Rania Masri and Vijay Prashad say the western media's reporting on the ISIS bombing in Lebanon is deeply racist and accepts the ISIS narrative by describing the southern Beirut neighborhood as a "Hezbollah bastion" - November 13, 2015 from the Real News Network [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Sn_3mzfME?feature=oembed]Transcript JESSICA DESVARIEUX, PRODUCER, … [Read more...] about Is the ISIS Bombing in Beirut a Product of US Policy in the Region?
10 of the Worst Political Abuses of the Psychiatric and Psychological Professions in American History
By BRUCE LEVINE, PHD Featured Blogs September 29, 2015 (http://www.madinamerica.com)Psychiatrists and psychologists have been used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to facilitate mind control and torture in Project MKUltra and in the American Psychological Association bolstered CIA torture program. Psychiatric political abuses in nations that are U.S. … [Read more...] about 10 of the Worst Political Abuses of the Psychiatric and Psychological Professions in American History
At Least 120 Killed as Shootings and Explosions Stir Chaotic Scenes in Paris
From Common Dreams Gunmen and bombers attacked busy restaurants, bars and a concert hall at six locations around Paris on Friday eveningRescue workers and victims at the site of an attack at a Paris restaurant Friday. (Photo: Thibault Camus/Associated Press)This is a developing story...Tweets about Paris Shooting HostageUpdate (8:58 PM EDT): Paris in lockdown … [Read more...] about At Least 120 Killed as Shootings and Explosions Stir Chaotic Scenes in Paris
After Paris: Is the “War on Terror” Feeding Terror?
by Editor Institute for Public Accuracy ABC News reports: "French President Francois Hollande is blaming ISIS for a series of attacks across Paris Friday night that left at least 127 dead and many more injured. Hollande called the attacks 'an act of war' in a speech Saturday morning local time, and said France 'will be merciless' against the 'barbarians of … [Read more...] about After Paris: Is the “War on Terror” Feeding Terror?
Ongoing Wars in Iraq & Syria Continue Decades of Failed U.S. Militarism in Mideast
By Andrew J. BacevichSource: Democracy Now November 4, 2015[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LomoJ-ye8xM]The U.S. deployment of a team of special operations forces to Syria comes after the first U.S. combat casualty in Iraq in four years. Just last month, President Obama reversed course in Afghanistan, halting the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. troops fighting … [Read more...] about Ongoing Wars in Iraq & Syria Continue Decades of Failed U.S. Militarism in Mideast