Mistrust of the United States, particularly US President George W. Bush, has grown steadily in western Europe over the past 10 months while anti-American sentiment in the Arab world remains pervasive, says a major new public-opinion poll of nine countries. Large...
The Meaning of Madrid
The neocons wanted a new world war and now they have it. That is the meaning of the Madrid attacks, in which 201 people were killed and over a thousand wounded, for which Al Qaeda has taken responsibility. In the run-up to the invasion and occupation of Iraq,...
Government Lies on Iraq, Bombings, Led to Defeat at the Polls
Within just four days, terrorism radically changed the direction of the general elections that took place Sunday in Spain, and tested the public's tolerance of concealment and manipulation of information in the investigation effort. On Sunday, the governing Popular...
Mayhem in Madrid
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The Iraq War: Is the United States Better Off?
Before the Iraq war began, the President and his Administration claimed that Saddam Hussein was an immediate threat to the United States. The country had weapons of mass destruction and could use them against America or give them to terrorist groups. The White House...
Spanish Blowback: Iraq War Boomerangs
It was just last week, on the eve of the bloodiest act of terrorism in Europe's modern history, that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director George Tenet warned that the U.S. administration's optimistic rhetoric on winning the "war on terrorism" was premature....
Greece Cracks Down on Political Asylum as NATO Called in for Olympics Security
NATO is being asked to take a hand in security for the Olympic Games to be held in Athens in August. The day after bombs killed some 200 and wounded more than 1,400 in Madrid, the Greek government formally asked the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to get...
The Deteriorating Political Economy of Palestine
An interview conducted by Saul Landau on "Hot Talk" radio Cal Poly Pomona. Check out his other interviews. High Bandwidth (DSL or Cable modem): Low Bandwidth (dial-up modem):Leila Farsakh, a Palestinian political economist, is a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for...
America’s Financial War on Terror: Fighting for Failure
It is a key to winning any war that one knows the nature of their opponent. However, from the moment the planes hit the World Trade Center, the United States government has not only made no meaningful effort to understand the nature of its enemy but has sought to...
Come on Down to the Intelligence Blowout Sale!
My fellow Americans, Im angry. My blood started bubbling when I read that our government is still paying $340,000 per month to Iraqi National Congress leader Ahmed Chalabi. Chalabi, who calls himself a "hero in error" for spreading distortions that midwifed a...


