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harmonicminor.com
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political commentary on international conflict from a (somewhat) rational perspective.
Recent Posts
“Brutal”
Iranian officials stepped up efforts to crush the remaining resistance to a disputed presidential election on Wednesday, as security forces overwhelmed a small group of protesters with brutal beatings, tear gas and gunshots in the air. (more…) ...
Israeli Torture
The report, ‘Shackling as a Form of Torture and Abuse’, based on the evidence of over 500 prisoners, was released in advance of the UN International Day in Support of Torture Victims Friday, Jun. 26. It follows a report published in May b...
Another Week Under Israeli Occupation: June 18-24, 2009
Five Palestinian civilians, including a journalist, and an international human rights defender were wounded. IOF conducted 19 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. IOF arrested 22 Palestinian civilians, including two children, in ...
Training the Proxy Occupation
The U.S. Congress recently approved additional funding for the training in Jordan of three more battalions of the Palestinian national security force, and by the end of the year the Palestinian Authority will have a total of seven battalions at its d...
American Lies
The version of the official military investigation into the disastrous May 4 airstrike in Farah province made public last week by the Central Command was carefully edited to save the U.S. command in Afghanistan the embarrassment of having to admit th...

