Libya and the World We Live In
“Why are you attacking us? Why are you killing our children? Why are you destroying our...
Read MoreWilliam 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".
Posted by William Blum | Sep 2, 2011 | Africa, Middle East, US, Viewpoints |
“Why are you attacking us? Why are you killing our children? Why are you destroying our...
Read MorePosted by William Blum | Jul 29, 2011 | US, Viewpoints |
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 no one appears able to untangle or...
Read MorePosted by William Blum | Jul 29, 2011 | News & Analysis, US |
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 than 50 governments, most of which were...
Read MorePosted by William Blum | Jul 29, 2011 | Asia Pacific, Europe, News & Analysis, US |
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 clichés about The Free World vs. Communist Tyranny will be...
Read MorePosted by William Blum | Jul 29, 2011 | Africa, Middle East, US, Viewpoints |
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 in a protest against US bombing of a foreign country, which the White...
Read MorePosted by William Blum | Jul 2, 2011 | Africa, Middle East, US, Viewpoints |
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, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen and...
Read MorePosted by William Blum | Jun 5, 2011 | Americas, US, Viewpoints |
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 said nothing because I...
Read MorePosted by William Blum | May 9, 2011 | Africa, Middle East, US, Viewpoints |
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 9, Condoleezza Rice...
Read MorePosted by William Blum | Mar 30, 2011 | Africa, Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
The words they find it very difficult to say — “civil war”. Libya is engaged in a...
Read MorePosted by William Blum | Mar 4, 2011 | US, Viewpoints |
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 and media around the world...
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