Only “Lone Wolves” Commit Terror?
A former Olympic official forecasts smooth sailing…absent some nutty “lone wolf.” What have we learned about lone wolves versus state actors?
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TVWho: Gen. Wesley Clark Shocker on 9/11 “Policy Coup”
Most people do not know about Gen. Wesley Clark’s astonishing assertion: that he was told of US plans to use 9/11 as an excuse to invade seven countries in five years.
Mitt’s Advisors: He Has No Clue on Foreign Policy
A recent survey of unnamed foreign policy advisors to Mitt Romney reveals that he knows little and cares less about what he will do about a perilous world when he becomes president. And that’s the good news.
CLASSIC WHY: Real Reason for Syria War Plans, from Gen. Wesley Clark
We originally published this in September, 2012. More relevant now than ever. Also be sure to see this other piece with views from Clark on oil and activism, and our other related stories by typing “Syria” in our search box. In this stunning but little-known speech from 2007, Gen. Wesley Clark claims America underwent a “policy […]
Mind the Credibility Gap: Syria and the History of US War Disinformation
If the past is not to be ignored, we have every reason to be skeptical of the justifications coming out of Washington for military action in Syria. Is it really about chemical weapons? Two words: Highly. Unlikely.
Obama Stuns Telecoms, Cops Seize Assets & Gitmo Grinds On: November 10, 2014
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy New Bush Book Fun With Numbers: 41-43=45, by Bryson Hull Is George W. Bush’s new “biography” of his father just a strange attempt to rehabilitate the family surname and pave the way for a third President Bush? Who Who just stunned corporate media giants Comcast and Verizon? President Obama did by calling […]
Is One Muslim Man’s Drug-Crazed Rampage Terrorism?
The murder of a Canadian soldier in Ottawa and the subsequent shootings at Canada’s parliament were the work of a drug-crazed man who was Muslim. Yet the government quickly framed it as a terrorist action, and an excuse to boost the state’s powers. Will it send Canada down an American path to reduced rights and increased surveillance?
POST-ELECTION PROJECT: To Finagle Chuck Hagel?
With Obama reaching across the aisle for his next Secretary of Defense, an unlikely alliance within the media has developed to torpedo the nomination in the minds of the elite of DC and New York. But what does the fight over Chuck Hagel tell us about the future of American foreign policy in the 21st century?
Talk About Politicizing Intelligence! Meet John Brennan, CIA Chief Designee
President Obama’s nominee for the next CIA director has a long and foggy relationship with the truth. He’s presided over a number of matters that just don’t add up, but that scored political points—perfect topics for Senate confirmation hearings. A really brave senator would be rubbing his or her hands together in anticipation.
US Media Double Standard–on Uprisings in Syria and Uprisings in…the US
Why is torching a police kiosk an admirable thing in Syria but cause for consternation in the United States? Why is protest against corrupt central power in one country a good thing—and something to be dismissed in another? WhoWhatWhy asks….WhyWhyWhy
Not So Fast: Not All Media Screwed Up the Iraq Story (Just Almost All)
It’s the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, and, as usual, the media are making all the right sounds about what they got wrong. But the truth is that they almost always get the big things wrong—and deliberately ignore or ostracize those who break from the pack. Here are some things that the media could have, should have, been able to do in informing the public what was coming with Iraq—and why. And not to toot our horn too vigorously–we did them.
ClassicWHO — An Open Letter to NYT Staffers: Leave the Plantation and Join Us
Originally published January 9, 2012 Recently, New York Times staffers boldly confronted their institution. In a near outright insurrection, published December 23 as an open letter to their boss, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., 561 staffers and a few retirees signed a declaration of frustration. We’ve got our own declaration to those Times folks—a way out […]