by Chalmers JohnsonAs distinct from other peoples, most Americans do not recognize -- or do not want to recognize -- that the United States dominates the world through its military power. Due to government secrecy, our citizens are often ignorant of the fact that our garrisons encircle the planet. This vast network of American bases on every continent except Antarctica … [Read more...] about -America’s Empire of Bases
-Japan Through the Eyes of a “Quasi-Refugee”
by Suh KyungsikWHAT IT MEANS TO BE A QUASI-REFUGEE I first became aware of the relevance of the idea of refugee to my own life when I read Ghassan Kanafani's writing in the late 1970s. Kanafani (b. 1936), a Palestinian refugee, was a spokesman for the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In 1972 he was assassinated in Beirut by a car bomb. … [Read more...] about -Japan Through the Eyes of a “Quasi-Refugee”
-Dollar vs. Dinar; Smoking Gun = False Alarm; Shiites Demand Democracy
From the New Standard . Support the newly debuted New Standard and help it provide the kind of thoroughly researched hard news that is needed to fill the void left by the mianstream press:Online donationsJan 15 - Dollar Sags vs. Iraqi Dinar, Leaving Economy UnstableWhat most Western economists are referring to as the "strengthening" of the Iraqi dinar may be … [Read more...] about -Dollar vs. Dinar; Smoking Gun = False Alarm; Shiites Demand Democracy
-U.S. Towns Resisting Patriot Act
Foes organizing in communitiesby Thanassis Cambanis Published on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 by the Boston GlobeMore than two centuries ago, the patriots of Brewster shut down the Colonial courts on Cape Cod in one of the first acts of resistance against the tyrannical rule of King George III.Also See: Bill of Rights Defense Committee https://www.bordc.orgNow, … [Read more...] about -U.S. Towns Resisting Patriot Act
– George W Bush and the REAL State of the Union
Today the President gives his annual address. As the election battle begins, how does his first term add up?232: Number of American combat deaths in Iraq between May 2003 and January 2004501: Number of American servicemen to die in Iraq from the beginning of the war - so far0: Number of American combat deaths in Germany after the Nazi surrender to the Allies in May … [Read more...] about – George W Bush and the REAL State of the Union