“By way of deception thou shalt do war” The Mossad motto
Less than a week after Ankara cancelled an air exercise with Israel, Turkey’s state-sponsored channel TRT1 broadcast "Ayrilik" * ("Farewell"), a new prime-time TV show that depicts the true image of Israel’s genocidal military operation in Gaza last January.
Security, Reconciliation in Iraq Are Irreconcilable
Op_ed
By MWC News
Friday, 16 October 2009
Insecurity in Iraq is in – built in the U.S. – conceived sectarian and “federal” constitution drafted after the U.S. – led invasion in 2003, in the political process engineered by the U.S. occupying power on sectarian and federal “constitutional” basis to create a secure pro – U.S. post – Saddam regime as well as in the sectarian polity born therefrom -- or more to the point brought in by the invading army -- and is still, seven years on, struggling to survive a possible U.S. military disengagement, and in a self – defeating contradictory and security oriented U.S. blueprints for Iraqi reconciliation as a prerequisite for securing the country at least as an ally of the United States, if not as a puppet regime.
This past week there has been a lot of discussion and debate on the continuing war in Afghanistan. Lasting twice as long as World War II and with no end in sight, the war in Afghanistan has been one of the longest conflicts in which our country has ever been involved. The situation has only gotten worse with recent escalations.
The UN human rights council has endorsed the Goldstone report on Israel's war on Gaza, which accused the military of using disproportionate force as well as laying charges of war crimes on Israeli occupation forces and Hamas.
An Australian court has found five men guilty of plotting to carry out a series of bombings in retaliation for Australia's involvement in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
More than 12 people have been killed and 42 hurt by a suicide bomber who opened fire inside a Sunni Muslim mosque before detonating his explosives' vest.
Lebanon and Bosnia are among five nations elected to serve on the UN Security Council next year, joining a body that has deployed troops in both countries for years.
Hamas, the Palestinian group in control of Gaza, has said it is pushing for changes to a unity deal with its rival, Fatah, that would allow it to continue "resisting the Zionist occupation".
The US House of Representatives has voted in favour of transferring foreign terrorism suspects from the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States to face trial.
The UN human rights chief has endorsed the Goldstone report on Israel's war on Gaza, and called for "impartial, independent, prompt and effective investigations" into the alleged war crimes.
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