Tomgram: Chase Madar, Accusing WikiLeaks of Murder Tom Engelhardt January 19, 2012 TomDispatch Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta called it “utterly deplorable.” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed “total dismay.” General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, was “deeply disturbed” that the actions in question would “erode the reputation of our joint force.” More
Blood on Whose Hands? Bradley Manning, Washington, and the Blood of Civilians By Chase Madar January 19, 2012 TomDispatch Who in their right mind wants to talk about, think about, or read a short essay about… civilian war casualties? What a bummer, this topic, especially since our Afghan, Iraq, and other ongoing wars were advertised as More
The Day the Internet Roared Amy Goodman> Thursday 19 January 2012 Nation of Change “As the Internet blackout protest progressed Jan. 18, and despite Dodd’s lobbying, legislators began retreating from support for the bills.” Photo: Aaron Escobar Wednesday, Jan. 18, marked the largest online protest in the history of the Internet. Websites from large More
How Propaganda Targets Iran America’s Founders saw press freedom as a key check on government dishonesty, but today’s media has become a powerful ally of official lies by funneling sophisticated propaganda especially in support of war, as Lawrence Davidson notes about the hysteria over Iran. By Lawrence Davidson January 6, 2012 consortiumnews.com Winston Churchill once said, “No one pretends that democracy is More
William Beeman Letter to the New York Times Greetings, Once again I must write objecting to gross inaccuracy in the New York Times’ reporting on Iran. In today’s paper ( “In Bold Step, Europe Nears Embargo on Iran Oil” January 5, 2012), Steven Erlanger writes: “a recent assessment by the International Atomic Energy agency that More
Why Not Attack Iran? By: David Swanson Thursday January 5, 2012 11:57 pm Fire Dog Lake The push to attack Iran has been on for so long that entire categories of arguments for it (such as that the Iranians are fueling the Iraqi resistance) have come and gone. At DontAttackIran.org we’ve been collecting the arguments for and against More
Nygaard Notes Independent Periodic News and Analysis Number 499, January 6, 2012 This Week: Iraq and the Three Wars 1. “Quotes” of the Week 2. The End of the Mythical War in Iraq 3. The Propaganda War 4. The Real War 5. The Suffering of the People of Iraq Greetings, When we think about the More
Arrests at White House Over NDAA Military Detention of Americans, Occupy Wall Street Joins Fight By Ralph Lopez (about the author) January 2, 2012 OpEdNews Buried by the television news media but visible on Youtube, at least three days in a row of protests over NDAA law allowing indefinite military detention of American citizens without charge More
Ethnic Media Takes a Sober Look at U.S. Intervention in Iraq New America Media/News Analysis Thursday 22 December 2011 Nation of Change In the wake of the end of the Iraq war, U.S. ethnic media are taking a sober look at the last nine years of American military intervention in Iraq, and More
Christmas Is No Time to Talk About War and Peace Jim Rigby Sunday 25 December 2011 Truthout | Op-Ed International Security Assistance Force commander Gen. John R. Allen conducts an on-site survey of ISAF outposts in Paktika province, Afghanistan, December 19, 211. (Photo: Sgt. April Campbell / U.S. Army) When I heard the More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK4WxHVA04o&w=420&h=315] Thom Hartmann takes a critical look at NPR coverage of the House's refusal to vote on the payroll tax cut extension bill and how it may actually help Republicans win the media war. Uploaded by thomhartmann on Dec 21, 2011 You may subscribe to WAMMToday from this blog website and “Follow” us. WAMMToday is now on More
Activism Update> CBS Revises Iraq Death Toll New tally still lower than other estimates 12/13/11 FAIR After a FAIR Action Alert (12/2/11), the CBS Evening News has changed its count of civilian deaths--citing a new figure that is roughly twice their original count. On December 1 the CBS Evening News reported: It is estimated that more than 50,000 More
