Category Archives: foreign policy

Spreading American Goodwill Across the Globe

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases: Its Full Extent Revealed for the First Time By Nick Turse, AlterNet and TomDispatch Posted on October 16, 2011, Printed on October 18, 2011  They increasingly dot the planet.  There’s a facility outside Las Vegas … Continue reading →

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“We Don’t Have to Show You No Stinkin’ Proof”

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

ABC News Senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper makes White House Press Secretary Jay Carney uncomfortable by asking about the president’s right to assassinate American citizens without due process.

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Don’t Count on Cuts in the Military Budget

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Political contributions to both parties ruin chances of cutting the military budget. So expect the congressional deficit “super committee” to concentrate on cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and other social programs. from Robert Greenwald and Brave New Foundation http://www.bravenewfoundation.org/?utm_source=youtubehp

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9/11: “The Assholes, on Each Side, Won”

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Even though we are all oversaturated by 9/11 coverage, this commentary by Chris Hedges is worth reading: A Decade After 9/11: We Are What We Loathe Posted on Sep 10, 2011 AP / Richard Drew A person falls from the north tower … Continue reading →

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The Osama bin Laden Death Hoax

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

I am presenting a conspiracy theory. I have no facts on which to base this, just suspicions. That said, he is my theory: On May 1, our government reported Osama  bin Laden was killed in a U.S. Navy Seal raid … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Nuremberg Laws

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.” Noam Chomsky

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The Unending Afghanistan War

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

If we had a viable two-party system in this country, American soldiers wouldn’t still be in Afghanistan after ten years. When it comes to war and foreign policy there is no party difference. Because the Democratic and Republican parties drink … Continue reading →

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Bin Laden Death Suspicious?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

There is an interesting syndicated column passing through the conspiracy blogs. “Fabricating Evidence Where There Is None,” by Paul Craig Roberts. In his column, Roberts expresses skepticism of the recent New Yorker article by Nicholas Schmidle (“planted…by unidentified sources”) detailing the capture of … Continue reading →

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Droneland, the Unhappiest Place on Earth

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Droneland   by Vijay Prashad, July 19, 2011 “Bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended, is prohibited.”    (4th Hague Convention, 1907).   A new continent has emerged on our atlas: it is Droneland. The borders … Continue reading →

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Collateral Murder (Video)

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Collateral Murder shows one soldier’s account of his involvement in a 2007 “Collateral Murder” of civilians and journalists in Iraq, exposed by WikiLeaks (with the alleged help of Bradley Manning). I had to avert my eyes several times because parts of … Continue reading →

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