Air Strikes

10 Takeaways From the Anti-NATO Demonstrations, Part 1

Mark Cassello | Posted 06.01.2012

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While the cloistered glitz of the NATO summit and the publicized gore of the anti-NATO protests left an indelible mark on those who participated in these events, to most the NATO summit was unremarkable. But what have we learned?

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Obama in Libya: The Horror! The Horror!

Cody Gault | Posted 05.31.2011

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When I listened earlier this week to Obama's speech on the Libyan intervention, my thoughts kept drifting to Joseph Conrad's unforgettable description of a late-nineteenth century colonialist warship shelling the African coastline.

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Libyan Rebels Close On Key Gaddafi Stronghold

AP | RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.28.2011

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BIN JAWWAD, Libya — Rebel forces bore down Monday on Moammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold where a brigade headed by ...

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Libyan Rebels Close On Key Gaddafi Stronghold

AP | By RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.28.2011

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BIN JAWWAD, Libya -- Rebel forces on Monday fought their way to the doorstep of Moammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold guard...

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Conan: New Ad Shows Our Military Is Stretched A Little Thin

Posted 05.25.2011

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A lot of people are expressing frustration with the U.S. entering into another war thanks to its air strikes against Libya. But when you think about...

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At 20,000 Feet And 500 Knots, Allied Pilots Struggle to Tell Gaddafi's Fighters From Civilians

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The new phase of the war in Libya, a kind of armed aerial peacekeeping, puts a heavy responsibility on U.S. and allied air crews whose s...

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Claim: NATO Air Strike Kills Afghan Election Campaigners

Robert Weller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Afghan officials say a NATO airstrike killed 10 election campaign workers. NATO said all those killed or wounded were insurgents, and included one Ta...

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33 Civilians Killed by NATO Airstrike in Afghanistan

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Sunday, NATO forces in Uruzgan province in Afghanistan killed more than thirty civilians, including women and children, when an airstrike was ordered on three minivans.

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Officials: US Missiles Allegedly Kill 10 In Pakistan

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — The leader of the Pakistani Taliban was apparently targeted in a U.S. missile strike on a meeting of militant commanders close to th...

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Words and War

Norman Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

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There's plenty more media invisibility and erasure ahead for Afghan people as the Pentagon ramps up its war effort in their country.

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McChrystal Choice Suggests Special Ops Strikes Will Continue

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 05.25.2011

Gareth Porter | Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, May 12 (IPS) - The choice of Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal to become the new U.S. commander in Afghan...

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Obama's Counterproductive South Asian Strategy

Lionel Beehner | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's one thing for Obama not to hand the Taliban our playbook in northwest Pakistan. It's another thing to go silent when reporters ask legitimate questions about policies and predator strikes that kill innocents.

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Darfur Insurgents Hit With Air Strikes

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Sudanese military has launched an air and ground assault on insurgents' positions in South Darfur, according to a rebel group. The Justice and ...

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Killing the Messenger: Targeting the Press in Gaza

Jennifer Utz | Posted 05.25.2011

As is with the current situation with Gaza, when Israel is performing air strikes, everyone is vulnerable -- militants, civilians, and journalists alike.

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Afghanistan September 2008: Karzai Under Pressure Amid Rising Civilian Casualities & Calls for Troops Withdrawal

Shoaib Harris | Posted 07.15.2011

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Local newspapers have called the increasing civilian casualties, "huge crisis" as Afghans began dawn-to-dusk fasting on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.

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