So I was listening to a documentary about the My Lai massacre this evening. It was fascinating because they included now declassified audio from the suppressed military investigation into the event. I hadn't realized the scale of the killing and rape (including child rape) and I'm feeling nauseated now ( Read more... )

Qassam rockets aren't really a threat to life according to Aviad's uncle who we visited in south-western Israel a year and a half ago. Here he is standing next to a few that he's got in his office:

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After all the complaints about the Iraqi government not doing enough to stop armed groups killing civilians they've taken a positive step. They've revoked the license of Blackwater. Blackwater is a private military contractor, our nice newspeak term for mercenaries ( Read more... )