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VOLUNTEER! Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. With the Boston Marathon Bombing defense seeking a new trial, in part because of prejudicial media coverage, we figure this is a good time to remind people about one news organization that worked overtime […]
VOLUNTEER! Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. Here’s one: Donor Network Coordinator. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Did Facebook Influence Verdict in Tsarnaev Trial? By James Henry Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers filed a motion last month requesting a new trial, at […]
In this remarkable first-hand account, a former US consular official describes a pipeline created by the CIA that enabled terrorists to slip into the US with ease. Among them were the mujahideen of Afghanistan — who later became al-Qaeda. Authentic and mind-blowing.
Military sneakily blocks NYT, Pataki vs @Snowden on Twitter, NASA’s filthy robot must stay away from pristine Mars water, and more Picks.
VOLUNTEER! Call for Image Finders/Editors: Do you have experience with sourcing and editing photos? We need volunteers to help with this. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Angry faces clash on Hanbury Street. (Photo credit: Alex / Flickr [CC BY 2.0]) Trump’s “Silent Majority” Makes Loud Ugly Noises Online By Klaus Marre After making anti-immigrant remarks, Donald Trump rose to the top of […]
This is the backstory to the recent arrest of Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina on corruption charges. It details US involvement in the training of Molina and many others in the most effective techniques of torture and killing at the School of the Americas at Ft. Benning, GA.
In this second excerpt from the new book The Devil’s Chessboard, by David Talbot, we examine the formation and activities of the Warren Commission. And we note the central role in guiding the Commission’s “probe” of none other than Allen Dulles — a professional coup planner who might under normal circumstances have been considered a prime suspect.
In 2004, CBS News was offered documents confirming that George W. Bush had dodged the draft during the Vietnam War. Dan Rather aired a report based on these documents and within a suspiciously short time, they were alleged to be false. The story “blew up” in Rather’s face, forcing his early retirement. Russ Baker, who was in Texas at the time, found telling indications that the documents were likely a clever ruse to trap CBS and convince others that investigating Bush’s past was hazardous.
Despite leading heavily in most national polls, Hillary Clinton has been buying up loads of ads in Iowa and New Hampshire. What is behind this unconventional strategy for a frontrunner?
Part 1 of this 3-part series is about the many reasons why the CIA and the French right wing want to bring down Charles de Gaulle. It is also about the deep connections of the CIA to France’s own intelligence agencies and government, and why de Gaulle wanted to purge his country of these insidious ties.