World

By Robert Fisk From The Independent A middle-aged nonentity, a political failure outstripped by history – by the millions of Arabs demanding freedom and democracy in the Middle East –…
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By David Swanson From WarIsACrime.org The plane I was on landed in Washington, D.C., Sunday night, and the pilot came on the intercom to tell everyone to celebrate: our government had…
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By Mark Weisbrot From The Guardian The killing of Osama bin Laden is being celebrated by the US media and government officials who spin it as one of the most important events since 11…
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By Jorge Piñon From The Miami Herald On June 3, 1979, Pemex's exploratory oil well Ixtoc I in Mexico's Bay of Campeche suffered a blowout resulting in what was at the time one of…
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By David Brooks From La Jornada It is said that some American politician, justifying Washington's support for dictators, declared that "Somoza is a son of a bitch, but he's our son…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Revolutions sometimes start with a small spark, a moment when courage overcomes fear and a determined individual decides to stand up against…
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By Mark Weisbrot Taken from The Guardian It has become fashionable since Spain's economy began to decline to make comparisons to Germany, which is rebounding strongly. The idea is…
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By Patrick J. Buchanan From the Buchanan blog Among the biggest losers of the Egyptian uprising are, first, the Mubaraks, who are finished, and, next, the United States and Israel.…
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By Michael Ratner  From The Guardian  The Centre for Constitutional Rights filed papers encouraging Judge Eloy Velasco and the Spanish national court to do what the United States will…
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By Carol Rosenberg From The Miami Herald MIAMI — It was three months into Barack Obama's presidency, and the administration -- under pressure to do something about alleged abuses in…
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