Saturday, 18 February 2012

It's Time We Recognised the Blair Government's Criminality

By John Pilger

In the kabuki theatre of British parliamentary politics, great crimes do not happen and criminals go free.


The Islamist Plot: The Untold Story of the Libyan Rebellion

By John Rosenthal

The uprising in Libya was the realization not of democratic aspirations, but of the longstanding ambitions of Islamic extremists.

Would You Vote For This Man?

By Mike Whitney

February 17, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- Would you vote for a guy who planned to surround himself with like-minded people who'd run the state like a machine? A man who'd pick fights with big oil, big pharma and Wall Street? A man who'd shrug off divisive issues --like abortion, stem cells and gay marriage-- and focus on poverty, jobs, redistribution, and class?

Would you vote for a firebrand, a demagogue, a populist, a leftist tyrant? Who you vote for someone who'd bend the rules to make the country a fairer place for everyone?

Mike Whitney lives in Washington state. He can be reached at fergiewhitney@msn.com