Obama’s Lies and Hypocrisy: Indoctrinating a New Generation
In a March 26 talk in Belgium to “European youth”, the president fed his audience one falsehood, half-truth, blatant omission, or hypocrisy after another.
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US Policy Toward Ukraine: Hypocrisy of this Magnitude Has to Be Respected
Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has been surrounding Russia, building one base after another, ceaselessly looking for new ones, including in Ukraine.
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The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103: Case closed?
When the anniversary of the 1988 bombing of PanAm Flight 103 occurred, I was fully expecting the usual repetitions of the false accusation against Libya.
Read MoreThe NSA and Edward Snowden’s Service to the American People
When the American Empire crumbles, abroad and at home, as one day it must, Edward Snowden’s courageous actions may well be seen as one of the key steps along that road.
Read MoreThe Historical US Support for al-Qaeda
The US has supported jihadists whose ranks have included al-Qaeda for decades.
Read MoreGetting Your History from Hollywood
Imagine a documentary film about the Holocaust which makes no mention of Nazi Germany.
Imagine a documentary film about the 1965-66 slaughter of as many as a million “communists” in Indonesia which makes no mention of the key role in the killing played by the United States.
But there’s no need to imagine it. It’s been made, and was released this past summer. It’s called “The Act of Killing” and makes no mention of the American role.
Read MoreThe United Nations Vote on the Cuba Embargo – 22 Years In a Row
Each fall 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 of other governments.
Read MoreThe latest step in the evolution of America’s Police State
“If you’ve got nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear.” So say many Americans. And many Germans as well.
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The New York Times’ Omission of the US Role in Greece’s Post-WWII Civil War
Where is the present-day Greek headline: “What The United States Owes Us”? Where is the New York Times obligation to enlighten its readers?
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The War on Terrorism … or whatever.
The United States has fought on the same side as al Qaeda on repeated occasions before Syria. Here’s a brief survey.
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