The hidden story behind the oil intention of the US invasion of Iraq and how it is playing out today with Greg Palast. Greg Palast is a journalist’s journalist, with the BBC and the British newspaper The Guardian, who has been called by the Tribune in the UK “the most …
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Tonight on Political Analysis, Sandy LeonVest presents Web of Lies: Iraq Ten Years Later – a Political Analysis special on the tenth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq … Ten years after the US-led invasion and near-total destruction of Iraq, Sandy LeonVest challenges the mythology of the US (or anyone else) having …
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Abele is Professor of Humanities and Philosophy at Diablo Valley College, CA. He also authored four books, including “Democracy Gone” and “Anatomy of a Deception” about the Iraq invasion, occupation, and preparation for the next deception. Major world and national issues will be discussed. Related articles Progressive Radio News Hour …
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The eleventh anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan came and went on Sunday with barely a notice by most Americans. And today, as ‘Year Twelve’ begins for what has become the longest war in US history, a new report shows that as the war has raged on, little has …
When the United States decided to invade Afghanistan to grab Osama bin Laden—and failed, but stayed on like an unwanted guest—could it have known that the Afghans were sitting on some of the world’s greatest reserves of mineral wealth? We’ve raised this topic before (see here [2])—where we noted the dubious 2010 …
With over 2000 highly operational nuclear weapons already in the world, it is ironic, to say the least, that Iran’s nuclear energy program is considered by the US and its allies as a threat to “global security.” In a recent report, the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) has published satellite imagery …
After more than 10 years of war against al Qaeda and the accompanying global “war on terrorism,” we have failed to learn that our actions create reactions. Our presence creates destabilization, then radicalization. Occupations create insurgencies. In Afghanistan, we have fueled the very insurgency we struggle to fight. Al Qaeda …
In a recent column, “Can The World Survive Washington’s Hubris,” I promised to examine whether the US economy will collapse before Washington in its pursuit of world hegemony brings us into military confrontation with Russia and China. This is likely to be an ongoing subject on this site, so this …
At a Tokyo Afghan donor’s conference, Clinton barely stopped short of declaring war. Time is running out to save Syria, she told reporters. Kofi Annan’s admission about peace failing is a “wake-up call for everyone.” “The sand is running out of the hourglass.” “It should be abundantly clear to those …
Speaking to journalists today, Israeli Brigadier General Hertzi Halevy predicted another Israeli invasion of Lebanon would come soon, likely following in the wake of the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria. Israelis promising another invasion of Lebanon is hardly news, of course, and the real meat of the interview …
On June 21, The New York Times headlined “CIA Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Opposition,” saying: Operating covertly from southern Turkey, CIA operatives are “decid(ing) which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government, according to American officials and Arab intelligence …
Arriving in a village in southern Vietnam, I caught sight of two children who bore witness to the longest war of the 20th century. Their terrible deformities were familiar. All along the Mekong river, where the forests were petrified and silent, small human mutations lived as best they could. Today, …
Guest: Robert Abele Abele is Professor of Humanities and Philosophy at Diablo Valley College, CA. He also authored four books, including “Democracy Gone” and “Anatomy of a Deception” about the Iraq invasion, occupation, and preparation for the next deception. Major world and national issues will be discussed. Podcast: Play in …
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Oceanographers Richard Camilli and Christopher Reddy, of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, have accused oil giant BP of stifling academic freedom and attempting to skew scientific research from the Gulf of Mexico after the massive BP oil spill in 2010. This week, the two expressed concern after BP successfully subpoenaed …
Guest: Robert Abele Abele is Professor of Humanities and Philosophy at Diablo Valley College, CA. He also authored four books, including “Democracy Gone” and “Anatomy of a Deception” about the Iraq invasion, occupation, and preparation for the next deception. Major world and national issues will be discussed. Podcast: Play in …
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