Afghan probe finds 15-20 US Soldiers involved in killings

From Polizeros pal Steve Hynd at The Agonist.

Something here stinks and, frankly, I think Afghans have been in general far more reliable about their accounts of civilian killings than the Pentagon has.

There will be Hell to pay if there was a death squad and the Pentagon is covering it up.

Afghanistan murders. Up close & personal

The 16 civilians murdered in Afghanistan allegedly by a US sergeant happened in one of the few areas of the planet with a concentration of my very very rare Y-Chromosome DNA Haplogroup/Subclade, “G2c.”

So, as I ponder the insanity of these killings it’s not some sort of abstraction that happened to faceless people in a [...]

Polizeros Radio. Peasants with pitchforks, Obama, debt ceiling, Afghanistan

We had a wide-ranging show last night, with Keith Boyea joining Steve Hynd and myself.

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Topics:

Both parties are quite willing to fund-raise off the debt ceiling kabuki, oblivious and uncaring of the consequences, which could include a government shutdown, mortgage rates spiking, and a [...]

Polizeros Radio podcast returns tonight

Tonight Steve Hynd and I welcome our new co-host, Keith Boyea, who blogs about national security, veterans issues, and current affairs. (Josh Mull, who had the original idea for the podcast had to drop out due to work commitments. Big thanks to Josh for getting this started and rolling!)

Show topics tonight

Steve says, [...]

Polizeros podcast. Afghanistan pseudo-withdrawal. Huntsman

On last night’s podcast, I announced that CAIVN will be running a series on in-depth articles on the California prison mess. The series kicks off on Monday with an introductory article (I’ll repost it here) discussing the multitude of issues.  These includes the Supreme Court ruling that California prisons are cruel and unusual punishment because [...]

Podcast tonight. Afghanistan withdrawal. Conventions on Left and Right

Obama’s Afghan tepid Afghanistan withdrawal announcement was righfully criticized by many. Netroots Nation and Right Online recently had conventions and both left and right are internally split on some issues.

With Steve Hynd of Newshoggers, Josh Mull (@joshmull) and myself. Join us!

To listen to the show live, go to Polizeros Radio on BlogTalkRadio. [...]

Polizeros podcast. Rick Perry gains by Gingrich implosion

"I was for health care before I was against it, opposed federal bailout money until I didn’t, and strongly support all of my previous positions. Thank you"

Steve Hynd, who lives in Texas, makes a convincing case that Rick Perry could become the Republican candidate for president in 2012 after Newt Gingrich’s campaign crated [...]

Afghanistan wind turbines pump water to formerly dry land

The turbines pump water onto new cropland or into holding areas for when there is no wind. This is an ancient use of wind, but is being used for the first time in Afghanistan in areas where there is no electricity.

Polizeros Radio. Eric Martin interview

Libya no-fly zone, NPR sting, 2012 elections, Afghanistan war, and more.

Eric Martin is senior Editor of ProgressiveRealist.org “a metablog about American foreign policy.”

With Steve Hynd of Newshoggers, and Josh Mull of Firedoglake & Rethink Afghanistan and myself.

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Polizeros Radio. No fly zone? 2012 elections, and more

What are the ramifications of a no fly zone? What happens if they shoot back? Because they will. And why does the Afghanistan War continue when the public clearly opposes it?

In the 2012 elections, the challenges from the right will be stronger than from the left. The Tea Party is furious at betrayals [...]