A Blessing in Disguise – Economic Freefall By Jon Ronnquist

Dandelion Salad By Jon Ronnquist February 23, 2009 “Information Clearing House“ One thing we should not overlook when taking in the impact of the current economic situation is that it is both inevitable and invaluable in equal measure. That there was no escaping the consequences we are now facing has been a well known fact [...]

The rise of ‘socialism for the 21st century’

Dandelion Salad Posted with permission from Green Left Weekly Jay Fletcher Green Left 21 February 2009 “For us there is no valid definition of socialism other than the abolition of the exploitation of one human being by another”, insisted Argentinean-born revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara at the Afro-Asian Conference in Algeria, 1965. That one quote should [...]

The Cleanser – Lobby Whistles Up Cordesman to “Prove” Israel Waged a Clean War in Gaza By Norman Finkelstein

Dandelion Salad By Norman Finkelstein ICH February 23, 2009 “Counterpunch“ Anthony H. Cordesman, a leading military analyst from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, has published a “strategic analysis” of the Gaza massacre.(1) He reaches the remarkable conclusion that “Israel did not violate the laws of war.” The report is based on “briefings in [...]

Surging towards a US-NATO Military Disaster: Obama’s Escalating War in Central and South Asia by Tom Burghardt

Dandelion Salad by Tom Burghardt Global Research, February 23, 2009 Antifascist Calling… On February 18, President Barack Obama ordered 17,000 additional U.S. troops deployed to Afghanistan. Obama’s announcement will result in a major escalation of America’s bloody occupation of that war-ravaged country. Currently, some 36,000 U.S. troops are in Afghanistan, including some 6,000 sent in [...]

Orwellian Doublethink: “Nationalize the banks.” “Free Markets.” by Prof. Michael Hudson

Dandelion Salad by Prof. Michael Hudson Global Research, February 23, 2009 The language of deception Banking shares began to plunge Friday morning after Senator Dodd, the Connecticut Democrat who is chairman of the banking committee, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television that he was concerned the government might end up nationalizing some lenders “at [...]