Tag Archives: Gulf War
US Defense Department sets up military base in Jordan
The Defense Department is using a warehouse to coordinate support for Jordan’s military as the kingdom copes with a refugee crisis spawned by civil war in neighboring Syria — and to help prepare if violence spills across the border. The Pentagon deployed Patriot air-defense missile batteries here, along with F-16s to train with the Jordanian […]
University study shows war an unnatural occurrence
Primitive society was not driven by war, scientists believe. Researchers from Abo Academy University in Finland say that violence in early human communities was driven by personal conflicts rather than large-scale battles. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23340252 They say their findings suggest that war is not an innate part of human nature, but rather a behaviour that we […]
Dead Iraqi children: Mission Accomplished
Ten years on from the US-led invasion, violence is increasing and life expectancy is falling for children in Iraq, a new report says. Nearly 700 children and young people were killed in the last five months. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22366451 The report warns that Iraq’s children are being abandoned as international donors “sign up to the view that the […]
Dirty Babylon 