UK Prime Minister: There is no question of an invasion or occupation of Libya

Propaganda Alert compiled by Cem Ertür Featured Writer Dandelion Salad 20 April 2011 1) UK Foreign Minister Hague: Top British army officers in Libya to aid the rebels (19 April 2011) 2) UK Prime Minister Cameron: There is no question of an invasion or occupation of Libya (17 April 2011) 3) Obama, Cameron, Sarkozy: The [...]

Examining Jesus’ Passion through the Crucible of Doubt by Walter C. Uhler

by Walter C. Uhler Guest Writer Dandelion Salad www.walter-c-uhler.com April 21, 2011 No writer has had a greater impact on my life than Fyodor Dostoevsky – arguably the greatest of the world’s novelists and one of its most imposing defenders of Christianity. It was Dostoevsky who claimed, in a letter to N. D. Fonvizina in [...]

The Obama-Gates Maneuver on Military Spending by Gareth Porter

by Gareth Porter Featured Writer Dandelion Salad 20 April, 2011 Last week Barack Obama announced that he wants to cut $400 billion in military spending and said he would work Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and the Joint Chiefs on a “fundamental review” of U.S. “military missions, capabilities and our role in a changing world” [...]

What You Need to Know to Save Your Ass by Mark A. Goldman

by Mark A. Goldman Guest Writer Dandelion Salad http://www.gpln.com April 20, 2011 The political and economic strategies this country is pursuing are not sustainable and the folks who hold the reins of power know it.   They are pursuing strategies designed to facilitate the ability of big money interests to drain as much wealth as possible from [...]

Mimesis and the State of US Democracy by Gaither Stewart

by Gaither Stewart Featured Writer Dandelion Salad 20 April, 2011 “And thusly we end up with pseudo leaders for a pseudo democracy, albeit one rammed down the throat of nations around the world with the benedictions of tens of millions of well-meaning but thoroughly brainwashed Americans.” (ROME) Standard dictionary definitions of the word of ancient Greek [...]