Josh Kilbourn: Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike

Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons programme. Sean Rayment The Telegraph (UK), 15 September 2012 Battleships, aircraft …

Chuck Spinney: America, the Muslims, and a Video That Went from Zero to Mach 2 – Origin of the Video Known, Who Took It Into Arabia and Africa Not Known

Below is an outstanding essay on an unfolding issue of great importance. Chuck Spinney WEEKEND EDITION SEPTEMBER 14-16, 2012 The Reality Behind the “Free Speech” Argument America and the Muslims by ESAM AL-AMIN, Counterpunch Thousands of angry Muslims demonstrated in front of American embassies and consulates in Egypt and Libya because of a newly released …

Owl: Drugs of War – The Imperial Trade, Banks on Top

A Jaw-Dropping Explanation of How Governments Are Complicit in the Illegal Drug Trade The drug war is far, far more than just simply criminals at work, says scholar Oliver Villar. Note: The following interview helps us understand the drug war from a dramatically different perspective than the one the corporate media paints. Instead the traditional portrayal …

Greg Palast: GOP Is Going to Steal 2012 Election — and No One Will Stop It or Complain

Greg Palast on How the GOP Is Planning to Steal the 2012 Election Wednesday, 12 September 2012 14:32 By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview Greg Palast is back with a timely new book, Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps.  In the book, which is illustrated by Ted Rall …

Mini-Me: Desmond Tutu – George W. Bush and Tony Blair Should Face Prosecution for Iraq War

Huh? Desmond Tutu: George W. Bush and Tony Blair Should Face Prosecution for Iraq War Louis Peitzman Gawker.com, 2 Sep 2012 In an op-edpublished today, Archbishop and Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu does not mince words in his condemnation of the Iraq War: The immorality of the United States and Great Britain’s decision to invade …

Chuck Spinney: Secession of the Rich–Abandoning the State and Its People

Attached is a withering critique of UnAmerican Plutocracy in the American Conservative, written by my close friend and colleague, Mike Lofgren. Readers wanting to learn more about Mike’s argument should read his new book, The Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted.  This book ought to be must …