David Ray Griffin v. Cass Sunstein

David Ray Griffin v. Cass Sunstein - by Stephen LendmanGriffin is Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Theology, Emeritus, Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA where he's still co-director of the Center for Process Studies.He's authored and/or edited three dozen books, mainly in his field, but notably and heroically on 9/11...

Palestinian Authority Recommends Whitewashing Gaza War Crimes

Palestinian Authority Recommends Whitewashing Gaza War CrimesWho do they serve anyway? It's clear from the sham peace talks and a new development. The Mahmoud Abbas-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA) wants Israel absolved of accountability for Cast Lead crimes of war and against humanity. No matter that conclusive evidence exposed them, the result of the IDF's 23-day...

Progressive Radio News Hour Guests for September 30 and October 2 and 3

The Progressive Radio News Hour Guests for September 30, October 2, and 3, 2010Thursday, September 30 at 10AM US Central time: Charlotte DennettDennett is an investigative journalist, attorney, and co- author of "Thy Will Be Done. The Conquest of the Amazon: Nelson Rockefeller and Evangelism in the Age of Oil."Her newest book is titled, "The...

Imperial Israel

Imperial Israel - by Stephen LendmanIn his book "Against Empire," Michael Parenti defines imperialism as "the process whereby the dominant politico-economic interests of one nation expropriate for their own enrichment the land, labor, raw materials, and markets of another people."In a September 21 article, titled "What Do Empires Do?" he says "Imperialism is what (they)...

Venezuela Votes

Venezuela Votes - by Stephen LendmanOn September 26, Venezuelans again voted, the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign (VSC - vicuk.org) saying to elect members to the 165-seat National Assembly. It happens every five years, and it's the 16th national election or referendum since Chavez's 1998 victory, taking office as President for first time on February 2, 1999.Bolivarianism...

Reaction to Aafia Siddiqui’s Sentencing

Reaction to Aafia Siddiqui's Sentencing - by Stephen LendmanOn September 23, the FBI headlined, "Aafia Siddiqui Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 86 Years for Attempting to Murder US Nationals in Afghanistan and Six Additional Crimes." In sentencing, Judge Richard Berman ruled her acts premeditated, contradicting jurors saying they were not. More on the press...

One of History’s Greatest Crimes

One of History's Greatest Crimes - by Stephen LendmanAmerica's hidden history is ugly and disturbing. No nation ever matched it. To Iraq alone, over the past two decades, it includes ongoing genocide, destruction, terror, occupation, and contamination - a horrendous combination of crimes, unmentioned in Western discourse. Environmental Engineering Professor Souad N. Al-Azzawi documents them,...

Independent Committee of Experts on Gaza War

Committee of Independent Experts on Gaza War - by Stephen LendmanOn September 21, the UN Human Rights Council's independent fact finding Committee issued its report titled, "No Safe Place," assessing "investigat(ions) and report(s) on violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law during" Operation Cast Lead. Its members included:-- Professor John Dugard, Chairman, former...

Congressional Food Fascism Legislation

Congressional Food Fascism Legislation - by Stephen LendmanTwo earlier articles addressed corporate friendly legislation masquerading as pro-consumer. In fact, they'll destroy safe food, empower agribusiness and drug giants, and harm small farmers and consumers. Access them through the following links:http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2009/07/hr-2749-agribusiness-empowering-act.htmlhttp://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2010/08/legislation-for-greater-agribusiness.htmlThis article is a brief follow-up on where things now stand, as the Senate tries to...

Guilty As Charged: UN Report on Gaza Flotilla Massacre

Guilty As Charged: UN Report on Gaza Flotilla Massacre - by Stephen LendmanOn September 22, Reuters headlined the news, saying:"UN Experts Condemn Israel Attack on Gaza Flotilla"It explained that the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) "panel of international experts" concluded what was obvious on day one - that Israel's international water attack "was unlawful and...