Unilateral French military action against suspected Al Qaeda militants in Mali, justified as an extension of the global “war on terror,” threatens to further destabilize the Islamic world as the United States intensifies its own involvement in the conflict. Internal chaos in the North African nation has created a power vacuum in parts of the [...]
“THERE IS NO MORAL FACTOR BUILT INTO THE DNA OF US FOREIGN POLICY.” William Blum puts that biting punctuation mark on as essay in which he denounces the opportunism of American policy makers in supporting any kind of overseas forces who encourage American aspirations for global dominance. How else, he asks, explain the persistent [...]
WITH “VICTORIES” LIKE THE ONE THE A.F.L./C.I.O. GAINED IN WISCONSIN, DO THEY REALLY NEED ANY DEFEATS? (Counterpunch) Richard Trumka, head of the union, makes the dubious claim that the outcome of the recall election in which the union-busting Governor Walker was retained in office was a great advance for the union cause, citing the fact [...]
` PRESIDENT OBAMA’S “KILL LIST” A REVOLUTIONARY STEP IN THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENCY. (New York Times) ` President Obama and the current administration have already shown a willingness to embrace highly controversial and legally questionable tactics in pursuing groups and individuals deemed a threat to U.S. interests or branded a “terrorist” by U.S. [...]
STUDENTS IN QUEBEC AGREE TO BE SCREWED BY THE GOVERNMENT. (World Socialist) Once again labor unions in the province betray the interest of the people whose union they supposedly represent. The government undertakes “austerity” measures to place the burden of deficit reductions on the backs of students through drastic tuition hikes. Violent student protest is finally muted [...]
MEET AMADOU SANOGO, FRUIT OF THE TREE OF UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND “TRAINING.” (Black Agenda Report) Sanogo was a Captain in the African country of Mali when he led a coup to overthrow the government. As he continues to rule while suppressing a vicious counter-coup, it is noted that Ganogo was one of a myriad of [...]
THE “AL QAEDA” BRAND ON INSURGENCY IN AFRICA IS SELLING QUITE NICELY, THANK YOU, AS A PRETEXT TO WESTERN RE-CONQUEST OF THAT CONTINENT. (Global Research) Focusing on a scary report of a British foreign policy think tank, Finian Cunningham describes intelligence agencies in the U.S., Britain, France and NATO as attempting to raise the “specter” of [...]
SHELL OIL COMPANY: YOU’RE POLLUTING THE ALASKAN ENVIRONMENT—AND BESIDES THAT, YOU ARE ON INDIAN WATER! (Indian Country Today) A native land claims group, REDOIL (Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands) joins 6 environmental groups in protesting EPA’s granting permits to Shell to drill “exploratory” oil wells in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska’s northwest coast. ` [...]
“SEVERELY WEAKENED” AL-QAEDA IS SHOWING A SERIOUS CASE OF SURVIVAL IN THE FORM OF ITS LOCAL “FRANCHISES.” (Asia Times) Defense Secretary Panetta’s claim that operations like the capture of Osama bin Laden have put al-Qaeda “on the decline” is again belied by recent terrorist attacks in Iraq and Syria. While the central leadership may have [...]
CIA IS AQAP’S BEST FRIEND IN YEMEN. (Antiwar.com) Persistent drone strikes against “terrorists” in Yemen are producing a bonanza harvest of support of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), unpopular because of its “blunders” in attacks on women in an area that depends heavily on their labor. Resentment of the drone attacks carried out by [...]
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