New Colonialism: Pentagon Carves Africa Into Military Zones by Rick Rozoff

by Rick Rozoff Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Stop NATO Stop NATO-Opposition to global militarism May 5, 2010 Last year the commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General William Ward, said the Pentagon had military partnerships with 35 of the continent’s 53 nations, “representing U.S. relationships that span the continent.” [1] That number has increased in [...]

Slick Operator: The BP I’ve known too well by Greg Palast

http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=1093088 by Greg Palast Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.gregpalast.com for Truthout.org 5 May, 2010 I’ve seen this movie before. In 1989, I was a fraud investigator hired to dig into the cause of the Exxon Valdez disaster. Despite Exxon’s name on that boat, I found the party most to blame for the destruction was … [...]

Greece: Poverty and Social Implosion in the Wake of the Financial Bailout by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Finian.cunningham@gmail.com 5 May, 2010 “This is not our debt, but we are being made to pay for it,” said one angry Greek worker, explaining why he like thousands of other Greeks are taking to the streets in protest at their country’s bail-out plan. The so-called rescue package of [...]

Shave your head and donate the hair! Hair booms to the rescue!

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Sent to DS from James at ChrisBunny. Update: May 7, 2010 More from James: Get On the Road! Get to Work! « ChrisBunny! http://jameschrisfields.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/purpose-driven-disaster-relief/ by James Chris Fields ChrisBunny! Facebook! crossposted at ChrisBunny! May 5, 2010 Please donate your old pantyhose to the Gulf Coast oil disaster cleanup, right now; shave your head and [...]

Secret Recording of Erik Prince Reveals Previously Undisclosed Blackwater Ops

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Democracy Now! 4 May, 2010 EXCLUSIVE…Secret Recording of Erik Prince Reveals Previously Undisclosed Blackwater Ops Investigative journalist and Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill obtains a rare audio recording of a recent, private speech delivered by Erik Prince, the owner of Blackwater, to a friendly audience in January. The speech, which Prince attempted to keep [...]