Gareth Porter: McChrystal and the Afghan military “solution” + No way to “win”

Dandelion Salad Updated: May 25, 2009 added Pt 2 TheRealNews More at http://therealnews.com/t/in… Porter: A civilian component to a counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan is essentially empty talk more about “Gareth Porter: McChrystal and the Afg…“, posted with vodpod *** Updated Gareth Porter: No way to “win” in Afghanistan Porter: The United States doesn’t understand the [...]

Classwar in America, the Ongoing Assault By Vi Ransel

Dandelion Salad Crossposted at Thomas Paine’s Corner thanks, Jason. By Vi Ransel May 21, 2009 From the Gilded Age to Tea Bagger Rage, a Romp through the Recent Episodes of the Class War in America Image: Capitalism by ~Cubist-Assassin64 Protectionism. Capitalists were all for it before they were against it. When manufacturing took place in [...]

America’s Nightmare: The Obama Dystopia Manipulation, propaganda, imagery & PR wizardry by Andrew Hughes

Dandelion Salad by Andrew Hughes Global Research, May 23, 2009 After 8 years of the Bush-Cheney nightmare during which we saw the wanton destruction of Afghanistan and Iraq, the cynical  negation of centuries of Law designed to protect the most basic human rights and a foreign policy worthy of Genghis Khan, there came along the [...]

Restoring National Sovereignty with A Truly National Banking System by Stephen Lendman (Part VI)

Dandelion Salad by Stephen Lendman Global Research, May 23, 2009 Reviewing Ellen Brown’s “Web of Debt:” Part VI order here This is the sixth and final article on Ellen Brown’s superb 2007 book titled “Web of Debt,” now updated in a December 2008 third edition. It tells “the shocking truth about our money system, (how [...]

Obama orders Gates to update plan for Iran strike

Dandelion Salad by Yitzhak Benhorin Ynetnews Published: 05.22.09, 23:02 American defense secretary tells NBC television president has instructed him to refresh plans for military action against Tehran prepared during Bush era. ‘Presidents always ask their military to have a range of contingency plans available to them,’ he says WASHINGTON – Technical or offensive move? US [...]