Afghan civilians bear brunt of 10-year war

Kabul - For as long as Shamsadullah Khan can remember, Afghanistan has been at war.
'War came to my house a long time ago,' the 40-year-old father of three says. Lately however, the 'meaning of war has been lost in the blur of increasing violence.'
'What are we still fighting for?' Khan asks as American soldiers pass by in a convoy. 'Why are they still here?'   http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1666803.php/Afghan-civilians-bear-brunt-of-10-year-war

Gilad Atzmon:Foreign Interests In Our Midst

For British readers.
The Jewish Chronicle reported yesterday that Israeli War Criminal Mrs Tzipi Livni is heading to Britain following the amendment of Britain’s universal jurisdiction law.

Under the old terms, ethically driven British citizens were able to apply for an arrest warrant for suspected war criminals. That meant that Israeli political and military leaders were strictly advised to stay away from this kingdom. http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/gilad-atzmon-foreign-interests-in-our-midst.html
 

Deir Yassin Massacre

As many of you are aware, the massacre at Deir Yassin took place on 9 April, 1948. More than 120 members of the Zionist terror gangs - the Etzel (Irgun) and the Lehi (Stern Gang) attacked the village of between 400 to 600 residents, located on the outskirts of Jerusalem, killing more than 100 women, children and men.

The massacre at Deir Yassin was then used by the Zionist terror forces to terrify and panic the Palestinian population into fleeing their homes and villages - frightened that they too would become victims of a subsequent Zionist massacre (according to Israeli Zionist historian, Benny Morris, at least 24 massacres took place. Morris, however, only counted massacres formally recorded in Zionist documents. Israeli historian, Ilan Pappe argues that oral testimony from Palestinians indicates that the figure was much higher than the 24 documented by Morris).http://livefromoccupiedpalestine.blogspot.com/2010/05/deir-yassin-israels-continued.html

U.S. assembling secret drone bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula, officials say

The Obama administration is assembling a constellation of secret drone bases for counterterrorism operations in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula as part of a newly aggressive campaign to attack al-Qaeda affiliates in Somalia and Yemen, U.S. officials said.
One of the installations is being established in Ethi­o­pia, a U.S. ally in the fight against al-Shabab, the Somali militant group that controls much of that country. Another base is in the Seychelles, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, where a small fleet of "hunter-killer" drones resumed operations this month after an experimental mission demonstrated that the unmanned aircraft could effectively patrol Somalia from there.http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m81606&hd=&size=1&l=e

IRAQ: 'Special Weapons' Have a Fallout on Babies

FALLUJAH, Jun 12 (IPS) - Babies born in Fallujah are showing illnesses and deformities on a scale never seen before, doctors and residents say.

The new cases, and the number of deaths among children, have risen after "special weaponry" was used in the two massive bombing campaigns in Fallujah in 2004.

After denying it at first, the Pentagon admitted in November 2005 that white phosphorous, a restricted incendiary weapon, was used a year earlier in Fallujah.

In addition, depleted uranium (DU) munitions, which contain low-level radioactive waste, were used heavily in Fallujah. The Pentagon admits to having used 1,200 tonnes of DU in Iraq thus far.http://www.uruknet.de/?p=m44812&hd=&size=1&l=e

Sickened Iraq vets cite depleted uranium

Herbert Reed, 52, a veteran of Iraq, sits at the kitchen table of his home with the medicines and medical records that he keeps with him Wednesday, May 17, 2006, in Columbia, S.C. Reed was exposed to radioactive depleted uranium while serving a few months with the 442nd Military Police out of New York.http://www.hermes-press.com/iraq_DU.htm

Iraq Body Count

The cost of war for innocent Iraqi's! Probably low-balled in my opinion!
http://www.iraqbodycount.org/

Gadhafi aide: NATO airstrike hits residential area, kills 354 civilians

More war crimes!
 Muammar Gadhafi's spokesman told Reuters on Saturday that NATO air strikes on Sirte overnight had hit a residential building and a hotel, killing 354 people.
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