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Commentary
Israel Lobby routs Obama as dollar dies
By Paul Craig Roberts
It did not take the Israel Lobby long to make mincemeat
out of the Obama administration’s “no new settlements“ position. Israeli Prime Minister
Netanyahu is bragging about Israel’s latest victory over the US government as
Israel continues to build illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian land.
Nov 13, 2009, 00:20
Commentary
Israel fears justice more than Iran
By Linda Heard
Israeli and US threats against Iran are growing
louder.
Nov 13, 2009, 00:16
Commentary
Legacies, celebrities, and media skanks
By Walter Brasch
NBC news correspondent Jenna Bush Hager had a
news exclusive. And, like news exclusives in the Era of Infotainment TV, this
one was broadcast by the entertainment division. Specifically, Jenna Bush
interviewed her mother, Laura Bush, on the 38th episode of “The Jay Leno Show.”
Nov 12, 2009, 00:20
Commentary
Thank you, Italia, for convicting 23 US CIA agents
By Tommy Tucci
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Thank you, Italia, for your conviction of 23 CIA agents exposing Perpetrators as Perpetrators.
Nov 12, 2009, 00:16
Commentary
The annexation of Colombia to the United States
By Fidel Castro Ruz
Anyone with some information can immediately see
that the sweetened ‘Complementation Agreement for Defense and Security
Cooperation and Technical Assistance between the Governments of Colombia and
the United States’ signed on October 30, and made public in the evening of
November 2, amounts to the annexation of Colombia to the United States.
Nov 12, 2009, 00:14
Commentary
Muslim Americans brace for backlash in the wake of Ft. Hood tragedy
By Louay Safi
As soon as it became clear that the suspect in
the shooting rampage at Ft Hood claims the Islamic faith, every Muslim
organization of note put out a press release condemning the brutal attack that
claimed the lives of 13 soldiers and sent more to hospital for treatment.
Muslim spokespersons were on every TV channel and newspaper answering questions
on what drove Major Nidal Malik Hassan to open fire on the soldiers he was
supposed to care for, and to betray the institution that paid for his education
and helped him become the psychiatrist he is.
Nov 11, 2009, 00:21
Commentary
Muslims need not be apologetic
By Linda S. Heard
Muslims make up roughly one quarter of the world’s
population. Just because one out of almost 1.5 billion ran amok, leaving 13
dead and 23 wounded, does not mean the entire Muslim nation is responsible.
Nov 11, 2009, 00:19
Commentary
The Washington Follies: Stocks soar, unemployment passes 10 percent and the dollar slumps
By Peter Morici
Stocks are soaring, yet unemployment surges and
the dollar slumps. A contradiction made possible by Washington’s neglect of
international challenges to U.S. growth.
Nov 11, 2009, 00:11
Commentary
The senseless acts of mass murder continue
By Howard Lisnoff
The mass murders pass by like the images of a
surrealistic dream that are suppressed with the coming of the dawn. This time
it was Major Nidal Malik Hasan who killed 13 and wounded 28 at the Soldier
Readiness Center at the largest military base in the U.S., Fort Hood, Texas.
Nov 10, 2009, 00:18
Commentary
Two soils, common ground
By Paul O’Sullivan
PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- On
the night of the Lisbon Referendum my landlord’s son called to help me with
bills.
Nov 10, 2009, 00:16
Commentary
Rendition prosecuted abroad while U.S. courts do nothing
By Mary Shaw
The George W. Bush administration was the target
of much criticism from human rights groups for, among other things, its policy
of extraordinary rendition, in which detainees have been transferred for
interrogation in other countries that are known for their use of torture. And
human rights groups and individuals have long been calling for an end to
rendition, and accountability for all those who have enabled or participated in
the use of torture in the “war on terror.”
Nov 10, 2009, 00:10
Commentary
11/9 and 9/11: And we thought we were free
By Gary G. Kohls, MD
Seventy-one years ago today, on 11/9/38, the
horrifying event that the Nazi party called Kristallnacht
occurred.
Nov 9, 2009, 00:23
Commentary
The dangers of voting on civil rights
By Kéllia Ramares
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said in 1958, “When any society says that I cannot marry a
certain person, that society has cut off a segment of my freedom.”
Nov 9, 2009, 00:21
Commentary
America: An evil empire ruled by corporations and powerful interest groups
By Paul Craig Roberts
The US government is now so totally under the
thumbs of organized interest groups that “our” government can no longer respond to the concerns of the
American people who elect the president and the members of the House and
Senate.
Nov 9, 2009, 00:13
Commentary
Some are more equal than others
By Nick Egnatz
The Great Recession is over, but (and it is a
very big but) it will be a jobless recovery. The official unemployment rate is
due to hit 10 percent, while a 16 or 17 percent figure would show more
accurately those who are not registering with local authorities because
benefits have run out. Certainly a figure well beyond 30 percent would
represent the underemployed and part-timers who want full time work at a livable
wage.
Nov 6, 2009, 00:20
Commentary
The porous walls between Mayor Bloomberg, Bloomberg L.P. and private deals
By Jerry Mazza
It’s ironic that I should be noting this tale on
November 3, Election Day 2009, in New York City, as the richest man in town,
“Independent” Michael Bloomberg is running on his private budget, due to
surpass $100 million, against Democrat Bill Thompson with his $6 million
budget.
Nov 6, 2009, 00:18
Commentary
No emergency summits for Arab human development crisis
By Ramzy Baroud
When the first Arab Human Development Report
(AHDR) was published in 2002, a star glistened in a vast, gloomy sky. The fact
that a UN-sponsored report, authored by independent Arab scholars would receive
so much attention in Arab media, was in itself a promising start. The fact that
such terminology as human security, personal security, economic security, etc
-- as highlighted in the report -- would even compete with the largely
ceremonial news bulletins’ headlines in many Arab countries was in itself an
achievement. But then, the star quickly faded, the terms became clichés, and
the report, published seven times since then, became a haunting reminder of how
bad things really are in the Arab World.
Nov 6, 2009, 00:12
Commentary
Mousa gives Egyptians a cryptic clue
By Linda S. Heard
It’s been an exciting week in Egyptian politics.
The charismatic Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mousa has hinted for the
first time that he may throw his hat into the 2011 presidential ring. His
recent refusal to rule himself out as a candidate has elicited a real buzz in
the local press.
Nov 5, 2009, 00:24
Commentary
Afghanistan: It’s not the how but the why of war
By Ben Tanosborn
For all the criticism progressives bestow on
Ronald Reagan for just about any decision he made while living at the White
House -- and justifiably so, based on his interpretation of what social justice
should be -- the former president doesn’t seem to get appropriate laudatory
mention for his handling of the aftermath in the 1983 bombing of the Marine
barracks at the Beirut (Lebanon) airport where 241 American servicemen lost
their lives in a single day.
Nov 5, 2009, 00:20
Commentary
Does US-Israeli missile defense war game signal Israeli attack on Iran?
By Paul Craig Roberts
There’s no word in the Western press, but
Aljazeera reports
that the US and Israel are conducting tests of the high altitude missile
defense system that the US has provided to Israel.
Nov 5, 2009, 00:18
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