Introduction It does not seem likely that an investment of $38 million dollars was made solely for a “drill” as “Austere Challenge 12″ is current being booked. We can anticipate how future tax dollars are likely to be spent by the newly re-elected president given this recent investment. Please contact your representatives to voice your…more »
I love Columbus Day. Each year I recall the simple song I learned as a child about the man who “discovered” America. I still recall the innocent boy whose imagination was taken by the story of adventure and discovery. In fourteen hundred and ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue. On Columbus Day, I reflect…more »
Written by Günter Grass What must be said Why have I kept silent, held back so long, on something openly practiced in war games, at the end of which those of us who survive will at best be footnotes? It’s the alleged right to a first strike that could destroy an Iranian people subjugated by…more »
“You can’t successfully prepare for and prevent war.” ~ Einstein Military Tanks South of Santa Cruz Approximately 300 military tanks are seen moving on rails south of Santa Cruz, California. In the generally peaceful communities of Santa Cruz and Monterey counties it is easy to go about one’s business almost forgetting that the local economy…more »
Written by Mark Wachtler, Owner/Senior Editor of Whiteout Press Blacked-Out Deployment Story January 2, 2012. Jerusalem. In one of the most blacked-out stories in America right now, the US military is preparing to send thousands of US troops, along with US Naval anti-missile ships and accompanying support personnel, to Israel. It took forever to find…more »
Exclusive: Though the 9/11 attacks occurred more than a decade ago, Congress continues to exploit them to pass evermore draconian laws on “terrorism,” with the Senate now empowering the military to arrest people on U.S. soil and hold them without trial, a serious threat to American liberties, says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern. Ambiguous but alarming…more »
On November 4 a cartoon was published in Haaretz which shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehub Barak sending an air force squadron to attack Iran, with Prime Minister Netanyahu ordering, “And on the way back you’re gonna hit the UNESCO office in Ramallah!” Eric Falt, UNESCO’s assistant director general for external relations…more »
There are mounting signs that the right-wing Israeli government may think the timing is right for an attack on Iran, with growing alarms inside Israel about alleged Iranian progress on building a nuclear bomb – and with President Barack Obama fearing loss of key Jewish political support in 2012 if he doesn’t go along. On…more »
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Silent Spring
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The Death and Life of Monterey Bay: A Story of Revival
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The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Ilan Pappé
An Ethic for Christians and Other Aliens in a Strange Land
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Power and Struggle (Politics of Nonviolent Action, Part 1)
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Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century
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Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor
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The Seven Story Mountain: An Autobiography of Faith.
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Beyond The Green Zone: Dispatches From An Unembedded Journalist In Occupied Iraq
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Forward by Amy Goodman
The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Forward by Chris Hedges
Empire of Illusion: The End Of Literacy And The Triumph Of Spectacle
By Chris Hedges
A People's History Of The United States: 1492-Present
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Blood And Oil: The Dangers And Consequences Of America's Growing Dependency On Imported Petroleum
By Michael T. Klare
The Goldstone Report: The Legacy Of The Landmark Investigation Of The Gaza Conflict
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Foreword By Desmond Tutu
Introduction By Naomi Klein
The Uterine Crisis
By IIya Sandra Perlin
