If you’ve been watching the news for the last month, it seems like John McCain might actually pull out a victory in November. After months of the press fawning over the unlikely candidacy of Obama (remember, he’s a mixed race junior senator with no executive experience) the press has rediscovered that John McCain actually has […]
NYTimes a Mouthpiece Advocating Disasterous Afghan Narco Policy
This week’s NYTimes Sunday Magazine had a silly/destructive article titled “Is Afghanistan a Narco State?” Quick answer: obviously yes. It was written by Thomas Schweich, a professor at Wash U and a drug warrior extraordinaire who seems to believe that advancing America’s failed drug war policies in Afghanistan is more important than stabilizing that troubled […]
From the Source: A Communique From Zimbabwe
Today I got an email from a friend in Mozembique with an attachment of a citizen produced article made by Zimbabweans trying to tell the story of how Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF is using violence against civilians to ensure another term in office. I’ve posted excepts from the article at the bottom of the post but […]
Darfur: A US-China Proxy Battle for Oil?
Summary: There is oil in Darfur. The Sudanese government is using the same tactics to evict millions of Darfuri as they used in the South a decade ago. They are using Chinese money to finance their operations. The US is attempting to create international pressure against the Al-Bashir government by calling Darfur a ‘genocide.’ They […]