Reviewing James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer’s “Multinationals on Trial”

Reviewing James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer's "Multinationals on Trial" - by Stephen LendmanJames Petras is Binghamton University, New York Professor Emeritus of Sociology whose credentials and achievements are long and impressive. He's a noted academic figure on the left and a well-respected Latin American expert. He's also a prolific author of hundreds of articles and...

Tragedy and Travesty at Annapolis

Tragedy and Travesty at Annapolis - by Stephen LendmanNovember 27 at Annapolis kicks off the latest Israeli-Palestinian Middle East peace process round that may be an historic first. It's the first time in memory the legitimate government of one side is excluded, and that alone dooms it. Like previous rounds, it's more pretense than peace,...

Coup D’Etat Rumblings in Venezuela

Coup D'Etat Rumblings in Venezuela - by Stephen LendmanThe Bush administration tried and failed three prior times to oust Hugo Chavez since its first aborted two-day coup attempt in April, 2002. Through FOIA requests, lawyer, activist and author Eva Golinger uncovered top secret CIA documents of US involvement that included an intricate financing scheme involving...

Denial of Due Process to Muslims Disgraces Us All

DENIAL OF DUE PROCESS TO MUSLIMS DISGRACES US ALLBy Katherine Hughes First published, November 2007, in "Guild Practitioner," Volume 64, No. 2: http://www.nlg.org“One cannot level one’s moral lance at every evil in the universe. There are just too many of them. But you can do something, and the difference between doing something and doing nothing is...

Thanksgiving Hypocrisy

Thanksgiving Hypocrisy - by Stephen LendmanIn the US, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November to give thanks for the year's blessings and bounty. At least that's how it began. It's not, however, the current practice. Most people defile the day's spirit in how they spend it over a full four day holiday...

Torturing Palestinian Detainees

Torturing Palestinian Detainees - by Stephen LendmanB'Tselem is the conservative Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories with a well-deserved reputation for accuracy. A group of prominent academics, attorneys, journalists and Knesset members founded the organization in 1989 to "document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations in...

Our Man in Islamabad

Our Man in Islamabad - by Stephen LendmanThe Islamic Republic of Pakistan was established in August,1947 when its majority Muslim population separated from British-controlled India and became a sovereign state. Since then, the country has been plagued by wars, political instability, and a series of military coups as it continues stumbling unsuccessfully toward democracy. Nominally,...

Punishing Gaza

Punishing Gaza - by Stephen LendmanOn September 20, Haaretz reported: "The security cabinet voted unanimously yesterday to increase sanctions against the Hamas-run Gaza Strip (and declare) the region a 'hostile entity.' " A further statement read: "We will reduce the amount of megawattage we provide to the Strip, and Hamas will have to decide whether...

Congressional Shame and Duplicity

Congressional Shame and Duplicity - by Stephen LendmanThe latest October Reuters/Zogby Index shows record low approval ratings for George Bush and Congress - 24% for the president that looks almost giddy compared to the bottom-scraping 11% level for the nation's lawmakers. It's more evidence that the criminal class in Washington is bipartisan and hoping November,...