War Fatigue and the Un-Critical Critics of War Hannah Gurman, (Washington, DC: Foreign Policy In Focus, July 20, 2011) From Iraq to Afghanistan to Libya, the first decade of the 21st century has solidified the U.S. reputation as the energizer bunny of war. While these conflicts continue to rage on, there are a growing number More
The American Way of War: How Bush's Wars Became Obama's Tom Engelhardt, creator of the vital website TomDispatch.com, takes a scalpel to the American urge to dominate the globe. Tracing developments from 9/11 to late last night, this is an unforgettable anatomy of a disaster that is yet to end. Since 2001, Tom Engelhardt has More
Video - Rep. George Miller (CA) on the Colombia Trade Agreement "Death squads are unleashed against union activists and union rights leaders and defenders. Union leaders are gunned down in broad daylight." July 15, 2011 from JustForeignPolicy.org Rep. George Miller (D-CA), senior Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, takes to the More
Israel intercepts sole remnant of flotilla heading for Gaza Elite naval troops take control of the Dignite-Al Karame after it refuses to heed calls to change course. By Amira Hass and Anshel Pfeffer The Israel Navy on Tuesday intercepted the last remaining member of a flotilla of boats which had intended to reach the Gaza Strip, after More
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Predator Drones and the International Mafia by Dr. Reza Pankhurst July 18, 2011 from Foreign Policy Journal Referred to WAMMToday by Coleen Rowley, who says: I started to highlight the key portions of this article and almost ended up highlighting the whole thing! As an aside, don’t forget that William Mitchell Law More
Take action Shine a light on the FBI A new campaign by the Bill of Rights Defense Committee BORDC.org Over the past decade, the FBI has abused its investigative powers, failed to respect its own guidelines, and avoided accountability by keeping its actions secret and actively misleading courts, Congress, and the American people. Stop the More
Anger Over Failure To Tax Rich Fairly Uploaded by UpTakeVideo on Jul 16, 2011 Posted on TCDailyPlanet.net [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgdkn62g6ps&w=360&h=300] BY MICHAEL MCINTEE, THE UPTAKE July 17, 2011 A street theater troupe pretending to be “Billionaires” elicited the reaction they wanted from a lunch crowd in downtown Minneapolis: anger at Minnesota politicians’ refusal to tax rich people at More
FRIDAY, JUL 15, 2011 07:16 ET How the U.S. government uses its media servants to attack real journalism BY GLENN GREENWALD salon.com “The US has stopped running its global network of secret prisons, CIA director Leon Panetta has announced. ‘CIA no longer operates detention facilities or black sites,’ Mr Panetta said in a letter to staff” More
Two important articles from OpEdNews: Progressive, Tough, Liberal News and Opinion OEN is now an RSS feed on WAMMToday. Scroll down on the left-hand column under FAIR and find media articles and general articles. Click on the links below to read the articles. OpEdNews - Article: Murdoch Playbook Revealed: Push for War, Fake the Results More
For videos of the press conference with Julian Assange and lawyer after the hearing go to FireDogLake.com By: Kevin Gosztola Friday July 15, 2011 12:25 pm FireDogLake.com Decision in Julian Assange Extradition Appeal Postponed The post was originally published on July 13 to my FDL. It is being republished here to give those who missed it a chance More
Freedom of Speech in the Age of WikiLeaks Posted on July 16, 2011 by Nozomi Hayase A World Beyond Borders Thanks to Coleen Rowley for calling attention to this article. Image Credit – Nilankur Das, www.multiastudio.com “Give me your secrets, your oppressed, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your tax havens offshore. Send these, More
