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Ahmadinejad's "Wipe Israel off the Map" was Gross Distortion
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 5:10 pm | Sherwood Ross
The inflammatory statement that Israel should be "wiped off the map" attributed to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "was never made" by him, a distinguished Canadian economist says in a recently released book entitled: Towards A World War III Scenario: ... More >>
Say Pentagon Spending Crimping U.S. Job Creation
Monday, 28 May 2012, 5:15 pm | Sherwood Ross
Far from being the best way to create jobs, the Pentagon’s $700-billion war-making budget only retards the nation’s job growth, economists say. “In fact, compared with...alternative uses, spending on the military is a poor source of job creation,” ... More >>
Polls or No, Obama Could Crush Romney
Monday, 14 May 2012, 6:15 pm | Sherwood Ross
If President Obama keeps drubbing Republican challenger Mitt Romney as he has this month, pollsters calling the election a toss-up may be in for a November surprise. More >>
Drone Attacks: Latest Aspect of Growing U.S "Shadow Warfare"
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 5:05 pm | Sherwood Ross
Although President Obama’s top counter-terrorism adviser says caution is exercised when making drone attacks, official U.S. announcements often state that suspects are killed. This very word betrays the fact that every drone attack is a crime because ... More >>
Review of Michel Chossudovsky's book on nuclear war
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 1:22 pm | Sherwood Ross
U.S. plans to attack Iran with a mix of nuclear and conventional weapons have been in readiness since June, 2005, according to Michel Chossudovsky. a distinguished authority on international affairs. More >>
U.S. And Israel More Likely To Attack Iran
Monday, 23 April 2012, 12:41 pm | Sherwood Ross
U.S. And Israel More Likely To Attack Iran Than The Other Way Around, Facts Indicate More >>
U.S. Should End Aid To Israel If Israelis Start War Vs. Iran
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 9:54 am | Sherwood Ross
The U.S should end all aid to Israel if it attacks Iran, former U.S. Senator James Abourezk says. More >>
Pentagon Building Overseas Bases Most Americans Don't Want
Monday, 16 April 2012, 10:25 am | Sherwood Ross
If the Iraq war is over and the Afghan war is winding down, what is prompting the remorseless expansion of the Pentagon's vast network of overseas military bases? More >>
National Outrage Over Youth's Killing is a Positive Sign
Sunday, 1 April 2012, 11:30 am | Sherwood Ross
The tragic killing of Trevon Martin has provoked national outrage and is also the subject of a Justice Department probe. The outrage sweeping the country over the young man’s slaying suggests something very important has changed for the better. More >>
Pentagon's Secret Nuclear Agenda: "Privatizing Nuclear War"
Thursday, 29 March 2012, 10:16 am | Sherwood Ross
U.S. corporations that reap billions from making nuclear weapons have "a direct voice" as to "their use and deployment," according to professor Michel Chossudovsky in a recently released book. More >>
A Little Unfinished Business
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 2:39 pm | Sherwood Ross
If President Bush invaded Afghanistan and Iraq based on lies and deception, please explain why the U.S. is not responsible for repairing the horrific damage inflicted on those two countries and for paying reparations. More >>
Obama Apologizes for Kandahar Massacre, Not His Own Killings
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:22 am | Sherwood Ross
How shall the world view the apology by President Obama for the massacre of 16 Afghan villagers allegedly by a lone U.S. serviceman in Kandahar Province when the President is himself personally responsible for the extra-judicial killing of hundreds of civilians ... More >>
The Nation: Obama Moving U.S. Closer To A War With Iran
Friday, 16 March 2012, 9:52 am | Sherwood Ross
Although President Obama says “now is not the time for bluster” about Iran, his administration “has adopted a strategic approach that is moving the United States closer to war,” “The Nation” magazine warns in a March 26th editorial. While ... More >>
Assange: Pentagon Attempts To Stifle Reporting
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 9:52 am | Sherwood Ross
The Pentagon is attempting to quash coverage of its activities by alleging that any reporter seeking classified information is collaborating with the source and guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says. More >>
Israel: "Existential Threat" From within as Democracy Erodes
Monday, 12 March 2012, 1:40 pm | Sherwood Ross
Israel is facing an “acute” existential threat from reactionary elements within as “a profoundly anti-democratic, even racist, political culture has become endemic among much of the Jewish population in the West Bank, and jeopardizes Israel proper,” ... More >>
US is An “Empire in Decline”, Magazine “The Nation” Says
Monday, 12 March 2012, 1:34 pm | Sherwood Ross
The U.S is “an empire in decline,” making its record levels of defense spending “simply unsustainable,” an editorial in “The Nation” magazine charges. Even though Defense Secy. Leon Panetta announced billions in military cuts last January, ... More >>
Only Ron Paul Warns of U.S. Turning into Fascist State
Monday, 27 February 2012, 4:17 pm | Sherwood Ross
Republican Ron Paul is the only presidential candidate of either party to tell the truth that America is “slipping into a fascist system”. That is unquestionably the critical issue of the hour for the United States of America and one that Paul’s ... More >>
CIA Drone Strikes Targeting Funerals, Emergency Responders
Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 11:20 am | Sherwood Ross
Ignoring the possibility that emergency responders rushing to the aid of Middle East drone-strike victims may be medical personnel, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency(CIA) operators have also marked them for death. More >>
Prisoners Filing Grievances Tossed in Solitary Confinement
Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 10:01 am | Sherwood Ross
There are nearly 25,000 inmates being held in solitary confinement in the U.S., some of them put there for filing grievances or lawsuits, “The Catholic Worker” reports. More >>
Romney Leads in Florida, Early Reports Say
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 9:32 am | Sherwood Ross
Early Republican primary voters in two Miami, Florida, area precincts Tuesday cast their ballots decisively for Mitt Romney over Newt Gingrich. Rick Santorum lagged behind in third and Ron Paul trailed poorly in fourth place. More >>
