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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Economic Recovery? What Recovery?
Reporting it doesn't make it so. In fact, it's more illusion than fact, but that doesn't surprise half of US households impoverished or bordering on it, according to recent US Census data.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Targeting Syria and Iran
Slowed but not derailed by Russia and China vetoing its Security Council resolution, America's regime change/war plans remain on track.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Israeli Political Prisoner Khader Adnan Near Death
Thousands of Palestinian political prisoners languish in Israeli prisons. Virtually daily, more arrests are made. Those incarcerated face torture, appalling prison conditions, and other forms of abuse.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Iran: A Manufactured Threat (1 comments)
Iran attacked no other country in over 200 years. It threatens none now. It's neighbors know it. So do Washington and Israel.
Monday, February 6, 2012 America's Racist Drug Laws (1 comments)
Criminal injustice is pervasive, especially against people of color.
Monday, February 6, 2012 Heading for War on Syria (2 comments)
Washington's longstanding policy is regime change in Iran and Syria. At issue is replacing independent regimes with client ones and securing unchallenged control of valued Middle East resources.
Sunday, February 5, 2012 City of Brotherly Love Event Promotes War and Hate (2 comments)
On February 2, notorious hatemonger Alan Dershowitz keynoted a Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP)/Hillel of Greater Philadelphia "Evening of Unity & Community Solidarity" with Israel.
Sunday, February 5, 2012 Russia and China Veto Syria Resolution (4 comments)
Shortly before 1PM EST, Reuters headlined, "Russia, China veto UN resolution telling Assad to quit.
Saturday, February 4, 2012 Walid Hanatsheh: Palestinian Prisoner of Conscience
The Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association calls Hanatsheh "a human rights defender who is currently in administrative detention."
Saturday, February 4, 2012 Say No to War
Wolfgang Borchert : German, author, playwright, poet. His experience under Hitler and Wehrmacht service changed his life.
Saturday, February 4, 2012 Security Council Showdown on Syria (1 comments)
Slowly things are coming to a head. America, Israel, rogue NATO partners, and regional despot allies are itching for a fight with Syria. Russia and China stand firmly opposed.
Friday, February 3, 2012 Israeli Settlements: An Obstacle to Peace
In fact, on November 15, 1988, the Palestinian National Council (PNC) proclaimed an independent Palestine. At the time, Washington provisionally recognized its independence.
Friday, February 3, 2012 Promoting War, Spurning Peace (1 comments)
US and Israeli agendas need enemies. Both pursue rogue state policies.
Friday, February 3, 2012 New Syria Resolution: Better but Still Flawed (3 comments)
Its sponsors include America, Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Colombia, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, UAE, Oman, Lybia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Togo.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 New York Times-Style Journalism
Like other major media scoundrels, New York Times writers, op-ed commentators and editorials fail the test. They're biased, shameless and irresponsible, especially on issues of war and peace.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 Former US Policymakers Promote War on Iran (4 comments)
In 2007, former Senators Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, and George Mitchell established their Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) imperial project front group.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 University of Ottawa Systemic Racism and Abuse
On June 3, 2008, former Canadian politician/UN ambassador/pro-Israeli flack Allan Rock became U of O president.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Israel Lawlessly Indicts MK Sa'id Naffa
Israel reveals its rogue credentials daily. In mid-July 2010, its Knesset stripped MK Hanin Zoabi of key parliamentary rights and privileges for participating in the May 2010 Freedom Flotilla bringing vital aid to Gaza.
Monday, January 30, 2012 Targeting AIPAC (7 comments)
On January 23, Occupy AIPAC announced plans to confront the powerful Israeli Lobby in Washington from March 2 - 6. More on what's planned below.
Monday, January 30, 2012 Europe's Losing Game
Partnering with America has consequences. Europe's paying by shooting itself in the foot.
Sunday, January 29, 2012 Targeting Iranian Nationals
Washington's first regime change priority is Syria. At issue is isolating Iran. Then devoting full attention to replacing its current government with a pro-Western one.
Sunday, January 29, 2012 Washington's War on Syria (1 comments)
On January 28, Arab League monitors suspended operations in Syria.
Saturday, January 28, 2012 Forecasting Economic Decline
Economic analyst Harry Dent's 2009 book, titled "The Great Depression Ahead" became a national bestseller. He predicted the current crisis and worse ahead.
Saturday, January 28, 2012 ACTA: Worse Than SOPA and PIPA (1 comments)
Internet freedom's on the line. SOPA and PIPA threatened Net Neutrality and free expression. So does ACTA. More on it below.
Friday, January 27, 2012 Profile of a Rogue State (2 comments)
America's unmatched globally. However, pound for pound, based on size, its policies and regional threat, Israel stands out.
Friday, January 27, 2012 Selling War
Throughout its history, America glorified wars in the name of peace. From inception, they're perpetuated against one or more domestic or foreign adversaries.
Friday, January 27, 2012 Torture and Abuse in Libya
NATO's alleged "responsibility to protect" was subterfuge. Months of terror bombings left Libya a charnel house.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 Independent Fact-Finding Lybian Mission
A joint report was released by the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR), Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), and International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC).
Thursday, January 26, 2012 Obama's Failed State of the Union (7 comments)
It was typical Obama, taking credit for what should be condemned. He's a fraud, a crime boss, a war criminal multiple times over, a moral coward, and serial liar.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Whistling Past the Graveyard
Europe's sinking. Japan's in recession. China risks landing hard. America's sure to follow. Yet equity markets rallied impressively so far in January.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 The Armenian Genocide (7 comments)
In legal terms, the 1948 Genocide Convention used the same definition. They're binding principles. Nonetheless, America, Israel, and rogue NATO partners violate them with impunity.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Violence Rages Across Libya
Occupied Libya isn't pretty. Libya SOS said its government "recognize(d) the presence of the forces belonging to 14 different nationalities in the country under the umbrella of the training, assistance and advice."
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Arab League Arrogance (1 comments)
On December 26, Arab League observers began monitoring Syrian cities. They'll remain another month, despite calls to remove them.
Monday, January 23, 2012 NPR and PBS Anti-Iranian Propaganda (6 comments)
Both National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting serve corporate and imperial interests. They're called public to conceal their agenda.
Monday, January 23, 2012 America's Great Divide Between Rich and Poor
In 1962, Michael Harrington 's "The Other America" exposed the nation's dark side. It's worse than ever now.
Sunday, January 22, 2012 Handbook on Israeli Apartheid
Since 1948, dozens of UN resolutions condemned Israel's colonial occupation, decades of discriminatory policies, illegal land seizures, settlements, international law violations, and harsh oppression.
Sunday, January 22, 2012 UK Government Suppresses Truth (3 comments)
Revoking Press TV's license was clear irresponsible censorship. Doing so suppressed truth.
Saturday, January 21, 2012 Israel Claims Syria/Hamas-Connected Terror Cells Uncovered (1 comments)
Here we go again. We've seen it before strategically timed. Weigh all Israeli claims skeptically. On its face, this one lacks credibility.
Saturday, January 21, 2012 Anti-Syrian Pack Journalism (4 comments)
When America wages war or plans it, major media scoundrels cheerlead in lockstep. Incendiary managed news follows. Truth and full disclosure lose out.
Friday, January 20, 2012 Wisconsinites v. Governor Scott Walker
Last winter's epic battle between Wisconsin public workers and Republican Governor Walker ended badly for social justice. Nonetheless, struggling for it continues.
Friday, January 20, 2012 Beating Up on Chavez (7 comments)
Since inaugurated in February 1999, he's faced open US hostility, including by go-along major media scoundrels.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 Postponing Joint US/Israeli Exercises (2 comments)
Last November, Haaretz said Washington and Israel planned holding their "largest" and "most significant" ever joint military exercise.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 Protesting Internet Censorship
Global protests against congressional bills to censor Internet content.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Israel Plans Major Gaza War (1 comments)
Israel already threatens war on Iran. It's also involved with Washington, Turkey, Jordan, and other rogue Arab states behind Syria's externally generated insurgency.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 The New Normal: Economic Weakness and Decline (1 comments)
On Friday, S & P cut credit ratings for nine EU countries, including France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal, Malta, Slovenia, Slovakia and Cyprus. It was old news but not good.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Abusing East Jerusalem Children
Last July, B'Tselem published a report titled, "No Minor Matter: Violation of the Rights of Palestinian Minors by Israel on Suspicion of Stone-Throwing." It discussed their abusive treatment.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Mitt Romney's Hard-Right Agenda
Currently, five Republican presidential aspirants remain. Weak support caused others to suspend campaigns or drop out.
Monday, January 16, 2012 Sinai Torture Camps
A November 30 Physicians for Human Rights/Israel (PHR-I) report explains "chilling evidence" of atrocities committed against sub-Saharan African refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers.
Monday, January 16, 2012 Cruel and Unusual Punishment (1 comments)
Around 2,570 are sentenced to juvenile life without parole (JLWOP). America treats them like adults regardless of age or circumstances.
Sunday, January 15, 2012 Planned Regime Change in Iran and Syria (1 comments)
Plans are longstanding. Timing alone isn't known. Signs suggest 2012. If sanctions, subversion, cyberwar, and targeted assassinations fail, expect hot conflict to follow.
Sunday, January 15, 2012 Criminalizing Dissent in America (1 comments)
America has a sordid repressive history. Among others, First Amendment rights are violated.
Saturday, January 14, 2012 Racist Israeli Supreme Court Rulings (1 comments)
Two recent Israeli High Court rulings follow a disturbing trend. On January 11, divided justices ruled 6 - 5 for Israel's Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law.
Saturday, January 14, 2012 Heading for More Middle East War (1 comments)
Washington, Israel and rogue NATO allies seem headed for ruinous wars with Iran and Syria, besides others ongoing interminably.
Friday, January 13, 2012 Ongoing Global Economic Crisis (2 comments)
Rosy scenario optimists ignore clear-eyed analysis. Economist Paul Craig Roberts sees hard times getting harder.
Friday, January 13, 2012 Waging Covert War on Iran (1 comments)
Washington and Israel plan regime change in Iran and Syria. Israel wants regional supremacy. Washington wants global hegemony and control of the world's strategic resources.
Friday, January 13, 2012 Obama Sending US Forces to Libya
On January 13, Cynthia McKinney said Obama has 12,000 US troops in Malta heading for Libya.
Thursday, January 12, 2012 Israel's Draconian Infiltration Law
On January 10, Haaretz writer Jonathan Lis headlined, "Knesset passes (Law to Prevent Infiltration) that could put asylum seekers in jail without trial."
Thursday, January 12, 2012 Haiti: Two Years Later
On January 12, 2010, Haiti experienced a calamitous earthquake. Port-au-Prince was devastated. Property destruction and damage were extensive.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Palestinian Liberation Requires Unity (1 comments)
PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi wants EU help to end Israel's occupation. She said America's preoccupied with elections and grossly biased for Israel.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Unaccountable: Private Military Contractor Abuses (1 comments)
Wherever they're deployed, they're menacing and feared for good reason. Known historically by various names, they include mercenaries, soldiers of fortune, dogs of war, and Condottieri for wealthy city state leaders and the Papacy in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance Italy.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Racist Discrimination Against Israeli Arabs (1 comments)
According to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), Arab citizens (below called Israeli Arabs) "are discriminated (against) in almost every aspect of their lives.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Israel Plans More Walls
Instead of peace, reconciliation, equity and justice, Israel plans settlement expansions and more Walls. More on them below.
Monday, January 9, 2012 Targeting Journalists in Iraq (1 comments)
Obama's alleged pullout repositioned troops nearby and left many there. Moreover, an army of paramilitary killers infest the country.
Monday, January 9, 2012 Freedom: An Endangered Species in America
Last September, marking the 9/11 tenth anniversary, the ACLU published a report titled, A Call to Courage: Reclaiming Our Liberties Ten Years After 9/11."
Sunday, January 8, 2012 Marwan Barghouti: Prisoner of Conscience (1 comments)
On September 23, 2001, a warrant was issued for Barghouti's arrest. On April 14, 2002, he was arrested on spurious charges of murder, aiding and abetting murder, promoting murder, criminal conspiracy, and being an active member of a terrorist organization.
Sunday, January 8, 2012 Targeting Journalists Covering OWS Protests (2 comments)
On September, 17, 2011, US Day of Rage.org organized protests in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, OR, and Austin, TX.
Saturday, January 7, 2012 Libyan Violence and Instability (1 comments)
NATO's killing machine ravaged a nonbelligerent country posing no threat. Tyranny replaced Jamahiriya government. Violence followed stability.
Saturday, January 7, 2012 Obama's New Military Strategy (2 comments)
Obama's January 5 Pentagon news conference reeked of duplicity like all his pronouncements. Surrounded by Joint Chiefs of Staff, hawkishness took center stage.
Friday, January 6, 2012 Obama Plans More War (1 comments)
On January 5, Obama held a first ever administration Pentagon news conference . Its thinly veiled hawkishness explained his 2012 military agenda.
Friday, January 6, 2012 Promoting War on Iran (2 comments)
In June 2009, a Brookings Institution report titled, "Which Path to Persia? Options for a New American Strategy Toward Iran" was a regime change policy paper. Pro-Israeli right-wing ideologues prepared it.
Thursday, January 5, 2012 Systematic West Bank Settler Violence
B'Tselem 's been on the story for years. Settler violence is longstanding, troubling, and largely without accountability.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Shooting the Messenger in Syria
At issue is discrediting Sudanese General Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi. He's Arab League observer mission head in Syria. More on him below.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Money Power Runs America (2 comments)
Wall Street does it by controlling money, credit and debt, as well as manipulating markets for private enrichment. House and Senate millionaires do it their way for greater wealth, privilege, power and status.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Proposed FCC Media Consolidation Rules
In October 2007, then FCC chairman Kevin Martin proposed lifting the 1975 media cross-ownership rule. It forbid owning a newspaper and television or radio station in the same city even though conglomerates like Rupert Murdock's News Corp. and the (Chicago) Tribune Company already did.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Crisis Conditions Grip Eurozone (2 comments)
From inception, the euro system was doomed to fail. In the 1990s, Progressive Radio News Hour regular Bob Chapman predicted it.
Monday, January 2, 2012 Ratcheting Up Middle East Tensions (2 comments)
Post-9/11, Washington's aggression created a Middle East cauldron. As a result, it's been on the boil. Things ahead look worse. Obama and key NATO allies threaten the entire region. In 2012, expect continued destructive violence.
Sunday, January 1, 2012 Appalling Bahraini Prison Conditions and Treatment
Since early 2011, Washington, Western governments, and major media scoundrels largely ignored outrageous Al Khalifa monarchy abuses. They include crackdowns on nonviolent protesters, mass arrests, torture, intimidation, and cold-blooded murder.
Sunday, January 1, 2012 Obama's New Year Resolution: More Middle East War
Syria and Iran are targeted. Regime change is planned. At issue is replacing them with client ones, controlling the region's strategic resources, and depriving key rivals China and Russia from access.
Saturday, December 31, 2011 State of Human Rights in Israel
nnually, the State Department publishes human rights reports for over 190 countries. Its latest April 8, 2011 Israel assessment noted serious human rights abuses.
Saturday, December 31, 2011 Ron Paul's Anti-Progressive Agenda (61 comments)
Compared to a rogue's gallery of Republican aspirants, supporters claim Paul looks good by comparison. Look again and think carefully about America in his hands.
Friday, December 30, 2011 Saudi Arabian State Terror
Annually, the State Department publishes human rights reports for over 190 countries. Its latest April 8, 2011 Saudi Arabia assessment discusses "significant human rights abuses and inability of citizens to change its absolute monarchal rule.
Friday, December 30, 2011 Israel v. Palestine in 2012 (1 comments)
Palestinians have endured decades of ruthless occupation. World leaders decline support. They're left largely on their own despite growing millions globally supporting them.
Thursday, December 29, 2011 Grim 2012 Economic Outlook
Yearend isn't just about holiday season binge shopping, parties, and over-indulgence. It's also when economic predictions surface.
Thursday, December 29, 2011 Escalating Anti-Iranian Tensions
Whether or not anti-Iranian rhetoric, saber rattling, sanctions, other policy measures, and recent events signal war isn't known. Growing dangers though mount.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Gaza: Remembering Cast Lead (1 comments)
December 27 marks the third anniversary of Israel's lawless war on Gaza. Without provocation, three weeks of terror bombing and invasion devastated the Strip.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Wrecking America's Postal Service (2 comments)
At a time of open-checkbook military spending, multiple imperial wars, Wall Street bailouts, handouts to other corporate favorites, transferring unprecedented wealth to America's rich, and preserving their tax cuts and other benefits for more, austerity is impoverishing millions, destroying their futures, and wrecking America's Postal Service (USPS).
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Netanyahu Rejects Peace
Sham Israeli peace negotiations were stillborn from inception. Writer Henry Siegman once called them "the most spectacular deception in modern diplomatic history."
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Responsible New York Banking
Founded in 1882, the Bank of Cattaraugus (B of C) exception proves the rule. Located in Western New York, it's miles from Wall Street's cesspool of fraud, market manipulation, grand theft, bailouts, and influence peddling in league with corrupt politicians getting generous campaign contribution bribes in return.
Monday, December 26, 2011 Russian v. US Elections (1 comments)
Russia's December 4 elections filled 450 State Duma seats, Russia's Federal Assembly lower house.
Monday, December 26, 2011 Obama Year Three: Continuing His Rogue Agenda (5 comments)
In 2011, Obama continued the destructive pattern he followed in years one and two. Throughout his tenure, he's done what supporters thought impossible.
Sunday, December 25, 2011 Israel's Repressive Permit System
Repressive Israeli occupation is worse than South Africa's apartheid. It's a sophisticated form of social, economic, political and racial discrimination, strangulation, and genocide.
Sunday, December 25, 2011 Spoiling for a Fight with Syria and Iran (3 comments)
Syria remains the region's only independent secular state. Washington aims to replace its regime with a client one.
Saturday, December 24, 2011 Holiday Season Hypocrisy (1 comments)
Most Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25. For Eastern Orthodox faith adherents, it's January 7. It commemorates Christ's birthday, even though it's widely acknowledged not to be that day.
Saturday, December 24, 2011 EU Protests Israeli Occupation Policies
"A day after four European Union members of the UN Security Council strongly criticized Israel's decision to speed up construction of settlements."
Friday, December 23, 2011 Deepening Global Financial Trouble (1 comments)
Desperate times call for desperate measures, especially for troubled Eurozone economies.
Friday, December 23, 2011 Medicare Privatization Plans
The idea's been around for years. More recently, bipartisan support's been growing. Various plans have circulated.
