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Farea al-Muslim> My Village Was Attacked By US Drones in Yemen
A tribesman walks near a building damaged last year by a US drone strike targeting suspected al-Qaeda militants in Azan of the southeastern Yemeni province of Shabwa, Feb. 3, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah) By: Farea al-Muslimi for Al-Monitor Posted on April 18 via Just Foreign Policy If you live in Yemen, the golden rule is to expect […]
Drone Wars: Tactics in Search of a Strategy
Drone Wars: Tactics in Search of a Strategy The confirmation hearings of John Brennan for director of the Central Intelligence Agency serve as the latest searing reminder of the intellectual rigamortis gripping the national security establishment and how brain dead we have become as a country in addressing strategy and strategic issues. by James A. […]
10 Reasons Why the Israel Lobby AIPAC is so Dangerous
10 Reasons Why the Israel Lobby AIPAC is so Dangerous AIPAC undermines American support for democracy movements in the Arab world. barackobama.ir March 5, 2012 opednews.com–The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is one of the most powerful lobby organizations in the country. AIPAC’s clout helps fuel a never-ending cycle of violence in the Middle […]
Diana Johnstone> Road to Damascus… and on to Armageddon?
“Western politicians and media are not yet fighting World War III, but they are talking themselves into it.” Road to Damascus… and on to Armageddon? by DIANA JOHNSTONE FEBRUARY 13, 2012 Counterpunch Paris What if pollsters put this question to citizens of the United States and the European Union : “Which is more important, ensuring […]
Rules of American justice: a tale of three cases
Rules of American justice: a tale of three cases BY GLENN GREENWALD TUESDAY, JAN 24, 2012 Salon.com John Kiriakou and Jose Padilla (Credit: ABC/AP) Developments in three legal cases, just from the last 24 hours, potently illuminate the Rules of American Justice. First, the Justice Department yesterday charged a former CIA agent, John Kiriakou, with four felony […]
Truthdigger of the Week: Chris Hedges with video from Democracy Now!
Truthdigger of the Week: Chris Hedges Truthdigger of the Week Posted on Jan 20, 2012 Late last year, President Obama pulled a fast one by changing his stance on the National Defense Authorization Act so suddenly and drastically that Americans were left with a bad case of legislative whiplash—and a very serious state of affairs with regard […]
Glenn Greenwald> Snapshots of Washington’s essence
Snapshots of Washington’s essence BY GLENN GREENWALD Salon.com I intended to post sporadically or not at all this week, and that’s still my plan, but there is a new Washington Post article which contains three short passages that I really want to highlight because they so vividly capture the essence of so much. The article, by Greg Miller, […]
Coleen Rowley> Minnesota Senators waffle on their votes on the Defense Authorization Bill,
Minnesota Senators waffled on their votes on the Defense Authorization Bill, parts of which will end civilian rule of the U.S. if Obama does not veto the bill (and then if his veto is not overridden). Right now there are not enough votes to override a presidential veto so there is a strong likelihood Obama won’t even try […]
The Fukushima Story You Didn’t Hear on CNN> Greg Palast> LA Progressive
The Fukushima Story You Didn’t Hear on CNN November 14, 2011 By admin LA Progressive “Completely and Utterly Fail in an Earthquake” — The Fukushima story you didn’t hear on CNN I’ve seen a lot of sick stuff in my career, but this was sick on a new level. Here was the handwritten log kept […]
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