Monthly Archives: April 2014
Tom Malinowski, ex of Human Rights Watch, on normalising the unthinkable.
Malinowki was recently confirmed as the Obama administration’s Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. He had previously been Washington Director at Human Rights Watch, and before that ‘he served as Senior Director on the National Security Council … Continue reading
The Guardian on the CPJ’s Impunity Index.
The Committee to Protect Journalists have today published their annual list of states where the murders of journalists are most likely to go unpunished. Here’s the top 10 as of 2014: 1. Iraq 2. Somalia 3. Philippines 4. Sri Lanka … Continue reading
NATO/ISAF’s ‘parting gift’ to Afghan children.
A report from The Washington Post, which highlights the increasing number of Afghan children who are being killed by unexploded ordnance on abandoned NATO/ISAF firing ranges. The report says that ‘of the casualties recorded by the United Nations, 88 percent were … Continue reading
In light of Hersh’s recent article on Ghouta, worth revisiting this AP piece from August 29th 2013.
Like Hersh’s article, it’s based on leaks from anonymous Intelligence and Political sources. It quickly disappeared down the memory hole in the rush to blame the regime and bomb Syria, but among other things it says (all emphasis mine): ‘President … Continue reading
Seymour Hersh: the backlash.
On Sunday 6th April, the London Review of Books published an article by Seymour Hersh about the chemical weapon attacks in Ghouta and surrounding areas in August 2013, in which he makes a number of explosive claims. Among these claims … Continue reading
Interventions Watch 