The New Libya: Assassination, Ruination, Broken Promises and Body Snatching by Felicity Arbuthnot

by Felicity Arbuthnot Featured Writer Dandelion Salad London, England 26 October 2011 “As usual, we swim in a pile of dishonorable politicians. An Arab poem describes how the rotten rubbish floats to the top of the water while all the gems – corals and precious fish – stay at the bottom.” (An Arab friend.) If [...]

The BBC: NATO’s media partner-in-crime By William Bowles + Why did the West glorify Gaddafi’s death?

by William Bowles Featured Writer Dandelion Salad williambowles.info 25 October 2011 Well they’ve finally silenced Muammar Gaddafi, the man the BBC calls “an oddball until the end”. The manner of his capture and death seems not to bother the BBC but then who cares about ‘oddballs’? The video, with commentary by the BBC’s chief foreign [...]

Slavoj Zizek: The marriage between capitalism and democracy is over

Dandelion Salad AlJazeeraEnglish on Oct 29, 2011 The Slovenian philosopher and critical theorist. He talks to Al Jazeera about the momentous changes taking place in the global financial and political system.

U.N. Tally Excluded Most Afghan Civilian Deaths in Night Raids by Gareth Porter

by Gareth Porter Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted at IPS Oct. 25, 2011 WASHINGTON/KABUL, Oct 25, 2011 (IPS) – A July United Nations report asserting that only 30 civilians died in targeted raids in Afghanistan during the first six months of 2011 reflected only a very small fraction of night raids in which civilians were killed, [...]

How You Can STOP Republican Militarism: Vote for Ron Paul

Dandelion Salad francispearson on Oct 20, 2011 If we want to ensure that we have someone who will support peace, we have to make sure that the Republicans have a pro peace candidate. In all states we can vote for Ron Paul in the primary or caucus and then vote for whoever we want in [...]