The US doesn’t like free and open press in Iraq apparently, so they arrest Youtube uploaders, brand them as "propaganda experts" and blame Iran for the whole thing (Khaleej Times).
US troops arrested two brothers on Wednesday on suspicion of posting videotapes on the Internet showing rebel attacks on coalition forces in Iraq, the military said. [...]
Continue Reading August 13th, 2008 Björn Hallberg
As Georgia and its allies are fighting tooth and nail to control the negative media backlash that followed the disproportionate Georgian attempt at regaining control over South Osetia it is important to remember last year’s domestic troubles.
End of the Rose Revolution as riot police are sent in to quell protests
Saakashvili regime in Georgia using sonic [...]
Continue Reading August 13th, 2008 Björn Hallberg
NATO employees are frequenting prostitutes in Kabul, effectively building new enterprises of brothels and trafficking. The Sun is covering the patriotic angle of course, claiming that these visitors are by and large civilians. But that seems unlikely. It’s just the tip of the iceberg and men in uniform are as likely as civilians to frequent [...]
Continue Reading April 8th, 2008 Björn Hallberg
Here we go again. Charley Reese articulates perfectly why Tibet is such a non-issue that is being exaggerated to frightening and suspicious proportions.
Coffee sippers who think it might be a good idea to free Tibet from China are about 58 years too late. China is not going to free Tibet, and Western encouragement of [...]
Continue Reading April 7th, 2008 Björn Hallberg
Welcome the day of reflection. Raping starts again next week, business as usual.
The US military slapped a sweeping curfew Wednesday on troops and their relatives on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa after a series of incidents including an alleged rape that sparked tension.
A US Marine was arrested last week on allegations that he raped a [...]
Continue Reading February 20th, 2008 Björn Hallberg
And so people are buying into the same sort of deception that got the US into Iraq. Or in fact every major conflict since the Spanish-American war. Will they ever learn? Larry Chin is the latest to argue, correctly in my mind, that the planning for war has already started and that this year will [...]
Continue Reading February 12th, 2007 Björn Hallberg
Unsurprising perhaps, the US airstrikes on Somalia last week missed their intended targets. Especially unsurprising considering the target was an organization that in reality doesn’t exist and is the brainchild of CIA pencil pushers.
The herdsmen had gathered with their animals around large fires at night to ward off mosquitoes. But lit up by the [...]
Continue Reading January 14th, 2007 Björn Hallberg
As’ ad over at Angry Arab brings our attention to the willingness of the US media to transmogrify the Israel-Palestine issue and one of the greatest euphemisms in recent history – the “arrest raid.”
Elsewhere, just in case you missed it, Israel is now officially crowned worst brand name in the world. Though as you can imagine, according [...]
Continue Reading January 7th, 2007 Björn Hallberg
A stirring tale of pirates and of emperors and who really evaded justice this morning, Saddam Hussein — or the United States and its current allies in Iraq.
Richard Dicker, Human Rights Watch makes a good point, even though their recollection of pre-1991 events in Iraq is a little dodgy and clearly tainted by US doctrine.
“The [...]
Continue Reading December 30th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Ethiopia declares war, invades Somalia and marches on Mogadishu, while the world looks on and the US is seen cheerleading the effort. In fact, the US is also bankrolling the war effort and has itself stepped up arms sales to the region and helped Ethiopia in particular, where the ENDF has been professionalized to act [...]
Continue Reading December 28th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
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