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Afghanistan: Not Winning Hearts and Minds
Wounded Afghans recover after air strike bombings.Losing the People: The Cost and Consequences of Civilian Suffering in AfghanistanBy Erica Gaston / February 26, 2009 For the last year, I have been living in Afghanistan interviewing civilians harmed in the conflict … Continue reading
Guatemala Apologizes for Bay of Pigs Training
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban counter-revolutionaries, members of Assault Brigade 2506, after their capture in the Bay of Pigs. 1,000 people were imprisoned by Castro’s forces during the US supported invasion. Photo: Miguel Vinas/AFP/Getty Images.Guatemala apologizes to … Continue reading
Bush Visits Calgary: Just $400 a Seat to Hear Him
Paying to hear Dubya weighing in on world challenges he made considerably more dire is like Dick Cheney charging for safe hunting tips. Dinner footwear may be optional By Bill Kaufmann / February 19, 2009 I really hope he shows … Continue reading
Iraqi Medicine: Bad and Getting Worse
Here is an example of that wonder of American generosity: “bringing democracy to the Middle East.” If only George could’ve left well enough alone. And his successor is proving to be equally incompetent. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog Dr. … Continue reading
The End of the Financial Crisis Is Nowhere in Sight
The Global Collapse: a Non-orthodox ViewBy Walden Bello / February 22, 2009 This is the longer version of an essay by the author released by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on 6 February 2009. Week after week, we see the … Continue reading
Iran: No Nuclear Weapons Program, PERIOD
The continued US fear-mongering, as enumerated at the top of Jeffrey Lewis’ article should stop. Iran is not demonstrably pursuing a program to develop nuclear weapons. There is also no evidence whatsoever that Iran intends to start such a weapons … Continue reading
‘Superpower’ Isn’t a Boast, It’s a Death Warrant
Graphic courtesy of Government Accountability Office.The Upside of the DownsideBy Case Wagenvoord / February 20, 2009 Dear George, Now ‘tis the season when we reap the bilious harvest of seven decades of hubric delusion. It wasn’t just economic bubbles that … Continue reading
Type your summary hereWho Will Be There For Obusha, When The Floor Drops Out? By David Michael Green February 20, 2009 “Information Clearing House” — -For months now, I’ve been wondering if Barack Obama would turn out to be another … Continue reading
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Recession: Time to Beat Up Workers Some More
A much better case could be made that American workers are getting the crap beat out them right now, but this article is a beginning. Not only is this financial meltdown not serving up a much-deserved comeuppance to big business, … Continue reading
Binyamin Netanyahu: An Unfortunate Choice
Netanyahu: Train Wreck for Israel, Middle East;Looming Disaster for United StatesBy Juan Cole / February 21, 2009 The selection of rightwing expansionist Binyamin Netanyahu to form the next Israeli government is being greeted with dismay by the Egyptian government, which … Continue reading
