Foreign Policy Journal

An Alternative Reading of the Al-Mabhouh Murder

The killing of Palestinian activist Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on January 19, 2010 was clearly a well-planned, violent and sadistic act, committed by Israeli assassins in the supposed safety of a sovereign country.

Néjàd Vu, All Over Again: The Media, ‘Pretext’, Context, & 9/11

By misrepresenting the country of Iran, its people, its system of government, its culture, its religion, its elected and unelected leaders, the Western press has already set the stage for an attack on the Islamic Republic.

Paraguay, Honduras and Barack Obama

During his campaign for the presidency of Paraguay, former bishop Fernando Lugo promised to bring health care to the millions unable to afford it.

Where seldom is heard a discouraging word … like “bribery”

Seven members of the House of Representatives steered hundreds of millions of dollars in largely no-bid contracts to clients of a lobbying firm, PMA Group. In fiscal year 2008 alone, the seven lawmakers sponsored $112 million worth of "earmarks" (construction and other projects paid for by the government) for PMA clients while accepting more than $350,000 in contributions from the firm's clients and lobbyists.

Informed Consent

You will likely be sent to a battlefield where you will be expected to do your best to terminate the lives of whole, separate, unique, living human beings you know nothing about and who have never done you or your country any harm.

The Washington Post on ‘lunatic’ 9/11 ‘conspiracy theorists’

Surely, that proper credible investigations into the events of 9/11 should occur -- indeed, should have occurred long ago -- should also be non-controversial, no matter which conspiracy theory one believes, whether it comes from "the lunatic fringe" or to the U.S. government.

The War on Terrorism: A Perpetual Fraud

The idea of perpetual war provided large benefits to a few and pain and terror to much of the world, and to the rest of the world an increasing disbelief in the intents, means, and rationales for the war.

Yemen in focus

Though the only republic in a monarchist Arabian peninsula, Yemen has never seen proper functioning of democratic institutions and has always faced foreign interference that lead to civil strife and collapse of a viable economy.

Flexible Afghanistan War Objectives: And the Agony Grinds On

Washington and its willing mouthpieces in the media have for years been trying to sell us the preposterous war in Afghanistan.

Is The Recovery Real?

If the Federal Reserve has to monetize the federal deficit, the world will turn its back on a rapidly depreciating dollar.