Submitted by cboyd on September 16, 2011 - 16:12
Ten years after the attacks on the World Trade Centre, Kieran Allen analyses the latest phase of US imperialism, arguing that despite the massive loss of lives and resources, the United States is steadily losing its place as the global superpower.
At the end of August an unclassified diplomatic cable made public by WikiLeaks focused attention on one of the many little-known atrocities of the US ‘War on Terror’. In the town of Ishaqi in 2006 American troops executed 11 Iraqi civilians before calling in an air strike to destroy the evidence.
Submitted by cboyd on September 9, 2011 - 15:27
The wars that followed 9/11 were supposed to prove US power to the world, but, says Alex Callinicos, they have done the opposite
Submitted by cboyd on September 6, 2011 - 10:40
(We produce here the front page of socialist worker from the day after the attacks)
From 'socialist worker' special September 12th 2001
Submitted by cboyd on August 25, 2011 - 01:55
This is a dangerous moment. THe UK's David Cameron and his allies in the US and Europe see Libya as an opportunity to rehabilitate the idea of "humanitarian intervention".
Submitted by cboyd on June 7, 2011 - 11:19
Many watching the intense coverage of the trial of Serb General, Ratko Mladić, may wonder what the media circus surrounding it is about.
Submitted by cboyd on May 19, 2011 - 15:33
The tide of change that swept Obama to the oval office in November 2008 has ebbed away. Obama’s first term amounts to a long list of broken promises.
Submitted by cboyd on May 13, 2011 - 10:50
ISN'T TORTURE great?
It is if you're one of the many pundits and politicians trying to use Osama bin Laden's corpse to claim a little slice of victory.
Submitted by cboyd on May 8, 2011 - 15:34
The cry went out loud and clear in Galway on Saturday - US and British Imperialists not welcome!
Submitted by cboyd on May 5, 2011 - 00:13
Osama Bin Laden is often presented as single-handedly controlling world "terrorism" from a bunker in Afghanistan or Pakistan. It is a myth that has suited both Bin Laden and his enemies.
Submitted by cboyd on May 5, 2011 - 00:09
Fine Gael are intent on painting all opposition to the visit of the Queen as living in the past. The opposition to monarchy consists of more than just dissident republicans though. There are countless people in Britain itself who would love to dismantle a parasitic monarchy which costs the British taxpayer over 180 million pounds a year. The cost of the Queens short visit to Ireland will cost over 15 million euro - enough to build a cystic fibrosis unit!
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