Stories about War & Conflict from July, 2010
Serbia: One Pair of Shoes, One Life
Charged with genocide by the Hague Tribunal for the brutal deaths of more than 8000 Muslims in this Bosnian town on 11 July 1995, General Ratko Mladic has not been arrested yet.
Afghanistan: Graft and bribes are endemic
Nick Fielding reviews a new report on corruption by Integrity Watch Afghanistan. Based on interviews with 6,500 people, the survey assesses the impact of corruption, the trust in state and...
Colombia: Uproar After Former FARC Hostage Íngrid Betancourt Seeks Compensation
Rescued two years ago after being kidnapped by FARC in 2002, French-Colombian citizen Íngrid Betancourt is now claiming millions in government compensation for her 6-year captivity. The uproar caused by the news was reflected on Twitter and the blogosphere.
Russia: Military serfdom
LJ user brumm thinks [RUS] that the generals have enough serfs as it is, reacting to Ministry of Defence ideas of expanding Russian military service from one to one and...
Palestine: Gaza to Eilat and Back
At the Sabbah Report, Omar Gharaieb shares the experiences of M.K., who went on a ‘trip’ from Gaza to Eilat and back in this post.
Iraq: The Issue with Islamic Fundamentalists
Iraq Pundit has issue with the Obama administration's decision to drop references to Islamic radicalism.
Iraq: 50 Metres from Death
Iraqi Caesar of Pentra shares his experience with ‘inevitable death’ in this must read post. Fifty metres separated between him and a bomb explosion.
Egypt: Trouble in the Golan
Trouble is brewing in the Golan. Egyptian Chronicles zooms in.
Russia-US: Cold war separation anxiety
Sean's Russia Blog writes about the crave for a renewed cold war among old-time balance-of-power players in East and West, as the US-Russian spy scandal has begun to unravel, after...
Bosnia Herzegovina: History of a bridge
The Daily Seyahatname reflects upon the Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic Bridge – immortalized by Ivo Andric's novel “Bridge on the Drina” – and its history in a broader perspective.
Sri Lanka: United Nations Office Under Siege
A Sri Lankan cabinet minister and a leader of the political party NFF began a hunger strike outside the UN office in Colombo to protest against an UN panel set up to probe allegations of war crimes during the civil war. On 6th of July, the NFF surrounded the UN compound in Colombo and today is the 3rd day of the siege.
Iraq: Falluja's contamination is worse than Hiroshima
Iraqi blogger Layla Anwar writes a detailed post about the contamination in Falluja resulting from depleted uranium and white phosphorous used in the war on Iraq – and the cover...
Iraq: Layla Anwar marks Blogging Anniversary with War of Words
Iraqi blogger Layla Anwar writes about four years of blogging in this post entitled War of Words.
Iraq: Emperor Nero is in Baghdad
Emperor Nero is in Baghdad, writes IraqPundit. “The politicians are still arguing four months after the elections. They are supposed to seat a government by next week, but nobody here...
MENA: CNN Journalist's Comment Sparks Controversy
The passing of Lebanese religious leader Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah was, for many, a major event. And yet, a passing remark on Twitter by an American CNN journalist of Lebanese background is causing a stir in the Twittersphere, blogosphere, and beyond.
Tajikistan: Will Russian troops return to the Afghan border?
After one of the Russian experts voiced an assumption about the possibility of Russian soldiers returning to the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan, neweurasia’s Alpharabius gets on the phone with...
China: The Bombing of American Aircraft Carrier
ESWN translates a blog post in my1510.com commenting on a online rumor about “the bombing of Amercian aircraft carrier”. The writer describes the spread of the rumor as “Chinese masturbation”...
Pakistan: The Pakistanis In The Mirror
Faisal Kapadia at Deadpan Thoughts analyzes the fragmentation of the Pakistani society into different groups and how they are placing the blame on each other instead of joining hands to...
Sri Lanka: Photos and videos of the Protest at UN Office
Groundviews posts a roundup of links of photos and video of protests over war panel at UN office in Sri Lanka.
USA-Russia: START as strategic mistake
Pavel Podvig of Russian strategic nuclear forces comments on Republican Party critique levelled at US President Obama for the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia, designed to cut down...
Côte d'Ivoire: Reporter Guy-André Kieffer Gone Missing for Six Years Now
French-Canadian reporter Guy-André Kieffer went missing in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on April 16, 2004. Blogger Ménilmuche who knew him personally has written a complete dossier on the matter and provides...
