Apparently even the Dutch, those most contemplative guardians of high civilization, have begun using Washington's crude definition of "terrorism" -- that is, Anything We Don't Like. Sunny Ofehe, a Netherlands resident and activist from Nigeria's Niger Delta region,...
Along with all the media buzz about how everyone is coming together in wonderful harmony to agree that military spending should at least be considered for possible cuts along with the rest of the budget, are totally false claims of withdrawal. No, not "withdrawals" of...
The recent uptick in drug-related violence in Mexico has been met with the predictable sledgehammer-like martial responses and pledges of harsh crackdowns by Washington. President Obama said the "United States is and will remain a partner in this fight" against drug...
I'm always impressed by the mainstream's ability to completely ignore the lies and illegality of the Washington leadership, and the case of Libya has exemplified that sort of willful ignorance. We know the rap sheet by heart at this point: waging a war without the...
The National Football League, which almost went dark this season because the front office and NFLPA couldn't agree on the terms of their players' gazillion-dollar contracts, is launching its 2011 season on Sunday, the 10-year mark of the 9/11 attacks. If the very idea...
For years and contrary to all the evidence, many opponents of Obama have denied that he accepted American exceptionalism, and they have tried to interpret everything he has done according to this completely false assumption. - Daniel Larison, March 29, 2011 For some...
The discovery of old intelligence files in Tripoli is yet another example of hypocrisy and America's extremely shortsighted foreign policy. While Libyan and American intelligence sharing and cooperation was not a secret, the cache of files reveals how deeply connected...
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As usual, most of the mainstream media did not do a very good job reporting on Obama's August 30 speech in Minneapolis nor on the protest outside the National Convention of the American Legion to whom he spoke (Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, FOX...
From Antiwar.com writer and ally Rick Rozoff: WordPress suspended the Stop NATO site from posting any new material earlier today, with this announcement: "Warning: We have a concern about some of the content on your blog. Please click here to contact us as soon as...
