(CHICAGO) — In America, money power controls elections. People have no say. Each party replicates the other. Venezuela is different. Voters take full advantage. They choose real democrats over fake ones. It shows in how Venezuelans are governed. On Oct. 7, they re-elected Chavez overwhelmingly. On Dec. 16, they’ll vote again in regional elections. At […]
(CHICAGO) — In America, money power controls elections. People have no say. Each party replicates the other. Venezuela is different. Voters take full advantage. They choose real democrats over fake ones. It shows in how Venezuelans are governed. On Oct. 7, they re-elected Chavez overwhelmingly. On Dec. 16, they’ll vote again in regional elections. At […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a splash with a hand-drawn cartoon of a bomb, its fuse lit, at the podium of the UN’s General Assembly in September. He drew, in red magic marker, a thick red line. This, he said, is the red line the world should set before Iran on its nuclear development. The ploy […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a splash with a hand-drawn cartoon of a bomb, its fuse lit, at the podium of the UN’s General Assembly in September. He drew, in red magic marker, a thick red line. This, he said, is the red line the world should set before Iran on its nuclear development. The ploy […]
By Chris Woods and Alice K Ross Recent conflicts in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq have seen almost 1,200 drone strikes over the past five years, according to new data released to the Bureau. The information, much of it classified until now, shows that US Air Force drones carried out most of the 1,168 attacks. However […]
By Chris Woods and Alice K Ross Recent conflicts in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq have seen almost 1,200 drone strikes over the past five years, according to new data released to the Bureau. The information, much of it classified until now, shows that US Air Force drones carried out most of the 1,168 attacks. However […]
A lot has changed in the world over the last quarter century, but nowhere is this more evident than in the tiny, Emirate of Dubai, located on the Persian Gulf. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is made up of seven Emirates of which Dubai and the capital Abu Dhabi are most known. When I first […]
A lot has changed in the world over the last quarter century, but nowhere is this more evident than in the tiny, Emirate of Dubai, located on the Persian Gulf. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is made up of seven Emirates of which Dubai and the capital Abu Dhabi are most known. When I first […]
The world is producing too much carbon dioxide to limit global warming to a few degrees, reports the AP. Global carbon emissions rose by 3 percent in 2011, meaning the world’s nations burned enough fossil fuels to pump nearly 38.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the air. That’s about a billion tons more than the […]
The world is producing too much carbon dioxide to limit global warming to a few degrees, reports the AP. Global carbon emissions rose by 3 percent in 2011, meaning the world’s nations burned enough fossil fuels to pump nearly 38.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the air. That’s about a billion tons more than the […]
By Michael Grabell, Dafna Linzer, and Jeff Larson In late October, Syria asked Iraqi authorities to grant air access for a cargo plane transporting refurbished attack helicopters from Russia, according to flight records obtained by ProPublica. With Turkish and European airspace off limits to Syrian arms shipments, the regime of Bashar al-Assad needs Iraq’s air […]
By Michael Grabell, Dafna Linzer, and Jeff Larson In late October, Syria asked Iraqi authorities to grant air access for a cargo plane transporting refurbished attack helicopters from Russia, according to flight records obtained by ProPublica. With Turkish and European airspace off limits to Syrian arms shipments, the regime of Bashar al-Assad needs Iraq’s air […]
(CHICAGO) — A previous article discussed Obama’s kill list. Another explained his “disposition matrix.” Both constitute elevating Murder, Inc. to a higher level. Obama now wants more. He wants murder legalized. On Nov. 24, the New York Times headlined, “Election Spurred a Move to Codify US Drone Policy,” saying pre-election, Obama “accelerated work … to […]
(CHICAGO) — A previous article discussed Obama’s kill list. Another explained his “disposition matrix.” Both constitute elevating Murder, Inc. to a higher level. Obama now wants more. He wants murder legalized. On Nov. 24, the New York Times headlined, “Election Spurred a Move to Codify US Drone Policy,” saying pre-election, Obama “accelerated work … to […]
