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Last Updated: Oct 30th, 2006 - 02:18:15 |
Analysis
US attitude toward Hamas: The disturbing parallel with Nicaragua
By Ramzy Baroud
What is currently transpiring in the Occupied
Territories is by far a worst-case scenario, ironically one made possible with the
direct help of many Palestinians themselves. The democratically elected
Palestinian government is now officially isolated, as many Palestinians cannot
see beyond their own narrow -- and frankly irrelevant -- ideological
differences and immaterial factionalism.
Apr 5, 2006, 16:42
Analysis
The enemies of a free Iraq
By Nicolas J S Davies
For three years in Iraq, the United States has worked
to legitimize formerly exiled Shiite politicians and to marginalize Sunni
Arabs. Now the U.S. ambassador has finally acknowledged that more Iraqis are
being killed by Shiite militias than by Sunnis, and the U.S. has withdrawn its
support for Transitional Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. Are you confused?
Let me explain.
Apr 4, 2006, 14:44
Analysis
Estimating civilian deaths in Iraq � six surveys
By Nicolas J S Davies
Since I wrote Burying the
Lancet Report . . . and the Children (Online Journal) in December, a
number of people have asked me, �What about the other surveys that produced
lower estimates of civilian deaths than the Lancet
report?� The appearance of inconsistency between different surveys has led most
news organizations to adopt the phrase �tens of thousands� when speaking of
civilian deaths.
Mar 29, 2006, 00:35
Analysis
Tal Afar; war crimes in Bush�s dystopia
By Mike Whitney
Bush�s March 20
speech to the City Club of Cleveland was the most derisory string of lies in
modern-day oratory. Aside from the dreary repetition of terror-related slogans
that appear with mind-numbing frequency, Bush droned on for a good 10 minutes
about America�s great success in Tal Afar.
Mar 23, 2006, 01:12
Analysis
The parable of the hatchet or the nonsense of nation-building in Afghanistan
By John Chuckman
Nation-building is a term created by people living off Pentagon
contracts. It is one of those queasy political expressions with no hard
meaning, yet its use raises few eyebrows. The term sounds as though it means
something, and it is treated as though it were something you might study. At
least this is true in the United States where people are hypnotized by hype and
substance-lacking words, where inflating nothing into something is an everyday
art.
Mar 15, 2006, 00:49
Analysis
Dubai and the Strait of Hormuz
By Mike Whitney
Napoleon Bonaparte said, �If you want to understand
the policy of a country, look at the map.�
Mar 6, 2006, 00:54
Analysis
Middle East democracy and the Hamas factor
By Ramzy Baroud
There is a degree of surrealism in all of this. Hamas
has presented its choice of prime minister to President Mahmoud Abbas, as the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine says it has agreed in principle
to join a Hamas-led government.
Mar 6, 2006, 00:46
Analysis
Threatening imperial income
By Hal O'Boyle
Saddam Hussein once toyed with the notion of
pricing his country�s oil in euros rather than dollars. It wasn�t long before
George II began chanting �Axis of Evil� and �WMDs.� The U.S. Air Force created
a steel thunderstorm over Baghdad. A hundred thousand Iraqis, electricity and
indoor plumbing became memories in Mesopotamia. The U.S. Army dug Saddam out of
a hole in his uncle�s backyard. He is now a prisoner. The U.S. Army occupies
his palace.
Mar 1, 2006, 00:34
Analysis
Bubblicious: Looking at the U.S. real estate market
By Seth Sandronsky
Many eyes are on the U.S. real estate market. �During
the past five years, home prices have risen at an annual rate of 9.2 percent,�
according to the 2006 Economic Report of the President released on Feb. 13.
Feb 28, 2006, 01:03
Analysis
The Dubai/US port controversy: �war on terrorism� propaganda in hyperdrive
By Larry Chin
Following the mounting uproar over the revelation that
Dubai Ports World (a state-owned company of the United Arab Emirates) was
engaged in deal to manage major US port terminals in New Orleans, New York, New
Jersey, Miami, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, the Bush administration finds
itself in another no-win situation, with its damage control apparatus in
disarray.
Feb 24, 2006, 22:56
Analysis
Whose bombs were they?
By Mike Whitney
There�s no telling who was behind the bombing of the
al-Askariya Mosque. There were no security cameras at the site and it�s
doubtful that the police will be able to perform a thorough forensic investigation.
Feb 24, 2006, 22:54
Analysis
Democrats' pull out: Another election year stunt
By Joshua Frank
The Democrats are
getting ready for the upcoming election season. Having done so poorly for the
past, well, decade or so -- they may finally be seeing an opportunity to
capitalize on one of the Bush administration�s many misfortunes. Whether it�s
Jack Abramoff�s lobbying sleaze, Cheney�s happy trigger finger, or Scooter
Libby�s indictment -- they sure have plenty of Republican mishaps to choose from.
Feb 22, 2006, 16:31
Analysis
The Pentagon�s war on the Internet
By Mike Whitney
The Pentagon has
developed a comprehensive strategy for taking over the Internet and controlling
the free flow of information. The plan appears in a recently declassified
document, �The Information Operations Roadmap,� which was provided under the
FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) and revealed in an article by the BBC.
Feb 15, 2006, 16:27
Analysis
Bush compounds �war on terrorism� lie with �foiled L.A. terror plot� story; counter-terrorism officials immediately question allegation
By Larry Chin
Under increasing fire for illegal domestic spying, an illegal war and
holocaust, and numerous and still-unfolding atrocities and corruption scandals,
George W. Bush Thursday attempted to rally support for his own criminal actions
by revisiting his administration�s favorite 9/11 �war on terrorism� propaganda,
and adding lurid new details to previously vague (and likely bogus) claims
about a foiled al Qaeda plot to fly airliners into the Library/US Bank Tower in
Los Angeles.
Feb 11, 2006, 11:50
Analysis
Imperial delusions
By Devlin Buckley
The Department of Defense�s recently updated Quadrennial
Defense Review (QDR) -- adapted from a neoconservative fairy tail --
illustrates the treacherously defective reasoning of an empire in denial. Using
the threat of terrorism as a pretext for imperial mobilization, the 113-page
20-year defense strategy is designed to fail.
Feb 11, 2006, 11:44
Analysis
Free-market activists distort original message of Adam Smith�s �invisible hand�
By James Pyland
It would be nearly impossible to quantify the number
of times that pro-corporate, laissez-faire activists have used the phrase
�invisible hand� to justify all manner of unjust and brutal economic policies
and their outcomes. This concept has provided to the pro-corporate right an
enormous intellectual legitimacy and advantage over their liberal and leftist
opponents who seek to limit the excesses of private corporate power. Faced with
the unquestioned assumptions implied in the idea of the �invisible hand,� the
arguments of liberal opponents often draw little more than scorn, derision, or
silence.
Feb 11, 2006, 11:39
Analysis
From republic to tyranny
By Andrew Bosworth, Ph.D.
When Benjamin Franklin exited Independence Hall after
the Constitutional Convention in 1787, a lady approached him and asked, "Well,
Doctor, what have we got -- a Republic or a Monarchy?"
Feb 6, 2006, 16:48
Analysis
Real international terrorism: How and why the West supports terrorism
By Roy Naganathan
Voltaire wrote, �It is forbidden to kill; therefore
all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound
of trumpets." Since September 11, 2001, the world has changed dramatically
due to the climate of trepidation instilled in Western society and the
excessive use of military force, which has not been as overt since the Cold War
era.
Jan 25, 2006, 22:24
Analysis
Ethanol: a dangerous trend
By
Devlin Buckley
In order to meet increasing energy demands,
ethanol production is now competing with food production for the world�s
farming resources. As a result, the cost of the crops used to produce ethanol,
such as sugar and corn, as well as the prices of crops unrelated to ethanol
production, are becoming increasingly linked with escalating energy costs.
Jan 25, 2006, 22:12
Analysis
Clumsiness of new �Osama� propaganda: sign of increasing Bush administration desperation
By Larry Chin
Exactly one year ago, in
response to a previous bogus "Osama" transmission,
I wrote: �Like
previous productions, the tape was conveniently timed to reinforce and
invigorate Washington�s expanding war agenda, keep the populations of
Western
nations fearfully compliant and supportive of the Bush administration�s
'war on
terrorism,' further provoke anti-Western sentiment in the Middle East,
and
distract from exploding political and economic fault lines all over the
world.
Analysis of previous alleged Osama bin Laden videos, and other
loudly-promoted' 'terror tapes,' 'arrests' and 'trials,' have been
exposed as propaganda, likely
produced
by operatives of the Bush administration. We can logically conclude that this work is more
of the same.�
Jan 24, 2006, 22:20
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