In the wake of Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 viral video frenzy and the cataclysmic meltdown of the organization’s leader Jason Russell, it is worth deconstructing the phenomenon beyond mere criticisms […]
Mar 27, 2012 | Categories: Latest News | Tags: Africa, cayman island bank account, china, cnooc, fraud, invisible children, jason russell, joesph kony, kony 2012, news around world, oil, resources, state department cables, uganda resoucres, war, war and conflict, Wikileaks | 11 Comments »
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Have a listen to excerpts of my interview with Michael Ratner, from which I quote liberally in this article. Mr. Ratner is president […]
Nov 18, 2010 | Categories: Latest News, Wikileaks | Tags: Bush, Bush Six, Center for Constitutional Rights, Eric Holder, FRAGO 242, Iraq, Julian Assange, Michael Ratner, Military Commissions Act, news about journalism, news around world, Obama, Omar Khadr, Rumsfeld, the war in middle east, torture, war, war and conflict, war crimes, War on Terror, waterboarding, Wikileaks | 9 Comments »
On March 19, 2003, I was sitting at the bar of Jaks Tap in Chicago’s West Loop with a friend when the large television screen above flickered for a moment. […]
Nov 17, 2010 | Categories: Latest News, Middle East, Wikileaks | Tags: Bush, Bush Six, CCR, CNN, Eric Holder, Fascism, FRAGO 242, Ilario Pantano, Iraq, Julian Assange, Michael Ratner, Military Commissions Act, news about journalism, news around world, Obama, Omar Khadr, propaganda, Rumsfeld, the war in middle east, torture, war, war and conflict, war crimes, War on Terror, waterboarding, Wikileaks, WMD | 2 Comments »
by Angus Stickler and Emma Slater At least 122,000 civilians were killed during the US-led occupation of Iraq, 15,000 more than previously thought. The civilian toll accounts for 80 per […]
Nov 16, 2010 | Categories: Iraq, Latest News, Middle East, Wikileaks | Tags: Iraq, murder, news around world, the war in middle east, USA, war, war and conflict, war crimes, Wikileaks | 1 Comment »
By Josh Steiber Josh Stieber was deployed in “The Surge” from Feb 07-Apr 08. Assigned to a district near Sadr City in Baghdad, the Infantry Company that Stieber deployed with […]
Oct 24, 2010 | Categories: Iraq, Latest News, Wikileaks | Tags: Accountability, congress, government, Iraq, news around world, the war in middle east, torture, US Army, war, war and conflict, war crimes, Wikileaks | Leave A Comment »
The much talked about August 9 Time magazine cover, unabashed in its aim to shore up support for the war effort in Afghanistan, has left many still shaking their heads […]
Aug 15, 2010 | Categories: #1 Reads, Afghanistan, Analysis, Latest News | Tags: Afghanistan, Bibi Aisha, domestic abuse, Jodi Bieber, Karzai, mutilation, news around world, oppression, propaganda, PTSD, Shiite Personal Status Law, Taliban, the war in middle east, Time magazine, violence, war, war and conflict | 8 Comments »