Lee: "There is a conspiracy to do us in. Why?...They see us as a threat." SINGAPORE – The former Prime Minister and the founding father of Singapore stated that the country is the target of a conspiracy by human rights groups. Singapore is continuously being criticized for its style of governance. "There is a conspiracy to do us in. Why?...They see us as a threat," The Straits Times quoted Lee Kuan Yew saying. Lee stated in a dialogue that the unprecedented economic ... Read More

Above: Ethiopian troops marching (photo: www.militaryphotos.net) The International Crisis Group (ICG) of Brussels warns of a catastrophic war between the African neighbors Ethiopia and Eritrea. The two countries waged war against each other from 1998 to 2000 which killed more than 70 thousand people. An independent boundary commission has settled the territorial dispute between the countries through its “virtual demarcation” in November 2007. As a consequence, most of the 1, 700 peacekeepers were withdrawn from the border. However Ethiopia still has troops ... Read More

Above: Taliban in Kandahar The Taliban is on the offensive once more. After a swift assault of the villages of Arghandab District, they have now setup bases in and around the area. They started by destroying bridges and restricting access of tanks and other army vehicles into the region. Then they planted mines to further prevent land assault. Arghandab is in the southern part of Afghanistan, found in the Kandahar Province. The Arghandab region is found just 10 miles to the northwest ... Read More

Above: Cluster Mine There are already more than 100 nations who signed a treaty banning the use of cluster mines. Britain, after supporting the United States for many years on its stand on the use of these weapons, has also jumped ship. The Bush administration, however, remains adamant on the use of these deadly bombs. The campaign against the use of cluster mines was advocated by human rights activists – and with just cause: These bombs do not explode every time and most ... Read More

Above: Ruins after bombing A United States soldier has been accused of using a Koran for target practice. This AP file photo shows a Koran shot through during an assault by United States forces. United States President George W. Bush has already apologized by telephone call to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. He also promised prosecution of the said United States soldier. PM al-Maliki told the United States president about the incident, saying that is had humiliated and angered Iraq's largely Muslim population. You think? ... Read More

Above: Most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden has just released a new message to the world. He vows that al-Qaeda will continue its war against Israel and its Western allies until it liberates Palestine. He also said the fight for Palestinian freedom was the most important driving force behind al-Qaeda’s war against the West; he said that it fuelled the September 11 attacks. The speech is entitled “The Reasons for the Struggle on the 60th Anniversary of the Creation of ... Read More

Above: Teenager in Lebanon, ready to throw molotov cocktail Hezbollah has taken over western Beirut. Hezbollah is a Shi'a Islamic political militia based in Lebanon. They first emerged in the early 1980s during the Lebanese Civil War. Before the faction was formed, they were initially from Musa Sadr's Amal Movement. According to the group’s manifesto, Hezbollah has three main goals: the eradication of Western colonialism in Lebanon, bringing to justice those who committed atrocities during the war (their main opposition being the Lebanese Kataeb ... Read More

Above: Abu Hamza al-Muhajir An al-Qaeda member was arrested in northern Iraq – and the arrested man says he is the head of the organization for the entire country. Major General Abdul Karim Khalaf told Iraqi television network al-Iraqiya that the detained man claimed that he was Abu Hamza al-Muhajir. His captors are still investigating on his true identity as these matters need factual proof. The picture above is a file photo of al-Muhajir. Abu Hamza al-Muhajir is a Sunni militia leader. According to reports, ... Read More

Above: Afghan police, face serious danger Taliban militants pulled off a sneak attack on Monday, killing 11 policemen sleeping on a mud floor in southern Afghanistan. They crept through groves of grape vines and pomegranate trees and struck at midnight. The small police outpost is found 15 miles north of Kandahar – a former Taliban stronghold. The first casualty was an officer on the roof of the compound who was supposed to keep watch of the premises and the surrounding area. Afterwards, the Taliban ... Read More

Above: Riyadh al-Nouri assasinated Riyadh al-Nouri, director of al-Sadr's office in Najaf, was assassinated by yet an unknown number of gunmen near his home. Muqtada al-Sadr blamed the Americans and the U.S.-backed Iraqi government for the killing. In his statement Friday, al-Sadr blamed the killing on "the hands of the occupiers and their stooges reaching out traitorously and aggressively against our dear martyr.” But ironically, the Shiite leader called for calm. "I call upon Sadrist followers to be patient.” Even though we all know that there will be ... Read More