David Swanson's Blog, page 152
February 12, 2013
February 15 Ten Years Later
On February 15, 2003, the world protested a long-announced pending war of aggression by the United States against Iraq. The protest was the largest in world history, and we haven't topped it since. It persuaded many nations of the world and the United Nations to oppose the war. It built an international movement that went on to limit, reduce, and prevent wars, including thus far a fullscale war on Iran, as well as to educate a new generation about the evils of war. This movement helped to delegitimize warmaking, a process still not complete.
February 11, 2013
February 10, 2013
Drones and Our National Religion
The national religion of the United States of America is nationalism. Its god is the flag. Its prayer is the pledge of allegiance.
February 8, 2013
Audio: David Swanson and Coy Barefoot
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David Swanson joins the program to talk about drones.
What Mark Warner Asked John Brennan
When CIA nominee John Brennan faced the Senate Select Committee on So-Called Intelligence on Thursday, countless critical and cutting questions had been prepared by bloggers and journalists. None of them were asked.
February 7, 2013
February 6, 2013
Talk Nation Radio: Robert Pollin: There Is No Fiscal Crisis
There is no fiscal crisis. There is an unemployment crisis. And there is a solution: tax the banks. The support for this argument is explained by Robert Pollin, the co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. His latest book and papers discussed during the program are here: http://backtofullemployment.org
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The Colin Powell Memorial BS Award
John Brennan's performance at his Rejection Hearing in the Senate Lack of Intelligence Committee on Thursday will likely be a contender for this year's Colin Powell Memorial Bullshit Award.
Colin Powell set the standard on Feb. 5, 2003, at the United Nations.
Powell relied on the testimony of Saddam Hussein's son-in-law to persuade us of the supposed need to attack Iraq. Powell recited his claims about weapons of mass destruction but carefully left out the part where that same gentleman had testified that all of Iraq's WMDs had been destroyed.
