Category Archives: foreign policy

Satan’s Home Town: Washington, DC

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Hugo Chavez By Paul Craig Roberts/ paulcraigroberts.org/ March 12, 2013 On March 5, 2013, Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela and world leader against imperialism, died. Washington imperialists and their media and think tank whores expressed gleeful sighs of relief as … Continue reading →

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“The Devil Came Here Yesterday”

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

Hugo Chavez’s famous 2006 U.N. speech when he called President Bush “the devil.”

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BRADLEY MANNING & THE UNSPOKEN AMERICAN EMPIRE

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

One Thousand Days When One is Too Many By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers/Nation of Change/ Feb. 24, 2013 Please note: Although the protest activities described in this October 2011 newsletter article have already taken place this past weekend, the … Continue reading →

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“Let Us Not Become the Evil That We Deplore”

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

A bit of history: “The Authorization for Use of Military Force,” sailed through Congress just three days after September 11, 2001.  It was passed 98-0 in the Senate, and 420-1 in the House, and remains in force today, justifying  killing … Continue reading →

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Chinese Soldiers in America-How Would We Feel?

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

“Imagine” was an independent Ron Paul commercial from the 2012 election. It packs a lot of punch and a lot of truth:

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Only American Citizens Have Rights

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

Desmond Tutu wrote a letter to the editor in the New York Times, published Wednesday, criticizing the U.S. drone killing policy and the hypocrisy of considering a special court for American citizens while exempting judicial review of drone killings for … Continue reading →

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American Soldiers: Heroes or Victims?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report “There was never a good war, or a bad peace.” — Benjamin Franklin Clint Romesha was awarded the Medal of Honor Monday by President Obama, but with “mixed emotions” as he thought about … Continue reading →

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The CIA’s Record of Detention, Rendition and Torture

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

From the GeorgeSoros.com newsletter: Dear Friends, Ghost flights, black sites, and stories of appalling abuse. Please take a minute to watch Amrit Singh of the Open Society Justice Initiative describe the grim realities of the CIA’s post-9/11 campaign of secret … Continue reading →

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Should We Know Why the Government Can Decide to Kill Us?

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report President Obama’s choice for CIA Director, counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, will face a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. Undoubtedly, he will have to answer questions about a 16-page leaked Justice Department memo obtained by … Continue reading →

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Has Leon Gone Over to the Dark Side?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

My Letter to the Editor in the Monterey County Herald today (Jan. 15): Residents of this area take great pride in our “homeboy,” Leon Panetta, currently President Obama’s Secretary of Defense. But I can’t help but cringe when the good secretary defends our bloated … Continue reading →

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