Colin Powell demands answers over false Iraq intel: reports
© AFP/File Tim Clary AFP LONDON (AFP) – Ex-secretary of state Colin Powell called on the CIA and Pentagon to explain how he was given…
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Obama honors ‘gentleman’ George Bush senior
© AFP Tim Sloan AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama honored German Chancellor Angela Merkel and America’s “gentleman” 41st president George H.W Bush…
Too much hysteria over cyber attacks: US experts
© AFP/File Jim Watson AFP SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Overblown talk of full-on cyber war between nations fueled by recent attacks like the computer worm…
US should end Cuba’s terror sponsor label: Richardson
© AFP Jewel Samad AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Cuba should be taken off the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, US diplomatic troubleshooter and…
Army admits Gulf War medical records destroyed
Source AZ Central ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A letter from the Department of the Army telling units to destroy their records after the end of…
Defector admits to WMD lies that triggered Iraq war
• Man codenamed Curveball ‘invented’ tales of bioweapons • Iraqi told lies to try to bring down Saddam Hussein regime • Fabrications used by US…
Afghan war costs $300 million a day: Pentagon
© AFP/File Marwan Ibrahim AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The withdrawal of American troops from Iraq will allow for a reduced US defense budget in 2012…
Gallup: Americans view China as world’s strongest economy
Lydia Saad Gallup PRINCETON, NJ – By 52% to 32%, Americans are more likely to name China than the United States as the leading economic…
Elites Set Orwellian War Against China And Islam?
source The Daily Bell Hundreds of Iraqis took to the streets on Friday to demonstrate against a lack of basic services, the latest in a…
Congressman Ron Paul booted from conservative group for anti-war views
Eric W. Dolan Raw Story The conservative group Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) announced Saturday that Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) would be expelled from the…
Obama’s Patriot Act Renewal
Anthony Freda Illustration Philip C. Restino, Jr. Central Florida Veterans For Peace Obama is once again moving to renew the unconstitutional and tyrannical Patriot Act. …
US view of Pakistan, Afghanistan at new low
© AFP Shah Marai AFP/Activist Post WASHINGTON (AFP) – US public perceptions of Pakistan and Afghanistan have sunk to new lows as the war campaign…
US lawmakers hammer China on currency ‘cheating’
Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown © AFP/Getty Images/Brendan Smialowski AFP/Activist Post WASHINGTON (AFP) – Accusing China of building a “Great Wall” of unfair trade practices, US…
US speaker vows massive budget cuts
Editor’s Note: $23.7 trillion to the banks that caused the mess, $20 trillion wars, and austerity cuts for poor Americans. Robin Hood-in-reverse wealth redistribution in…