http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61623396&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday night accused the White House of dithering over the strategy for the war in Afghanistan and urged President Barack Obama to "do what it takes to win."
Archives for October, 2009
Embassy occupants in Honduras: Army tunes torture
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61618066&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who is holed up with a group of 30 supporters at the Brazilian Embassy in Honduras, complained Wednesday about loud music blasted by soldiers posted around the diplomatic compound.
Judge tosses lawsuits against Blackwater, now Xe
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61605186&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out a series of lawsuits filed by alleged Iraqi victims of the contractor once known as Blackwater USA, but is allowing the plaintiffs to refile their claims.
Navy petty officer to face punishment in hazing
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61601732&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The former leader of a bomb-sniffing dog unit in Bahrain will be removed from his current position and forced to retire after the Navy reviewed years-old allegations of hazing and sexual harassment against a gay sailor and others.
Mass. terror suspect taught kids at Muslim school
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61599181&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Massachusetts man charged with conspiring in a terror plot has been a middle school math and religion teacher at a Muslim school in Worcester.
US gov’t cuts ties to worker in Iraq bribery case
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61598101&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A State Department manager charged with taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks on contracts for Iraq reconstruction work is no longer employed by the government.
Clinton cites nuke worry; panel fears bio attack
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61597953&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday warned of dire consequences from the spread of nuclear weapons, while a special U.S. panel asserted that the more worrisome and urgent threat is terrorists attacking the United States or its allies with biological weapons.
GOP senator says Obama showing Nixonian tendencies
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61597390&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The third-ranking Senate Republican said Wednesday the Obama administration appears to be launching a Richard Nixon-like political strategy of making an "enemies list" of people who disagree with the president.
Kerry becomes de facto diplomat for Obama
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61597358&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK He's not president, a Cabinet member or ambassador, but Sen. John Kerry has ascended to the unofficial role of President Barack Obama's global adviser on key issues that could reshape the nation's image around the world.
Kerry says Obama’s Afghan decision should wait
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61597194&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Sen. John Kerry says President Barack Obama should wait until after the new Afghanistan presidential election is conducted before making his decision for the war.