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Lebanon and the Middle East continue to reject AIPAC’s H.R. 2278 as tensions rise Why doesn’t the US Embassy in Beirut ‘get it’?
Franklin Lamb, Beirut It is being reported in Beirut this morning that at exactly 3 a.m. Beirut time, a supporter of the National Lebanese Resistance led by Hezbollah, on duty above the Mediterranean coastal town of Saadyat, between Damour and Saida was… more »
Focus on Israel: Harvesting Haitian Organs
by Stephen Lendman On January 15, Haaretz reported that: "The Israel Defense Forces' aid mission to Haiti left Israel overnight (January 14) with equipment for setting up an emergency field hospital. Around 220 soldiers and officers (were) in the… more »
Why Five Members of SCOTUS are Nuttier Than Fruit Cakes !!
by len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy In the worst decision since Bush v Gore, the US Supreme Court has worked a 'miracle'. Five 'justices' --John G. Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Antony Kennedy --have conspired to turn mere… more »
A giant leap towards fascism
Mary Shaw On January 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that some are calling the Court's biggest blunder since the Dred Scott Decision. In the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court ruled that corporations may spend… more »
Focus on Haiti: Washington's Militarized Takeover
by Stephen Lendman Haiti is no stranger to adversity and anguish - over 500 years of severe oppression, slavery, despotism, colonization, reparations, embargoes, sanctions, deep poverty, starvation, unrepayable debt, and natural calamities from… more »
Is Israel preparing to attack Lebanon?
Salim Nazzal The headlines of the London based Al Sharq Al awsat last week reported high alertness in the Lebanese resistance towards a possible Israeli attack. The paper added too that Syria has called some of its reserved forces apparently for the… more »
Perseverance
By Timothy V. Gatto The dictionary describes perseverance as “dogged determination”. If there is anyone that has followed my political writings, they would know that my core issue with the way our government is structured is campaign finance reform. I… more »
SPECIAL EDITION E-BLAST FROM JIM HIGHTOWER
JIM HIGHTOWER Last September, I wrote The Hightower Lowdown about how the Roberts' Court could throw out over 100 years of campaign finance law. Remember their names: Alito, Kennedy, Roberts, Scalia, and Thomas. Yesterday, from within the dark isolation… more »
Disdain Versus Democracy
Joel S. Hirschhorn That strange sound you hear if you listen closely is Senator Ted Kennedy spinning in his grave. Could he have possibly imagined a worse consequence of his departure from the Senate when health care reform was so close? Absolutely not.… more »
My Country 'tis of thee-Corporatocracy! Of Thee I Sing
By Daniel Patrick Welch I know, I know. I’ve seen the blogosphere screeching about the Death of Democracy now that the Supreme Court has rolled back restrictions on corporate donations to political campaigns. Whiners. Haven’t you all stopped for even a… more »
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