Tag: afghanistan

Is Syria another Operation Ajax? Jul 2012

If you want an alternative perspective on what’s happening in Syria to the one you’ve been getting on the MSM, try this one by Lebanese-American writer and activist Joyce Chediac.…

Some Thoughts on Heroin and Afghanistan Nov 2010

Afghanistan as a whole supplies 92% of the world’s opiates. The Head of the Taliban’s Supreme Council, Mullah Mohammed Omar, declared it “un-Islamic” to process heroin in July…

The Afghanistan Debate Oct 2010

As the Australian parliament begins a long-overdue debate about our involvement in Afghanistan, expect to hear a lot of hot air about what a nasty piece of work…

No Illusions #12 – Ewan Saunders, Socialist Alliance #AusVotes Aug 2010

Ewan Saunders is the Socialist Alliance’s Brisbane candidate in the upcoming federal election. I caught up with him recently to talk about socialism, climate change, indigenous communities, and the Socialist…

When They Attack Us, They Are Crazy Mar 2010

It’s been fascinating to me to note the difference between the way the media has been treating the two Americans who have lashed out at their government in…

The Kidnapping of Haiti by John Pilger Jan 2010

Insightful as always, award-winning Australian journalist John Pilger has written his assessment of what’s happening in Haiti. Here’s an excerpt: The theft of Haiti has been swift and…

The USA Had A Major Clandestine Operation Running In Iran Jun 2009

Seymour Hersh writing in The New Yorker magazine, July 2008: Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert…

Is Obama Fighting Bush’s Holy War? May 2009

While there is some doubt as to the author of this article in AlterNet (the byline says it’s by Clive Anderson, while the bio down the bottom says…

Terrorist, Guerilla or Freedom Fighter? May 2009

Last night I went to the cinema to see "The Baader Meinhof Complex", an excellent film about the rise and fall of The Red Army Faction (RAF), an…

Seymour Hersh talks about Cheney’s death squads May 2009

Update 21/05/09: According to Gulf Times, Hersh is denying he ever said that Cheney’s hit squad killed Bhutto. AmericanThinker delights in providing more details. Original Post: According to…