A beggar in Kabul; as winter approaches, half of Afghans may not get enough to eat, the US Famine Early Warning Systems Network says. Photo: Getty By Patrick Cockburn, The Independent, Dec. 13, 2010 The most extraordinary failure of the…
Tom Flanagan’s “Joke” directed against Wikileaks Julian Assange by Prof. Michael Keefer, Global Research, Dec. 7, 2010 Tom Flanagan, University of Calgary political science professor, right-wing pundit, and mentor and former senior advisor to Prime Minister Harper, has earned himself…
By The People’s Commission Network, Dec. 9, 2010 Federal Court Judge Simon Noel today ruled to uphold the security certificate against Mohamed Harkat as “reasonable”. December 10th is International Human Rights Day and the 8th anniversary of Mohamed’s arrest under…
US Now in Afghanistan Longer Than Soviets By Patrick Cockburn, Counterpunch, Dec. 8, 2010 US forces have now stayed longer in Afghanistan than the Soviet army during Moscow’s ill-fated intervention. The US military late last month exceeded the nine years…
By Robert Fisk, The Independent, Nov. 30, 2010 Since there are now three conflicts in the greater Middle East; Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel/”Palestine” and maybe another Lebanese war in the offing, it might be a good idea to take a look…
By Chris Hedges, Truthdig, Dec. 6, 2010 Innocence, as defined by law, makes us complicit with the crimes of the state. To do nothing, to be judged by the state as an innocent, is to be guilty. It is to…
