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How a Nonexistent Bomb Cylinder Distorts the Iran Nuclear Issue
The persistence of a discredited storyline shows just how far US and other media has tilted toward the Orwellian model.
From Agent Orange to “Kill Lists”: “Brilliant” Psy-Ops Become the News
On 28 May, President Obama launched a campaign to falsify the history of the war in Vietnam.
A Coup in Cairo: As Muslim Brotherhood Claims Election Victory, Military Strips President of Power
Tens of thousands of Egyptians protested Tuesday night in Cairou2019s Tahrir Square in a rally called by the Muslim Brotherhood, expressing outrage over the armyu2019s decree late Sunday that …
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What Happens When You Talk to the Public About Drones
The purpose of the 2012 Know Drones Tour is to do sidewalk public education, working with other groups to help generate a citizens movement to stop US drone attacks …
Ahead of September Trial, Bradley Manning Seeks Withheld Gov’t Evidence and Dismissal of 10 Charges
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: For just the third time since he was arrested over two years ago, alleged Army whistleblower Bradley Manning was seen by the public this week. His three-day …
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Drone Kill List: Not News?
Depite the gravity of the issue, even the NYT can't make drone kill lists a media issue.
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The War Drones On…
The increasing toll taken by these robotic executioners is beginning to register with the public, after many years of automated death from above in our adventurist wars. Still, the …
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Why I Returned My Medals
On May 20, during the first day of the NATO Summit in Chicago, Mr. Clumpner returned his medals along with 43 other veterans.
Attorney: “NATO 3” Activists Detained on Terror Charges in Chicago Are Victims of Police Entrapment
Following a weekend that saw nearly 100 arrests of protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago, we speak with National Lawyers Guild attorney Sarah Gelsomino, who represents one of …
Tom Morello, Troubadour for Justice
Songs of social protest — music and the quest for justice — have long been intertwined, and the troubadours of troubling times — Guthrie, Seeger, Baez, Dylan, and Springsteen …