No place as paranoid as the U.S. by Cameron Salisbury

by Cameron Salisbury Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Opedinfo.com July 4, 2011 My plane was taxiing into the gate at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport when the end-of-flight announcements came on. Seatbacks in upright position, trays closed and locked, baggage under the seats, you know the drill. On an in-bound international flight, I was headed for my second [...]

A Leftist Guide to the Fourth of July by Billy Wharton

by Billy Wharton Guest Writer Dandelion Salad Examiner.com July 4, 2011 A neighbor illustrated the problem with the Fourth of July.  He broke out a new bumper sticker for his car just in time for the annual celebration.  The sticker promoted the US Navy with the slogan, “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of all those who [...]

U.S. and NATO Allies Expanding Global Military Footprint by Rick Rozoff

by Rick Rozoff Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Stop NATO Stop NATO-Opposition to global militarism July 4, 2011 Recent statements by the defense ministers of Germany and Canada reveal that the globally-oriented Western military consortium that is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization plans not only to continue but broaden the wars and military occupations it has conducted [...]

The Propaganda Narrative of U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq by Jeremy R. Hammond

by Jeremy R. Hammond Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Foreign Policy Journal July 4, 2011 photo by Dandelion Salad The New York Times this week reports under the headline “Taking Lead, Iraqis Hope U.S. Special Operations Commandos Stay” that the security situation in Iraq “may be at risk now that American forces are withdrawing this year” as per [...]

Ralph Nader Is Tired of Running for President by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Truthdig July 4, 2011 The most important moral and intellectual voices within a disintegrating society are slowly discredited when their nonviolent protests and calls for justice cannot alter intransigent and corrupt systems of power. The repeated acts of peaceful civil disobedience, efforts at electoral and political reform and the [...]