war
Posted inToMl / USA Empire
From Hiroshima to Syria, the enemy whose name we dare not speak
On my wall is the front page of Daily Express of September 5, 1945 and the words: “I write this as a warning to the … From Hiroshima to Syria, the enemy whose name we dare not speakRead more
Posted inDictatorship / ToMl / USA Empire
Writing a Blank Check on War for the President
Let’s face it: in times of war, the Constitution tends to take a beating. With the safety or survival of the nation said to be … Writing a Blank Check on War for the PresidentRead more
Posted inFascism / Social / Spain / ToMl / USA Empire
Delmer Berg, Last of American Volunteers in Spanish Civil War, Dies at 100
Delmer Berg, the last known living veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, which vainly fought against Fascism’s advance into Spain in the late 1930s, died … Delmer Berg, Last of American Volunteers in Spanish Civil War, Dies at 100Read more
Posted inSaudi Arabia / ToMl / USA Empire / Yemen
The U.S. is quietly helping Saudi Arabia
One week before the Brussels terrorist attacks, a Saudi-led coalition bombed a market in Mastaba, Yemen. Although more people died in Mastaba than in Brussels … The U.S. is quietly helping Saudi ArabiaRead more
Posted inFascism / Social / Spain / ToMl / USA Empire
John McCain Salute to a Communist
AN interesting obituary appeared in The New York Times recently, though the death of its subject last month was largely unnoticed beyond his family and … John McCain Salute to a CommunistRead more
Posted inEurope / NATO / ToMl / USA Empire
NATO’s War of Aggression against Yugoslavia
Seventeen year ago: March 1999, NATO’s war on Yugoslavia. Article originally published in 1999 on Jackson Progressive, published by Global Research in 2003. General Wesley … NATO’s War of Aggression against YugoslaviaRead more
Posted inToMl / USA Empire
The struggle of memory against forgetting
Fifty years ago, E.P. Thompson’s ‘The Making of the English Working Class’ rescued the study of history from the powerful. Kings and queens, landowners, industrialists, … The struggle of memory against forgettingRead more
Posted inCIA / Invasion / Iraq / ToMl / USA Empire
The CIA Just Declassified the Document That Supposedly Justified the Iraq Invasion
Thirteen years ago, the intelligence community concluded in a 93-page classified document used to justify the invasion of Iraq that it lacked “specific information” on … The CIA Just Declassified the Document That Supposedly Justified the Iraq InvasionRead more
Posted inMilitary / ToMl / Torture / USA Empire
Secret World War II Chemical Experiments Tested Troops By Race
As a young U.S. Army soldier during World War II, Rollins Edwards knew better than to refuse an assignment. When officers led him and a … Secret World War II Chemical Experiments Tested Troops By RaceRead more