by Russ Wellen | Nov 5, 2014 | Redev, War & Peace
In Harper’s, Andrew Cockburn writes: President Obama’s war against the Islamic State will represent, by a rough count, the eighth time the U.S. air-power lobby has promised to crush a foe without setting boot or foot on the ground. Yet from World War II to Yemen, the...
by Rob Prince | Nov 4, 2014 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Redev
Cross-posted from the Colorado Progressive Jewish News. 1. Burkina Faso – Land of Upright Men (and Women) Its capitol, Ouagadougou, rocked with a week of large and militant demonstrations, Burkina Faso, formerly known as Upper Volta, is in the midst of major political...
by Russ Wellen | Oct 7, 2014 | Redev, War & Peace
If you’re appalled at civilian deaths due to U.S. drone strikes in Afghanistan and Pakistan, prepare to be aghast at civilian deaths due to U.S. airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. Michael Isikoff for the Associated Press wrote: The White House has acknowledged for the...
by Rob Prince | Oct 6, 2014 | Redev, Uncategorized
1. Upcoming elections in Tunisia will be the focus of both national and international attention in the coming period. Parliamentary elections on October 26 will be followed by a presidential election on November 23. The election campaign is in full swing at the...
by John Feffer | Oct 1, 2014 | Redev, War & Peace
The Obama administration has admitted that it misjudged the extremists who set up the Islamic State in chunks of territory torn from Iraq and Syria. The director of national intelligence, James Clapper, confessed that his analysts underestimated the “will to fight” of...
