COMMON DREAMS– Barack Obama’s June 22 announcement of a phased troop withdrawal from Afghanistan was often portrayed as a major step towards ending the war, with many outlets neglecting to accurately explain the pace of escalation that has happened under his watch. When Obama took office in 2009, the U.S. had about 34,000 troops in Afghanistan. Obama has initiated two … Read More
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
Obama Rejects Top Lawyers’ Legal Views on Libya
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SALON– The growing controversy over President Obama’s illegal waging of war in Libya got much bigger last night with Charlie Savage’s New York Times scoop. He reveals that top administration lawyers — Attorney General Eric Holder, OLC Chief Caroline Krass, and DoD General Counsel Jeh Johnson — all told Obama that his latest, widely panned excuse for waging war without Congressional approval (that it does not rise … Read More
News Blackout Over Crippled Nebraska Nuclear Plant
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THE NATION– A shocking report prepared by Russia’s Federal Atomic Energy Agency (FAAE) on information provided to them by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) states that the Obama regime has ordered a “total and complete” news blackout relating to any information regarding the near catastrophic meltdown of the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant located in Nebraska. According to this … Read More
MR Original – Government Propaganda Made Easy
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MEDIA ROOTS– For decades, propaganda has been increasingly used by government’s worldwide as a tool for manipulating the masses. Mussolini’s fascism and Hitler’s Nazism made extensive use of propaganda to retain control over their societies. However, it’s easy to overlook how major democracies routinely and habitually use propaganda for the same purposes as the aforementioned systems of governance.Here in the … Read More
Ralph Nader: Why Obama Will Get Second Term
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BLOOMBERG– The stars are aligned for Barack Obama’s re-election in November 2012. He won’t join Jimmy Carter to be the second Democrat in 120 years to lose a second term. Five things are playing in Obama’s favor. First, the Republicans — driven by their most conservative members in Congress — will face a primary with many candidates who will advance … Read More
