Scahill: Obama may be afraid of Blackwater

Despite news reports that the security contractor formerly known as Blackwater has seen its contracts dry up and its influence wane, the company continues to do brisk business in Iraq and Afghanistan — and the Obama administration may be too afraid of the firm to do anything about it, says investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill.
“You know [...]

Blackwater approved payoffs of Iraqi officials

To stifle criticism of civilian killings, the American mercenary group formerly known as Blackwater approved payoffs of up to $1 million for Iraqi politicians, according to former company officials who spoke to The New York Times.
“Blackwater approved the cash payments in December 2007, the officials said, as protests over the deadly shootings in Nisour Square [...]

Blackwater Founder Implicated in Murder

Wow, what a reason to de-mothball this site. They’re finally getting on with it. Eric Prince, murdering thug neo Christin Crusader and private army boy to Cheney and his murdering corparate mates.
Let’s nail the bastards.
A former Blackwater employee and an ex-US Marine who has worked as a security operative for the company have made a [...]

Alex Jones interviews Jesse Ventura about 911

AlexJones interviews Jesse Ventura About 9/11

US Attack on Iran: Worried Yet? Saudis Prepare for “Sudden Nuclear Hazards” After Cheney Visit

I. One Tick Closer to Midnight
Last Friday, Dick Cheney was in Saudi Arabia for high-level meetings with the Saudi king and his ministers. On Saturday, it was revealed that the Saudi Shura Council — the elite group that implements the decisions of the autocratic inner circle — is preparing “national plans to deal with any [...]

I have been slacking.

I apologise I have been slacking on this blog, but hubby with hernia, and operation and the death of an old, but much beloved family member took most of our time.
But we’re back, and promise to do better.

Stealthy surveillance robots designed for police, military

With rising casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan and violations of privacy in the United States and abroad being popular discussion topics, advances in military robotics and spy technology have also become a popular topic of news coverage.
One video that has received a great deal of press coverage and been seen at least three million times [...]

Saddam’s Files

President Bush said lots of things about Saddam Hussein in the run-up to the Iraq War. But few of his charges grabbed more attention than an unscripted remark he made at a Texas political fund-raiser on Sept. 26, 2002. “After all, this is a guy who tried to kill my dad at one time,” Bush [...]

How to Become a Concentration Camp Guard Without Even Trying

A reluctant Guantanamo Bay jailer, who found himself working in that “legal black hole” at age 19, tells his shocking story.

The video to your right is a brief but telling testimony given by Chris Arendt at the Winter Soldier Hearings in Washington, D.C., on March 15. Arendt, out of options, joined the military at age [...]

From Friday the 14th to Monday the 17th I will be blogging from Sidney

From Friday the 14th to Monday the 17th I will be blogging from Sidney
This morning I arrived in Sidney for the 911 truth tour that is kicking off in Sidney.
Because my days will be jammed packed with presentations and meetings with high profile members of the 911 truth movement I will blog only on one [...]

Gay teenager faces return to Iran after Dutch ruling

 How callous can you be? I am deeply ashamed to have originated from Holland when I read stuff like this.
By Robert Verkaik, Law Editor
Wednesday, 12 March 2008

A gay teenager who claims he faces the death penalty in Iran after his boyfriend was executed there two years ago has spoken of his anger and disappointment at [...]

Fallon’s Exit Provokes Concern on Path of Bush’s Iran Policy

March 12 (Bloomberg) — Admiral William Fallon’s resignation as U.S. commander in the Middle East provoked criticism that President George W. Bush won’t tolerate dissent and fed speculation his Iran policy could become more confrontational.
“Congress needs to determine immediately whether Admiral Fallon’s resignation is another example of truth tellers being forced to the sidelines in [...]

Darfur’s return to hell

By Steve Bloomfield and Katherine Butler
Wednesday, 12 March 2008

The conflict in Darfur has entered a violent and deadly new phase. Another “scorched earth” policy is being unleashed, reminiscent of the worst waves of government-backed violence that brought the Sudanese region to world attention five years ago and led the US to declare that what was [...]

NSA quietly expands domestic spying program, even as Congress balks

“The central role the NSA has come to occupy in domestic intelligence gathering has never been publicly disclosed,” The Wall Street Journal’s Siobhan Gorman reports on Monday page ones. “But an inquiry reveals that its efforts have evolved to reach more broadly into data about people’s communications, travel and finances in the U.S. than the [...]

Another 12 hour Blackout

6 hours after the internet connection had been reconnected we experienced another 12 hour blackout. I hope that this time we will be able to stay online.

36 hour Internet blackout.

Our apollogies for not posting for the last 36 hours, a failure in our connection caused a 36 hour blackout.

Now Iranian lesbian who fled to Britain faces deportation

By Robert Verkaik, Law Editor
Friday, 7 March 2008

An Iranian lesbian who fled to Britain after her girlfriend was arrested and sentenced to death faces being forcibly returned after losing the latest round in her battle to be granted asylum.
The case of Pegah Emambakhsh, 40, comes a day after The Independent reported on the growing public [...]

Pilots complain of ‘laser’ attacks over Canada

OTTAWA – At least 33 pilots in Canada, including some flying large commercial airliners, have complained about being flashed in the eyes by bright lights that could be lasers, officials said yesterday.
Canada’s transport ministry said it is probing the complaints, which started in 2005, and had handed most of them over to the police.
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We killed too many, say Bali bombers

From The Sunday TimesMarch 2, 2008We killed too many, say Bali bombers
Three Islamic radicals behind the bombings in which 202 people died talk in prison to our writer about faith, mass murder and their impending execution by firing squad
AS our Jeep rocked along a jungle track towards the maximum-security prison housing the Bali bombers, we [...]

A life or death decision

Mehdi Kazemi is a gay teenager from Iran. He sought sanctuary in Britain after his boyfriend was hanged for homosexuality. So why is Britain so determined to send him back to Tehran – to almost certain execution?By Robert Verkaik, Law Editor
Thursday, 6 March 2008
A gay teenager who sought sanctuary in Britain when his boyfriend was [...]