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Jeremy Scahill: Confronting Blackwater on its Killing of Iraqis

Last week, Jeremy spoke at a conference organized by NYU's Center on Law and Security called "Privatizing Defense: Blackwater, Contractors, and American Security." Also present at the conference were Blackwater Worldwide vice president Martin Strong and a lawyer for Blackwater, David Hammond. At the conference, I confronted Strong on Blackwater's killi...

George W Bush Sewage Plant In S.F., With Your HELP

To dishonor George W. Bush, the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco is changing the name of the Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Facility. The group would like to rename the facility to the "George W Bush Sewage Plant." Write In! If we can't get the overdue rightful impeachment or immediate war crimes tribunals this is a helpful start.

Mandela salutes apartheid resistance at London unveiling of his statue

LONDON: Nelson Mandela paid tribute to the anti-apartheid struggle Wednesday as Britain's prime minister pulled a rainbow-striped veil from a statue in the South African's honor and lionized him as one of the best-loved statesmen of all time. Speaking to thousands of supporters as African hymns echoed from the walls of Westminster Abbey, the 89-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner said the statue was a tribute he could only dare to have dreamed of.

Iraq War Resisters to Get Boost from Veterans Group

This is important. I'm not sure Vietnam Veterans Against the War went this far in their day.

It's February 2009 and a Republican is still in the White House...

Deliciously cynical ad from "Embrace Diversity '08."

Israeli Soldier Incarcerated for Refusing to Fight

A peace rally planned by Gush Shalom drew 5,000 into the streets of Tel Aviv last weekend. A larger rally was planned for this Saturday but Avnery said authorities have refused to grant permits for the peaceful protest. Many soldiers opposition to the war grows over time.

Multiple Attacks Reported In Fallujah

Resistance fighters attacked a so-called Iraqi National Guard check point in the Nazal neighborhood in southern Fallujah as the war for Iraq raged again on Thursday on more bodies of Sunnis murfered at the hands of the Shia death squads that run loose in the occupied country.

A Successor for al-Zarqawi

Even before Abu Musab al-Zarqawi s death, something of a power struggle had begun in the al-Qaeda leadership in Iraq. Now the tussle has taken on an urgency, at the same time giving Osama bin Laden the opportunity to reimpose his authority on the insurgency, which was spinning out of his control under the ruthlessly stubborn Zarqawi. Four names have been circulated in the Arabic press as possible successors to the Prince of al-Qaeda : Iraq-based Egyptian terrorist Abu Ayyub al-Masri, an Iraqi named Abu Aseel, a Syrian named Abu al-Ghadia, and the less extremist Abdul-Rahman al-Iraqi. If Iraqi succeeds as the new leader, look for the group to move away from targeting civilians as freely and away from publicized beheadings. He would also avoid killing Shi ites to foment civil war. The new leader, or council if one leader cannot be agreed upon, will be more clearly under bin Laden s control. Bin Laden will be more civilized in handling al-Qaeda in Iraq than Zarqawi. That s how bad Zarqawi had become.

Insurgent attacks in Iraq at highest levels

Attacks are becoming more frequent, sophisticated, and deadly. While many Iraqis don t support the violence, it only takes a dedicated group to continue to carry out the attacks in Iraq. Three and a half years in the occupation, it isn t going to end anytime soon.

More than 50 civilians killed in Afghan airstrike

Not Taliban but residents said civilians were among the dead the top Taliban field commander for the south, Dadullah contacted several media outlets over the weekend to say he was alive and well and leading an invigorated insurgency with several thousand men.

Iraq’s resistance evolves

Iraq is simultaneously descending into both a civil war and a war of resistance against foreign occupation. The United States has been hoping to exploit the divide between Iraqi patriots and global jihadists, but the Sunni opposition is growing more structured and unified as it adapts to changing conditions, and may transcend those divisions.

200,000 AK-47s in Iraq "missing"

This is certainly a cause for alarm. One of the questions this article raises is what is ment by weapons being sent to al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda is a loosely organized group of terrorists and criminals around the world. I m not sure how they define al-Qaeda and whether or not they just mean Iraqi insurgents. Or the CIA trained group. Blowback.

Basra on the brink of exploding

Deadly attack on helicopter and violent riots show threat facing British forces is escalating in southern Iraq

Mob cheers as 5 British bodies killed in wreckage

British troops under Iraqi attack in Basra, Eye witnesses say a missile brought down a British military helicopter which crashed onto a house in Basra. "One of them belonged to a major, I could see his rank," said the man, Abu Zaid. "I saw the remains of the others." the chaos worsened, shooting broke out between the British soldiers and armed militiamen, and at least four people, including a child, were reported to have been killed in the mayhem. "It won't change a thing if the helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. It is a daily risk and sadly, one day, a few get hit."

Taliban claim helicopter kill of 10

The Taliban claim to have shot down a US helicopter in Afghanistan, killing all those on board.