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Chuck Spinney: Corruption in Congress – The Iron Triangle

Revolving Door Syndrome in the Military-Industrial-Congressional-Complex The Best Government Money Can Buy by FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY, COUNTERPUNCH, FEBRUARY 11, 2014 Those of you who think it is incorrect to attach “Congressional” onto the the end of Military – Industrial – Congressional Complex (MICC) would be well advised to read “Lawmaker holds stock in defense contractor he …

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David Swanson: US Love of War Based on Myths? More to the Point: Corrupt Choices Defended with Myths

Mythological Basis of Foreign Policy Is U.S. foreign policy based on myths? Public pressure has helped push back against a bill in Congress that would have torn up the negotiated agreement with Iran by imposing yet more sanctions on the people of that country. The people of this country are not eager for another war, …

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David Swanson: War Can Be Ended — And No, the US Civil War Was Not About Slavery and Not Worth the Human and Other Enduring True Costs

War Can Be Ended Part I Of BOOK: War No More: The Case For Abolition Slavery Was Abolished In the late eighteenth century the majority of people alive on earth were held in slavery or serfdom (three-quarters of the earth’s population, in fact, according to the Encyclopedia of Human Rights from Oxford University Press). The …

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Event: 18 FEB 14 NYC Manfactured Crisis – The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare

New York Launch Please join us for the launch of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare by Gareth Porter Tuesday February 18, 2014 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Hardin Room, Church Center for the United Nations 777 UN Plaza (Corner of 44th Street and 1st Ave) Gareth Porter is an investigative …

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Review: Manufactured Crisis – The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare

Gareth Porter 5.0 out of 5 stars Does for Iran What Truth Dig Did for Iraq, January 29, 2014 I *strongly* recommend this book to every citizen concerned about a government that lies all the time. The NSA debacle of recent time, on top of the CIA debacles (rendition, torture, assassination by drone) on top …

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Review (Guest): A Manufactured Crisis – The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare

Gareth Porter Review By Peter Jenkins @ Lobelog The subtitle of Gareth Porter’s new book, The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, is well-chosen. Large parts of A Manufactured Crisis are indeed untold till now. They amount to what the author terms an “alternative narrative”. But don’t be misled by “alternative”. This is not …

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