6 Articles

Sunday, November 15, 2009
In Jon We Trust
(3 comments) With Obama failing to bring the change that many believed in, the perceived need to tune in to The Daily Show is unlikely to waver anytime soon. But is the faith many Americans have in Stewart to help them understand their country's problems justified? The recent interview of a Palestinian politician and a Jewish American peace activist suggests that that faith is seriously misplaced.

Monday, November 2, 2009
Israel's European Lobby
(3 comments) Having for decades successfully steered policymaking in Washington in a pro-Israel direction, Israel's American Lobby has more recently turned its attention to Europe. Despite its brief presence in Brussels, it appears to have already had marked success in influencing the nascent foreign policy of the European Union.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Deception over Lockerbie
(2 comments) If the Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is innocent, as many familiar with his case now believe, who did blow up Pan Am Flight 103?

Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The Land of the Rising Military-Industrial Complex
(1 comments) Japan's Military-Industrial Complex is pushing hard for a weakening of the country's arms export ban.

Sunday, June 28, 2009
The Source of the Economic Crisis: A Chicago State of Mind
Jeff Gates, a former counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (1980-87), identifies the source of the current economic crisis as a "shared mindset" into which we have been induced to put our faith, to the grave detriment of the majority -- but to the immense benefit of a very few.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Japan's Embrace of a Phony War on Terror
(2 comments) Japan has been accurately described as a "client state" of the American Empire. But a close examination of the driving forces behind US imperial policy in the 21st century suggests that both countries may actually be serving the hegemonic ambitions of a third country in the Middle East.