Outsourcing power (and its consequences) By William Bowles

by William Bowles Featured Writer Dandelion Salad williambowles.info 23 July, 2011 For well over a century the British state has relied on its professional civil service (known as the Establishment and for reasons I hope that become apparent) to maintain the status quo and whilst the state has had to make concessions over time (eg, universal suffrage, legalize [...]

Default Through Immorality by Philip A. Farruggio

by Philip A. Farruggio Featured Writer Dandelion Salad July 22, 2011 They should really include in any dictionary definition of immorality the word empire and vice versa. No matter what empire we study throughout history, they all were formed and strengthened through bloodshed. Do you really think that the Roman Empire was all about superior abilities [...]

Cuba: The Anomaly in the Caribbean by Cameron Salisbury

by Cameron Salisbury Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Opedinfo.com July 16, 2011 Canada’s travel advisory for Cuba: Cuba — There is no Official Warning for this country. …Normal security precautions should be observed while in Havana and other Cuban cities…. U.S. State Department’s travelers advisory for Cuba:

Prince Harry Returns to Afghanistan by Felicity Arbuthnot

by Felicity Arbuthnot Featured Writer Dandelion Salad 18 July, 2011 “They’re in their 20s, but like certain children, they have been told only one story, over and over. Like most children, they believe in an easily identifiable good and evil, and like most children, they are capable of unthinkable cruelty.” Michael Cunningham, novelist (1952- ) Prince [...]

America’s Disappeared by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Truthdig July 18, 2011 Dr. Silvia Quintela was “disappeared” by the death squads in Argentina in 1977 when she was four months pregnant with her first child. She reportedly was kept alive at a military base until she gave birth to her son and then, like other victims of [...]