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Top Ten GOP Myths about Libya that Sank Susan Rice
The charge against US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice was led by a handful of Republican senators and congressmen, and based on the […]
Why HSBC “money-laundering” is Mostly about US Bullying Foreign Policy
The “money-laundering” scandal about British bank HSBC is a mixed picture. On the one hand, bank officials laundered money for Mexican drug cartels, allegedly knowingly, […]
Will Egyptian Left & Liberals Urge a “No” vote on Constitution or Boycott?
The left, liberal and centrist parties grouped in the National Salvation Front have decided to campaign for a “no” vote on the constitution in the […]
Hostess Executives Dipped into Employees’ Pension Funds
Executives of Hostess, the maker of “Twinkies,” have admitted that they did not put the money paid into workers’ pension plans into a separate account. […]
Michigan Republicans propose anti-Sharia law to Discriminate against Muslim Americans
Michigan State legislator David Agema has introduced an anti-sharia bill that attempts to ban the implementation of ‘foreign law’ in the US that would contradict […]
America’s Afghanistan Odyssey: When will Enough be Enough? (Stevenson)
Jack Stevenson writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: The US has been involved, covertly or openly, in military actions in Afghanistan since 1979, […]
Israel’s Apartheid Deepens (Cole at Truthdig)
My essay on the aftermath of the Gaza conflict is out in Truthdig; it is entitled “Israel’s Apartheid Deepens, Along With Its Global Isolation” Excerpt: […]
Jeff Halper: Permanent Matrix of Control being Laid over Palestinian Territory (ICAHD Video)
Part 1 of Jeff Halper’s recent talk in London for the Israeli Committee against House Demolition, which says that 28,000 Palestinian homes have by now […]
Obama Recognizes Syrian Opposition as Government, as Fighters advance in Aleppo, Damascus
President Obama announced on Tuesday that the US now formally recognizes the Syrian opposition as the legitimate government of Syria: US Secretary of Defense Leon […]