by Barry Grey and Rafael Azul
Source: wsws.org
While publicly opposing the military coup that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday, the Obama administration on Monday indicated that it will not cut off aid to the Central American country or demand Zelaya’s reinstatement.
Following a White House meeting with Washington’s closest Latin American ally, Colombian President Alvaro [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 30, 2009
The Honduran coup: another US destabilization operation…
June 30, 2009
The elephant in the room: Israel’s nuclear weapons…
by David Morrison
Source: The Electronic Intifada
At a White House press conference on 18 May 2009, US President Barack Obama expressed “deepening concern” about “the potential pursuit of a nuclear weapon by Iran.” He continued:
“Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon would not only be a threat to Israel and a threat to the United States, but would [...]
June 30, 2009
‘US forces attempt to hijack Iranian oil field’…
American forces have attempted to take over an Iranian oil field near the country’s western border with Iraq, a security official says.
“US forces backed by tanks entered the Mousian area of the Dehloran County, laying around 100 meters of pipeline in Iranian territory,” the source, talking on condition of anonymity, said Monday.
The source added that [...]
June 30, 2009
Obama to fund anti-govt. elements in Iran: Report…
US President Barack Obama is re-branding a Bush-era plan to fund anti-government Iran-based elements through domestic and foreign entities, a report says.
The Obama White House has apparently refused to act on the former administration’s decision to allocate USD 66 million to Iranian dissidents, devising a new approach instead, USA TODAY reported on Friday.
His team has [...]
June 30, 2009
$2.775 billion in US aid supports Israeli nuclear weapons program…
President Barak Obama’s fiscal year 2010 budget request for $2.775 billion in military aid to Israel is proceeding smoothly through the Congress.
On June 17, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs held a “mark-up” session on the budget. The subcommittee came under pressure from an antiwar group that sought to suspend or condition [...]
June 30, 2009
US Tests Long Range Missile…
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.—The Air Force successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile Monday from the California coast to an area in the Pacific Ocean some 4,200 miles away.
The ICBM was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Santa Barbara at 3:01 a.m. and carried three unarmed re-entry vehicles to their targets [...]
June 30, 2009
Red Cross: Israel trapping 1.5m Gazans in despair…
The Red Cross released a damning report Monday on the effects of the Israel-led blockade on the Gaza Strip, describing the 2-year-old measure as having trapped the coastal territory’s 1.5 million residents “in despair.”
The international humanitarian organization lamented the fact that the blockade, imposed after Hamas seized control of Gaza two years ago, was impeding [...]
June 30, 2009
Detainees from over 20 nations still at Guantanamo…
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Approximately 229 detainees from “about two dozen countries” are still held in Guantanamo, according to the latest Pentagon figures, provided to AFP.
Of the remaining detainees, the largest group — about 100 men — is from Yemen.
The next most represented nationals are Afghans and Algerians, with about 20 from each country, according to [...]
June 30, 2009
Russian troops mass in war games near Georgia…
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia on Monday started its biggest military exercises in the Caucasus since its war with neighbouring Georgia last year, mobilising thousands of troops in a clear warning to its foes.
Georgia swiftly condemned as “dangerous” the week-long exercises, which are taking place just north of where Russia and Georgia fought over the pro-Moscow [...]
June 30, 2009
US military says 4 soldiers killed in Baghdad…
BAGHDAD – The U.S. military says that four soldiers were killed in Baghdad on the eve of the American withdrawal from Iraq’s cities.
The military says the four served with the Multi-National Division-Baghdad but did not provide further details pending notification of their families.
In a statement on Tuesday, the U.S. military said the four were died [...]
June 30, 2009
Israel threatens to shoot international activists…
The postwar humanitarian crisis in Gaza takes a turn for the worse with the Israeli Navy intercepting a relief ship headed toward the coastal strip.
A group of 21 activists sailing to Gaza said Tuesday that Israeli forces had threatened to gun down their boat unless they changed direction.
“There is a patrol boat around us and [...]
June 29, 2009
Thousands of Pakistanis hold anti-US rally…
Thousands of Pakistanis march in the southern port city of Karachi to denounce the ‘unwelcome’ influence of the US in the nuclear-armed country.
About 10,000 participants, holding party flags, banners and placards, chanted anti US slogans and demanded the government to Washington’s policies on Sunday.
Member of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), a religious political party, also burnt American flags [...]
