May 11, 2012
A cartoon included in the Joint Staff Forces College presentation on “Jihad: Defined and Operationalized” contains a number of ugly stereotypes.Hundreds of US military officers have enrolled in the course on Islamic radicalism since it was first offered four years ago at the Defense Department’s Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia. US Military Taught Officers: ‘Hiroshima’ Tactics For [...]
Tags: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Danger Room, Dooley, Islam, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Staff Forces College, Pentagon, United States
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April 11, 2012
Israeli leaders are regularly cited in western media calling for an attack on Iran‘s nuclear facilities [GALLO/GETTY] An Israeli attack on Iran is imminent; at least that’s what someone reading much of the Western media might think these days.As Iran continues to develop its nuclear energy programme, some policymakers and commentators in the west say [...]
Tags: Ali Khamenei, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, BenjaminNetanyahu, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Iran, Israel, Martin Dempsey, Meir Dagan, middle east, Nuclear program of Iran, Operation Opera, Robert Gates, United States
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January 9, 2012
Panetta: Iran Not Building a Nuclear Weapon Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta appears on CBS’ Face the Nation this morning and declared, despite enormous public rhetoric among pundits and many US government officials – not to mention GOP presidential candidates, that Iran is not currently trying to build a nuclear weapon. General Martin Dempsey, [...]
Tags: CBS, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Face the Nation, Hormuz Straits, Iran, Leon Panetta, Martin Dempsey, United States
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January 8, 2012
Many of the key points in President Obama’s new blueprint for the next decade of U.S. defense strategy are straightforward. More spy gear; more special forces; fewer land wars; Asia, Asia, Asia. Whatever you think of the merits of those points, at least they’re internally consistent. Others… not so much. Sometimes the analysis in [...]
Tags: Army, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Cold War, Leon Panetta, Martin Dempsey, Obama, Pentagon, United States Secretary of Defense
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December 1, 2011
US uncertain Israel would advise before Iran strike Published today 00:49 ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) — The top US military officer said Wednesday he did not know whether Israel would alert the United States ahead of time if it decided to take military action against Iran. Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the [...]
Tags: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Iran, Israel, London, Martin Dempsey, Nuclear program of Iran, Reuters, United States
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October 17, 2011
Dispatch From Activist Arrested for “Assaulting” Leon Panetta During Supposedly Public Hearing LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up to date on the latest Civil Liberties headlines via email. A CODEPINK activist shares the story of how she and seven others were arrested last week while trying to bring [...]
Tags: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Code Pink, Congress, Iraq, Leon Panetta, United State, United States House Committee on Armed Services, United States Secretary of Defense
Posted in Democracy, Dictators, economic measures, Economics, Economy, Leon Panetta, US economy, US elections, US Foreign Policy, US life and the military, US Politics, US public opinion, US torture; art and science, US war crimes, USA, voodoo rhythm economics, War, War and economics, War Crimes, War criminals all types, War is a crime | No Comments »
August 15, 2011
Virginia Militarized By David Swanson with Shepherd Johnson http://warisacrime.org/content/virginia-militarized The U.S. military is a permanent and pervasive presence in Virginia. Were the state of Virginia to ban participation in wars of aggression, weapons sales to brutal dictatorships, and the manufacture of aggressive and illegal weapons, the Military Industrial Complex would be obliged to help itself [...]
Tags: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Fort Eustis, Langley Air Force Base, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Oceana Naval Air Station, United States Army Combined Arms Support Command, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, United States Joint Forces Command
Posted in Military, Military madmen, Pentagon, Political psychopaths, President of the World, Propaganda, Regulating Democracy, US elections, US Foreign Policy, US life and the military, US Politics, US public opinion, War | No Comments »
July 12, 2011
Pakistan Military-Aid Hold Deals New Shocks by Jim Lobe, July 12, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum By suspending $800 million in U.S. military aid to Pakistan, the administration of President Barack Obama appears to be taking a calculated gamble that Islamabad — and especially its powerful army — has no interest in [...]
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Inter-Services Intelligence, Michael Mullen, Osama bin Laden, Pakistani Armed Forces, Syed Saleem Shahzad, Taliban
Posted in Imperial Project, Imperialism, Pakistan, Pakistan and war and unrest, US economy, US elections, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, US public opinion, US torture; art and science, US war crimes, USA, War, War and economics, War child victims, War creates misery and despair, War Crimes, War criminals all types, War is a crime, War means war, War no reason needed, War on drugs, War on terror, Waterboarding | No Comments »
June 10, 2011
Apart from the droning, repeated and servile pronouncements from Gillard will she ever address what concerns most of the world at the moment in Afghanistan. Listening to her whining tone reiterating her commitment to go the distance could she for a brief moment pay more than lip service to the dead and dying in Afghanistan [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, David Petraeus, Michael Mullen, Osama BinLaden, Ryan Crocker, United State, United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Posted in Afghan Youth, Afghanistan, Arab democracy, Arab movements, Arab Spring, Australia, Australia and support it gives to Afghan war crimes, Australia and the imperial project, Australia Coal Country and Uranium and metals, Australia Politics, Australian complicity in international war crimes, Australian complicity in US warmongering policies and war crimes, Australian economy, Australian Foreign Policy, Australian Politics | No Comments »
June 3, 2011
July Afghan Drawdown Plan ‘Not Ready’ Mullen Insists Officials Still Waiting on Petraeus Recommendation by Jason Ditz, June 02, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum The Obama Administration is still taking about the July drawdown as though it is going to be something real and substantial. That might be progress, but one [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, David Petraeus, Michael Mullen, Osama BinLaden, Pakistan, President Obama, United States
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May 31, 2011
Dempsey Would Support Keeping U.S. Troops in Iraq Past Deadline If Needed By Brendan McGarry - May 31, 2011 12:40 AM ET inShare3 More Print Email General Martin Dempsey, President Barack Obama’s choice for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a former commander in Iraq who said he’s willing to keep U.S. troops there past [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, David Petraeus, James Cartwright, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, United States Army, United States Central Command, United States Military Academy, White House Rose Garden
Posted in Capital, Capital Project, Capitalism, Imperial Project, Imperialism, Iraq, Middle East, Militants, Military, Military madmen, Mission Creep, Obama, Obama warmonger, oil, oil and gas resources, Propaganda, Protests, Psycopaths, US economy, US elections, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, US torture; art and science, US war crimes, USA, voodoo rhythm economics, War, War Crimes, War is a crime, War on terror | No Comments »
April 24, 2011
With Libyan stalemate, Barack Obama faces new criticism Close Send to a friendWith Libyan stalemate, Barack Obama faces new criticism Please enter your e-mail Invalid e-mail Your E-mail Please enter a valid e-mail Invalid e-mail Friends E-mail(s) Separate emails with a comma. Maximum of 5 emails allowed. Message Submit Cancel 543 Comments RSS Email Print [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Council on Foreign Relations, Libya, Michael Mullen, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, Robert Gates
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