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Revealed: victims of UK's cold war torture camp Although the file was in the possession of the Foreign Office, the pictures were removed at the request of the Ministry of Defence. Meanwhile documents about a secret interrogation centre which the War Office operated in central London between 1945 and 1948, where large numbers of men are now known to have been badly mistreated, are still being withheld by the Ministry of Defence. It is also unclear, from examination of the War Office and Foreign Office documents now available, when the torture of prisoners in Germany came to an end. www.infowars.com /articles/ps/torture_victims_uk_torture_camp.htm   (605 words)

Just War? War is the health of the state and the state is the greatest earthly enemy that the faith has confronted in the long history of Christianity. The desire to avoid war is a fundamental idea in the Christian view of politics, just as the romanticization of war is a pagan one that reflects a disregard for the sanctity of life. Because they refused to back a global war in the name of the god "democracy," especially when the subtext of that war was the supposed theological mandate to overthrow the last surviving monarchies (particularly, the Catholic Habsburgs), Catholics suffered vicious treatment at the hands of the Wilson administration, headed by a lifelong Catholic hater. iraqwar.org /justwar.htm   (2465 words)

War Department (UK) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The War Department was the United Kingdom government department responsible for the supply of equipment to the armed forces of the United Kingdom and the pursuance of military activity. In February 1855 the offices of the Secretary of State for War, and Secretary at War were merged and the new department and became the War Department once again until in 1857 when it became the War Office. One aspect of the War Department's work was the supply of locomotives and rolling stock for use on railways in the United Kingdom, other parts of the British Empire, and in theatres of conflict. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/War_Department_(UK)   (344 words)

The Animal Victims of the Gulf War However, once the war broke out, wildlife and domestic animals stood little chance against thou sands of air strikes, the movement of tanks through fragile habitats, and the use of oil as a weapon of mass destruction. While most of the animal casualties of the Gulf war can be viewed as inevitable, given the means by which the war was fought, one population of animals experienced extreme human cruelty, unacceptable under the conventions governing war to which most co untries subscribe. War as it was waged in the Persian Gulf is now capable of unleashing long-term ecological devastation on a scale never before experienced, even without the use of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons. fn2.freenet.edmonton.ab.ca /~puppydog/gulfwar.htm   (3230 words)

Office Rocker! Office Live delivers on a lot of the services piece of this. In the UK it will enter in beta so you will be able to sign up for it then. Martin Kearn who is one of the guru Microsoft Consulting Services in the UK team has written a really great blog post on the business data catalogue which he reckons is the best feature of SharePoint 2007. blogs.msdn.com /officerocker   (3531 words)

BBC NEWS | UK | WWI soldiers' records go online The National Archives described the online release as "tremendously significant" and said it would lead to a better understanding for military historians as well as help those researching their family trees. Although five million soldiers from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland fought in World War I, about 60% of the service records were destroyed in a German bombing raid in 1940. The surviving records, many badly damaged and known as the "burnt documents", were conserved by the National Archives and filmed. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/6388637.stm   (362 words)

Belgian Tourist Office - official website - your definitive source of travel information on Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) The museum houses a collection of all kinds of arms and equipment of the 1914-18 war, as well as a collection of uniforms, furniture and other equipment of all the armies who were involved in the battles of Ypres. This World War II cemetery covers 90 acres and contains the graves of 5,328 American servicemen, many of whom died in the Battle of the Bulge. In this World War II cemetery of 57 acres, rest 7992 American servicemen, many of whom gave their lives during the advance of the U.S. Armed Forces into Germany. www.visitbelgium.com /worldwar.htm   (1119 words)

P.O.V. - War Feels Like War . Film Synopsis | PBS "War Feels Like War" is the story of an international group of journalists who refused to be "embedded." Motivated by the desire to get the 'real' story, the unilaterals ventured onto the battlefield without military protection and frequently without guides. Many, including representatives from all the major Western news organizations that dominated coverage of the war, were prepared to follow the troops from Kuwait as embeds, or to file reports from the relative safety of hotel lobbies. Along the way, "War Feels Like War" gives riveting vérité portraits of the journalists themselves, whose conflicting feelings of attraction and repulsion to combat mirror the ambivalence of their audiences over modern-day "war as spectacle." The journalists are alternately cynical about human motives and seduced by the romanticism of being war correspondents. www.pbs.org /pov/pov2004/warfeelslikewar/about.html   (902 words)

Environmentalists Against War Although the file was in the possession of the Foreign Office, the pictures were removed at the request of the Ministry of Defence. Meanwhile documents about a secret interrogation centre which the War Office operated in central London between 1945 and 1948, where large numbers of men are now known to have been badly mistreated, are still being withheld by the Ministry of Defence. It is also unclear, from examination of the War Office and Foreign Office documents now available, when the torture of prisoners in Germany came to an end. www.envirosagainstwar.org /know/read.php?itemid=3967   (697 words)

Gulf War Syndrome Many Persian Gulf War veterans are apparently suffering from a chronic form of brain stem encephalitis-a brain stem encephalopathy, not PTSD, according to a promising new study by William F. Baumzweiger, MD. "I'm very familiar with PTSD patients and their symptoms. For many of the Persian Gulf War veterans I've personally spoken with as a reporter, this evidence is bittersweet news--a blend of relief and fear. Of the three, Gulf War Syndrome II is most serious, causing memory failures, confusion, balance disturbance and severe fatigue. home.att.net /~potsweb/gulfwar.html   (3304 words)

Truthdig - Ear to the Ground - UK Confidential Memo: Civil War ‘Likely’ in Iraq Civil war is the most likely outcome in Iraq, Britain’s outgoing ambassador in Baghdad has warned, in a confidential memo to ministers obtained by the BBC. And by the way, yes, this is a civil war you silly silly man, you friend of the Jews. For our leaders to keep claiming that it is not a civil war, simply diminishes their credibility in a time of war... www.truthdig.com /eartotheground/item/20060803_civil_war_iraq   (496 words)

The History Guy: The Third Persian Gulf War (2003) In scope of preparation and potential consequences, the new war in Iraq by far overshadows the earlier invasion of Afghanistan. The Second Persian Gulf War began in 1990 with Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait and ended in 1991 with a Coalition of nations under United Nations authority and led by the United States which forcibly ejected the Iraqi military from Kuwait. Prior to the outset of the war, the Peace/Anti-War Movement in North America and Europe grows and conducts many large-scale demonstrations against President Bush and the plans for war. www.historyguy.com /GulfWar2.html   (2493 words)

Fabricating Intelligence as a Justification for War Duly elected war criminals legitimately occupy positions of authority which enable them to decide "who are the criminals", when in fact they are the criminals. America's global war agenda is firmly established, beyond the premises of the pre-emptive war doctrine as a means to spreading democracy and the "free market". The corporate sponsors of war and war crimes must also be targeted including the oil companies, the defense contractors, the financial institutions and the corporate media, which has become an integral part of the war propaganda machine. www.serendipity.li /iraqwar/phony_intel.htm   (1628 words)

First World War.com - Weapons of War - Tanks The Crimean War saw a relatively small number of steam powered tractors developed using the caterpillar track to manoeuvre around the battlefield's muddy terrain. A British army officer, Colonel Ernest Swinton, and the Secretary of the Committee for Imperial Defence, Maurice Hankey, remained enthusiastic about what they believed to be the enormous potential of the tank, not least in breaking through enemy trench defences. Armoured cars were popular on the Western Front at the start of the war, since at that stage it was very much a war of movement. www.firstworldwar.com /weaponry/tanks.htm   (1997 words)

War Crimes and Criminals Ohlendorf was a senior officer in the RSHA, an early Nazi Party member (1925) and, most importantly, the commander of Einsatzgruppe D, which was one of four special purpose Action Groups charged with the extermination of Jews, Commissars, Partisans and other "undesirable" segments of the USSR populace. His affidavit, provided to investigating officers for the Nuremberg Tribunal of the Major German War Criminals, provides information concerning plans for the destruction of elites in Poland and the killings of Russian POWs, and the attitude of senior OKW officers to them, particularly Keitel and Reinecke. The affidavit provides information on the operations and structure of the SD, sections II and IV, the relations between the Einsatzgruppen and the Wehrmacht, section III, and on negotations between the former president of Switzerland, Musy, and Himmler, late in 1944, on the bartering of monies and goods for Jews, section V,. www.ess.uwe.ac.uk /genocide/war_criminals.htm   (1537 words)

Anti-war activists block UK Foreign Office in London : Indybay These sentiments were the common thread that tied over 50 anti-war activists together as they stood arm in arm in a solid and strong blockade of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office for two hours on Monday morning. The Foreign Office was targeted as a department that is entirely complicit in the ongoing wars, occupations and injustice abroad. At 8am activists arrived at the Foreign Office and unravelled an enormous banner that spanned the width of the road and impressively dominated the blockade. www.indybay.org /newsitems/2006/08/24/18300410.php   (223 words)

Iraq Was Being Bombed During 12 Years of Sanctions - Global Issues Usually the US and UK bombings in Iraq are within the no-fly zones that they have imposed since the Gulf War ended in 1991. However, that doesn't make any action by the US and UK, such as bombing civilian targets, or applying flawed sanctions that are killing thousands of children each month (and affecting the ordinary people or Iraq while Saddam is largely unaffected by this -- or even strengthened), acceptable. The US and UK's violation of the UN and of international law in the name of humanitarian causes is hypocritical and doesn't hold credibility when compared to all the other instances that the US and UK have either chosen or not chosen to intervene. www.globalissues.org /Geopolitics/MiddleEast/Iraq/Bombing.asp   (1043 words)

Iraq: Fear of war crimes by both sides - Amnesty International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) There are reports giving rise to concerns that war crimes may have been committed by both sides in the recent fighting, Amnesty International said today. Preventing the devastation of such 'total wars' has been one of the key underpinnings for the development of the rules of war in recent decades," Claudio Cordone added. Iraqi forces are reported to have deliberately shelled civilians in Basra and to placing military objectives in close proximity to civilians and civilian objects. web.amnesty.org /library/Index/ENGMDE140442003   (408 words)

World War II Links At the beginning of the Second World War, the Japanese Navy was arguably the most powerful navy in the world. This website covers the campaign history including a detailed chronology of the war on the Eastern Front, the organization and order of battle of German and Soviet forces as well as a basic discussion of battle tactics. An engaging commentary of war in the south Pacific. www.suite101.com /links.cfm/world_war_2   (1498 words)

Wars & world history - Homework Center - Multnomah County Library Choose a Civil War battle and find out who was in command, other names for the battle, and a brief outline of exactly what happened. Discover the history of Vietnam, the war, the Tet Offensive, marine, army, air force operations, and who allied forces were. From Spartacus Educational, this website explores war in the air, political leaders, weapons and war machines, military tactics, statistics, famous battles, the trench system, the Western front, chlorine and mustard gas, soldiers, shell-shock, trench foot, food in the trenches, body lice and dysentery, soldiers' letters, and more. www.multcolib.org /homework/warwldhc.html   (4094 words)

Amazon.com: The Pity of War: Explaining World War I: Books: Niall Ferguson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) He also contends that there was little enthusiasm for the war in Britain in 1914; on the other hand, he claims the war was prolonged not by clever manipulation of the media, but by British soldiers' taking pleasure in combat. War is seldom inevitable and that is the true pity of war.... Due to the lack of objectives, the war was extended needlessly and subsequently lowered the morale of the soldiers as was seen on both sides in the later years. www.amazon.com /Pity-War-Explaining-World-I/dp/0465057128   (2861 words)

Post-War Iraq - Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) After failing to obtain a Security Council resolution authorizing the 2003 war on Iraq, Washington turned away from the United Nations, insisting on full control of the occupied country. Crushing debts burden the country, its economy has collapsed and some of the world's richest countries and corporations are demanding war reparations from ordinary Iraqis for crimes committed by their former dictator Saddam Hussein. The US-UK war, with its heavy bombing and warfare against major cities, has left death and destruction and deprived millions of Iraqis of the basic necessities of life. www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/iraq/afterindex.htm   (717 words)

Rome: Total War for PC Review - PC Rome: Total War Review With Rome: Total War, Creative Assembly takes the next step, and it's as much a revolutionary step as it is an evolutionary one, thanks to a beautiful new 3D graphics engine that makes the series' tactical battles--featuring thousands of soldiers--better than ever. There's the overarching turn-based campaign in which you conquer cities and provinces, make improvements, and move armies around the map as you expand your empire, and then there are the real-time battles in which you use tactics and maneuvers to crush your enemy in combat. Medieval: Total War achieves that rare quality of having something for nearly all strategy gamers, and most will find a lot to like in it, for a very long time. www.gamespot.com /pc/strategy/rometotalwar/review.html   (1248 words)

Great War Information Sites Responsible for maintaining all British war graves and many memorials in the UK and around the world. The Commission is responsible for the maintenance of the cemeteries containing the graves of British and Commonwealth soldiers killed during the two World Wars. It maintains war monuments built to the memory of those who have no known grave, and preserves records and registers. www.pitt.edu /~pugachev/greatwar/information.htm   (860 words)

War Child USA War Child is an international relief organization that has found a home in many countries. Each War child office is autonomous, each with its own board of directors and its own fund-raising efforts. They cooperate in the major projects of War Child, currently the efforts in the former Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Congo. www.warchildusa.org /otheroffices.html   (118 words)

Subject: Letter from the Home Office in London, UK to the people of America To the citizens of the United States of America, In the light of your failure to elect a suitable President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. From December 1st the UK will harmonise petrol (or "Gasoline" as you will be permitted to keep calling it until April 1st 2005) prices with the former USA. The UK will harmonise its prices to those of the former USA and the Former USA will, in return, adopt UK petrol prices (roughly $6/US gallon - get used to it). www.sunbelt-software.com /stu/ukhomeoffice.cfm   (1301 words)

Recordings, music and books of the Civil War-Native Ground Music These Civil War ballads and songs will take you into the hearts and souls of both Confederate and Union soldiers. In these recordings, you'll hear authentic renditions of Civil War music that will make you smell the gunpowder and feel the homesickness of soldiers on the eve of battle. On his newest recording of music of the Civil War, Wayne Erbsen gives moving performances of the historic songs that were inspired even as the smoke of battle still filled the air. www.nativeground.com /civilwar.asp   (1021 words)

antiwar: don't say "war crime" Veteran war correspondent Terry Lloyd, 50, who worked for British television company ITN, was killed in March 2003 in southern Iraq as he reported from the front line during the first few days of the U.S.-led invasion. Blunkett explained: "There wasn't a worry from me because I believed that this was a war and in a war you wouldn't allow the broadcast to continue taking place.” Two weeks after Blunkett recommended the attack, the US military bombed Al Jazeera’s office in Baghdad, killing correspondent Tareq Ayoub. Aljazeera was being targeted at the time because the people who were waging war on Iraq didn't like what it was showing. community.livejournal.com /antiwar/2892194.html   (444 words)

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