Dean Acheson on International Law
In 1963, While discussing the Cuban Missile Crisis in his remarks to the American Society of International Law, former US Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, gave away the whole game by confirming that the entire framework of international law rests on the question of “ultimate power”. He said as follows: “I must conclude that the […]
Nayirah – U.S. Propaganda in the First Invasion of Iraq
We all know that the U.S. lied to the world in 2003 about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction in addition to some bogus Saddam Hussein/Al-Qaeda link to justify their invasion of that country. But did you know that the U.S. also lied to the world for their first invasion of Iraq in 1991? Because, you […]
Patria y Vida – Cuban Exile Terrorism
Here’s a list worth keeping: Cuban exiles and their love for terrorism! The reign of terror and death in Miami began with the murder of Jose Elias de la Torriente, April 12, 1974. Torriente was sitting in his home in Coral Gables, Florida, when he was shot to death by an unknown assailant firing through […]
How the U.S. Supported the Argentinian “Dirty War”
The Argentinian Dirty War is the name used by the military junta of Argentina for the period of United States-backed state terrorism in Argentina from 1976 to 1983 as a part of Operation Condor, during which military security forces and right-wing death squads hunted down any political dissidents and anyone believed to be associated with […]
U.S. Realpolitik in Latin America
Let’s talk realpolitik. At 9:40 on the morning of November 6, 1970, President Nixon convened the National Security Council to discuss ways of deposing the recently elected president of Chile, Salvador Allende. This meeting is important because it demonstrates in great detail how the United States feels about Latin America in general. So, who’s at […]
Fear and Loathing of Fidel Castro: Sources of US Policy Towards Cuba
Hi. I wanted to summarize an article from the Journal of Latin American Studies, Volume 34, Part 2, May 2002: “Fear and Loathing of Fidel Castro: Sources of US Policy Toward Cuba” by Louis A. Perez Jr. For more than forty years the United States has pursued a policy designed to remove Fidel Castro from […]
The US on the “Selective Use of Violence for Propagandistic Effects”
During Nicaragua’s civil war in the 1980s, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) commissioned a manual for the rebel contras of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN), entitled Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare. It was made public in October 1984. On October 21, 1984, the Washington Post published an article titled: The CIA’s Murder Manual: “THE CIA […]
World Court: U.S. is Guilty of International Terrorism
Hi, In 1986, the United States was found guilty by the International Court of Justice of breaching international law by engaging in international terrorism. The case is known the Case Concerning the Military and Paramilitary Activities in and Against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America). The International Court of Justice (ICJ), which has its seat […]
“The Occupation of the American Mind” – Documentary Looks at Israel’s PR War in the United States
Democracy Now Article >> Transcript This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. As we continue our conversation, we go now to an excerpt of—we are speaking with Roger Waters, the famous British musician, founding member of the iconic […]
On Blasphemy, Free Speech and Religion
Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot about this trade-off between freedom of speech and freedom of religion like there is some kind of balance to be struck. I’d would like to make that case that this trade-off is completely false and that there is absolutely no balance to be struck. Freedom of speech never infringes […]