talkingsticktv, Sept. 16, 2010 Talk by Stephen Bezruchka, MD, MPH, University of Washington and Stephen Gloyd, MD, MPH, University of Washington on “War: Origins, Consequences and Prevention” given April 25, 2010 at the 8th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference…
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Rhetoric about Iran a repeat of Iraq War propaganda?
TheRealNews | September 13, 2010 The Real News’ Paul Jay talks with David Gardner, Foreign Affairs Editor, Financial Times about the growth of war propaganda directed against Iran.
Another take on the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque”
Shame on America, Jews and the ADL By Rabbi Bruce Warshal, Jewish Journal, September 7, 2010 To begin, the mosque controversy does not involve a mosque. It is planned as a 13-story community center encompassing a swimming pool, 500-seat performing…
Imperialism, war and the management of democracy
Chris Hedges is an award-winning American author, journalist and teacher and an outspoken critic of globalization, war and U.S. foreign policy. Speaking at the Veterans for Peace 25th anniversary convention in Portland, Maine in August, Hedges presented a wide ranging…
Targetting Iran
Preparing for World War III, Targeting Iran Part I: Global Warfare by Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, August 1, 2010 Humanity is at a dangerous crossroads. War preparations to attack Iran are in “an advanced state of readiness”. Hi tech weapons…
The Real Axis of Evil
The Iran threat in the age of the real-axis-of-evil expansion By Edward Herman, Coldtype.net It is intriguing to see how whoever the United States and Israel find interfering with their imperial or dispossession plans is quickly demonized and becomes a…
Meeting a seven-year-old terror suspect
By Rick Salutin, rabble.ca, September 3, 2010 I met Abdullah, the seven-year-old terror suspect, at a dinner near Toronto on Canada Day. He came last year from Gaza with his dad, Izzeldin Abuelaish, who’s here teaching global health at the…
Stereotyping “the enemy”
Battlefield stereotypes that were fed to young minds By Robert Fisk, The Independent, Aug. 28, 2010 In the late 1950s, my father would drop by Reynolds paper shop in Maidstone High Street to buy pipe tobacco for himself and comics…
Kabul’s nightlife
Getting drunk in Kabul bars? Pass the sick bag by Sima Jilani, The Guardian, Aug. 31, 2010 “Kabul is the new Beirut.” This frivolous drivel fell from the mouth of a journalist in Afghanistan. She was effervescent with excitement about…
Psywar: The real battlefield is the mind
Psywar Film Reveals The Hidden Battle for Your Mind The new documentary “Psywar“ explores corporate and government use of propaganda and public relations to manipulate American people. The movie explores how the U.S. government staged events to manipulate public opinion…