Julian Assange on Iraq War Logs, “Tabloid Journalism” and Why WikiLeaks Is “Under Siege”

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Democracy Now! Oct. 26, 2010 WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange on Iraq War Logs, “Tabloid Journalism” and Why WikiLeaks Is “Under Siege” In an extended interview, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange discusses the release of nearly 400,000 classified US military records on the war in Iraq, the biggest intelligence leak in US history. The disclosure provides [...]

The Myth of the U.N. Creation of Israel by Jeremy R. Hammond

by Jeremy R. Hammond Featured Writer DandelionSalad Foreign Policy Journal 26 October, 2010 This essay is available for download in PDF format at the author’s website. There is a widely accepted belief that United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 “created” Israel, based upon an understanding that this resolution partitioned Palestine or otherwise conferred legal authority [...]

The Secret Iraq Files Part 2

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ AlJazeeraEnglish | October 26, 2010 We are getting an insight into the rise of Al-Qaeda in Iraq – who pays for it and does it get its money? We will also reveal details about Iran’s secret war inside Iraq, and America’s massive use of air power – is it as pecise as they claim?

All the Colonel’s Men – Who was behind Ecuador’s coup?

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ http://therealnews.com On September 30th Rafael Correa was held by a group of angry policemen for about 10 hours creating a political scar in this Andean republic that would not be easily healed. In the days that followed the idea that there could have been a mastermind coordinating the actions of those who took such [...]

Crude (2009)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Note: videos no longer available. Updated Jan. 15, 2011 From Wikipedia: Crude is a 2009 American documentary film directed and produced by Joe Berlinger.[1] It follows a two year portion of an ongoing class action lawsuit against the Chevron Corporation in Ecuador. The film follows the progress during 2006 and 2007 of a $27 [...]