March 5, 2011
Last week, I made another of my doomed attempts to use politeness and rationality to get people with power to correct false statements.
Saturday, March 05, 2011
The 'Christian Nation' Flashpoint
By the Rev. Howard Bess
March 5, 2011
March 5, 2011
Many big issues fill our daily news – political upheaval in the Middle East, budget-cutting in Washington, and a challenge to public unions in Wisconsin – but there is another dark storm cloud on the horizon, the renewed battle over the issue of church and state.
Criminalizing the Truth-Tellers
By Lawrence Davidson
March 5, 2011
March 5, 2011
There is no doubt that Julian Assange, the head of the WikiLeaks organization, and Bradley Manning, the soldier who allegedly leaked U.S. classified documents, are being singled out and made examples of by the Obama administration.
Friday, March 04, 2011
Bush's Interrogators Stressed Nudity
By Robert Parry
March 4, 2011 (Originally published September 12, 2009)
March 4, 2011 (Originally published September 12, 2009)
The CIA shared with George W. Bush’s Justice Department the details of how an interrogation strategy – with an emphasis on forced nudity and physical abuse – could train prisoners in “learned helplessness” and demonstrate “the complete control of Americans.”
Army's Mafia Abuse of Pvt. Manning
By Ray McGovern
March 4, 2011
Is the U.S. Army stooping to Mafia-style tactics in seeking to imprison 23-year-old Private Bradley Manning for the rest of his life, essentially making him an example for other U.S. soldiers who might be tempted to put conscience and commitment to truth ahead of military discipline and going by the book?
March 4, 2011
Is the U.S. Army stooping to Mafia-style tactics in seeking to imprison 23-year-old Private Bradley Manning for the rest of his life, essentially making him an example for other U.S. soldiers who might be tempted to put conscience and commitment to truth ahead of military discipline and going by the book?
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Mubarak, the Bag Man
By Morgan Strong
March 3, 2011
March 3, 2011
The mysterious fortune of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak got an early boost from millions of dollars in cash bribes delivered by CIA-connected arms merchants in the late 1970s, according to two participants.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Ray McGovern Hails Dropped Charge
By Robert Parry
March 2, 2011
March 2, 2011
A disorderly conduct charge against former CIA analyst Ray McGovern – for standing silently with his back to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – was dropped on Wednesday in what McGovern called a victory for the constitutional right to dissent against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
How to Read Gates's Shift on the Wars
By Ray McGovern
March 2, 2011
March 2, 2011
In Establishment Washington, Defense Secretary Robert Gates enjoys a charmed life based on a charming persona. The Fawning Corporate Media (FCM) is always ready with fulsome praise for his “candor” and “leadership” – and even for his belated recognition that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were nuts.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
WikiLeaks Shames the Old News Media
By Kevin Zeese
March 1, 2011
March 1, 2011
If there were ever a doubt about whether the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is “a real journalist,” recent events should erase all those doubts. Indeed, they should put him at the forefront of a movement to democratize journalism and empower people.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Kicking the Vietnam Syndrome
By Robert Parry
February 28, 2011
February 28, 2011
Twenty years ago, with a resounding victory in a 100-hour ground war against Iraqi troops in Kuwait, the first Bush administration completed the restoration of a powerful public consensus, a renewed national commitment that the United States should act as the world’s imperial policeman.
Ten Reasons Why Wall Street Skated
By Danny Schechter
February 28, 2011
February 28, 2011
Hats off to writer Matt Taibbi for staying on the Wall Street crime beat, asking in his most recent report in Rolling Stone: “Why Isn't Wall Street in Jail?”
Read on.Sunday, February 27, 2011
Gates Agrees, Bush's Wars Were Nuts
By Robert Parry
February 27, 2011
February 27, 2011
When Defense Secretary Robert Gates told West Point cadets that you’d have to be crazy to commit U.S. troops to wars like those in Iraq and Afghanistan, media commentators quickly detected a slap at his predecessor, Donald Rumsfeld, who oversaw those conflicts.
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