William Blum is an author, historian, and renowned critic of U.S. foreign policy. He is the author of numerous books, including "Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II" and "Rogue State: A Guide to the World’s Only Superpower".
The Occult World of Economics
When you read about economic issues in the news, like the crisis in Greece or the Wall Street/banking mortgage shambles, are you sometimes left befuddled by the seeming complexity, which…
We came, we saw, we destroyed, we forgot
An updated summary of the charming record of US foreign policy. Since the end of the Second World War, the United States of America has … Attempted to overthrow more…
The Berlin Wall — Another Cold War Myth
The Western media will soon be revving up their propaganda motors to solemnize the 50th anniversary of the erecting of the Berlin Wall, August 13, 1961. All the Cold War…
Arguing Libya
On July 9, I took part in a demonstration in front of the White House, the theme of which was “Stop Bombing Libya”. The last time I had taken part…
Libya: Unending American Hostility
If I could publicly ask our beloved president one question, it would be this: “Mr. President, in your short time in office you’ve waged war against six countries — Iraq,…
God Bless America. And Its Bombs.
When they bombed Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, El Salvador and Nicaragua I said nothing because I wasn’t a communist. When they bombed China, Guatemala, Indonesia, Cuba, and the Congo I…
The Face of ‘Humanitarian Intervention’
Iraq: Let us not forget what “humanitarian intervention” looks like. Libya: Let us not be confused as to why Libya alone has been singled out for “humanitarian intervention”. On April…
Libya and the Holy Triumvirate
The words they find it very difficult to say — “civil war”. Libya is engaged in a civil war. The United States and the European Union and NATO — The…
The Anti-Empire Report, March 2011
The Enduring Mystique of the Marshall Plan Amidst all the stirring political upheavals in North Africa and the Middle East the name “Marshall Plan” keeps being repeated by political figures…
Atheist: ‘Blasphemy is a victimless crime.’
Salman Taseer was murdered in Pakistan a few weeks ago. He was the governor of Punjab province and a member of the secular Pakistan People’s Party. The man who killed…
We Are So Good Even Our Enemies Believe Our Lies
I’ve devoted a lot of time and effort to the question of how to reach the American mind concerning US foreign policy. To a large extent what this comes down…
Stillborn Revolution: A Cautionary Tale
In July of 1975 I went to Portugal because in April of the previous year a bloodless military coup had brought down the US-supported 48-year fascist regime of Portugal, the…
Preparing for the Propaganda Onslaught
February 6 will mark the centenary of the birth of Ronald Reagan, president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. The conservatives have wasted no time in starting the…
The Right to Secrecy
Many of us are pretty tired of supporters of Israel labeling as “anti-Semitic” most any criticism of Israeli policies, which is virtually never an appropriate accusation. Consider the Webster Dictionary…
Wikileaks, the United States, Sweden, and Devil’s Island
December 16 … I’m standing in the snow in front of the White House … Standing with Veterans for Peace … I’m only a veteran of standing in front of…
Some questions to ask our quaint little Teaparty friends
The Teaparty folks never tire of calling for “smaller government”. How sweet. Most other Republicans repeat the same mantra ad nauseam as well, as do many liberals (not to be…
“Will that be naked pictures, or being fondled, with your flight ticket, miss?”
We’ve all heard about it of course, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) x-raying under people’s clothes or groping them like on a clumsy second date. Maybe the new security procedures…
If the house where Julian Assange of Wikileaks is staying is destroyed by a Predator drone, and the United States denies any involvement … Well, I’ll believe them.
One of the most common threads running through the Wikileaks papers is Washington’s manic obsession with Iran. In country after country the United States exerts unceasing pressure on the government…
The United States’ Annual Self-Imposed Humiliation
Each fall, however, the UN vote is a welcome reminder that the world has not completely lost its senses and that the American empire does not completely control the opinion…
Anti-Communism 101: Hijacking History
It is remarkable the number of people who make fun of conspiracy theories but who accept without question the existence of an International Communist Conspiracy.…
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Quid Pro Quo Diplomacy in US-Myanmar Relations
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No Bear Market In Gold
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Erdoğan’s Visit to Washington, D.C.
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A Scientific Theory of the WTC 7 Collapse
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The Myth of the U.N. Creation of Israel
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Bush Convicted of War Crimes in Absentia
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Ron Paul: Propagandist or Prophet?
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