The Chilcot inquiry confirms what most suspected – the reasons for war were bogus. In future, such decisions must be transparent. It was almost exactly eight years ago that the public beat of the Washington war drums became so loud and insistent that it could no longer be ignored. But […]
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Ouchie The New Pentagon Papers: WikiLeaks Releases 90,000+ Secret Military Documents Painting Devastating Picture of Afghanistan War It’s one of the biggest leaks in US military history. More than 90,000 internal records of US military actions in Afghanistan over the past six years have been published by the whistleblower website […]
The editors of The Daily Bell are pleased to present this exclusive interview conducted by Scott Smith with Web of Debt author Ellen Brown. Introduction: Ellen Brown developed her research skills as an attorney practicing civil litigation in Los Angeles. In Web of Debt, her latest book, she turns those […]
Some in South Korea dispute the official version of events: that a North Korean torpedo ripped apart the Cheonan. [ … now that’s what I’m Tonkin about … ] The way U.S. officials see it, there’s little mystery behind the most notorious shipwreck in recent Korean history. Secretary of State […]
Give Us Your Lavishly Rich, Your Xenophobic Immigrants. Taking our jobs and public assistance. The cause of all our problems. But it’s not true. We’re blaming people who are struggling day-by-day to survive on their own or support their families, while we applaud a system that allows a financial expert […]
Very often, if you want an explanation for things that seem to be beyond explanation, you can profit from looking to the past. This interview – recorded nearly 30 years ago about events that took place over 60 years ago is one of the most remarkable bits of video I’ve ever seen. Must watching. Video: […]
9/11 was like Pearl Harbor to America, uniting many, awakening bitter skepticism in a few. Where Pearl Harbor began America’s official role in crushing the Fascist juggernaut that threatened to dominate the world, 9/11 had quite the opposite effect. America’s response to 9/11 was oppression at home and a tirade […]
The Israeli government has refused to provide the United Nations assurance to discontinue its illegal usage of internationally banned white phosphorus bombs, which it used heavily in its latest war on the Gaza Strip, causing hundreds of Palestinian deaths, in addition to serious environmental damage. Israel submitted an official report […]
[ … and when we say ‘rock’ we don’t mean the good kind of rock ] The Conflict A cartoon published in an American newspaper in 2002 showed former president George Bush sitting behind his desk in the Oval Office, utterly confused by a news report he was reading about […]