Afghanistan minerals Archives

Big Money, Hidden Influence, Threats to Democracy

April 19, 2012 | Russ Baker

Tags: Afghanistan, Afghanistan minerals, Afghanistan mining, Leon Panetta, mining, Pakistan, Taliban

CLOSEREADING—About that “surprise” attack: Ka-Bull!

Reading Time: 4 minutes Everyone’s pointing fingers about the failure to anticipate that spectacular surprise attack on Kabul by the newest flavor of Afghan threat. Could there be some deeper intrigue going on? You can bet your business on it.

Big Money, Hidden Influence, Threats to Democracy

January 16, 2012 | Russ Baker

Tags: Afghanistan, Afghanistan minerals, disinformation, Iran, Israel, lies, minerals, Netanyahu, New York Times, oil, poverty, propaganda, Public Editor, Taliban, truth, war propaganda, war with Iran

Sugarcoating the Lies: A New York Times Sampler

Reading Time: 7 minutes Scrutinize one day’s helping of headlines and story summaries, read between the lines, and you begin to see why our problems never get solved.