Rahm Emmanuel
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Jamie Kalven on the Laquan McDonald Cover-Up
The video that belied the official story of the police killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, along with an autopsy that also showed police’s initial story to be false, eventually came to light through the work of journalists—but not mainstream journalists Continue reading
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The Siege against Gaza: America’s Ongoing Support of Israeli Military and Intelligence Operations By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky
The raids on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, bear the mark of previous Israeli operations directed against unarmed civilians. It is a well established modus operandi of Israeli military-intelligence operations, which is tacitly supported by the US administration. The killing of civilians is intended to trigger a response by Palestinian resistance forces, which in turn justifies… Continue reading
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“Operation Justified Vengeance” by Michel Chossudovsky
The May 31st strike is a follow-up on “Operation Cast Lead” initiated in late December 2008. It is meant to enforce the status of Gaza as a de facto urban prison. Continue reading
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Spying on Americans: The Bipartisan National Security State – Telecoms Lobby US Congress By Tom Burghardt
The bipartisan consensus that encourages unaccountable secret state agencies to illegally spy on the American people under color of a limitless, and highly profitable, “war on terror” was dealt a (minor) blow October 13. Federal District Court Judge Jeffrey White denied a motion by the Obama administration that the court issue a 30-day stay to… Continue reading