Michael Parenti: The Panama Deception + US imperialism in full view

with Michael Parenti Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.michaelparenti.org December 20, 2010 RTAmerica | December 20, 2010 December 20th marks the 21st anniversary of the 1989 US Invasion of Panama. An Incident, known as ‘Operation Just Cause,’ that erupted after CIA client Manuel Noriega charted and independent path from the US and threatened to close down [...]

Wikimania and the First Amendment by Ralph Nader

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Ralph Nader The Nader Page December 20, 2010 Thomas Blanton, the esteemed director of the National Security Archive at George Washington University described Washington’s hyper-reaction to Wikileaks’ transmission of information to some major media in various countries as “Wikimania.” In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee last Thursday, Blanton urged the Justice Department [...]

Is Bradley Manning Being Held as Some Sort of “Enemy Combatant”?

by Andy Worthington Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.andyworthington.co.uk 20 December, 2010 In disturbing reports from the US, it appears that Private First Class Bradley Manning, the former intelligence analyst accused of leaking the Afghan and Iraqi war logs, the US diplomatic cables and the “Collateral Damage” video, which have dominated headlines globally since WikiLeaks began [...]

Bitter Memories of War on the Way to Jail by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Truthdig December 20, 2010 The speeches were over. There was a mournful harmonica rendition of taps. The 500 protesters in Lafayette Park in front of the White House fell silent. One hundred and thirty-one men and women, many of them military veterans wearing old fatigues, formed a single, [...]

John Pilger: The War You Don’t See

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Updated: Sept. 23, 2011 added the full film. previous updates Updated: added an extended clip from the film and selected parts of the film June 10, 2011. Updated: June 14, 2011; see below Updated: July 9, 2011 Videos no longer available. www.johnpilger.com The new film is a powerful and timely investigation into the media’s [...]