Archive for the 'al Qaeda' Category

McCain’s Iran/al Qaeda Gaffes, Petraeus’ Correction

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Iran, Iraq, Military, The War On Terrorism, Video, War, al Qaeda

I don’t want to get too far down the rabbit hole on McCain’s slip ups, but I do think that if Hillary or Obama said similar things, well, there’d be no end to that video loop.
If you’re not aware of the gaffes, McCain mentioned a couple times that Iran was training al Qaeda operatives and [...]

March 19th, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture, and Disappearances in the “War on Terror”

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 9/11, Bush, Military, The Politics Of Film, The War On Terrorism, Video, War, al Qaeda

The film Rendition was recently released on video, and if you haven’t seen it you should. It’s well told, heartbreaking and speaks to exactly why the practice of extraordinary rendition is not only inhumane but completely unjust, regardless of what the Jack Bauer crowd claims.
The DVD also includes a documentary called Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture, [...]

March 16th, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Want To Read The Entire Pentagon Saddam/al Qaeda Study Online?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 9/11, I Told You So, Iraq, The War On Terrorism, War, al Qaeda

Well now you can, courtesy of Scribd (larger version available at that link).
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Read this doc on Scribd: Iraqi Perspectives Project; Saddam and Terrorism: Emerging Insights from Captured Iraqi Documents
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March 14th, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »