MEDIA ROOTS – The Pentagon’s budget has grown from $267 billion in 2000 to $708.2 billion in 2011. In addition to budgetary increases, the Pentagon is expanding its arrogation of global jurisdiction. The Unified Combatant Command of USAFRICOM (est. 2007) is of particular concern. The Pentagon spins AFRICOM’s presence as a boon for all parties. According to former AFRICOM commanding General William … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – At Ground Zero this past September 11, a more docile crowd congregated at the site for eternal mourning. The number of family members and protestors were generally smaller and most in the 9/11 Truth movement honored a four-hour silence out of respect for the victims and their families. What ensued was a gathering of people from across … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – On Breaking the Set, Abby Martin brings up the issue of global surveillance, drone warfare and talks to NIAC Policy Director, Jamal Abdi, about the possibility of war with Iran. MSNBC is called out for political bias and RT Producer Ramon Galindo speaks about the impending doom of nuclear reactors built by fault lines in the US. … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin calls out the corporate media for covering the elections while distracting us from what’s really important, interviews former NPR Reporter, Andrea Seabrook, who woke up to the L/R paradigm, highlights ‘Bill Nye the Science Guy’ as the Hero, and calls out Secretary of State Jon Husted as the Villain. RT Producer … Read More
Read part one of this series about Israeli espionage and part two about UN colonialism. MEDIA ROOTS – When making decisions about Middle East policy, the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch frequently bow to the whims of a foreign nation in order to remain in AIPAC’s good graces. Billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars are up for grabs if AIPAC … Read More
