In Search of Mexico: Latin America’s Enigma by Gaither Stewart

by Gaither Stewart Featured Writer Dandelion Salad 28 December 2009 Who are these Mexicans who disturb the tranquility of the USA enough to necessitate a wall to separate the two North American peoples? Who are literally “dying” to get into fortress USA? What is their country like that they so readily abandon in order to [...]

Chavez warns of US-Colombia plot

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ www.presstv 29 Dec 2009 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused the United States and Colombia of conspiring to build a fake guerrilla camp on Venezuelan territory in order to undermine his rule. In a televised address at Fort Mara military base in the western city of Maracaibo, Chavez referred to the ‘possibility’ of a [...]

Gaza aid convoy to change course + Children of Gaza share their experiences of “Cast Lead”

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Al Jazeera English 28 Dec 2009 Organisers of Viva Palestina aid convoy, which is trying to reach the Gaza Strip, have now agreed to go via Syria en route to Egypt. The agreement came after a Turkish mediator reached a deal with the Egyptian consul in Jordan’s Red Sea port of Aqaba. The convoy [...]

Dennis Hastert: A Portrait of a Political System Termite by Sibel Edmonds

by Sibel Edmonds Featured Writer Dandelion Salad originally published by Boiling Frogs Post 28 December 2009 The Erosion & Rotting of a Nation’s Foundation While dictionaries and encyclopedias, including Wikipedia, provide a thorough definition and description of insect termites, none offers any information on the semi-human termites embedded within the political system of our nation, [...]

Protest against CIA drone attacks coming to Langley, Virginia by Cindy Sheehan

by Cindy Sheehan Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Blog Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Dec. 28, 2009 Contacts: Cindy Sheehan (cindy@cindysheehanssoapbox.com) Joshua Smith (joshuagarrettsmith@gmail.com) PROTEST AGAINST CIA DRONE ATTACKS COMING TO LANGLEY, VIRGINIA “Every one of these dead non-combatants represents an alienated family, a new revenge feud, and more recruits for a militant movement that [...]