By James Petras and Robin B. Abaya, Global Research, Mar. 30, 2011 Introduction Many critics of the ongoing Euro-US wars in the Middle East and, now, North Africa, have based their arguments on clichés and generalizations devoid of fact. The…
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War on Libya and control of the Mediterranean
Obama’s Bay of Pigs in Libya: Imperialist aggression shreds UN Charter
After Sendai
What US Air Power Actually Does
Rally: Stop US drone attacks on Pakistan
Location: U.S. Consulate, 201 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg Organizer: ACTION 1:21 Background: We are a Christian group that believes following Jesus involves working for justice and peace. Our name is derived from Phillipians 1:21, a Bible verse “for me, to live…
WikiLeaks: US and China in military standoff over space missiles
By Tim Ross, Holly Watt and Christopher Hope, The Telegraph, Feb. 2, 2011 The United States threatened to take military action against China during a secret “star wars” arms race within the past few years, according to leaked documents obtained…
Revival of a Military Option: Israel’s Covert War Against Iran Is On
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach, Global Research, January 26, 2011 After talks in Istanbul between Iran and the West on its nuclear program broke down on January 22, the danger of revival of a military option looms large. It may not come…
The logic of imperial insanity and the road to World War III
By Andrew Gavin Marshall, Global Research, Jan. 14, 2011 Defining the Imperial Stratagem In the late 1990s Brzezinski wrote up the design for America’s imperial project in the 21st century in his book, “The Grand Chessboard.” He stated bluntly that,…
Even lost wars make corporations rich
By Chris Hedges, Truthdig, Jan. 10, 2011 Power does not rest with the electorate. It does not reside with either of the two major political parties. It is not represented by the press. It is not arbitrated by a judiciary…