The Iraqi resistance may merely want the Americans and other westerners out of Iraq, but bin Laden’s goal is more ample: to rid the entire Middle East of “crusader” influence. Though bin Laden is an unapologetic religious fundamentalist, it is his nationalist “foreign policy” that gains him as many supporters among the Arab masses as [...]
We have said it before: If hot air could be used as a viable energy source, Tom Friedman alone could solve the world crisis. The billionaire pundit’s arrogance often matches his ignorance—and is there any point in asking why the NYTimes poo-bahs keep him under contract? By Steve Jonas / Dateline: Tue, 10/16/2007 – Tom [...]
Britches in the arms of an ALF member, with stitches removed. This stump macaque became famous when animal liberation “terrorists” raided the lab where she was being subjected to frivolous experimentation, and found her eyes had been sewn shut as a form of early maternal and sensorial deprivation. (See below) As a critical part of [...]
photo: ranson-polizzotti By Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti Out of the School Yard and into the Boardroom: The New American Bully, On Film, In Life // A Compleat Guide to Harassment from Unexpected Quarters All over the world, and most especially, in corporate America, a terrible war is being waged, one that seems so unlikely and preposterous. It [...]
By Jim Booth with editorial comment by Les Blough (AxisofLogic.com) Dateline: Aug 9, 2007 \ This article first appeared in AXIS OF LOGIC, a fraternal site. Editor’s Comment: The following article provides another example of the deepening pathology behind the wars in the Middle East. I personally come from an immediate family of “born again [...]
By character and class consciousness Pelosi is simply reacting to events as the wealthy bourgeoise she is. If revolution and true defiance to the status quo will come they won’t come from creatures ensconced in privilege. TAKE ONE: A VIEW FROM THE LEFT House Speaker Pelosi lashes out at antiwar protesters By Patrick Martin \ [...]
By Sam Pizzigati, Special to CorpWatch June 26th, 2007 cartoon by Khalil Bendib Peter Rose, a Seattle-based corporate chief executive offficer, took home $4.7 million last year. He thinks that’s quite enough. “There’s only so much crap you can buy,” he told his hometown newspaper. His colleagues in corporate America seem not to agree.
By Francesco Guerrera and Daniel Pimlott \ Dateline: Financial Times October 8th, 2007 When, in November last year, Jeffrey Immelt said that paying chief executives wildly more than their senior managers was “lunacy”, he probably did not realise he was opening a fresh debate on a thorny issue for corporate America.