Libya : US and Europe Ramp Up Intervention

By Barry Grey

With Muammar Gaddafi’s control over the country ebbing, the United States and its European allies are stepping up their intervention into the Libyan crisis. Their aim is to ensure that any new regime will be equally subservient to their economic and geostrategic interests. Continue

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Same Cover, Same Lies
I Had Ray Davis's Job, in Laos 30 Years Ago

By ROBERT ANDERSON

Davis is the American being held as a spy working under diplomatic cover out of our embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. You can understand why foreign countries no longer trust us and people are rising up across the Middle East against the Great Satan. Continue

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This CIA Agent is No Diplomat

By Craig Murray

The US says Raymond Davis should have immunity in Pakistan. Just another attempt to flout the rule of law outside its borders. Continue

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An Empire of Lies
Why Our Media Betrays Us

By Jonathan Cook

For the western media, our leaders make mistakes, they are naïve or even stupid, but they are never bad or evil. Continue

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Battle Lines Clear in America's Hidden Class War

By Gary Younge

Polls last year showed that in the US 61% think the country spends too much on foreign aid. This makes sense once you understand that the average American is under the illusion that 25% of the federal budget goes on foreign aid (the real figure is 1%). Continue

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The Unsustainability of Modern Capitalism

An interview With John Perkins - By Anthony Wile

Everything today is pretty much run by the big corporations. Continue