Afghan youth release ‘doves’ in support of World March for Peace

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Afghan youth release ‘doves’ in support of World March for Peace (more pics) photo by Hakim ourjourneytosmile December 25, 2009 As this country is built into a verdant meadow, oh why dont the intellectuals care about peace?‎ Peace is priceless.‎ Without peace, its impossible to survive.‎ Peace is love and friendship.‎ We the youth [...]

Honduras: The Coup That Never Happened by Tyler Shipley

Dandelion Salad Crossposted with permission from www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/ by Tyler Shipley Socialist Project | The Bullet December 22, 2009 “When the media goes quiet, the walls speak.” — graffiti in Tegucigalpa. What strikes a visitor to the Honduran capital most immediately in this moment is the degree to which the social and political conflict that has [...]

Bomb, Bomb Iran: Lessons From Iraq Unlearned by Jeremy R. Hammond

by Jeremy R. Hammond Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Foreign Policy Journal 26 December 2009 In a New York Times op-ed this week that advocates bombing Iran, the author, Alan J. Kuperman, director of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Program at the University of Texas at Austin, begins by suggesting that President Barack Obama should “sigh in [...]

‘Explosion attempt’ on US flight + Passenger caught with explosives on US plane

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Various news organizations’ reports on the incident in Detroit. Al Jazeera English Dec. 26, 2009 A reported attempt by a Nigerian man to light an explosive aboard a US passenger aircraft has been described by the White House as “an attempted act of terrorism”. Abdulmutallab, who was overpowered by passengers and crew of Delta [...]

The Deficit Commission

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ http://therealnews.com Hickey: The Republican proposed deficit committee would be used to force through cuts in social programs Roger Hickey is co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future, an organization launched by 100 prominent Americans to expand the national debate about America’s economic future. The Campaign seeks to empower working Americans, middle-class families, and the [...]