Chris Hedges. (photo: Truthdig) By Chris Hedges, TruthDig 02 September 13 ReaderSupportedNews.org and my fellow plaintiffs have begun the third and final round of our battle to get the courts to strike down a section of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that permits the military to seize U.S. citizens, strip them of due process and hold More
Chris Hedges. (photo: Truthdig) By Chris Hedges, TruthDig 02 September 13 ReaderSupportedNews.org and my fellow plaintiffs have begun the third and final round of our battle to get the courts to strike down a section of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that permits the military to seize U.S. citizens, strip them of due process and hold More
Shining Light on the Rights and Plights of Workers by RALPH NADER September 2, 2013 Counterpunch.org For far too many Americans, Labor Day is simply another day off, another store sale and another small parade. The meaning of the holiday has been dulled by both rampant commercialism and public apathy. Where is the passion for More
Remember how the media sold us their wars? (photo: Luke Frazza/AP) By Patrick L. Smith 31 August 13 Salon via Reader Supported News s of this writing, early Thursday morning, some Syrians are scheduled to pay with their lives for America's "credibility." The bombarding of an already war-ravaged country is acknowledged as "symbolic," intended simply to More
These massive concentrations of American military power outside the United States are not needed for our defense. They are, if anything, a prime contributor to our numerous conflicts with other countries. They are also unimaginably expensive.By Chalmers Johnson August 22, 2013 Best of TomDispatch: Chalmers Johnson, Dismantling the EmpireClick here to read Tom Engelhardt's introduction on More
We don't know who did it, but there has been a war crime So we'll bomb an Arab country one more time [youtube=http://youtu.be/c53AitvBdhM] Syria 2013 There's an uncivil war in Syria, one hundred thousand dead Millions of refugees without a roof over their heads Proxy armies flowing in to a country open wide You got More
As an outsider, I cannot pretend to know what the answer is to resolving this conflict, providing justice to those who have been harmed, or building a stable and inclusive Syria for all its inhabitants. I am not sure that anyone knows. The Arab and Muslim states and various militias are divided by their specific interests. More
Many innocent people, likely many hundreds, will be killed in Syria as Obama "punishes" the already suffering Syrian people even more. Posted by Bruce K. Gagnon | Wednesday, August 28, 2013 10:31 AM Organizing Notes This is what an US attack on Syria will look like. Tomahawk cruise missiles will be fired from Navy destroyers just More
Justifying the Unjustifiable by DIANA JOHNSTONE August 26, 2013 counterpunch.org Paris. The liberal warhawks are groping around for a pretext they can call “legal” for waging war against Syria, and have come up with the 1999 “Kosovo war”. This is not surprising insofar as a primary purpose of that US/NATO 78-day bombing spree was always More
http://youtu.be/74YEv0GUaDk Peter Kennard is a well known British visual artist. This is a poem by him, on United States whistleblower Bradley Manning: Private First Class by Peter Kennard Claw over the parapet Voice raised Is voice gagged. The world as in fact it is, Isn’t. In a Democracy of liars Is a lock-up for facts. Three blows of a More
http://youtu.be/74YEv0GUaDk Peter Kennard is a well known British visual artist. This is a poem by him, on United States whistleblower Bradley Manning: Private First Class by Peter Kennard Claw over the parapet Voice raised Is voice gagged. The world as in fact it is, Isn’t. In a Democracy of liars Is a lock-up for facts. Three blows of a More
Editor's Note: This video begins in Arabic but the interview is conducted in English. Al Mayadeen News From the Inside June 30, 2013 Click here to view the video. Editor's Note: This video, while two months old, explains problems in Egypt that have led to the recent violence and turmoil. At the end of the More
