Sunday, April 3, 2016
Europe’s Terror Blowback
The Paris and Brussels attacks are blowback from what Islamic State terrorists see as betrayal by Western benefactors who thought using jihadists could bring “regime change” in Syria, says Pakistani analyst Nauman Sadiq. By Nauman Sadiq France under President Nicolas Sarkozy played…
Behind Brazil’s ‘Regime Change’
Government “corruption” – trumpeted by international media and exploited by U.S.-funded NGOs – is a favorite weapon for discrediting and removing populist leaders, as is now occurring in Brazil, explains Dan Steinbock. By Dan Steinbock While international media focuses on Brazil’s mass demonstrations against…
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Will China Take Lead on Global Warming?
As the American Right continues to reject climate-change science, China is showing signs of taking the lead in developing cutting-edge technology to combat global warming, writes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar. By Paul R. Pillar A common argument made by…
How Israeli Propaganda Succeeds
Pervasive Israeli propaganda has blinded many Americans to the injustice meted out to Palestinians, a “group think” that a new documentary calls “The Occupation of the American Mind,” reviewed by Abba A. Solomon. By Abba A. Solomon Harriet Beecher Stowe is reputed…
Friday, April 1, 2016
Cleaning Up Hillary’s Libyan Mess
Exclusive: U.S. officials are pushing a dubious new scheme to “unify” a shattered Libya, but the political risk at home is that voters will finally realize Hillary Clinton’s responsibility for the mess, writes Robert Parry. By Robert Parry Hillary Clinton’s…
The ‘Hybrid War’ of Economic Sanctions
U.S. politicians love the “silver bullet” of economic sanctions to punish foreign adversaries, but the weapon’s overuse is driving China and Russia to develop countermeasures, as British diplomat Alastair Crooke explains. By Alastair Crooke Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told a large…
The Establishment Strikes Back at Obama
Since President Obama went public with his objections to U.S. foreign policy orthodoxy and its many wars, the Establishment has been striking back with a fury, notes ex-CIA analyst Melvin A. Goodman. By Melvin A. Goodman The most fascinating aspect…
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