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Obama's Lawless Authorization of Military Commissions Injustice
by Stephen Lendman On March 7, New York Times writers Scott Shane and Mark Landler headlined, "Obama Clears Way for Guantanamo Trials," saying: By Executive Order (EO), Obama authorized their use "with revamped procedures but implicitly admitt(ed) the… more »
State Terror Put to the Ultimate Test: Qaddafi’s War on Libya
By Numerian posted by Michael Collins The extraordinary brutality employed by the Qaddafi regime against its own people has few modern precedents. Dictators tend to reserve their use of state terror for political or sectarian enemies. Saddam Hussein… more »
Wisconsin Democrats Plan Capitulation
by Stephen Lendman Three weeks and counting since Wisconsin public workers began heroically protesting for rights too important to lose, including collective bargaining without which all others are threatened. Daily, many thousands braved cold and snow… more »
Libya, Gas Prices, and the Big Payday at Your Expense
Another Triumph for The Money Party Michael Collins The average price for a gallon of gas rose 30% from $2.69 in July 2010 to $3.49 as of March 6. Most of that 30% has come in just the last few days. We're about to embark on another period of let the… more »
Tags: citizens, crude oil, economy, energy, gas prices, gouging, increases, libya, per gallon, saudi arabia, the money party, uae
For International Women's Day, the true recipe for equality
Mary Shaw March 8 is International Women's Day (IWD), a day celebrated worldwide to mark the economic, political, and social achievements of women. And, while women's rights have advanced considerably in a world of still mostly patriarchal cultures, we… more »
The Social Snobbery of Free Trade
Ian Fletcher Skepticism about free trade is often stigmatized with ad hominem attacks. These mostly come down to variations on the following: “Protectionists are dummies, losers, incompetents, hippies, rednecks, dinosaurs, closet socialists, or… more »
U.S. Human Rights Policy is Self-serving and Duplicitous: George Katsiaficas
Interview by Kourosh Ziabari George Katsiaficas is a renowned university professor, sociologist, author and activist. He is a visiting American Professor of Humanities and Sociology at Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea where he teaches… more »
America's War on Libya
by Stephen Lendman Since WW II alone, America waged direct and proxy wars against Korea, Southeast Asia, Central and South American countries, African ones, Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, and now Egypt and Libya. One down, one to go, besides dozens of… more »
Has The Lebanon Tribunal Drama Become Farce?
Franklin Lamb Zahle, Lebanon This observer had a wild day in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley yesterday. Then again, for one reason or another, it seems that every time I go to the Bekaa it turns into a wild day. It was to be a quick trip to the city of Zahle to… more »
Extrajudicial Assassinations: Official Israeli Policy
by Stephen Lendman Extrajudicial assassinations are willful, premeditated, cold-blooded murder. Nonetheless, they're official Israeli policy. Killers get impunity. Investigations rarely happen. Occasional ones absolve crimes, letting new ones repeat… more »
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