Thus the dear children survive elementary school, junior high school, and finally high school, only to be sent off to kill people in places like Haiti, Iraq, and Afghanistan. There they learn not to distinguish those who are defending their countries from invasion from those who either cannot fight (like children and the elderly) or More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/AKGKL8whRqw] Published on Apr 10, 2014 Michael Ratner: There have been no criminal prosecutions for illegal actions committed by the U.S. in the name of national security since 9/11. TheRealNews Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/AKGKL8whRqw] Published on Apr 10, 2014 Michael Ratner: There have been no criminal prosecutions for illegal actions committed by the U.S. in the name of national security since 9/11. TheRealNews Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page More
Even after 4 years, the WikiLeaks video retains its power and relevance. By Christian Christensen WikiLeaks medium.com The following is the full text of my talk at the “Image Operations” conference held at the Institute for Cultural Inquiry in Berlin on April 10, 2014. I would like to begin by noting that last week marked the More
Nearly 40 activists attended the Ash Wednesday service and drone resistance event just outside the base during early morning rush hour on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 A beautiful Ash Wednesday action at Beale AFB today organized by Rev. Sharon Delgado. Ashes Spread Memorializing Children Killed by Drones MARYSVILLE/BEALE AFB (8:31 a.m.) – Five people – including three members of the clergy, More
And were a wedding party to be obliterated on a highway anywhere in America on the way to, say, a rehearsal dinner, whatever the cause, it would be a 24/7 tragedy. Our lives would be filled with news of it. Count on that. By Tom Engelhardt December 21, 2013 truthdig.com This piece first appeared at TomDispatch. More
Discussing press freedoms with Julian Assange, David Coombs, Alexa O'Brien and others. Glenn Greenwald Thursday 19 September 2013 06.49 EDT theguardian.com I'm working on several stories, so posting this week will be difficult. Until then, below is the video of the 90-minute event I did this week at the Sydney Opera House on the More
Discussing press freedoms with Julian Assange, David Coombs, Alexa O'Brien and others. Glenn Greenwald Thursday 19 September 2013 06.49 EDT theguardian.com I'm working on several stories, so posting this week will be difficult. Until then, below is the video of the 90-minute event I did this week at the Sydney Opera House on the More
Bruce Gagnon: Organizing Notes September 6, 2013 [youtube=http://youtu.be/8x_vusWz33c]
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
Civilian deaths not aberrations Sammy Almashat Public Citizen Health Letter June 2013 The U.S. use of armed drones against countries around the world is now in its 12th year. President Barack Obama, whose successful 2008 campaign largely relied on discontent with the foreign policy of George W. Bush, has overseen a dramatic expansion of Bush’s More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/drbOp7fGXn4] ForbiddenKnowledgeTV· Published on Jul 13, 2013 Alexa O'Brien is a crowd-funded independent journalist who has taken it upon herself to be the unofficial court stenographer of the Bradley Manning trial. Her website has become a valuable resource for those seeking to know more about the proceedings of this trial. Although the Fort Meade hearings are More
