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June 2012Can The World Survive Washington’s Hubris?Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2012 While Colorado Burns, Washington Fiddles Latin America: How the US Has Allied with the Forces of Reaction It was three years ago this week that the Honduran military launched an assault on the home of President Mel Zelaya, kidnapped him, and flew him out of the country. The Obama administration, according to its own conversations with the press, knew about the coup in advance. But the first statement from the White House – unlike those from the rest of the world – did not condemn the coup. Why the ObamaCare Ruling Stinks Truth in Vietnam, Torture in Brazil Hands Off Syria! Gone Banana Republic Can Rapping be a Crime? The Tale of a “Trusting Fool” Is Your Foster Child on Chemical Restraints? Three years ago, Mirko and Regina Ceska of Crawfordville, FLA told former Gov. Charlie Crist their two adopted 12-year-olds had been prescribed 11 pills a day, including the powerful antipsychotic Seroquel, reported the Tampa Bay Times. “These girls were overdosed and would fall asleep right in front of us several times a day,” Mirko Ceska told Crist at an “Explore Adoption Day” event. “It seems to be a prerequisite for foster children to be on medication,” said Ceska, calling the pills “chemical restraint.” Can The World Survive Washington’s Hubris? When President Reagan nominated me as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, he told me that we had to restore the US economy, to rescue it from stagflation, in order to bring the full weight of a powerful economy to bear on the Soviet leadership, in order to convince them to negotiate the end of the cold war. Reagan said that there was no reason to live any longer under the threat of nuclear war Time for Regime Change in the USA ‘A Journey Into Moral Depravity’ – US Congressman Dennis Kucinich on covert wars In Memory of Presidents' Victims Iran warns EU of 'repercussions' over new sanctions US grants China and Singapore waiver from Iran sanctions China responds to exemption from U.S. sanctions Heeding the Call Big Banks Have Become Mafia-Style Criminal Enterprises Deep-Sixing the China Option Some suggest that President Obama is trying to use diplomacy to manage the nuclear issue and forestall an Israeli strike against Iranian nuclear targets through the U.S. presidential election. In reality, his administration is “buying time” for a more pernicious agenda: time for covert action to sabotage Tehran’s nuclear program; time for sanctions to set the stage for regime change in Iran; and time for the United States, its European and Sunni Arab partners, and Turkey to weaken the Islamic Republic by overthrowing the Assad government in Syria. Simulating an Iranian Attack on Israel – Why? The U.S. & Syria: Facts You Should Know The American People Are Angry U.S. double-standards crystal clear in Bahrain Even in today’s world of instant messaging, internet, mobile and satellite communications and worldwide mass media, there are still places that exist, where events take place unbeknownst to the rest of the planet. There exists countries that do not want the world to know what is going on within their borders or there exists countries that try to control the flow of information coming out of areas where their activities are not within the boundaries of what the civilized world would find as acceptable or appropriate. 10 Sure Signs America Is in Decline Rush to report US health ruling trips up CNN, Fox Why supermarket tomatoes tend to taste bland The evil of humanitarian wars :: Iraq, Libya, Syria: We have no right to play God "If the West succeeds in its slow-motion, proxy intervention in Syria and disables yet another Arab state for refusing to toe its line, the stage will be set for the next war against the next target: Iran....That is not an argument condoning Assad’s continuing rule. Syrians should be left to make that decision....But it is an admonition to those who justify endless meddling in the Middle East in the service of a Western agenda." NATO expands Military Network to all continents "The steady expansion of NATO military partnerships and operations around the world, which now include all populated continents, has no precedent in history. This is the first attempt to establish an international military alliance that is capable of and prepared to intervene in any nation and region it chooses to for the geopolitical benefit of its leading member states." Iraq war was biggest mistake of US: Albright One in five UK families admit they are 'living on the edge' Eyeballing Iran? US Commissions 361 Cruise Missiles A Cruel and Unusual Record Collapsing U.S. Credibility Genetically Modified Grass Kills Cattle By Producing Warfare Chemical Cyanide Failure in Rio Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 Latin American nations refuse to recognize Paraguay’s new leader President ousted, Paraguay in turmoil Lacker says Fed stimulus won't help US economy Panic in the New World Order Middle age unemployment rate unprecedented in modern US history Mexico: 'Mistaken identity' over Guzman drug arrest Egypt: End Game When a Woman Goes Out to Struggle Failure in Rio The general absurdity of these earth summits – Rio, Kyoto, Copenhagen, Durban, and now Rio again, is summed up in what the green forces hoped could be a concluding declaration this time in Rio to which enough nations could fix their name and declare Victory for the planet. Originally it was to be the commitment to a “Green World” but not enough nations cared for that so the fall-back face-saver was a plan for a UN treaty to protect the international high seas. Nowhere, Nothing, Nada: Rio+20 Draft Text is 283 Paragraphs of Fluff How the Euro Might be Derailed In 1992, world leaders signed up to something called "sustainability". Few of them were clear about what it meant; I suspect that many of them had no idea. Perhaps as a result, it did not take long for this concept to mutate into something subtly different: "sustainable development". Then it made a short jump to another term: "sustainable growth". And now, in the 2012 Rio+20 text that world leaders are about to adopt, it has subtly mutated once more: into "sustained growth". The Great Pretender Throws His Base a Bone Barack Obama has the worst record on immigration of any president in US history. No one else comes close. In the last 3 and a half years, Obama has rounded up, detained and deported more than 1.2 million immigrants, roughly 400,000 per year. That’s more than double the number of deportations that took place under his predecessor, George W. Bush, in the same amount of time. Why Miloševic' Yielded How misinformed are Republicans about world affairs? Yes, it’s apparently true: 63% of Republicans still believe that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction when the U.S. invaded it in 2003. That, according to a remarkable new survey on foreign policy attitudes of self-identified Republicans, Democrats, and independents that was noted by Dan Drezner in his blog today and released by the main researcher, Benjamin Valentino at Dartmouth College. The detailed poll (65 questions), which queried a total of 1056 respondents and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.18%, was conducted by YouGov from April 26 to May 2. Capitalism and the Mad Uncle in the Attic Iran: Ahmadinejad - West is against Iran’s scientific, technological progress Police mutiny setting stage for coup: Bolivia (Still) Stuck on Stupid Watergate Lies Multiplied Moody's Downgrades Global Banks Syria 'truce agreed' to evacuate Homs civilians Homs rebels: Army must leave, or we’ll start killing civilians (Op-Ed) Putin on Syria: No state can decide another's government The U.S. and Iran's Mistaken Path to War There was neither a breakdown nor breakthrough in the Moscow talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1). The P5+1 and Iran negotiated but could not make any headway. No one should be surprised by this result -- after all, the two sides only had the ability to make demands. They -- particularly the U.S. -- lacked the political will to put real concessions on the table. But without a breakthrough, are we heading towards war? Ecuador says it will decide soon on asylum request by WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Julian Assange: Ecuadorean embassy extends 'generous welcome' to WikiLeaks founder Australia Betrays Its Own Citizen Journalist The Euro and the Parthenon Why Apple Should “Think Different” on Iran Sanctions Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Ankara vows to take 'necessary action' after Syria shoots down Turkish jet Outage Hurts Twitter More Than It Hurts You Libya: New AFRICOM and NATO beachhead in Africa "Nations bombed and occupied by the Western military organization are tapped for bases and troops to be used in wars against the next victims of aggression....In regards to Africa, the offensive by the axis of AFRICOM, EUCOM, NATO and the European Union, with assistance from the Arab monarchies, to resubjugate the continent by returning it to the conditions of a century ago is well underway." Julian Assange seeks asylum in Ecuadorean embassy Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2012 Syria 'truce agreed' to evacuate Homs civilians The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says the Syrian government and rebel fighters have agreed a temporary truce to allow civilians to be evacuated from the city of Homs. Homs rebels: Army must leave, or we'll start killing civilians US backtracks on claims Russia is arming Syrian regime State department acknowledges Damascus already owned attack helicopters, cited by Hillary Clinton as escalating violence More Russian Ships On Way to Syria The United States says the Russian military was preparing to dispatch three more ships to Syria after a separate transport carrying attack helicopters turned back when its U.K. insurer removed its coverage. Putin Rules Out Intervention to Stop the Syrian Rebellion Putin on Syria: No state can decide another's government Russian President Vladimir Putin's G20 statements about Syria's future seem to have made some world leaders rush to false conclusions. David Cameron claimed that Putin explicitly "does not want Assad remaining in charge in Syria." 'Tell Brits to remove Cameron and see what happens' — Assad's adviser Colonial hegemony prevents the west from believing that Arab peoples are equal to westerners and have the right to choose their own system, Bouthaina Shaaban, political and media adviser to the Syrian president, told RT. U.S. Implementing Afghanistan And Kosovo Models For Syria Iran, Russia, China, Syria to Stage Biggest Joint Wargames in Middle-East The Iranian, Russian, Chinese and Syrian armies are due to stage joint amphibious exercises along the Syrian costs in coming weeks, informed sources revealed on Monday. Russia, Syria deny war games with China and Iran The U.S. and Iran's Mistaken Path to War There was neither a breakdown nor breakthrough in the Moscow talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1). The P5+1 and Iran negotiated but could not make any headway. 15,000 American forces stationed in Kuwait: Senate account A US Senate report indicates that the United States has now nearly 15,000 troops in three bases across Kuwait - triple the average number of American forces in the Middle Eastern country before the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. Israel: "all options" open after Iran talks fail Israel responded on Wednesday to a lack of progress in talks aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program by demanding that the West impose stiffer economic sanctions on Tehran and hinting anew that a military option was still on the table. How the Obama Administration Is Stalling Its Way to War with Iran Obama's Iran policy priorities this way: the "nuclear program, its impact on the security of Israel, and avenues for regime change." With such goals, how could his team do anything but play for time in the nuclear talks? Britain: WikiLeaks' Assange faces arrest, but beyond reach of police while in Ecuador embassy Julian Assange spent a second night in Ecuador's London embassy as the South American nation's maverick president said Wednesday that his nation was seriously and responsibly weighing the secret-spilling activist's political asylum request. Julian Assange: Ecuadorean embassy extends 'generous welcome' to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is in 'good spirits' and has received a 'generous and welcoming' reception from the Ecuadorean embassy where he is seeking asylum, a friend said today. Julian Assange's right to asylum Given the travesty that is American justice, WikiLeaks' founder is entitled to seek asylum and well-advised to fear extradition Julian Assange's Artful Dodge Barring a CIA drone strike on the Ecuadorian embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's sudden appeal for asylum there may spare him a prison stay in Sweden or possibly the United States Julian Assange: celebrity backers face £240,000 bill for WikiLeaks founder's bail breach Supporters of Julian Assange are facing a £240,000 bill after the WikiLeaks founder breached bail by staying at the Ecuadorean embassy where he is seeking asylum. Julian Assange Interviews Imran Khan - Video No country has ever been bombed by its own ally, like Pakistan has been bombed by the US, Pakistani politician Imran Khan tells Julian Assange. He says it is time to put an end to the US-Pakistani 'client-master' relationship. Look up in the sky and see a drone Monitoring Americans from above Ready or not, drones are coming to a law enforcement agency near you. To Pakistan, America means never having to say you're sorry Say you're sorry. That's what the Pakistani government says it wants from the United States in order to jump-start a number of initiatives between the two countries that would help the hunt for al-Qaida in Pakistan and smooth the end of the war in Afghanistan. 148 killed in northern Nigeria, govt in trouble At least 148 people have been killed and 200 others wounded in Nigeria since Sunday. Sectarian violence kills more in Nigeria's Kaduna Deadly violence between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria's Kaduna flared again on Wednesday, adding to the more than 90 deaths in sectarian clashes in the northern city so far this week. Russia jails two men for giving China nuke secrets Argentina turns to Wales for help with Falkland Islands Argentina has held talks with Welsh nationalists about trying to win support among British MPs for the country's bid to win sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. King: Time to investigate Muslims, again Congress's biggest Islamophobe, Rep. Pete King, is opening his fifth set of hearings tomorrow into American Muslims Afghanistan: The Top Ten Lies that Recur in the Mainstream Media Washington's 5 Worst Arguments for Keeping Secrets From You Police Brutality: Recording The Police Is Dangerous, But Necessary! Declassified document contradicts Cheney's claim of Iraqi connection to 9/11 A document declassified this week by the National Security Archive reveals that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) delivered a briefing to the Bush administration which directly contradicts former Vice President Dick Cheney's claim that 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta visited an Iraqi intelligence official in Prague. UN Investigator Criticizes U.S. Drone War Citing a "dramatic increase" in the United States' use of targeted killings in the last few years, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings has just released a report (PDF) decrying the lack of accountability in the U.S. overseas killings by unmanned drones. Unconstitutional Uses of Drones Must Stop Administration officials assure us that a "high degree of confidence" is required that the person targeted by a drone is a terrorist. However, press reports have suggested that mere "patterns of behavior" and other vague criteria are actually being used to decide who to target in a drone strike. An Innocent Man's Tortured Days on Texas's Death Row Google: Censorship Requests 'Alarming' Google has received more than 1,000 requests from authorities to take down content from its search results or YouTube video in the last six months of 2011, the company said on Monday, denouncing what it said was an alarming trend. Repressive Democracy Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Repressive Democracy Into Africa America’s “war on terror” now has brought us deep into tropical Africa and the Sahel. We learned last week that Washington is engaged in an expansive project to hunt down an array of local “terrorists”, could-be “terrorists” and mayhem makers in general. Nearly all of the numerous groups cited are no more than loose bands incapable of threatening the United States. Most have parochial interests whose focus and attention span fluctuates. They are driven by personal ambitions, tribal animosities, avarice and an appetite for raw power. The Real Story of the Housing Crash Label Genetically Engineered Food History is the Enemy as 'Brilliant' Psy-ops Become the News C.I.A. Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Opposition Drugged Up, Dumbed Down and Crazy Dangerous U.S. Drone Attacks May Constitute War Crimes: UN Doctors take industrial action over pensions Nicaragua reduces poverty rate in rural areas Afghanistan: The Top Ten Lies that Recur in the Mainstream Media Hollywoods’s New Hostage Thriller Glamorizes The Cia In Iran Washington’s 5 Worst Arguments for Keeping Secrets From You Breaking Chains at Walmart Video Egyptian security sources: Mubarak clinically dead For Billionaires Only: Uncle Sam's Real Estate Fire Sale AI Will Keep You Safe… 19 The Spreading Crisis ”The Greek economy is truly broken. The circuits of credit are so badly damaged that even efficient, profitable firms have been cut out of the capital markets …. Moreover, the new spending cuts… will give the forces of recession another boost. To cut a long story short, there is no doubt that such loosening up will simply prolong the agonising death of the Greek social economy.” –Yanis Varoufakis, economist, University of Athens Has the Drug Industry’s Grip On Health Care Become a Pharmageddon? Market Failure at the Rio+20 Earth Summit The Agent Orange Leak on Okinawa The U.S. Marine Corps buried a massive stockpile of Agent Orange at the Futenma air station in Okinawa, seriously sickening the base’s former head of maintenance and potentially contaminating nearby residents and the ground beneath the base. The barrels were abandoned in Okinawa at the end of the Vietnam War – when the U.S. government banned the dioxin-laden defoliant for health reasons — and were buried at the installation in the city of Ginowan after the Pentagon ignored repeated requests to safely dispose of them, according to the veterans who served at the installation in the 1970s and 1980s. The Detritus of Globalization Open Letter to Internet Companies: Tell Us How Much We Are Being Surveilled The Earth Cannot Be Saved by Hope and Billionaires Till Death Do Us Part NSA: It Would Violate Your Privacy to Say if We Spied on You History’s Revenge The “global war on terror” started by President George W. Bush more than a decade ago has taken a new and more sinister turn. Now we know that Barack Obama, the current president, goes through the profiles of people he wants eliminated (New York Times, May 29, 2012). He decides their fate in escalating drone wars in a growing number of countries. The Torture Hypocrites NATION: US plans significant military presence in Kuwait Subtle Propaganda!!! When Chomsky Wept Forget The Election Results - Greece Is Still Doomed And So Is The Rest Of Europe The election results from Greece are in and the pro-bailout forces have won, but just barely. It is being projected that the pro-bailout New Democracy party will have about 130 seats in the 300 seat parliament, and Pasok (another pro-bailout party) will have about 33 seats. Those two parties have alternated ruling Greece for decades, and it looks like they are going to form a coalition government which will keep Greece in the euro. Yes, Big Brother is Reading Your Email—and Soon He'll Be Reading Your Body Language, Thanks to Microsoft At least 52 killed in Nigerian suicide bombings West avoids direct intervention in Syria for own reasons, but blames Russia Iran, Russia, China, Syria to Stage Biggest Joint Wargames in Middle-East Inflation-Adjusted Prices The True Face of Egypt’s Military Occupy in History The Syrian Stalemate Vladimir Putin and Hu Jintao had an interesting question to discuss during their summit in Beijing. Is it good business and good geopolitics to acquiesce to a Sunni Arab triumph in Syria? Or is Syria the place to hold the line against a destabilizing and counterproductive projection of Saudi Arabian power into Iran’s near beyond? American Disconnect I’d Like to Thank the Academy Dangerous Games in Syria America’s most vital national security concern is to maintain calm, productive relations with Russia. The reason is obvious: Russia and the United States have thousands of nuclear warheads targeted on each other. Many are ready to launch in minutes. Compared to this threat, all of America’s other security issues are minor. Avoiding confrontations with a major nuclear power is obvious. Yet the United States and Russia are ignoring such common sense in their increasingly heated war of words over Syria’s civil war. Not ‘if’ but ‘when’: US intervention in Syria on countdown Economic Karma in Greece? Posted: Friday, June 15, 2012 Children in US Warzones The UN just released its annual report on “Children and Armed Conflict.” A number of states, as well as non-state actors, are highlighted in this report as engaged in the serious abuse of children in the course of an armed conflict. And, a number of the perpetrators are being aided and abetted by U.S. military aid, and have been for years. Moreover, some of the conflicts resulting in the worst abuse of children were in fact unleashed by military interventions of the United States. Drone Me Down on the Killing Floor Blowback, or Impossible Dilemmas of Declining Powers Blowback is a term coined by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that originally meant the unintended negative consequences to a country of its own espionage operations. For example, if a secret CIA operation led to a revenge attack on U.S. individuals who were unaware of the CIA's operation, this was considered "blowback." But these days, many of the operations are not all that secret (for example, the U.S. use of drones in Pakistan or Yemen). And the "revenge" attacks are often publicly avowed. Nevertheless, countries don't seem to cease engaging in such operations. Murdoch pressured Blair to rush into Iraq war, says Campbell in diaries Rupert Murdoch launched an “over-crude” campaign to force Tony Blair to speed up Britain's entry into the Iraq war, according to the final volume of Alastair Campbell's diaries. Mr Blair's former communications director accuses the media mogul of being part of a drive by American Republicans to drag Britain into the controversial war a week before the House of Commons even voted to approve the intervention in 2003. Who Profits? Austerity, Greed & the Pain in Spain Nobel Laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz characterizes the Spanish bank bailout as “voodoo economics” that is certain “to “fail.” New York Times economic analyst Andrew Ross Sorkin agrees: “By now it should be apparent that the bailout has failed—or at least on its way to failing.” And columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman bemoans that Europe (and the U.S.) “are repeating ancient mistakes” and asks, “why does no one learn from them?” McCain Admits U.S. Armed And Equipped Libya Rebelsm Calls For Same In Syria Conflict Video Guns for buddies: US weapons sales surge overseas Cocaine Inc. U.S. Exploits Syrian Situation For Showdown With Russia The Path to War with Iran Take Action: Kill the 'Kill List' South Africa: What’s in a label? Economic Karma in Greece? If the Greeks with some effort and success will say No to austerity then Syriza and Tsipras might have a good handle on the Banks and the EU. The Banks are necessarily caught in the grip of fright. and their own contradictions — they may have to bail out Greece. If they don’t they bring on the big time wobble (a new investors dance). Tsipras understands the EU’s economic conditions – so he says Greece should stay in the EU and still use EU currency. 'War on Women' Increasingly Focused on Women of Color and Immigrants Let’s Admit It: The US Is at War in Yemen, Too Do Americans Approve Mass Murder? The imperial agenda of the US's 'Africa Command' marches on "The less they see of us, the less they will dislike us." So remarked Frederick Roberts, British general during the Anglo-Afghan war of 1878-80, ushering in a policy of co-opting Afghan leaders to control their people on the empire's behalf. "Indirect rule", as it was called, was long considered the linchpin of British imperial success, and huge swaths of that empire were conquered, not by British soldiers, but by soldiers recruited elsewhere in the empire. It was always hoped that the dirty work of imperial control could be conducted without The new Obama doctrine: A six-point plan for global war Obama’s Robotic Assassins Back to Square One in Egypt? How California's GM Food Referendum May Change What America Eats Last month, nearly 1 million signatures were delivered to county registrars throughout California calling for a referendum on the labeling of genetically engineered foods. If the measure, "The Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act", which will be on the ballot in November, passes, California will become the first state in the nation to require that GM foods be labeled as such on the package. Predator Nation The Meaning of Occupy America is Deluded by Its Drone-Warfare Propaganda The School of the Americas, the CIA and the US-Condoned Cancer of Torture Continue to Spread in Latin America, Including Mexico The latest Extinction Campaign against the Rohingyas of Burma Russia accuses U.S. of supplying arms to Syria rebels Posted: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Russia accuses U.S. of supplying arms to Syria rebels to fight Assad Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday accused the United States of supplying weapons to Syria's rebels, worsening the conflict engulfing Moscow's allied regime in Damascus. Russia defends arms sales to Syria Moscow forcefully rejected on Wednesday Hillary Clinton's accusation that Russia was supplying Syria with helicopter gunships that could be used against civilians, as Syria announced it had "cleansed" the rebel town of Haffa of armed fighters. Russia must be constructive on Syria right now—US Russia will put at risk what it sees as its vital interests in the Middle East if it does not move forward more constructively on Syria, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. US Drone Program Fuels Global Dismay with Obama Presidency Obama's drone program in foreign nations -- including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia -- has fueled mistrust and anger among Muslim nations and even among countries more closely allied with the US. Exposing Obama's Not-So-Secret War Washington has many "secrets," but few secrets. The Obama administration will face a test on the difference this month, in a case probing a major national security program. How California's GM Food Referendum May Change What America Eats The vast majority of Americans want genetically modified food labelled. If California passes November's ballot, they could get it. The Obama Administration Is Criminalizing Investigative Reporting Criminally investigating the kinds of leaks that are the bread and butter of national security investigative reporting is a noxious overreaction by hyper-controlling government officials who don't want us to know what's being done in our name. Hubris as the Evil Force in History I have always been intrigued by the Battle of Bull Run, the opening battle of the US Civil War, known to southerners as the War of Northern Aggression. Extreme hubris characterized both sides, the North before the battle and the South afterwards. Doctor Derek Keilloh a 'criminal' over Baha Mousa death in Iraq An army medic accused of a cover-up over the death of Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa has been branded a "criminal". Nine killed in US assassination drone attack in southeastern Yemen A US assassination drone attack on a house and a car in Yemen's southeastern Shabwa Province has claimed the lives of at least nine people, tribal sources say. US drone strike kills 4 in Pakistan, officials say NATO airstrikes on Afghan homes are banned, Karzai says Hype, False Hopes, and the U.S. Imperialist Agenda Behind Iran Nuclear Negotiations Spain could ask for bank bailout this weekend Posted: Saturday, June 9, 2012 Spain's credit rating downgraded by Fitch as international bailout looms Spain 'to request EU bank aid' Spain's banks need at least 40 billion euros: IMF Spain could ask for bank bailout this weekend The U.S. Economy Comes Unglued James Rickards: The US Is the Biggest Currency Manipulator Goosing the Market The Criminal Banking Cartel's End Game: A 100% Digital Monetary System In Venezuela the Revolution Continues Suicides at 10-year high in US military Suicide is on the rise in the US military, averaging almost one every day, according to statistics. In the first 155 days of 2012 there was 154 suicides among active troops, around 50% more than the number killed in action in Afghanistan, according to Pentagon statistics obtained by Associated Press. This is the highest number in 10 years. U.S. Again Bombs Mourners More Afghans Killed: Karzai Blasts US US general apologises for civilian deaths in Afghan air strike Drones in America: Where's The Outrage? Obama’s Personal Role in Drone Executions Panetta: Drone attacks will continue in Pakistan Eye of the Drone From statements made in February by the families of victims and survivors of a March 17, 2011, drone attack in the village of Datta Khel in the Pakistani region of North Waziristan. The statements were collected by the British human rights group Reprieve and were included in their lawsuit challenging the legal right of the British government to aid the United States in its drone campaign. More than half of all deaths from U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan have occurred in North Waziristan. Shackled During Childbirth Who’s the Thug? Help wanted – China struggles to fill jobs Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran From his first months in office, President Obama secretly ordered increasingly sophisticated attacks on the computer systems that run Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities, significantly expanding America’s first sustained use of cyberweapons, according to participants in the program. Photos From the Iran You Don't See on TV Do Americans “Need to Know” We’ve All But Declared War on Iran? Iran attack 'wrong move': Obama allies Sorting Out the Facts about Iran The War of Lies War Drums for Syria? War drums are beating again in Washington. This time Syria is in the crosshairs after a massacre there last week left more than 100 dead. As might be expected from an administration with an announced policy of "regime change" in Syria, the reaction was to blame only the Syrian government for the tragedy, expel Syrian diplomats from Washington, and announce that the US may attack Syria even without UN approval. Of course, the idea that the administration should follow the Constitution and seek a Declaration of War from Congress is considered even more anachronistic now than under the previous administration. Syria's Insurrection Is Not America's War UN observer Robert Mood says foreign interests are fuelling conflict in Syria Russia slams Saudi Arabia, Qatar for funding Syrian rebels Hillary Clinton to China, Russia: Syria Needs Change Russia vows to block UN mandate for Syria intervention A Killer In the White House Remembering Fallujah and NATO War Crimes "The Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld-Rice-Blair cabal invaded Iraq under the pretext of stopping the Iraqi dictator of using WMDs, and evidences since then have proven that not only were there no Iraqi WMDs but that the worst culprits of mass murder and use of WMDs have been the governments of Bush and Blair. By authorizing the use of banned weapons in Iraq, they have relegated them to the level of war criminals, and thus, must be tried as such at The Hague." Locusts menace already hunger-stricken Mali and Niger Greek Politicians Fight on TV Western Banks 'Reaping Billions from Colombian Cocaine Trade' The vast profits made from drug production and trafficking are overwhelmingly reaped in rich "consuming" countries – principally across Europe and in the US – rather than war-torn "producing" nations such as Colombia and Mexico, new research has revealed. What's behind Obama's new military base in Chile? How the Obama Administration is Making the US Media its Mouthpiece President Obama Has Private Meeting with Young Stars John Pilger: War, Truth & the Media Video Somebody Else's Atrocities The Planet Wreckers Brainwashing starts with this two-letter word A Guantanamo Connection? Documents Show CIA Stockpiled Antimalaria Drugs as "Incapacitating Agents" |
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