The Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) claimed responsibility for Sept. 10 attacks on Pemex oil pipelines in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz. Authorities say an inscription in red on a section of pipeline read: “They were taken alive, we want… Read moreMexico: guerillas blow up pipelines —again
The game of bait-and-switch goes on, without anyone seeming to notice. Following the Congressional testimony of his commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, Bush has reportedly embraced his recommendation that the US withdraw 30,000 troops—by next summer. Bizarrely, this is… Read moreBush, Petraeus betray us
Everyone is talking about Robert Fisk‘s Sept. 11 column in The Independent, but nobody is noting what a cynical, disingenuous piece of self-serving propaganda it is. The most sickening thing about it is that he feels obliged to start out… Read moreRobert Fisk joins 9-11 conspiracy vampires
Politicians and labor leaders held a rally at Ground Zero Sept. 8 in support of efforts to get federal funding for first responders, construction workers, volunteers, residents, and students exposed to health risks in the 9-11 attacks and their aftermath…. Read moreNYC: battle goes on for 9-11’s political legacy
Osama bin Laden’s last communique of January 2006 attempted to exploit the writings of leftist icon William Blum—but, as we noted, rather garbled it. Now The Guardian calls him out on similarly exploiting—and garbling—the work of one of their reporters… Read moreOsama does it again
Some 10,000 members of the Section 22 teachers union and the Popular People’s Assembly of Oaxaca (APPO) marched in Oaxaca City Sept. 1 to demonstrate their rejection of Mexico’s President Felipe CalderĂłn Hinojosa, the same day he delivered his first… Read moreMexico: more protests in Oaxaca —amid growing violence
Speaking at the end of a visit to Ethiopia, US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer issued the strongest threat yet that Eritrea could be officially labeled a sponsor of terrorism. Frazer said the presence of exiled… Read moreState Department: Eritrea joins jihad
Trade unions in Algeria are calling on members to rally Sept. 9 to denounce suicide attacks that have claims dozens of lives in recent days. (BBC, Sept. 8) Workers at Algeria’s ports have also threatened with a series of rolling… Read moreAlgeria: unions stand up to terror —and privatization
Voters in Morocco deprived the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) of an expected parliamentary victory, handing it instead to the secular conservative Istiqlal party that is a member of the ruling coalition. In a surprisingly strong showing, Istiqlal won… Read moreIslamists charge fraud in Morocco
The last time this happened, there was evidence of sabotage. From Reuters, Sept. 7: NEAR ZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan, home to Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome, accused Moscow on Friday of not doing enough to ensure the safety of its space launches… Read moreKazakhstan protests over space crash
A Sept. 6 suidice bombing in Batna, southeastern Algeria, left 22 dead and over 100 injured. The attack came just 40 minutes before a visit to the town by President Bouteflika. (North Africa Journal, Sept. 7) The attack came a… Read moreMore terror in Algeria
This Sept. 7 report from AP notes what seems to be a growing trend—and vindicates our observation of a strategic tilt to the Sunnis on the part of the US. US and Iraqi troops backed by attack aircraft clashed with… Read moreIraq: US bombs Shi’ites —again
