On AlterNet: civilians

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "civilians"

After DEA's Drug Raid Horrors Erupt in Honduras, Human Rights Groups Demand Answers for Dead Innocents

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. May 23, 2012.

May 11th, Honduran police and DEA agents engaged in a disastrous series of heavy-handed tactics, mistakenly killing four innocent Hondurans before inspiring a machete-yielding mob.

Glenn Greenwald: Will America Do Anything to Preserve Its Empire?

Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian. March 21, 2012.

No wonder anti-US sentiment is growing: Afghans have been excluded from the judicial process after the shooting that left 16 dead.

Why Spending Billions on the Afghan National Army Could Seriously Backfire

Ann Jones, TomDispatch.com. March 8, 2012.

No Afghan national army has ever saved a government, or even tried to. Instead, such an army has either sat on its hands during a coup d’état, or participated in one itself.

Who Are the Dudes and the Vipers, and Why Are They Bombing the Afghans?

Nick Turse, AlterNet. December 1, 2011.

The U.S. Air Force continues to bomb Afghanistan -- the civilian toll remains unknown.

The US Has Been Bombing Iraq Since 1991 Without Stopping--Until Now

Nick Turse, AlterNet. November 14, 2011.

A top general told AlterNet that the U.S. military is preparing to end the longest air war in history.

Official Data Shows Night Raids Killed More Than 1,500 Afghan Civilians

Gareth Porter, IPS News. November 2, 2011.

U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) killed well over 1,500 civilians in night raids in less than 10 months in 2010 and early 2011.

New Study Says U.S. Night Raids Aimed at Afghan Civilians

Gareth Porter, IPS News. September 20, 2011.

A new study finds U.S. Special Operations Forces are targeting Afghan civilians in violation of the laws of war.

1 Million Dead in Iraq? 6 Reasons the Media Hide the True Human Toll of War -- And Why We Let Them

John Tirman, AlterNet. July 19, 2011.

Most Americans turn a blind eye to the violent acts being carried out in their name.

The Militarization of America: How the Military Mindset Is Permeating Our Political Culture and Society

William Astore, Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. June 14, 2011.

Our president and elected representatives must serve as a check on the military establishment, rather than issuing blank checks to them.

New Film Chronicles Civilian Slaughter in Afghanistan

Ryan Grim, Huffington Post. June 18, 2009.

See how these attacks have been devastating to U.S. credibility.

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.

After US Strikes, Afghans Describe "Tractor Trailers Full of Pieces of Human Bodies"

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. May 7, 2009.

How many innocent civilians will die before the US changes its approach to this war?

How Many Innocent People Will Die for the Illusion of American Safety?

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. April 24, 2009.

Every year we kill thousands of innocent people. Does that seem reasonable? Does that seem right? Is your supposed safety worth that?

U.N. Report: Israel Targeted Civilians in Gaza

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. March 23, 2009.

In one instance, the report finds, soldiers used an 11-year-old boy as a human shield. Any guess on whether the U.S. media will cover the report?

IDF Using Flesh-Burning Chemical Against Civilians

Ali Gharib, AlterNet. January 15, 2009.

In the face of mounting evidence and criticism over the army's use of white phosphorus, the official Israeli line has not changed: Deny, deny, deny.

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.

I'll Be Home For Christmas: Traveling With Our Troops

Mike Ragogna, Huffington Post. December 25, 2008.

On planes that pinballed from airport to airport in bad weather, soldiers and civilians got to know each other.

Will Obama Bring an End to Open Season on Afghan Civilians?

Staff, Firedoglake. November 10, 2008.

Coalition forces on the wrong track in Afghanistan.

U.S. Accused of Killing 76 Civilians in Afghanistan Airstrike

Jonathon Burch, Independent UK. August 24, 2008.

Most of the casualties were women and children; the deaths sparked demonstrations and a condemnation by Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Winter Soldier on the West Coast: "Enough is Enough, It's Time to Get Out of There."

Dahr Jamail, IPS News. June 4, 2008.

Continuing the Winter Soldier hearings in Maryland and D.C., Iraq veterans tell a Seattle audience stories of the daily atrocities committed in Iraq.

Confessions from U.S. Soldiers in Iraq on the Brutal Treatment of Civilians

Chris Hedges, Laila Al-Arian, The Nation. July 13, 2007.

Interviews with 50 Iraq war veterans reveal disturbing patterns of behavior by US troops in Iraq against innocent civilians -- brutal acts that often go unreported and almost always go unpunished.

The Silence of the Bombs

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. June 11, 2007.

The numbers of Americans fighting and dying in Iraq are not a reliable measure of U.S. culpability in the continuing slaughter of Iraqis.

Iraqi deaths "Robustly" ignored

Evan Derkacz, April 3, 2007.

Documents reveal that 655,000 dead study was approved by the British Government