| View articles by: All | Topic | Document Type | Author | Date |
Records 1 to 15 of 80
| Next | Last |
U.S. Launches "Operation Provoke War"
... In recent weeks, the Bush administration has stepped up efforts to destabilize the Iraqi government, while aggressively deploying troops and ships in a manner that could provoke an attack from Iraq – and provide an excuse to start a war ...
Maria Tomchick Anti-War.Com December 31, 2002
December 31, 2002
Chemical "Fallout" Lingers from Gulf War I
... Iraqi chemical ammunition debris, possibly from Khamisiyah, Iraq, demolitions, fell on Jim Stutts in in 1991. In many ways, Stutts is being pelted still ...
Richard Leiby The Washington Post December 30, 2002
December 30, 2002
U.S. Had Key Role In Chemical Agent Sales to Iraq
...U.S. Trade in Chemical to Iraq Arms Allowed from 1980 to 1990 Despite Their Use on Iranians, Kurds ...
Michael Dobbs The Washington Post December 30, 2002
December 30, 2002
Investigate Barry McCaffrey
Editorial
The Last Battle of the Gulf War: "If General McCaffrey acted responsibly, he should welcome an unflinching examination of the facts."
New York Times Editorial New York Times December 29, 2002
May 18, 2000
Pentagon May Allow Reporters on Front Lines
Fort Benning, Georgia — After decades of battling reporters who demanded access to frontline troops during combat operations, the Pentagon is now pledging to arrange for hundreds of journalists to join the vanguard of American fighting forces should the United States attack Iraq.
Thom Shanker New York Times December 28, 2002
December 28, 2002
Turkey Wants $28 Billion for Gulf War II
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The United States and its key ally Turkey have agreed on the shape of an aid package to help Turkey's struggling economy withstand a possible war in neighboring Iraq, a U.S. official said Saturday.
Associated Press New York Times December 28, 2002
December 28, 2002
Afghan Oil Piplline Deal Signed
Kabul, Afghanistan - An agreement has been signed in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, paving the way for construction of a 1,500 kilometer gas pipeline from the Central Asian republic through Afghanistan to Pakistan Interestingly, only the Asian Development Bank was mentioned as the financing source, not oil companies ...
Ian McWilliam BBC News December 28, 2002
December 28, 2002
Flurry of U.S. War Preparations
...About 50,000 American reinforcements, mainly logistics specialists like port handlers and crane operators, are beginning to flow into the region, and will roughly double the American force there. Additional Air Force fighters, bombers and cargo planes are expected to be sent to gulf next month, as well ...
Eric Schmitt New York Times December 28, 2002
December 28, 2002
Human Rights Watch: Investigate Claims of U.S. Torture
The Bush administration must promptly investigate and address allegations of torture of suspected al-Qaeda detainees or risk criminal prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today.
Human Rights Watch December 28, 2002
December 27, 2002
MSNBC: 25,000 More Troops May Head to Gulf Region
... According to MSNBC, 25,000 more U.S. troops may be headed to Gulf area soon for a potential invasion and occupation of Iraq. This raises the estimated number of U.S. troops in the region to 80,000 ...
Tammy Kupperman MSNBC News December 27, 2002
December 27, 2002
Pentagon Has Plans for Smallpox Quarantine, Martial Law
... There is a war in Afghanistan, plans for a war in Iraq, and there are also plans for forced quarantines and martial law in the U.S. ... The military is developing "dedicated, rapid-reaction units with a wide range of response capabilities such as an ability to support implementation of a quarantine" in the event of a bioterror attack ...
Elaine Grossman Inside the Pentagon December 27, 2002
December 19, 2002
Let's be clear, it's Bush who can't lose face
Rupert Cornwell The Independent (UK) December 27, 2002
... Bush is locked in ... Just think of the newspaper headline: "Saddam wriggles free again" - it induces apoplexy in the White House ... This President's projected image of relentless purpose, his strongest political asset, would lie in ruins ...
CIA Accused of Torture in Afghanistan War
Suzanne Goldenberg The Guardian (UK) December 27, 2002
... Some captives in the US - Afghanistan War are handed over to brutal foreign agencies ... One US official directly involved in rendering captives to foreign hands is quoted as saying: "We don't kick the [expletive] out of them. We send them to other countries so they can kick the [expletive] out of them" ...
Gulf War Veterans Offer Tips to Troops
Kathleen Sullivan San Francisco Chronicle December 27, 2002
... Gulf War veterans worry Pentagon won't provide for troops in new conflict. While opinions differ on wisdom of a new Mideast conflict, most Gulf War veterans advise troops to look out for themselves ...
Army to Troops: Fix Defective Masks with Duct Tape
Kathleen Sullivan San Francisco Chronicle December 27, 2002
... As American troops prepare for a possible war with Iraq, the Army is downplaying an internal report that says more than half of its gas masks [are] "completely broken or not fully operational" ... "As crude as it sounds, a soldier could fix that tear with duct tape," says an Army spokesman ...
Records 1 to 15 of 80
| Next | Last |