The American Monitor
(www.TheAmericanMonitor.com)
Key Stories, 10/7/07 - 10/10/07
- Sloppy Tradecraft Exposes CIA Drug Plane
--Mad Cow Morning News
- Deaths and drugs at Bagram Air Force Base
--Cannonfire
- 6 Years Later, US Expands Afghan Bagram Base
--The Associated Press - Sacked for 'corruption and drug-dealing', warlord seeks return to power in Helmand
--The Independent
- U.S. Soldiers Accused of Raping 12-Year-Old Girl in Colombia
--Narco Sphere
- U.N. Agency Contradicts U.S. on Burmese Drug Trafficking
--The New York Sun (The recent flare-up and 'public awareness' campaign regarding the situation in Myanmar appears to be not just about energy, but narcotics as well. There are plenty of injustices taking place around the world, but for some strange reason the places of economic and strategic value are the ones singled out by our leaders. It is therefore no surprise to learn from this article that, contrary to our government's claims, "local warlords who are fighting the [Myanmar] government control the [drug] trade in the Shan and Wa regions, where the opium is grown." Covert operations and alliances with such groups would be nothing new for the US. --DB)
- NATO 'using PKK against Turkey'
--Press TV
- Turkey Bombs Suspected Kurdish Rebels
--The Associated Press
- Kurds Reach New Oil Deals, Straining Ties With Baghdad
--The New York Times
- Report says war on terror is fueling al Qaeda
--Reuters
- Report: Pentagon Facilitating Christian Evangelism
--Truth Out
- Flying Robot Insects Seen Spying at Anti-War Rallies
--The Washington Post
- Professor, Statistician: Presidential Elections Do Not Add Up
--Brad Blog
- Democrats Seem Ready to Extend Wiretap Powers
--The New York Times
- Nuke transportation story has explosive implications
--The Star-Telegram
- Leak Severed a Link to Al-Qaeda's Secrets
--The Washington Post (But for whom? --DB)
- UK 2017: Under Surveillance
--The Sunday Herald
- Shrinking ice 'locked into spiral of decline’
--Western Mail
- Biofuels Plans May Cause Water Shortages
--The Associated Press
- A lot of ingredients go into rising grocery bills
--The Associated Press
- Number of Homeless Families Rises
--The Associated Press