Above: Troops playing against the perils in war-torn Afghanistan (Photo: www.hqusareur.army.mil) The number of US and NATO troops killed in Afghanistan in May and June has surpassed that of Iraq. Taliban offensives have considerably risen and have become more dangerous. Experts say that the insurgents in Afghanistan are getting stronger thus it could be an alarming sign on the part of the US/NATO soldiers in the war-torn country. United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates has reported that Afghanistan attacks in May have killed ... Read More

A different war should be won...there is this war that is entirely good and can save as many lives - a war against the disturbing realities that prevent us from living harmoniously and peacefully as human beings. (photo: liberalforum.org) A new war should be won. A new perception should explode like the nuclear bombs we always talk about. We have heard the statement that war is never good no matter how reasonable it is. Seeing hundreds or thousands of people dying of war ... Read More

Above: Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain (Photo: Charles Dharapak/AP) Presumptive Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, like his President in Washington, does not want to softly deal with suspected Bin Laden-embracing or nuke-developing countries. For him, talking to possible terrorists is a big waste of time. He even criticizes presumptive Democratic Presidential Candidate Barrack Obama for planning a friendly stance toward those hostile countries. Above: Democratic Presidential Candidate Barrack Obama (Photo: nativenotes.wordpress.com) Once again, McCain is certain with what he is saying as if Bush’s war ... 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 As a consequence, most of the 1, 700 peacekeepers were withdrawn from the border.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: US raid on the Iraqi capital Baghdad (Photo: www.thewe.cc) Okay, so it’s a no-brainer that one of the most powerful nations at present is America and George W. Bush, being its president, inevitably makes him one of the most powerful persons on earth. At present, the world is having two major wars – in Afghanistan and Iraq. But is this really an inevitable war between or among countries or is it a war that America wanted and started? What exactly is the role ... 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