Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Analysis by Gareth Porter* WASHINGTON, Oct 25, 2010 (IPS) – A newly released Wikileaks document on Iraq and the new political alignment between Moqtada al-Sadr and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki both provide fresh evidence that Gen. David Petraeus’s war against Shi’a militias in 2007-2008 was a futile [...]
Wikileaks Paints Grim Picture of Iraqi Civilian Casualties
October 25, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By William Fisher NEW YORK, Oct 25, 2010 (IPS) – Two revelations await the reader of the Wikileaks section dealing with civilian deaths in the Iraq War: Iraqis are responsible for most of these deaths, and the number of total civilian casualties is substantially higher than has been [...]
An Eyewitness Account of the Battle of Okinawa
September 30, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Haruko Oshiro IDN-InDepth NewsTestimony OKINAWA (IDN) – "There was a hell called war in my youth. As long as live, I would like to speak out about the importance of peace and education so that we have no more war," says 88-year old Haruko Oshiro in a [...]
BOOKS-US: Soldiers Who Just Say No
August 17, 2009 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS By Jon Letman KAUAI, Hawaii, Aug 17 (IPS) – Six months into Barack Obama’s presidency, the U.S. public’s display of antiwar sentiment has faded to barely a whisper. Despite Obama’s vow to withdraw all combat forces from Iraq before September 2011, he plans to leave up to 50,000 troops [...]
