Category: Politics
Which Syrian Chemical Attack Account Is More Credible?
by Jim Naureckas | Sep 12, 2013 | Foreign Policy(Source: AP via Mint Press News) Let’s compare a couple of accounts of the mass deaths apparently caused by chemical weapons in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta on August 21. One account comes from the U.S. government (8/30/13), introduced by Secretary of State John Kerry. The other was published by a Minnesota-based news site called […]
I May Be Wrong About AIPAC
by M.J. Rosenberg | Sep 11, 2013 | Foreign PolicyUnless AIPAC improves its game, I may need to revise my view that it owns U.S. foreign policy on the Middle East, which it accomplished long ago by buying the US Congress. The perception of weakness leads to more weakness. Its ineptitude on Syria, combined with the clear evidence that the Congressmen who they bought […]
The USDA’s Reckless Plan
by Jill Richardson | Sep 11, 2013 | PoliticsMy friend Jim, a farmer, jokes about bringing a bowl of manure and a spoon to the farmers’ markets where he sells his beef. “My beef has no manure in it, but you can add some,” he’d like to tell his customers. I’m sure you’d pass on manure as a condiment. But unless you’re a […]
Moscow Deal: Winners and Losers
by Helena Cobban | Sep 10, 2013 | Foreign Policy(Source: Reuters) As of now, the Moscow deal looks like win-win-win for everyone with legitimate interests in the Syria situation. Winners First of all and most importantly, it is a win for the vast majority of the Syrian people—those who are desperate for an end to the conflict and want nothing more than to go […]
Our Fossil-Fueled Future
by Michael Klare | Sep 10, 2013 | Environment(Source: AFP) What sort of fabulous new energy systems will the world possess in 2040? Which fuels will supply the bulk of our energy needs? And how will that change the global energy equation, international politics, and the planet’s health? If the experts at the U.S. Department of Energy are right, the startling “new” fuels […]
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