On AlterNet: bombing

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The Extrajudicial Drone Murder of US Citizen Anwar al-Awlaki

Michael Ratner, Comment Is Free. October 2, 2011.

The law on the use of lethal force by executive order is specific. This assassination broke it – that creates a terrifying precedent.

Norwegian Shooting Suspect's 'Manifesto' Inspired By American Right-Wing Thinkers

Amy Goodman, Jeff Sharlet, Democracy Now!. July 29, 2011.

Norwegian shooter/bomber Anders Behring Breivik left behind a 1,500-page "manifesto," and its ideas bear an eerie similarity to American right-wing thought.

Glenn Greenwald: Why Do We Harass Muslims But Not White, Nordic Males?

Amy Goodman, Glenn Greenwald, Democracy Now!. July 26, 2011.

The response to the Norway attacks shows that the world "terrorism" has no meaning -- aside from when it's used to bash Muslims.

Stop the Bombing Libya NOW

Marjorie Cohn, War Is a Crime. March 22, 2011.

We should refuse to be complicit in the killing of more civilians in a conflict in which we don’t belong.

Egyptian Government Shunts Responsibility For Attacks on Coptic Christians

Cam McGrath, Inter Press Service. January 6, 2011.

"The absence of a unified law (for church and mosque construction) represents the major detonator of the sectarian violence that has been steadily escalating" in 2010.

Video Game Commemorates Austin Suicide Pilot

Stephen Webster, Raw Story. February 21, 2010.

The game is just the tip of the iceberg in what's increasingly becoming an idolization of Stack's ideology across the Internet.

The Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran Crowd Is Getting All Riled up Again

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. October 1, 2009.

Apparently even Saudi Arabia is on board with the idea of an Israeli strike on Iran.

What's the Cost of America's Secret Drone War?

Gareth Porter, CounterPunch. June 15, 2009.

U.S. Forces in Afghanistan have been paying locals to target terrorist strongholds. But is it working?

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Air Raid Victim Tells Obama to Leave Afghanistan

ZP Heller, Brave New Foundation. June 9, 2009.

Sobering footage speaks to the dire situation on the ground in the wake of last month's US airstrikes.

Iraq: Suicide Bombing Kills Five American Soldiers and Two Iraqi Guards

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. April 10, 2009.

So far this year, 50 Americans have been killed in Iraq.

Smart Bombs and War Porn Hit YouTube

Alexandra Samur, The Tyee. January 13, 2009.

Israel using Net to highlight 'humane action and operational successes.'

Why Do So Few Speak Up for Gaza?

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. January 7, 2009.

There is a widespread acceptance, beginning with the apologetic arguments of President Bush, that whatever Israel does is always justified.

Killing Without Consequences in Gaza

Mustafa Qadri, Foreign Policy in Focus. January 1, 2009.

It is becoming increasingly clear that Israelâ€™s latest attack on Gaza was a pre-meditated attempt to destabilize the Hamas regime.

India's Wondering, 'If the U.S. Can Bomb Pakistan, Why Can't We?'

Ian Welsh, Firedoglake. December 2, 2008.

The American doctrine that it's ok to bomb other countries if you invoke the word "terrorism" is a very dangerous one.

The Wedding Crashers: U.S. Jets Have Bombed Five Ceremonies in Afghanistan

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. July 15, 2008.

We have become a nation of wedding crashers, the uninvited guests who arrived under false pretenses, tore up the place, offering nary an apology.