Falklands War
Twenty-five years ago, white flags flew over Port Stanley as Argentine troops laid down their weapons after weeks of fighting. A total of 255 British servicemen, more than 600 Argentines and three islanders were killed in the 74-day conflict.
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The 1967 Middle East War, also known as the Six Day War, was the third conflict between Israel and neighbouring Egypt, Jordan and Syria.
Egypt’s air force was destroyed by Israeli raids
The Western Wall was part of territory captured in Jerusalem
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By Andrew North |
Mustansiriya University was the scene of a double suicide attack in January |
Imagine if one of London’s universities was hit by a double suicide bombing and nearly 90 students and lecturers were killed and another 140 injured.
That is what happened in January this year at Baghdad’s Mustansiriya University, one of Iraq’s most prestigious educational institutions.
In Britain, the shock, outrage and mourning would have lasted weeks, probably years.
somalia
The intervention into Somalia in 1992 was an attempt to do good and may have been justified, but the decision by President Clinton to continue the mission in the Spring of 1993 was with out a doubt a mistake. He abdicated his responsibility as Commander in Chief of the US military to Butros Gali and allowed the UN Sec. Gen. to run a war against Aideed in an attempt to build a nation from a fragmented society.
Trouble began to brew in Somalia during the late 1980′s. President Said Barre had seized power on 21 Oct 1969 and……
The Civil War In Somalia
The African country of Somalia is a place of great suffering. There is famine, war, and all the crimes that go along with them.
Anyone looking for a simple-minded good-guy/bad-guy viewpoint should stop reading now, because this story, like all stories, is more complicated than that.
This article focuses on the period 1991-1995, when Somalia’s troubles erupted in civil war and became an international issue. Many important events happened before and after that time, but international concerns…….
Sudan Civil War
The ongoing civil war has displaced more than 4 million southerners. Some fled into southern cities, such as Juba; others trekked as far north as Khartoum and even into Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Egypt, and other neighboring countries.
The US & Iran: A History of Imperialist Domination, Intrigue and Intervention
Part 2: The U.S. Seizes Control in Iran: The CIA’S 1953 Coup D’etat
For over 100 years imperialist domination of Iran has been enforced by the U.S. and other powers through covert intrigues, economic bullying, and outright military assaults, even invasions. This history is crucial to understanding the real motives for U.S. threats today—including the real threat of war, even nuclear war. Part I of this series explored the rivalry between European imperialists over who would rob Iran of its oil and viciously exploit the people of the country up to and after World War 1. Part II exposes how in the aftermath of World War II, based on emerging as the dominant power in the world, the U.S. overthrew the nationalist secular government of Mohammed Mossadegh, and installed the brutal and oppressive rule of a loyal administrator— the Shah in Iran.
