Who Hacked the White House?
When the hacking of Sony's computer system produced a brouhaha of ridiculous proportions, the government's pet "experts" were quick to blame North Korea. The rationale: Since Sony was releasing a pretty awful anti-North Korean propaganda film, it was only obvious that...
From the Fall of Saigon to Our Fallen Empire
Originally posted at TomDispatch. “It just started out as a simple goodbye song,” James Douglas Morrison told reporter Jerry Hopkins. “Probably just to a girl, but I could see how it could be goodbye to a kind of childhood... I think it's...
Bombers Return to Baghdad; 182 Killed across Iraq
298 Killed in Iraq as Militants Attack Border Posts
Stuck in Area A: Disowning the Palestinians
Are you surprised that there has been little mobilization to help Yarmouk, the Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus, which is overrun by militants, and besieged by the Syrian army? Palestinians – and Syrians – there are killed in a myriad of ways,...
46 Killed in Iraq, including Army Division Commander
Iraqis have the Golden Brigade to thank for recent advances by security forces, but they only number about 5,000 men and are already stretched too thin to be counted on for long-term stability, particularly in Anbar province. Meanwhile, the Kataib Hezbollah group is...
The Clintons, Crony Capitalism, and American Foreign Policy
The income stream of the Clinton Foundation, which includes many millions of dollars from foreign governments and individuals with close links to foreign governments, has created a firestorm of controversy. A forthcoming book, Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and...
The Scandal of the DEA
On Tuesday, it was widely reported that the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is projected to resign in the wake up an agency sex scandal. Michele Leonhart herself was not involved in the hiring of Colombian prostitutes, but as is tradition, someone...
Houthi Arms Bonanza Came From Saleh, Not Iran
As the Saudi bombing campaign against Houthi targets in Yemen continues, notwithstanding a temporary pause, the corporate media narrative about the conflict in Yemen is organized decisively around the idea that it is a proxy war between Iran on one side and the Saudis...