John Pilger
The threat posed by US terrorism to the security of nations and individuals was outlined in prophetic detail in a document written more than two years ago and disclosed only recently. What was needed for America to dominate much of humanity and the world’s resources, it said, was “some catastrophic and catalyzing event - like a new Pearl Harbor”.
Bruce Kennedy
As we approach the one year anniversary that marks the horrific attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, the only attack ever on American soil, that left 2700 people dead, countless injured, trillions of dollars in property damages and a nation in disarray and unbelief, our thoughts turn to what we have accomplished to bring justice and healing to the families of victims and to the soul of America.
A Jihad Unspun Guest Article
Mentally ill, the USA locked Abdul Razaq, a schizophrenic, away in Camp X-Ray, for five long and damaging months.
Joseph R. Stromberg
The dogs referred to above are, of course, the dogs of war. More to the point, they are the dogs of unlimited state “sovereignty,” a topic on which we lately touched from the standpoint of John Taylor of Caroline. Without the notion of sovereignty, as understood in Europe anyway, it might have been harder to get the average fool to sacrifice himself for emergent nation-states in their rather endless wars.
George Monbiot
"If any government sponsors the outlaws and killers of innocents,” George Bush announced on the day he began bombing Afghanistan, “they have become outlaws and murderers themselves. And they will take that lonely path at their own peril.” I’m glad he said “any government”, as there’s one which, though it has yet to be identified as a sponsor of terrorism, requires his urgent attention.
Robert Bryce
As Secretary of Defense, Dick Cheney learned how to make war. As CEO of Halliburton, he learned how to profit from it. While working at the Pentagon, Cheney helped command hundreds of thousands of troops for the invasion of Kuwait and Iraq. The Gulf War also allowed Cheney to launch one of the largest privatization efforts in the history of the Pentagon.
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