The Snowden Affair and the Destruction of Effective Democracy in Europe by DIANA JOHNSTONE July 5-7, 2013 Counterpunch.org Paris, France. The Snowden affair has revealed even more about Europe than about the United States. Certainly, the facts of NSA spying are significant. But many people suspected that something of the sort was going on. The More
The Snowden Affair and the Destruction of Effective Democracy in Europe by DIANA JOHNSTONE July 5-7, 2013 Counterpunch.org Paris, France. The Snowden affair has revealed even more about Europe than about the United States. Certainly, the facts of NSA spying are significant. But many people suspected that something of the sort was going on. The More
"Now the Iraqi Ministry of Social Affairs has estimated that 4.5 MILLION children have lost one or both parents. Fourteen percent of Iraq's population are orphans." By Polly Mann July 2013 Women Against Military Madness Newsletter Those people who support a policy of having the United States supply military aid and weapons to Syria need More
"Now the Iraqi Ministry of Social Affairs has estimated that 4.5 MILLION children have lost one or both parents. Fourteen percent of Iraq's population are orphans." By Polly Mann July 2013 Women Against Military Madness Newsletter Those people who support a policy of having the United States supply military aid and weapons to Syria need More
A minor event, but it forcefully brought home a lesson: The legitimacy of borders - of states, for that matter - is at best conditional and temporary. By Noam Chomsky 05 July 2013 Truthout | Op-Ed (Photo: Michael Kamber / The New York Times) (This article is adapted from a commencement speech by Noam Chomsky on June 14, More
Kelly said that the tragic bottom line is that the military is engaged, first and foremost, in a program of pacification to pave the way for US corporate hegemony over vital and sometimes rare natural resources in Afghanistan. She asserts that "the US wants be able to control the pricing and the flow, of resources More
Kelly said that the tragic bottom line is that the military is engaged, first and foremost, in a program of pacification to pave the way for US corporate hegemony over vital and sometimes rare natural resources in Afghanistan. She asserts that "the US wants be able to control the pricing and the flow, of resources More
"Guantanamo has become a symbol around the world for an America that flouts the rule of law," President Obama said. With the hunger strike reaching 150 days on July 6 , the lives of these prisoners—along with our nation's reputation, hangs in the balance. By Medea Benjamin (about the author) 7/2/2013 opednews.com July 1 marks the first More
"Guantanamo has become a symbol around the world for an America that flouts the rule of law," President Obama said. With the hunger strike reaching 150 days on July 6 , the lives of these prisoners—along with our nation's reputation, hangs in the balance. By Medea Benjamin (about the author) 7/2/2013 opednews.com July 1 marks the first More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/25DQtqxIMw8] Brad Sigal Published on Dec 8, 2012 Misty Rowan performs On Military Drones (and tearing them to pieces) - Dec. 8, 2012 at the Anti-War Committee's Human Rights Day march and rally. At the Nicollet, Minneapolis. Land the Drones It’s the arms race of the future, really, except this time Sputnik’s ganna be an unmanned More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/25DQtqxIMw8] Brad Sigal Published on Dec 8, 2012 Misty Rowan performs On Military Drones (and tearing them to pieces) - Dec. 8, 2012 at the Anti-War Committee's Human Rights Day march and rally. At the Nicollet, Minneapolis. Land the Drones It’s the arms race of the future, really, except this time Sputnik’s ganna be an unmanned More
As a pure story, it’s tough to beat the Snowden saga. Man of intrigue? Roger. Crusading reporter? Check. A powerful government in hot pursuit? Yessir. Unclear agendas by foreign countries? Most certainly. By DAVID CARR Published: June 24, 2013 New York Times And as Edward J. Snowden made his way across the globe with a disintegrating passport More
