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Turkey charges 86 for 'coup plot'
Many ex army officer & several others including a journalist have been charged for coup plot in Turkey. "A top Turkish prosecutor has brought charges against 86 people allegedly involved in a coup plot. Aykut Cengiz Engin did not name those charged, but the indictment...
Burmese Name Dropping: "Gee "Who Didn't See That One Coming?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAs I mentioned previously in posts, the only reason for Burmas Military Junta to not allow Aid workers to distribute food to the starving masses is one reason and one... TNI not to support retired generals` wish to contest in polls
"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Army Chief of Staff Gen Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo said the Indonesian military (TNI) will never support retired generals` wish to contest in gubernatorial, district head and presidential polls."There is no such support. We remain neutral. And none of...The Iraqi government uses its own army to fight Shiite militias. Is that bad ...
Since the British forces withdrew back to the airport 5 miles from the center of Basra there has been a development not that of instant citizen unrest in fact the trouble has been low keyed.Basra became under control... Croat Generals Begin War Crimes Trial
The unfolding of this trial will be watched with much interest by Serbs, not only because they were the victims of the alleged massacres but also because it may convince Serbia to hand over its own accused war... Canadian Armed Forces Halt Prisoner Transfer in Afghanistan
Despite the warning from Brig.-Gen. Deschamps of 'dire consequences' if the transfer of prisoners to foreign countries were halted, government lawyers stated there had been no prisoner transfers for over two months. Which is right around the time reports of prisoners who were...Is the Military Our Last, Best Hope for Averting War with Iran?
"The last, best hope for averting a war with Iran lies with the United States military. The Democratic Congress, cowed by the Israel lobby and terrified of appearing weak on defense before the presidential elections, will do nothing to halt an attack. The media, especially... Osama bin Laden urges Iraq fighters to unite
"Osama bin Laden has called on insurgent groups in Iraq to avoid "extremism" against each other and unite around common interests, days after US generals declared that al-Qa’eda in Iraq was fatally wounded.
... Rubies: Burma's 'Blood Diamonds'
As 'Blood Diamonds' are a source of revenue propping up despotic rulers in Africa so are rubies to the miltary junta in Burma. More than 90 percent of the world's supply of these gemstones is controlled by the... Beware the Iran Hawks
"Before it's too late, Congress should ask Bush administration executives and Pentagon generals and admirals such questions as these about Iran: * How can you bomb anything nuclear in Iran without spewing radioactive debris into the atmosphere and poisoning it for much of...The Ongoing Iraq Intel Fraud by Robert Parry
"Bush has never stopped making statements about the Iraq War that are untrue, illogical or irrelevant. Yet, the Washington press corps remains almost as lax today about holding Bush accountable as it was in 2002 and 2003. So, when Bush mocks Democratic “politicians in...The Ongoing Iraq Intel Fraud
"Almost five years and perhaps half a million deaths too late, it’s finally the accepted wisdom in Washington that the intelligence that George W. Bush used to justify invading Iraq was garbage. But the pattern of twisting the truth about Iraq continues unabated and the...Army Officer Accuses Generals of 'Intellectual and Moral Failures'
"An active-duty Army officer is publishing a blistering attack on U.S. generals, saying they have botched the war in Iraq and misled Congress about the situation there. "America's generals have repeated the mistakes of Vietnam in Iraq," charges Lt. Col. Paul Yingling, an Iraq...The Unthinkable: Can the United States be made safe from nuclear terrorism? b...
"radioactive materials in the U.S. that could be used in a dirty bomb.In October, 2005, a radiation sensor at the Port of Colombo, in Sri Lanka, signalled that the contents of an outbound shipping container included radioactive material. The port’s surveillance system,...
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