Who to Trust on a Truth Commission?
A fatal flaw for a George W. Bush truth commission may be the lack of a Washington ''wise man'' to tell the truth.
by Robert Parry | 06.26.09
Tarnished Shields: The Morally Bankrupt 'Family Values' Republican Leadership
Gov. Sanford isn't the only "family values" philanderer and hypocrite.
by Walter Brasch | 06.26.09
America's "Bases of Empire"
Instead of providing safety and security, a thousand US military bases incite antagonism, opposition and blowback against an American occupier.
by Stephen Lendman | 06.25.09
Twelve Angry White People:
Jury Nullification in a Pennsylvania Coal Town
Thousands rallied against what they believed were lax immigration enforcement, and argued that a murdered Mexican would still be alive if he had not been an illegal immigrant.
by Walter Brasch | 06.24.09
Touring Empire's Ruins – From Detroit to the Amazon
In mythological terms Detroit remains the ancestral birthplace of storied American capitalism. And looking back in the years to come, the sudden disintegration of the Big Three this year will surely be seen as a blow to the American system.
by Greg Grandin | 06.24.09
Employers are Undermining the Economic Stimulus Program
Are employers using the economic crisis as an excuse to further attack and undermine workers and their incomes?
by Dave Lindorff | 06.23.09
Criminalizing Dissent: Obama Pot Calls Iranian Kettle Black
If the Pentagon is teaching its people to equate protest with “low-level terrorism,” how different, really, is Washington from Tehran?
by Dave Lindorff | 06.19.09
Afghanistan's Operation Phoenix – At the end of the Vietnam War a similar misguided U.S. campaign assassinated or accidentally killed 80,000
Obama's war aims to pacify the country and Afghan/Pakistan border areas through scorched earth terror and targeted assassinations. General McChrystal has the job, a man one observer said "comes from a world where killing by any means is the norm and a blanket of government secrecy provides the necessary protection."
by Stephen Lendman | 06.17.09
Are You Ready for War with a Demonized Iran? – Why the US Wants to Delegitimize the Iranian Elections
Consumed by its passion for hegemony, America is driven to prevail over others, morality and justice be damned. This world-threatening script will play until America bankrupts itself and has so alienated the rest of the world that it is isolated and universally despised.
by Paul Craig Roberts | 06.16.09
Where's the Anger as the Wheels Come Off Obama's and the Democrats' Recovery Program?
So far, most Americans remain unaware of the scale of this crisis. The news media continue to tout shamelessly whatever signs of recovery they can detect, leaving all those whose personal finances are falling apart to feel like it’s just their problem.
by Dave Lindorff | 06.13.09
Waiving the Rules for Old Glory
Americans use flags and flag-decorated clothes, most of them made by non-union labor in China and other overseas countries, to "prove" they are more patriotic than the next person.
by Walter Brasch | 06.10.09
Obama's Era of Openness Is Closed
President Obama pledged an "era" of openness but now is shutting the door on proof of "war on terror" crimes.
by Robert Parry | 06.10.09
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It's All Good, Again: 'Uptick' in the American-Made Tides of Violence in Iraq
The recent "uptick" in military fatalities and wounded is just part of the endless ebb and flow of death that the bipartisan American war on Iraq has set in motion. These bloodsoaked tides will continue to "surge" across the conquered land as the years of America's military implantation drag on and on.
by Chris Floyd | 06.25.09
Obama Opposes Plame-gate Release
Barack Obama's lawyers are protecting another Bush-era secret, Dick Cheney's Plame-gate interview
by Jason Leopold | 06.22.09
Dexter's Legions: The "Good" Killers of the "Good" War – The difference is Dexter doesn't kill innocent civilians...
by Chris Floyd | 06.21.09
Extending the Tradition: Proudly Taking American Torture Into the Future
Obama has not "abolished torture," any more than he has abolished the worldwide American gulag -- or indeed, renounced any of the autocratic powers claimed by Bush, including the "right" of the Unitary Executive to seize and hold anyone on earth indefinitely, without charges -- or to have them murdered in "extrajudicial assassinations."
by Chris Floyd | 06.18.09
New UN Report Denounces America's Human Rights Record
The UN Human Rights Council called America's human rights record "deplorable," and in need of major changes. It deserves credit for revealing what US authorities try hard to suppress and ignore.
by Stephen Lendman | 06.15.09
Fear Rules – Fear has made every American a suspect, eroded our rights, and compromised our humanity.
A $385 million US government contract was given by the Bush/Cheney Regime to Cheney’s company, Halliburton, to build “detention centers” in the US. The corporate media never explained for whom the detention centers are intended.
by Paul Craig Roberts | 06.14.09
Tell ABC: Include Single-Payer in Healthcare Debate – Network says June 24 special will cover 'all sides'
Polls show single-payer is favored by a majority of both the public and physicians. However, corporate media have demonstrated a profound aversion to talking about single-payer.
SOURCE: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) | 06.23.09
Hypocrisy and Hope: Western Coverage, Iranian Courage
While the Iranians continue to work out their own destiny, coverage of the events in the Western press have swiftly—and incorrectly—fitted the Iranian unrest into the now-standard template where plucky, pro-Western forces rise up against their oppressors.
by Chris Floyd | 06.17.09
Excusing Outrages of the Right
As the angry American Right ramps up its rhetoric, the U.S. news media mostly looks the other way.
by Robert Parry | 06.15.09
Tying Obama to Bush's Budget Mess
Republicans blame President Obama for an ocean of red ink, but a study shows most came from President Bush.
by Robert Parry | 06.11.09
Letters to the Editor
by Readers | Ongoing
Open Letters:
Mr. Holder, You Must Hold Torturers Accountable
As good citizens, we are writing to you out of duty, knowing that if felonies have been committed we are to inform a magistrate. Silently to observe the commission of a felony, without using any endeavors to apprehend the offender, is a misprision.
SOURCE: Joy First and numerous Signatories | 06.24.09
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Obama's Financial Reform Proposal - A Stealth Scheme for Global Monetary Control
Proposed regulation reforms promote Wall Street's 'product,' debt creation, at the expense of the economy at large, and lets financial chieftains continue to self-regulate and to keep all their gains from the past decade's worth of fraudulent lending, scot-free. The proposals notably protect the Bush administration's pro-creditor policies that fostered the Bubble Economy in the first place.
by Stephen Lendman | 06.23.09
Cyberscares About Cyberwars Equal Cybermoney—Watching the Cybermilitary-Industrial Complex Form
Is the United States really in a hypercrisis that warrants putting the word cyber in front of everything and multibillions more in the pockets of military-industrial corporations?
by Frida Berrigan | 06.10.09
Iran Divided & the 'October Suprise'
Today's divisions in Iran's leadership date back to secret decisions made to influence a U.S. election in 1980.
by Robert Parry | 06.25.09
Astringent Corrective: AbuKhalil on Iran's Turmoil
Professor As'ad AbuKhalil rightly notes the rank hypocrisy of Barack Obama's statement on the turmoil in Iran...
by Chris Floyd | 06.23.09
Reviewing F. William Engdahl's "Full Spectrum Dominance: Totalitarian Democracy in the New World Order:" Part I
In late 1989, America had a choice. As the sole remaining superpower, it could have worked for a new era of peace and prosperity. Instead, Washington, under GHW Bush and his successors, chose stealth, deception, lies and wars to attempt to control the Eurasian Heartland – and by extension planet earth – through an agenda later called "full spectrum dominance."
by Stephen Lendman | 06.22.09
Are the Iranian Protests Another US Orchestrated “Color Revolution?” – Is This the Culmination of Two Years of Destabilization?
On June 29, 2008, Seymour Hersh reported: “Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran.... These operations were described in a Presidential Finding signed by Bush, and are designed to destabilize the country’s religious leadership.”
by Paul Craig Roberts | 06.20.09
Through a Glass Darkly: Sifting Myth and Fact on Iran
American militarists have already made it clear that they prefer a victory for the incumbent Ahmadinejad; after all, without a readily demonizable figure as the public face of Iran, their unquenchable lust for conquering Persia becomes that much harder to consummate.
by Chris Floyd | 06.20.09
Iran's Election and US - Iranian Elections
Who can say if Ardesir Ommni or others are right or if Washington is plotting regime change, much like before in Iran and throughout the world. Thus far, events are fast moving with no clear outcome in sight.
by Stephen Lendman | 06.19.09
The Ir-Af-Pak War: Obama Looses the Manhunters – Charisma and the Imperial Presidency
Obama's new crew in Afghanistan are different than the counterinsurgency warriors in Iraq, they are spearheaded by counter-terrorist Special Ops' manhunters who engage in systematic assassination programs both on the ground and by robot aircraft, in the skies over the Pakistani tribal borderlands.
by Tom Engelhardt | 06.16.09
Israeli War Crimes Against Children During Operation Cast Lead
Besides vast destruction and mass population displacement, 313 children were killed among the 1414 who died over a 23-day period. Of the 5300 injured (many seriously), 1606 were children. In all cases, the vast majority were noncombatants.
by Stephen Lendman | 06.12.09
Position Vacant: "Publius" Sought
On Oct. 27, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers was published in the New York Independent. The series of 85 essays, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, were published under the pen name "Publius."
What writers today can pick up where "Publius" left off? Send samples to: editor@baltimorechronicle.com.
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