November 4, 2014
By James Gordon
A University of Arizona Professor (click here) is under fire after suggesting the the U.S. military poses a bigger threat than ISIS.
In an article Musa al-Gharbi who is an instructor in the university's Department of Government and Public Service program says, 'it would not be a stretch to say that the United States is actually a greater threat to peace and stability in the region than ISIS.'
The piece, entitled "How Much Moral High Ground Does the US Have Over ISIS?" the instructor portrays American soldiers as anti-Muslim rapists who commit crimes on par with - or even worse than ISIS itself....
June 5, 2013
Staff sergeant Robert Bales, left, has been charged with premeditated murder. Photograph: Reuters
Staff sergeant Robert Bales, left, has been charged with premeditated murder. Photograph: Reuters
The American soldier (click here) charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids on two villages last year pleaded guilty Wednesday in a military courtroom to avoid the death penalty, setting the stage for him to recount details of the horrific slaughter.
Staff Sgt Robert Bales pleaded guilty to 16 counts of premeditated murder and other charges in the March 2012 attacks on two villages near the remote base in southern Afghanistan where he was posted.
Most of the victims were women and children, and some of the bodies were burned; relatives have told the Associated Press they are irate at the notion Bales will escape execution for one of the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan war.
A military judge still must decide whether to accept his plea....
October 23, 2014
October 23, 2014
WASHINGTON -- Four former Blackwater security guards (click here for video) were convicted Wednesday in the 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad, an incident that inflamed anti-American sentiment around the globe and was denounced by critics as an illustration of a war gone horribly wrong.
The men claimed self-defense, but federal prosecutors argued that they had shown "a grave indifference" to the carnage their actions would cause. All four were ordered immediately to jail. A lawyer for one of them quickly said he expected to appeal.
The federal jury found Nicholas Slatten guilty of first-degree murder, the most serious charge in a multi-count indictment. The three other guards - Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard - were found guilty of multiple counts of voluntary manslaughter, attempted manslaughter and gun violations....
The Professor's words have merit.
