Opinion Commentary
What if Israel Was the Victim?
January 6, 2009
What if the roles of Israel, Gaza, and members of the international community in the ongoing conflict were reversed? How would Americans and their government respond? Try this thought experiment and draw your own conclusions.
Opinion Commentary
Bill Richardson - Kissinger-American
January 6, 2009
In New Mexico the issue of uncounted votes is more than skin deep. Lots of Mexican-American votes don’t tally, but Citibank-American votes never get lost. Kissinger American votes always count.
News Analysis: India / Pakistan: Mumbai Attacks
The CIA-ISI axis - India should have no illusions of US support
January 6, 2009
While India seeks to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage to book, there should be no illusions about the degree to which other nations will whole-heartedly support the Indian expectation from Islamabad.
Israel / Palestine
Top 5 Lies About Israel’s Assault on Gaza
January 3, 2009
There are numerous lies being propagated by the Western corporate media about the nature of the present violence being perpetrated against the people of the Gaza Strip by the state of Israel.
Opinion Commentary
January 3, 2009
"The Anti-Empire Report" by William Blum, on Afghanistan, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Barack Obama, Cuba, and the Cold War.
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