The Bush-Cheney Gulf Coast Oil Spill of 2010 by Rodrigue Tremblay

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Rodrigue Tremblay www.thenewamericanempire.com 19 June, 2010 “If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will be in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.” — Samuel Adams (1722-1803), statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the [...]

In Deep Water: A Way of Life in Peril

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ AlJazeeraEnglish June 17, 2010 — In the two months since the Deepwater Horizon explosion, millions of litres of oil have gushed out of BP’s well into the water each day, slowly encroaching on the coastline. Fault Lines’ Avi Lewis travels to the drill zone, and learns about the erosion in the wetlands from industry [...]

The Rising Tide of the American Left, Part 1 By Timothy V. Gatto

By Timothy V. Gatto Featured Writer Dandelion Salad liberalpro.blogspot.com June 19, 2010 There IS a time and place for everything. I’ve heard that phrase uttered throughout my life. The thing is that most platitudes remain because they are so true. For many years the “liberal left” has been ostracized by the Republican majority under the [...]

Open Forum on Dandelion Salad by Lo

by Lo Dandelion Salad 19 June, 2010 photo by Dandelion Salad Hi Everyone! At Ariel Ky‘s suggestion I thought I’d start an open post here for you, the readers to discuss whatever you’d like to discuss. Any thoughts or concerns about the environmental disaster? Suggestions for preparing for the future? Whatever you’d like to have a [...]

“The War is Worth Waging”: Afghanistan’s Vast Reserves of Minerals and Natural Gas by Michel Chossudovsky

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, June 17, 2010 – 2010-06-16 The 2001 bombing and invasion of Afghanistan has been presented to World public opinion as a “Just War”, a war directed against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, a war to eliminate “Islamic terrorism” and instate Western style democracy. The economic dimensions of  the “Global [...]