Chimerical Cartography
A headline on the front page reads “Netanyahu possibly drawing own peace map.” A source close to the prime minister has provided me with an early draft (click to enlarge):
You Can Be My Wingman Any Time
Here’s David Sirota on the Hollywood-Pentagon bromance: In June, the Army negotiated a first-of-its-kind sponsorship deal with the producers of “X-Men: First Class,” backing it up with ads telling potential recruits that they could live out superhero fantasies on real-life battlefields. Then, in recent days, word leaked that the White House has been working with [...]
Ongoing US-Supported Repression in Bahrain
One of the many unfortunate consequences of all the breaking news from the Obama administration’s war in Libya, is that many of the details that expose the contradictions of US empire get crowded out in the media. How many know, for example, that the Bahraini Arab Spring is still in full throttle with major protests [...]
Another FBI Terrorist Trainer Goes Down
Today’s Washington Post reports details on a guy who the FBI hired to provide expert anti-terrorism training: William G. Hillar billed himself as a hero and a patriot, a 28-year veteran of the Army Special Forces who shared his knowledge of counterterrorism by holding training sessions for federal agents and local police. The 66-year-old Millersville [...]
This Week in Old US Crimes Gone Unaccounted For…
The Associated Press brings to our attention a morbid 1940s medical experiment on Guatemalans (apparently considered less than human at that time), in which hundreds of people were unknowingly infected with venereal diseases: From 1946-48, the U.S. Public Health Service and the Pan American Sanitary Bureau worked with several Guatemalan government agencies to do medical [...]
Irresponsibly Exposing Gadhafi Torture, Ignoring Comparable US Crimes
There are various reports of a vast torture regime in Libya under Muammar Gadhafi, including this graphic CNN report on some in Gadhafi’s immediate family throwing boiling hot water on their nanny. It is always useful to maintain a skeptical eye when the US media reveals some widespread horror committed by an official US enemy, [...]
