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U.S. Military Detains 2,500 Juveniles as Unlawful Enemy Combatants
“The U.S. military is holding about 500 juveniles suspected of being “unlawful enemy combatants” in detention centers in Iraq and has about 10 detained in Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations.
A total of 2,500 youths under the age of 18 have been detained, almost all in Iraq, for periods up to a [...]
Joint Chiefs Ignore Reality Focus on Pride to Justify War With Iran
As the Bush administration screams about Iran and sells the public on the idea of attacking Iran, why don’t they make clear who is invested in Iran… who is backing Iran… and who, by default, America will be attacking should we take out Iran.
US Contemplating Attack on Pakistan
Pakistani main media outlets have accused the Bush administration of planning to launch a military action against the country. The Pakistani daily Nawa-i-Waqt accused US President George W. Bush of ‘directly targeting’ Pakistan.
“President George Bush’s latest interview is proof that Pakistan is a direct target of the US, which wants to maintain pressure on Pakistan [...]
Petraeus Promotion Leads Nation to War
President Bush is promoting his top Iraq commander, Army Gen. David Petraeus, and replacing him with the general’s recent deputy, keeping the U.S. on its war course and handing the next president a pair of combat-tested commanders who have relentlessly defended Bush’s strategies.
Bush will nominate Petraeus to replace Navy Adm. William J. Fallon as chief [...]
Al Qaeda Trying to Change the Look of Terror, Now They “Look Like You” to Justify Beast Spy Programs
The nation’s spymaster said the United States faces an imminent threat of attack from al Qaeda fighters training today along Pakistan’s mountainous frontier with Afghanistan.
And the attackers, he says, will look like many of us.
“It’s very clear to us that al Qaeda has been able, over the past 18 months or so, to establish a [...]
Bush Listens as Military Expresses Views on Troop Stain of Prolonged War in Iraq and Afghanistan
Wrapping up a series of consultations on Iraq, President Bush met at the Pentagon on Wednesday with the military’s leaders to hear their views on prospects for further troop reductions.
Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said the president spent about 90 minutes in a closed session with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Bush was accompanied by [...]
Army Contractor AEY Inc Sending ‘Substandard Ammunition’ to American Soldiers in Afghanistan
Since 2006, when the insurgency in Afghanistan sharply intensified, the Afghan government has been dependent on American logistics and military support in the war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
But to arm the Afghan forces that it hopes will lead this fight, the American military has relied since early last year on a fledgling company [...]
