The Sinking of the Cheonan, too Weird to Make Up By Timothy V. Gatto

By Timothy V. Gatto Featured Writer Dandelion Salad liberalpro.blogspot.com July 25 2010 I was completely astounded this evening when I came about an article that questioned the “scientific inquiry” into the sinking of the Cheonan, the South Korean corvette allegedly sunk by the North Korean navy. The validity of the investigation was questioned by two [...]

Afghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation + Interviews with Julian Assange

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Afghan War Diary, 2004-2010 WikiLeaks 25th July 2010 5:00 PM EST Summary WikiLeaks has released a document set called the Afghan War Diary AWD, an extraordinary compendium of over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010. The reports, while written by soldiers and intelligence officers mainly describing lethal military actions [...]

Noam Chomsky: The Challenge for Peace

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ mediasanctuary | July 24, 2010 http://mediasanctuary.tv http://www.NationalPeaceConference.org Renowned linguist and political critic Noam Chomsky delivered this address by pre-recorded video to the attendees of the United National Peace Conference in Albany, New York on July 24, 2010.

Danny Schechter on the financial crisis and Wall Street as a crime narrative

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ TheRealNews | July 24, 2010 Danny Schechter, “The News Dissector,” is a former network TV producer, radio newscaster, and edits MediaChannel.org. He has written nine books on media themes. His latest, ‘Plunder’, was inspired by his latest film, In Debt We Trust: America Before The Bubble Bursts

Why Afghanistan? By Timothy V. Gatto

By Timothy V. Gatto Featured Writer Dandelion Salad liberalpro.blogspot.com July 24, 2010 Lately, I’ve been listening to folks like Rachel Maddow and Richard Holbrooke talk about the situation in Afghanistan. I’ve been hearing that the rate of illiteracy in that country runs in the area of 70 to 80%. The government is having a hard [...]