Invasion

E. T. Hunters Explain What Happens If Space Aliens Show Up

Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Video, Space, Alien Invasion, Earthlings, Ufo, Moon, Alien Contact, Extraterrestrials, Flying Saucer, Alien, Extraterrestrial Life, Planet, Alien Encounter, Invasion, Life on Other Planets, Galaxy, Science News

It is conceivable that humans could someday discover aliens. We scour the cosmos looking for their radio signals, and though we're not capable of int...

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It's Finally Over -- and It Was Wrong

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Corruption, Civilian Deaths, Sectarian Violence, Destruction, Bombings, Humanitarian, Christmas, American Troops, Armed Services, Prayer, Penance, America, Soldier, Conflict, Just War, Spiritual, Political, Un, Invasion, Faith, Sojo, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Afghan, Terrorist, Congress, Georgetown University, Religious Communities, Terrorist Bomb, White House?S Health Care Summit, U.S. Troops, Unjust War, George W Bush, Financial, Nine Years, Bombing, Christian, Manipulation, President Obama, United Nations, Iraq, Military Presence, Economic, Dick Cheney, Intelligence, Occupation, Irresponsibility, Walter Jones, Fundamental Principle, Violence, Veterans, Trillion, United States, Surrender, Saddam, Arab, Combat Troops, Previous Administration, Sojourner, Iraq War, Suicide, Military, Afghanistan, Heroism, Giving, Terrorism, Donald Rumsfeld, Accountability, World News

The initial feelings that rushed over me after hearing the announcement that we're pulling out of Iraq were of deep relief. But then they turned to deep sadness over the terrible cost of a war that was always wrong: intellectually, politically, strategically and, above all, morally.

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Libya, the United States, and Iran: Just Who Is "Meddling"?

Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: No-Fly-Zone, Libya, Saddam Hussein, Robert Gates, Muammar Gaddafi, Middle East, Obama Administration, US Foreign Policy, Iran, Hillary Clinton, Foreign Occupation, US Hegemony, Invasion, Libya Protests, World News

With its no doubt emotionally gratifying but feckless rhetoric demanding Gaddafi's departure, the Obama Administration has ensured that it can play no constructive role in a process of political transition in Libya.

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Alien Vaporware

Seth Shostak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aliens, Ufo, Invasion, Hoax, Seti, Alien Hoax, SETI Institute, Technology News

According to a story posted at Examiner, scientists have found three objects the size of Delaware entering the solar system. This is clearly a hoax. But these tales are more than a nuisance -- there's a certain amount of damage done by crying wolf.

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The F Word: McChrystal, Afghanistan Policy, And...

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: General, F Word, Petraeus, Afghanistan, Terrorism, 911, War, Obama, Taliban, Firing, Grit Tv, Peter Beinart, Bush, The F Word, Cheney, Laura Flanders, Mcchrystal, Michael Hastings, The Runaway General, Rolling Stone, Grittv, Invasion, Politics News

To heck with the war. It's becoming a story about egos. Or more precisely, as one commentator put it recently, "By focusing on McChrystal's supposed ...

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791 U.S. Military Deaths In Afghanistan Since Start Of War

The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pentagon, Cia, Troops Killed, Civilian Deaths, Troop Deaths, Air Force, Dod, Invasion, Military Deaths, Army, Afghanistan Invasion, Al Qaida, Taliban, Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom, Departnemt of Defense, World News

As of Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at least 791 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasi...

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You Know It's Time to Leave Iraq When...

Doug Bandow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq Embassy, Iraq, Invasion, Barack Obama, Nouri Al Maliki, Home News

Will Iraq "fail" if America leaves? Perhaps so, but there's no reason to believe that a continued U.S. presence can prevent failure.

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Jingoism Isn't Journalism: Why I Don't Trust CNN & Corporate Media to Cover Iran

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Indymedia, War, Violence, Iraq, Barack Obama, Cable Television, Iran, Brutality, Cnn, Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Paul Wolfowitz, Opposition Movement, Corporate Media, New Media, Invasion, Wolf Blitzer, Iranians, Satellite Television, Media News

Old media, and specifically CNN, are learning the difficult lesson that with or without their vast resources and state of the art studios, the Iranians' stories will be told. And they'll be told to tens of millions more viewers than cable and satellite programs tend to reach.

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As 6th Anniversary Nears: Amazing Poll Reveals Most Iraqis Wish We Did Not Invade

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq, Wmd, Invasion, Saddam, War, Politics News

A surprising new poll by leading media organizations, as the sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq queitly approaches this week, finds that d...

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The Politics of Reincarnation

Christal Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Succession, Tibet, Invasion, Tenzin Gyatso, Pico Iyer, China, Reincarnation, World News

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against China's occupation. I spoke with Pico Iyer, who has traveled extensively with the Dalai Lama, on the situation in Tibet.

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2007 -- The Year that Time Forgot

Matt Stewart | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Corruption, Paris Hilton, President, Beijing, War, 9/11, Recession, 2007, Iraq, Obama, Terrorist, Billy Joel, Invasion, Prostitution, Hookers, Aig, Year That Time Forgot, 2008, John Kerry, Elliot Spitzer, 2008 Summer Games, Russia, Katrina, On the Ground 2008, September 11th, Prostitute, Financial Crisis, Mortgage Meltdown, Afghanistan, 2008 Election, Batman, Barack Obama, World Cup, Olympics, United States President, Indiana Jones, Lehman Brothers, Rod Blagojevich, Georgia, Iphone, Bros, Healthy Living News

It's only natural that after our most recent 12-month carnival, 2007 would seem relatively blah. Every now and then, history lays an egg. What happened in 1957? 1910? 1887-1897?

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