Category Archives: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF IMPERIALISM
Nukes of Hazard: A Review of Eric Schlosser’s ‘Command and Control’
NUKES OF HAZARD Eric Schlosser’s “Command and Control.” BY LOUIS MENANDSEPTEMBER 30, 2013 http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2013/09/30/130930crbo_books_menand There have been hundreds of accidents involving nuclear weapons since 1945. Illustration by Shout. On January 25, 1995, at 9:28 a.m.Moscow time, an aide handed a briefcase to Boris Yeltsin, … Continue reading
“The Man [Men] Who Saved the World ‘by Doing Absolutely Nothing’ [sic] “
The Man Who Saved the World by Doing Absolutely Nothing Thirty years ago, Stanislav Petrov proved a cool head in a Cold War. MEGAN GARBERSEP 26 2013, 4:53 PM ET http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/09/the-man-who-saved-the-world-by-doing-absolutely-nothing/280050/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Saved_the_World http://www.globalzero.org/ru/node/793 See Movie Trailer Petrov receives a 2011 … Continue reading
Our Shame: Canada Supported Apartheid South Africa
Our shame: Canada supported apartheid South Africa It’s enough to make one who knows even a little history gag. The death of Nelson Mandela has led to an outpouring of vapid commentary about Canada’s supposed role in defeating South African Apartheid. “Canada helped … Continue reading
On Company Business: Inside the CIA Part One History (Transcript/Research Notes)
Inside the CIA: On Company Business Transcript courtesy of John Bernhart Frank Church (United States Senator, 1957-81; Chairman of Select Committee on Intelligence Activities, 1975-76): Have you brought with you some of those devices, which would have enabled the CIA … Continue reading
America is the Most Inhumane ‘Developed’ Country on the Planet–Are We Going to Let It Stay that Way?
America Is the Most Inhumane Developed Country on the Planet — Are We Going to Let It Stay That Way? This week marked the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. What would it be like … Continue reading
Syrian ‘Islamist Rebels’ to Meet U.S. Officials: Opposition Sources
Syrian Islamist rebels to meet U.S. officials: opposition sources News | 15.12.2013 | 17:48 Syrian rebel commanders from the Islamic Front which seized control of bases belonging to Western-backed rebels last week are due to hold talks with U.S. officials in Turkey in coming … Continue reading
The Late Chalmers Johnson: The True–and Shocking–History of the CIA
NEWS & POLITICS TomDispatch.com / By Chalmers Johnson COMMENT NOW! The True — and Shocking — History of the CIA An on-the-record master history of the CIA has finally been published, and it lesson is that an incompetent intelligence agency can be … Continue reading