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US Interventions in the World since WW II
US military and CIA interventions in the world since World War II.
Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, Uncle Sam, Global Gangster
With the United States now well into the second decade of what the Pentagon has styled an “era of persistent conflict,” the war formerly known as the global war on terrorism (unofficial acronym WFKATGWOT) appears increasingly fragmented and…
Omar Khayyam (33)
Night and day preceded you and me. The vault of the sky revolved upon some work. Be careful to tread lightly on the earth– you’re […]
Ayatollah Santorum Excommunicates Obama, Mainstream Protestants
Rick Santorum attacked President Obama on Saturday for his theology. Although people assumed that Santorum was, like other conservatives, hinting around that Obama is not […]
History Lesson on US-Iran Relations
A history lesson on American relations with Iran:
Ring of Iranian Bases Threatens US
I had grabbed an earlier version of this graphic off a Democratic Underground bulletin board from 2005. It made the point that the United States, […]
Omar Khayyam (31)
Don’t try every door because of some bauble; you just have to accept the good and bad of your time; a shake of the cup […]
General Assembly Condemns Syria as Regime Bombards Homs Again
The world condemned the Syria regime’s brutal crackdown on its own people at the UN General Assembly on Thursday. What would be the response of […]
Tomgram: Ari Berman, The Politics of the Super Rich
At a time when it’s become a cliché to say that Occupy Wall Street has changed the nation’s political conversation — drawing long overdue attention to the struggles of the 99% — electoral politics and the 2012 presidential el…
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