Zahir Ebrahim – Anatomy of Conspiracy Theory

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

WRITTEN BY ZAHIR EBRAHIM     Some may rationally ponder that how is it, that such a long running global conspiracy for world government as outlined in Project Humanbeingsfirst's report "The Enduring Capitalist Conspiracy for World Government", can be kept alive across centuries and across geographies. This brief paper examines that question. Noam ...

Nima Shirazi – ‘Néjàd Vu, All Over Again: The Media, ‘Pretext,’ Context, & 9/11

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Despite a nearly endless barrage of reporting on Iran's nuclear energy program, the US government's push for a new round of sanctions, and on-going efforts to foment regime change in the Islamic Republic, all had been relatively quiet on the Ahmadinejad front in the Western press for some time. Until now. The ...

Khalil Nakhleh – How Must We Explain Our Century-old Struggle to a Foreign Audience?

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Personal reflections on my forthcoming lecture  Since the date for my new lecture became fixed, a few months back, at my alma mater university in the State of Minnesota, USA, where I received my first 4 years of higher education, and earned my Bachelor’s degree, I was in a quandary.  Certainly, ...

Qais Nawwaf – Roberts Owes Iraqi People an Apology

Friday, March 5th, 2010

From Dissident Voice As an Iraqi, I took serious offense to Paul Craig Roberts’ patronizing article, “Muslim Disunity: A Religion Divided Among Itself,” in Counterpunch, March 2, 2010. Roberts audaciously states that the “reason Americans are still in Iraq is because the Iraqis hate each other more than they hate the ...

Israel, Yemen, the Gold Watch and Everything!

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

WRITTEN BY Keith Johnson The fingerprints of Israel’s meddling are all over the place in Yemen. And you better believe that we’ll be hearing a lot more about Yemeni connections to all manner of atrocities committed in the name of “Allah” against the United States. Israel will make darn sure of ...

Hail to the Prince: Obama, the paradigmatic Machiavellian Leader

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Prince Obama by Edna Spennato A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. Nicolò Machiavelli Obama, before he actually “did” anything, had a reputation. And, indeed, reputation – what others think you are, and not what you actually are – is a crucial factor in a public figure. A political leader, ...

Hail to the Prince: Obama, the paradigmatic Machiavellian Leader

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Prince Obama by Edna Spennato A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. Nicolò Machiavelli Obama, before he actually “did” anything, had a reputation. And, indeed, reputation – what others think you are, and not what you actually are – is a crucial factor in a public figure. A political leader, ...

Zahra Carla Pilavdzic – Personal Problems in a Privileged Society

Monday, March 1st, 2010

WRITTEN BY ZAHRA CARLA PILAVDZIC  (artwork by Carlos Latuff) So and so thinks she's too fat. She not only wants some liposuction but a nose job while she's at it. And if she could afford it, maybe some new boobs. She thinks then she'll be famous and people will love her. Another ...

Khalid Amayreh – We must never forget Gaza

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Despite a slight improvement in the general humanitarian situation, the Gaza Strip remains a disaster area. In fact, in terms of the sheer destruction of homes and infrastructure, the coastal enclave can be compared to quake-stricken Haiti, with the main difference lying in the fact that while the Caribbean island’s ...

Tzipi Livni: "the ONLY targets are Military targets" A Video by Shadi Nassar

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

A truly outstanding video by Shadi Nassar that shows clips of Tzipi Livni and others, during the Israeli wanton destruction of Gaza known as "Operation Cast Lead". Her words contradict the actions of her government and army.