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A woman cries as she holds the body of one of her relatives killed during Israeli air strike on Gaza (AFP Photo / Mahmud Hams) 29.06.2009, 02:20

“Military gains can outweigh civilian casualties”

Half a year after its military operation in Gaza, Israel is still facing accusations of war crimes. Israeli army legal advisor Daniel Reisner offers Jerusalem’s interpretation of international law.

Warning signs against land mines are posted on fences in the Golan Heights 26.04.2010, 09:36

Dangerous land: WWII landmines continue to kill and injure Israelis

Tens of thousands of landmines are scattered across Israel. But despite people still being hurt by the remnants of old conflicts, the government has yet to sign any treaty forcing it to clear the land of explosives.

During a protest against the Israeli attack on the ships of the Freedom Flotilla, on May 31, 2010 (AFP Photo Belga Virginie Lefour / Belgium out) 01.06.2010, 06:18 47 comments

Israeli deadly assault on aid ships sparks worldwide outcry

Strong condemnation is growing around the world after the Israeli military attacked a flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, thus violating international maritime law.

Foreign peace activists and left-wing Israelis protest near the southern Israeli port of Ashdod on May 31, 2010 (AFP Photo / Jack Guez) 02.06.2010, 06:16 14 comments

Peace activists persist in reaching Gaza as anger over Israeli attack continues

Nine Turkish activists killed during the Israeli storming of a Gaza aid flotilla have been buried in Istanbul. Their bodies arrived toTurkey earlier Thursday today alonside hundreds of detainees deported by Tel Aviv.

26.08.2009, 13:05 15 comments

Organ trade scandal: “Palestinians are compulsive liars”

“No one told me, not even Palestinian families, that the Israel army took organs from their sons. The army just returned sewed up bodies after autopsy and that raises questions,” says Swedish journalist Donald Bostrom.

Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State 05.04.2009, 08:33 6 comments

"US Secretary of State was lied to about reasons for Iraq War"

Colin Powell was lied to about the reasons for the war in Iraq, says Lawrence Wilkerson, Former Chief of Staff to the US Secretary of State, in an exclusive interview with RT.

Afghanistan, Kunduz : A German soldier stands guard during a visit by ISAF officials to patients wounded during an airstrike carried out by NATO, in a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz on September 5, 2009 (AFP Photo / Massoud Hossaini ) 08.09.2009, 02:17 2 comments

Charity group lashes out at U.S. troops for raiding Afghan hospital

A Swedish aid group has accused American troops of storming a hospital in central Afghanistan, tying up staff, and breaking down doors under the pretense of rooting out insurgents.

Afghanistan, Farah province (AFP Photo / David Furst) 16.12.2009, 09:35 5 comments

Rape within the ranks

American female soldiers step into war, facing the dangers of combat together, never imagining that the enemy could be standing by their side all along.

25.10.2010, 23:45 2 comments

Israeli soldiers await sentence for using human shield

Two Israeli soldiers are awaiting sentencing after being convicted of using a Palestinian child as a human shield during the Gaza war.

F-15 fighter 22.10.2010, 03:16 2 comments

Saudi Arabia to do record $60 billion American arms deal

The Pentagon has announced a US $60 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, the largest arms sales in U.S. history if it goes ahead.

Combat blogs to aid operations in Afghanistan?

Published: 15 May, 2009, 14:18


Former US Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne says the country's seven-year effort in Afghanistan is suffering because the Taliban is winning the information war. He suggests using combat blogs as a countermeasure.

 
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