Category: US politics

Best Analysis of Freddie Mac / Fannie Mae bailout I’ve read Sep 2008

I just read this analysis by Michael Hudson, a former Wall Street economist. It’s worth reading. I love it when America, currently run by Republicans, the ones who…

SEVEN Years Post 9/11 – Did The Terrorists Win? Sep 2008

I was thinking about this over breakfast this morning… Why, in the last sixSEVEN years, hasn’t there been another terrorist attack on the USA? Perhaps it’s because the…

Ron Paul, Amy Goodman and Big Tobacco Sep 2008

Just a few things that have caught my attention this morning: 1. Ron Paul refuses to endorse McCain and instead tells his supporters to vote for a third-party…

A brief history of Russia & the West Aug 2008

I recently read this post by Richard Moore on the history between Russia and the West and I thought I should share it with you. It provides some…

The Lies About Hiroshima Aug 2008

John Pilger has written a terrific article to commemorate the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima (6 August, 1945). I was talking about Hiroshima…

Barack Obama – Another Corporate Puppet? Jul 2008

I’ve expressed my doubts about the Cult of Obama here a few times. I spotted this video in a Twitter comment today who said it was “racist”. What??…

America – “The Land Of The Jailed” Jun 2008

So much for being “The Land Of The Free”: Human Rights Watch has just posted up the latest stats which show the USA incarcerates nearly 7 times the…

The real reason behind high oil prices Jun 2008

You won’t hear this talked about on TV: The hoax of Peak Oil – namely the argument that the oil production has hit the point where more than…

Former White House Press Secretary Slams Bush May 2008

Scott McClellan, Former White House Press Secretary, has written a scathing memoir about his time as the spokesperson for the Bush White House (from July 2003 to April…

G’Day World #326 – The CIA May 2008

I just finished reading Tim Weiner’s book “Legacy Of Ashes: The History Of the CIA” and thought I should talk more about it. I think this is one…