"It's Not Up to the Pentagon to Sell Policy to the American People." By Michael McKee  Friday, 08 November 2013  11:16   Truthout | Opinion (Photo: D. Sharon Pruitt / Flickr) Truth, as a casualty of war, has been a primary target, worthy of a $15 billion budget. Yet although "the media war" for the hearts and minds of Americans More
The Fall of the American Empire (Writ Small) History, Farce, and David Petraeus “You didn’t need special insider’s access to know that Broadwell wasn’t the only one with whom the general did calisthenics.  The FBI didn’t need to investigate. Even before she came on the scene, scads of columnists, pundits, reporters, and politicians were in More
The Fall of the American Empire (Writ Small) History, Farce, and David Petraeus “You didn’t need special insider’s access to know that Broadwell wasn’t the only one with whom the general did calisthenics.  The FBI didn’t need to investigate. Even before she came on the scene, scads of columnists, pundits, reporters, and politicians were in More
Forget Petraeus: The Real Scandal Is Generals’ Corrupt Weapons Procurement Wednesday, 14 November 2012 17:48By Dina Rasor, Truthout | Solutions (Photo: The U.S. Army / Flickr) It is remarkable what a sex scandal can do in Washington. This one is especially juicy because it concerns a retired military general who had obtained almost god-like status in military, media and More
Forget Petraeus: The Real Scandal Is Generals’ Corrupt Weapons Procurement Wednesday, 14 November 2012 17:48By Dina Rasor, Truthout | Solutions (Photo: The U.S. Army / Flickr) It is remarkable what a sex scandal can do in Washington. This one is especially juicy because it concerns a retired military general who had obtained almost god-like status in military, media and More
Obama on Petraeus, Iran, Syria Robert Dreyfuss on November 14, 2012 – 4:28 PM ET  TheNation.com On foreign policy and national security, President Obama’s first news conference knocked down conspiracy theories and scandal-mongering over the David Petraeus affair, raised a glimmer of hope on talks with Iran, and—thankfully—refused, so far at least, to join France in More
Obama on Petraeus, Iran, Syria Robert Dreyfuss on November 14, 2012 – 4:28 PM ET  TheNation.com On foreign policy and national security, President Obama’s first news conference knocked down conspiracy theories and scandal-mongering over the David Petraeus affair, raised a glimmer of hope on talks with Iran, and—thankfully—refused, so far at least, to join France in More
FBI’s Abuse of the Surveillance State is the Real Scandal Needing Investigation That the stars of America’s national security establishment are being devoured by out-of-control surveillance is a form of sweet justice by Glenn Greenwald Tuesday, November 13, 2012 by The Guardian via Common Dreams The Petraeus scandal is receiving intense media scrutiny obviously due to its salacious aspects, More
FBI’s Abuse of the Surveillance State is the Real Scandal Needing Investigation That the stars of America’s national security establishment are being devoured by out-of-control surveillance is a form of sweet justice by Glenn Greenwald Tuesday, November 13, 2012 by The Guardian via Common Dreams The Petraeus scandal is receiving intense media scrutiny obviously due to its salacious aspects, More
10 Reasons Why the Israel Lobby AIPAC is so Dangerous AIPAC undermines American support for democracy movements in the Arab world. barackobama.ir   March 5, 2012 opednews.com–The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is one of the most powerful lobby organizations in the country. AIPAC’s clout helps fuel a never-ending cycle of violence in the Middle More
