Daniel Ellsberg: Obama, The Con Man

with Peter B. Collins and Sibel Edmonds Featured Writer Dandelion Salad originally published by Boiling Frogs Post Jan. 8, 2010 Dan Ellsberg provides us with his analysis of Barack Obama’s presidency, shares with us what led him to cast his vote for Obama, and how and why he’s been let down and betrayed by our [...]

Dodd and Dorgan Depart by Ralph Nader

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Ralph Nader The Nader Page Jan. 8, 2010 The retiring of veteran Democratic Senators, Christopher Dodd, age 65, of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan, age 67, of North Dakota, have some short and long term consequences for the Democratic Party and its members. Senator Dodd’s announcement that he was finished did not surprise me. [...]

Trampled Tamils lack election appetite by Suren Surendiran

by Suren Surendiran Featured Writer Dandelion Salad http://www.tamilsforum.com crossposted on guardian.co.uk 8 January 2010 As video footage prompts UN calls for an inquiry into war crimes by Sri Lankan troops, Tamils are in no mood to play kingmaker On Thursday, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Philip Alston called for “an independent inquiry to be [...]

On Democracy Now! Andy Worthington Discusses Guantánamo, Yemen, Lies, Hysteria and the False Recidivism Report

by Andy Worthington Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.andyworthington.co.uk 8 January 2010 Today, I made my way to a TV studio in central London to hook up with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez in New York to discuss the recent uproar over the release of Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo, and the Pentagon’s most recent claims that [...]

Howard Zinn: Myths of the Good Wars (Three ‘Holy’ Wars) (must-see)

by Howard Zinn Featured Writer Dandelion Salad PHubb September 15, 2009 Historian, Author, Playwright: Howard Zinn Sponsored by Cape Codders for Peace and Justice Filmed by Paul Hubbard at the Wellfleet Public Library on 9-13-09.