Washington is opposed to any government whose leaders cannot be purchased to perform as Washington’s puppets. This is why George W. Bush’s regime invaded Afghanistan, why Washington overthrew Saddam Hussein, and why Washington wants to overthrow Libya, Syria, and Iran.
Category: Global Issues
BALTIMORE, June 20 – Mayors from around the world met in Baltimore this week to set public policy for the billions of people living in big cities, depending on municipal services to stay safe. While…
This is Part 2 of “Pakistan in Pieces.” Part 1: Imperial Eye on Pakistan The AfPak War Theatre: Establishing the New Strategy As Senator Obama became the President-elect Obama, his foreign policy strategy on…
Alan Hart argues that rather than attack President Obama for his failure in the Middle East, supporters of justice for the Palestinians should “target … America’s pork-barrel system of politics which puts what passes for…
By Peter Dale Scott: As Peter Dale Scott’s article substantiates, history is repeating itself in Libya. The only difference is the enormity of the fabrications, which appear to escalate and reach new levels of outrageousness…
By Thierry Meyssan: An international team of investigators from Voltaire Network is currently in Libya where it visited the bombing sites. With the support of the Libyan authorities, and not withstanding the war conditions, they…
By Danny Schechter: South Africa’s heroic defeat of white supremacy made the country and its leader, Nelson Mandela, icons across the world. However, the nation’s neoliberal economic policies have left many South Africans struggling in…
Pakistan has stopped the United States from using an air base in the southwest of the country to launch drone strikes against militant groups, the defense minister was quoted as saying, as ties remain strained…
Journalists have a responsibility to tell the truth and report all news worthy issues. Some do, but their stories either get edited or never get published or aired. Others say nothing and instead concoct stories. It is now the responsibility to look at the reports coming out of Libya from all sides with a grain of salt. Diversity of news is just one starter.
By Robert Parry: If the “free-market” theories of Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman were correct, the United States of the last three decades should have experienced a golden age in which the lavish rewards flowing…