Posted on June 14, 2008 by pormadi
June 13, 2008
Obama Is a Truly Democratic Expansionist
by John Pilger
In 1941, the editor Edward Dowling wrote: “The two greatest obstacles to democracy in the United States are, first, the widespread delusion among the poor that we have a democracy, and second, the chronic terror among the rich, lest we get it.” What has changed? The [...]
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Posted on June 14, 2008 by pormadi
June 13, 2008
Deadly ‘Diplomacy’
by Norman Solomon
With 223 days left in his presidency, George W. Bush laid more flagstones along a path to war on Iran. There was the usual declaration that “all options are on the table” – and, just as ominously, much talk of diplomacy.
Three times on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports, Bush “called [...]
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Posted on June 14, 2008 by pormadi
Suharto, the Model Killer, and His Friends in High Places
by John Pilger
In my film Death of a Nation, there is a sequence filmed on board an Australian aircraft flying over the island of Timor. A party is in progress, and two men in suits are toasting each other in champagne. “This is an historically unique [...]
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