Cindy Sheehan interviews Temir Porras, Venezuela’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

by Cindy Sheehan Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Blog Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox March 28, 2010 Updated: June 26, 2011: Here’s the transcript: Transcript: USA: 5+; VENEZUELA: 0, VENEZUELA WINS (SOAPBOX #55) Cindy welcomes Temir Porras, Venezuela’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of the Middle East and Asia.  In today’s world, Venezuela and its [...]

Helen Thomas on White House Press Corps

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ http://therealnews.com Thomas: Most press rolled over and played dead during Bush years, press was gung-ho to go to war Helen Thomas is an American news reporter, member of the White House Press Corps and author She was the first female officer of the National Press Club and the first female member and president of [...]

As Obama Talks Of Arms Control, Russians View U.S. As Global Aggressor by Rick Rozoff

by Rick Rozoff Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Stop NATO Stop NATO-Opposition to global militarism March 28, 2010 U.S. and NATO military expansion along Russia’s western and southern flanks diminishes the need for Cold War era nuclear arsenals and long-range delivery systems appreciably. Washington can well afford to reduce the number of its nuclear weapons and [...]

The American Taliban by Bruce Gagnon (Jesus Camp – 2006)

by Bruce Gagnon featured writer Dandelion Salad Organizing Notes March 27, 2010 A French documentary about the right-wing Christian fundamentalists who are preparing to wage war on behalf of Jesus. The difference between these folks and the Taliban? Not much as I see it. Where I come from they call this brainwashing. Watch it and [...]

Chris Hedges: War is a Force that Gives us Meaning (2004; must-see; transcript)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Updated: added transcript by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad UCTV – University of California Television 11/1/2004 59 minutes Veteran New York Times correspondent Chris Hedges has covered conflicts in Bosnia, El Salvador and Israel. Tune in for this thought-provoking lecture based on his best selling book that argues life is lived most intensely [...]