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If the East Bay Was Gaza How Would You Feel?
The Palestinian enclave known as Gaza is approximately 25 miles long by 5 miles wide. It is about the same area as the East Bay from Oakland in the north to Fremont in the south. To the west is open...
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U.S. Alliance with FSA and ISIL in Six Photographs
The following six photographs confirm that a favorite “moderate rebel” leader, Abdel Jabbar al-Okaidi, is allied with ISIL. The first photograph is from Spring 2013 and shows Okaidi with the American...
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Seven Steps of Highly Effective Manipulators
You might think that after seeing the consequences of their campaign for “freedom and democracy” in Libya, journalists like Nicholas Kristof and “humanitarian campaigners” like Avaaz would have some...
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Eight Problems with Amnesty’s Report on Aleppo Syria
In 1990 Amnesty International made a horrendous mistake in the midst of the media campaign leading up to Gulf War 1. While U.S. military action was being debated and the public was significantly...
View ArticleSecret Intel Reports on Syria and Iraq Revealed
Almost three years ago the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) of the U.S. Dept of Defense accurately characterized the conflict in Syria and predicted the emergence of the Islamic State. This stunning...
View ArticlePBS Frontline Fails the Public with “Obama at War”
Introduction Frontline is an influential television program which examines important foreign and domestic issues. The shows tend to be technically well done – combining concise writing with compelling...
View ArticleWill Turkey’s Election Give Peace a Chance in Syria?
The June 7 parliamentary election in Turkey could have a huge impact on the conflict in Syria. The invincible image of President Erdogan has been cracked. There is a real chance that the election...
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What Has Changed Since Aylan Kurdi’s Death?
The Photo that went Round the World Around 3:30 am September 2, Aylan Kurdi, his brother, mother and nine others drowned trying to reach a Greek island from Bodrum Turkey. Around 6 am that morning, the...
View ArticleThe Wicked War on Syria
Key leaders from around the world are present at the United Nations this week to discuss critical issues; one of the most pressing is Syria. How did we get to this point with half the Syrian population...
View ArticleExamples of U.S. Foreign Policy Dysfunction
If the U.S. is to ever change its foreign policy based on dominance and aggression to a foreign policy based on diplomacy and respect for international law, there needs to be a foundation of realistic...
View ArticlePBS Newshour Fails the Public
PBS Newshour is considered high quality journalism by many North Americans. But is it? A test case is their report on November 24 when a Russian jet was shot down and one pilot killed as he descended...
View ArticleThe Caesar Photo Fraud that Undermined Syrian Negotiations
A 30 page investigative report on the “Caesar Torture Photos” has been released and is available online here. The following is a condensed version of the report. Readers who are especially interested...
View ArticleShould Progressives Support Bernie?
In the past year, some progressives have explained why they are not supporting Bernie Sanders. Last summer, Bruce Dixon from Black Agenda Report presented a “sheepdog” theory suggesting that people...
View ArticleThe Establishment Snarls a Warning to Sanders
When Republicans are in the White House, Paul Krugman and the New York Times sometimes sound pretty good. But when someone starts seriously and effectively challenging core assumptions and values of...
View ArticleAbout Bias and Propaganda on Syria
Dear MSF International President Dr. Joanne Liu, Your organization is well regarded and influential. I appreciate that many good people work for and support MSF/Doctors Without Borders. However, I...
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Bernie comes to Vallejo
Vallejo is geographically close but economically far from more affluent San Francisco Bay Area cities to the south. In 2008 the city of Vallejo filed for bankruptcy. Yesterday, May 18, the Bernie...
View ArticleWhere are the Missing California Primary Votes?
Richmond California is a refinery town in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is also where there is a diverse working class community with a strong Richmond Progressive Alliance which previously elected a...
View ArticleThe Myth about Russian “Aggression”
Recently I went on a 15 day visit to Russia organized by the Center for Citizen Initiatives. The group visited Moscow, the Crimean peninsula, Krasnodar (southern Russia) and St. Petersburg. In each...
View ArticleThe Biased Report that led to Banning Russians at the Olympics”
Introduction With the Rio Summer Olympics starting on August 5, there is huge controversy about Russian participation. On the basis of a report by Canadian lawyer Richard Mclaren (the “Mclaren...
View ArticleBanning Paralympic Athletes to Bash Russia
There is an ugly anti-Russian mood in various Rio Olympic venues. When the Russian swimmers entered the pool for the 4 x 100M Freestyle team event, they were loudly booed. When the Russian team barely...
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