The Cold War Between Washington and Tehran

BY NOAM CHOMSKY Dateline: July 29th, 2007 If the Bush-Cheney/Neocon manufactured war against Iran becomes a reality, Tehran could quickly end up in a heap of radioactive rubble. Published on Saturday, July 28, 2007 by Zmag.org The following is an excerpt from Noam Chomsky’s new book Interventions published by City Lights Books. In the energy-rich [...]

Bush Nazi Link Confirmed

BY JOHN BUCHANAN Originally at The New Hampshire Gazette Vol. 248, No. 1, October 10, 2003 Jokes may not be too far from the mark when one studies the historical record, most of it carefully kept under wraps for decades. PART ONE WASHINGTON – After 60 years of inattention and even denial by the U.S. [...]

How Bush’s grandfather helped Hitler’s rise to power

By Ben Aris in Berlin and Duncan Campbell in Washington DC Dateline: Saturday September 25, 2004 / The Guardian (UK) Far-fetched satire or irrefutable revelations? Rumours of a link between the US first family and the Nazi war machine have circulated for decades. Now the Guardian can reveal how repercussions of events that culminated in [...]

Calvinism, Capitalism, Conversion, and Incarceration

BY CHIP BERLET Originally at The Public Eye – Vol. 18, No. 3 Introduction John Calvin (Jean Cauvin), the main architect of one of protestantism’s most severe sects, and moral inspiration for New England’s Puritans. The curious thing is that while Calvinism, in general, provided a big legitimacy boost to capitalism, the Puritans hewed to [...]

Cracks in Zionism

BY CHARLEY REESE Many Jews oppose Zionism, including some belonging to highly orthodox religious groups, such as Neturei Karta, who are well noted for their valor in protesting Israeli policies. One of the myths created by the Israeli lobby is that Jews around the world are unanimous in their support of Israel, regardless of what [...]

How the CIA Meddled in Italy’s Postwar Elections

BY WILLIAM BLUM “People on the March” (quarto stato)—An idealization tableau of the working class in Italy. Editors’ Note: This is a chapter from Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II. In our view this chapter by Blum raises a perennial question, namely, who gives the US the “right” to interfere [...]

Welcome to Richistan, USA

PAUL HARRIS, New York Correspondent Dateline: The Observer (U>K>)| Sunday July 22, 2007 Henry Kravis, Jewish-American financier of legendary fame for his LBO sleight-of-hands, and loyal Bush/GOP supporter. The cesspoool of high finance has rarely produced an specimen as disgusting as Kravis, and all his millions can’t hide that simple fact. He more or less [...]

The Super Rich Are Out of Sight

BY MICHAEL PARENTI (Originally published in December 2002) Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen is rich, very rich, and he’s not afraid to show it. Just like fellow softcom billionaire Larry Ellison’s boat, “Rising Sun”, which boasts a 452 ft displacement, at 416 ft long (approx. 1.5 city blocks), ‘The Octopus’ is one of the world’s largest [...]

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