A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford

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Katrina - that harbinger of what a future urban America in crisis will look like - saw hundreds of thugs from Blackwater and other mercenary outfits patrolling the streets of New Orleans - as if they were the legitimate authorities.

The day may not be far off when the New Orleans nightmare becomes ( Read more... )

No reason for pride

We should be ashamed of Israeli military experts who sell their know-how worldwide

B. Michael

Published: 08.12.08, 07:51 / Israel Opinion

While keeping one eye on our representatives at the Olympics, we were also watching, with pride and concern, our fine boys fighting in Georgia. Well, not exactly our fine boys, but rather, the ( Read more... )

Aug. 11, 2008
Print  |   Thousands of mercenaries are fighting for Georgia in this burning conflict with South Ossetia. They are commanded by the U.S. military instructors, RIA Novosti reported with reference to a high-ranked officer of Russia’s military intelligence.

“From 2,500 to 3,000 mercenaries fight against Russia’s ( Read more... )

CBO estimates more than 190,000 contractors were working on US contracts in Iraq as of early 2008. This far outnumbers the roughly 150,000 U.S. troops inside the country.

U.S. Government Obligations for Contracts in the Iraq Theater (Billions of dollars)
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The U.S. signed up legions of sketchy Iraqi fighters to help stop sectarian violence. Now, most may lose their security jobs -- but remain armed and angry.

By Anna Badkhen

Aug. 06, 2008 | Donning pale yellow shirts with Iraqi flags stitched on the chest, Alah al-Janabi and Mahmoud al-Samorai stood recently in the blistering sun at the crowded ( Read more... )

July 11, 2008

By Madhavi Bhasin

On July 7th the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in an Address before the Arab Ambassadors stated that his Government was looking at the necessity of terminating foreign presence on Iraqi land and restoring full sovereignty. The U.S. public diplomacy machinery began operating in full swing after the statement was ( Read more... )

Police 'torture' videos cause uproar in Mexico

* Story Highlights

* Many Mexicans see a sinister side to the videos at a time of alleged abuses
* Human rights investigators in Guanajuato state are looking into the tapes
* "They are teaching police ... to torture!" read one Mexico City newspaper headline

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) -- Videos ( Read more... )

by OPOL

Sun Jun 22, 2008


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 by: OPOL
Fri Jun 20, 2008

I came of age in the time of Nixon and Vietnam.  I learned then that our government was not to be trusted, that they lie to us whenever it's convenient and that there is nothing pure about their motives.  I also learned to suspect that elements of our government played an active role in the assassination of John Kennedy ( Read more... )

U.S. company: crash lawsuit governed by Islamic law
Company is sister to N.C.-based Blackwater

Joseph Neff and Jay Price, Staff Writers RALEIGH - To defend itself against a lawsuit by the widows of three American soldiers who died on one of its planes in Afghanistan, a sister company of the private military firm Blackwater has asked a federal court ( Read more... )