by Ashley SmithEARLY IN the 20th century, the U.S. socialist journalist John Reed explained the drive for plunder, profit and geopolitical domination that lay behind U.S. military interventions. "Uncle Sam never gives something for nothing," Reed said in a speech. "He comes along with a sack stuffed with hay in one hand and a whip in the other. Anyone who accepts Uncle … [Read more...] about -The History of American Occupations
-Journalism, by John Pilger
On 8 April, newspapers around the world carried a despatch from a Reuters correspondent, "embedded" with the US army, about the murder of a ten-year-old Iraqi boy. An American private had "unloaded machine-gun fire and the boy . . . fell dead on a garbage-strewn stretch of wasteland". The tone of the report was highly sympathetic to the soldier, "a softly spoken 21-year-old" … [Read more...] about -Journalism, by John Pilger
-A Different Look at SARS
The depression hits me on a warm and humid Bangkok evening. I am just through with dinner in the city's crowded Sukhumvit business district, my head full of the War on Iraq and I spot these people- with masks on their faces.A couple of weeks ago anybody with a cloth covering his face in this city would have been branded a `jihadi' a possible Arab/Muslim/dark skinned/dark … [Read more...] about -A Different Look at SARS
-Information Clearing House
Here is another site with lots of information, such as the following picture which appeared on this website a week and a half ago.The site is maintained by one person, just like this site is.WEB SITE ADDRESS: https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/ MIRROR HERE. https://informationclearinghouse.literati.org/================ Some recent stories include:Just … [Read more...] about -Information Clearing House
-Korea, South and North, at Risk from U.S. Policy
By Chalmers Johnson, Pacific News Service April 23, 2003South Koreans are no doubt watching the "multilateral" talks between the United States, North Korea and China with great interest, but they would do well to chart their own course to security on the Korean peninsula.South Korea is obviously worried about the North's decision to arm itself with a "tremendous military … [Read more...] about -Korea, South and North, at Risk from U.S. Policy