Barack Obama was given the Peace Prize by the Nobel Committee in the hope that he would pursue an end to wars around the world. In fact, he is more of a warmonger than George Bush. So, we urge the Nobel Committee to ask for a return of the prize or for Barack Obama to [...]
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On Being Led By the Nose The Unchallenged Power of the Israel Lobby
By JAMES ABOUREZK James Abourezk is a former U.S. Senator, who practices law in Sioux Falls. He can be reached at georgepatton45@gmail.com. CounterPunch - July 12, 2010 I picked up a copy of a memoir written by the long-gone CIA Director, George Tenet. On the first page of the book’s preface, Mr. Tenet described what it [...]
Iraqi shoe-thrower’s release held back
Muntazer al-Zaida, who flung his brogues at George Bush, is due out today but prison says his papers are not ready Martin Chulov in Baghdad and Matthew Weaver guardian.co.uk, Monday 14 September 2009 Celebrations to mark the planned release of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George Bush have been put on hold [...]
Same policy, different face
U.S. Says Rendition to Continue, but With More Oversight WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will continue the Bush administration’s practice of sending terrorism suspects to third countries for detention and interrogation, but pledges to closely monitor their treatment to ensure that they are not tortured, administration officials said Monday.
In a corrupt world, nothing succeeds like satire!
by Greg Felton Mr. Greg Felton is a Canadian writer on the Middle East. He writes a political column every second Thursday for the Canadian Arab News, and is writing a book on the rise of fascism in the U.S. Media Monitors Network Tuesday, June 16, 2009 We live in irrational times, [...]
Obama in Cairo: A Bush in sheep’s clothing?
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada Once you strip away the mujamalat — the courtesies exchanged between guest and host — the substance of President Obama’s speech in Cairo indicates there is likely to be little real change in US policy. It is not necessary to divine Obama’s intentions — he may be [...]
From Guantánamo To The South Pacific: Is This A Joke?
by Andy Worthington Andy Worthington is a journalist and historian, based in London. He is the author of The Guantánamo Files, the first book to tell the stories of all the detainees in America’s illegal prison. For more information, visit his blog here: http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/ Published on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Let’s face [...]
Video: Recently Released Gitmo Detainee Talks to ABC News
Held Seven Years, Former Aid Worker Tells ABC News He Was Tortured By JAKE TAPPER, KAREN TRAVERS, and STEPHANIE Z. SMITH ABC News Internet Ventures June 8, 2009 For 7½ years, Lakhdar Boumediene was known simply by a number: “10005.” These were the digits assigned to him when [...]
Netanyahu cites secret deal with Bush to justify more settlements
Revelation puts more strain on relations with US as Obama heads for Middle East
Robert Fisk: Most Arabs know this speech will make little difference
I suspect that what the Arab world wants to hear is that Obama will take his soldiers out of Muslim lands
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