Central Asia
U.S.: Blackwater's Migraines Multiply
Submitted by rick on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 19:06.By William Fisher
NEW
YORK, Feb 28, 2010 (IPS) - Legal headaches are growing exponentially
for the security firm formerly known as Blackwater – once the darling
of the military-industrial community.
In separate
developments, two former employees of the company charged that the
security firm committed "systematic fraud" under its contracts with the
U.S. State Department in Iraq and Afghanistan; the Iraqi government
announced it would seize heavy weapons from foreign security firms and
expel ex-Blackwater contractors still in the country; and a U.S. Senate
hearing learned that Blackwater employees stole more than 500 assault read more »
Afghanistan, Another Untold Story -By Michael Parenti
Submitted by rick on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 18:46.
Barack Obama is on record as advocating a military escalation in
Afghanistan. Before sinking any deeper into that quagmire, we might do
well to learn something about recent Afghani history and the role
played by the United States.
Less than a month after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the World
Trade Center and the Pentagon, US leaders began an all-out aerial
assault upon Afghanistan, the country purportedly harboring Osama bin
Laden and his al Qaeda terrorist organization. More than twenty years
earlier, in 1980, the United States intervened to stop a Soviet
“invasion” of that country. Even some leading progressive writers, who
normally take a more critical view of US policy abroad, treated the US read more »
Former UK ambassador: CIA sent people to be ‘raped with broken bottles’
Submitted by rick on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 18:46.
The
CIA relied on intelligence based on torture in prisons in Uzbekistan, a
place where widespread torture practices include raping suspects with
broken bottles and boiling them alive, says a former British ambassador
to the central Asian country.
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Short fuse; 50,000 workers on the streets & 50 factories burning in Bangladesh
Submitted by pirate on Mon, 06/29/2009 - 20:43.Libcom.org Jun 30 2009
The mass unrest in the garment industry continued on Monday (29 June) for a third day... read more »
More mayhem - cops kill again as garment workers' rioting continues in Bangladesh
Submitted by pirate on Sun, 06/28/2009 - 22:11.
Defiant Tehran protesters battle police
Submitted by pirate on Sat, 06/20/2009 - 12:28.
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY, Associated Press June 20, 2009
TEHRAN, Iran – Thousands of protesters defied Iran's highest authority Saturday and marched on waiting security forces that fought back with baton charges, tear gas and water cannons as the crisis over disputed elections lurched into volatile new ground. read more »
Clashes erupt in Iran over disputed election
Submitted by pirate on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 13:08.
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI and ANNA JOHNSON, Associated Press June 13, 2009
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Justice Dept. asks judges to block abuse photos
Submitted by pirate on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 01:14.By DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writer Devlin Barrett May 28, 2009
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration asked a federal appeals court Thursday to halt the release of disturbing images of detainee abuse, saying the photos could incite violence in Pakistan as well as in Iraq and Afghanistan. read more »
Over 20,000 died in Sri Lanka rebels' defeat: report
Submitted by pirate on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 01:06.
May 29, 2009
LONDON (Reuters) – More than 20,000 Tamil civilians were killed in the final days of Sri Lanka's military operation to defeat Tamil Tigers rebels, The Times newspaper reported on Friday. read more »
Wildcats; over 15,000 Bangladeshi garment workers "go berserk" and attack factories over non-payment and low wages
Submitted by pirate on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 20:32.
May 12 2009 Libcom.org
Two major outbreaks of garment workers' fury have occurred this week.
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