Richard Wright: MILITARY INTELLIGENCE: All Eyes No Brain Part II

The USAF claim that the tragic killing of 23 innocent Afghan civilians last February by one of its Predator UAVs was due to “information overload” reflects an appalling lack of critical thinking on the part of senior Air Force officers. General Mike Hayden (USAF ret.) when director of the NSA used regularly entertain the U.S. …

Review (DVD): The Most Dangerous Man in America–Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Actors: Daniel Ellsberg, Patricia Ellsberg, Tony Russo, Howard Zinn, Hedrick Smith Directors: Judith Ehrlich;Rick Goldsmith Stunningly Relevant Today and Always December 7, 2010 I completely missed the release of this film in July, and stumbled on it while picking movies for a sick son. It opens with Henry Kissinger, since demonstrated to be a war …

Journal: Afghanistan Winds Down

Its over: US NATO formally announcing ‘transition’ to Afghan withdrawal Pakistan Patriot Posted on 14 November 2010 The Obama administration and its NATO allies will declare late this week that the war in Afghanistan has made sufficient progress to begin turning security control over to its government by spring, months before the administration’s July deadline …

Journal: Taliban Unscathed by Attacks, Standing Pat…

Entirely predictable! Washington Post October 27, 2010 Pg. 1 Taliban Unscathed By U.S. Strikes Insurgents appear confident they can outlast troop buildup By Greg Miller An intense military campaign aimed at crippling the Taliban has so far failed to inflict more than fleeting setbacks on the insurgency or put meaningful pressure on its leaders to …