the so-called P5+1—the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany—open in Geneva today in an atmosphere of threats and provocations generated by Western gover...
Obama follows Bush’s modus operandi on Iran
By Peter Symonds, September 28, 2009
In a manner chillingly reminiscent of the Bush administration’s buildup to the Iraq war, top White House officials yesterday intensified the US propaganda offensive against Iran.
UN: Record number of Afghan civilian deaths in 2009
By Tom Eley, September 28, 2009
The UN reported about 1,500 civilian deaths resulting from the war in Afghanistan during the first six months of the year, a record in the eight-year-old war.
US and European powers threaten Iran
By Patrick Martin, September 26, 2009
With all the hallmarks of an orchestrated political provocation, the US, Britain and France, with the support of Germany, denounced a supposedly secret Iranian nuclear plant, threatening stepped-up ec...
US commander pushes for rapid escalation of Afghanistan war
By Bill Van Auken, September 22, 2009
With the release of a declassified version of Gen. McChrystal’s recommendations for a change of course in Afghanistan, the Pentagon command is pushing for Obama to approve a rapid escalation of the ...
US assassination in Somalia
By Brian Smith, September 21, 2009
United States commandos from the Pentagon’s Joint Special Operations Command launched a helicopter raid last week in Somalia, close to the border with Kenya, and killed a key Islamist suspect.
Clinton takes hard line on Iran in run-up to talks
By Bill Van Auken, September 19, 2009
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday enunciated a hard line against Iran in the run-up to talks scheduled October 1 between Tehran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plu...
Australian adviser to US military provides chilling insight into neo-colonial mentality
By James Cogan, September 19, 2009
David Kilcullen, a top Australian-born advisor to the US military, delivered a lecture in Sydney on September 3. His remarks provide an insight into the methods and mentality of those directing the US...
US suspends eastern European missile shield plan
By Niall Green, September 18, 2009
President Obama announced the suspension of plans to develop two bases in Poland and the Czech Republic as part of a missile defense shield. The move is seen as a political gesture to secure Russian s...
Washington elaborates AfPak strategy amid calls for US troop buildup
By Bill Van Auken, September 17, 2009
A classified document submitted to a closed session of the Senate Armed Services Committee spells out a US war strategy that places special emphasis on Pakistan as US military commanders signal suppor...
Washington’s “good war”
Death squads, disappearances and torture in Pakistan
By Bill Van Auken, September 16, 2009
Reports from Pakistan’s Swat valley of the disappearance, torture and execution of civilians at the hands of the military death squads expose the reality of the so-called “good war” prosecuted b...
Demands to curtail war reporting after raid to free New York Times journalist
By Julie Hyland, September 14, 2009
Controversy over the SAS-led operation to free a New York Times journalist held captive in Afghanistan is being used to make demands that will curtail any objective and honest reporting from the war z...
