US Ambassador Resists Troop Increase in Afghanistan The US ambassador to Afghanistan is warning against sending more troops to fight in the Afghan war. In … One way of funding TalibanRead more
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Posted inMilitary / USA Empire
War Comes Home
As families and friends mourn the thirteen individuals who were shot dead at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, questions continue to be raised … War Comes HomeRead more
Posted inUSA Empire / Vietnam
Vietnam War Architect Robert McNamara Dies
one of the key architects of the Vietnam War, died at the age of ninety-three at his home on Monday morning. McNamara served as Secretary … Vietnam War Architect Robert McNamara DiesRead more
Posted inDictatorship / International / Latin America / Media / Middle East / Military / USA Empire
Honduras, Iran, Gaza, the Corporate Media, Obama’s Wars, and Resisting the American Empire
John Pilger talking: I don’t believe anything has changed. And if it is going to change in the Middle East, as in other parts of … Honduras, Iran, Gaza, the Corporate Media, Obama’s Wars, and Resisting the American EmpireRead more
Posted inEconomics
Global Military Spending Rose to $1.46 Trillion in 2008
A new study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has found global military spending rose four percent last year to a record $1.46 trillion … Global Military Spending Rose to $1.46 Trillion in 2008Read more
Posted inPolitics / Social / USA Empire
Art, Truth, and Politics
The United States supported the brutal Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua for over forty years. The Nicaraguan people, led by the Sandinistas, overthrew this regime in … Art, Truth, and PoliticsRead more
Posted inUncategorized
How to stop terrorism
If you want to end terrorism, you have to stop being terrorists, which is what war is. – Howard Zinn The war for oil is … How to stop terrorismRead more
Posted inUSA Empire
Father Remembers His Son Killed in Iraq
Bryan Scripsick died in a suicide bombing in Anbar province on September 6, 2007. He was just three weeks shy of returning home. Since then, … Father Remembers His Son Killed in IraqRead more
Posted inUSA Empire
American war zone contractors fighting a new war in America
The bailed-out insurance giant AIG has come under intense criticism for handing out hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses to top executives and billions … American war zone contractors fighting a new war in AmericaRead more
Posted inIraq / Media / USA Empire
David Barstow got a Pulitzer, but cable channels did not see that
New York Times reporter David Barstow recently won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for exposing how dozens of retired generals working as radio … David Barstow got a Pulitzer, but cable channels did not see thatRead more