Iraq War: Shame on Us
By Ron Steinman The nine-year war in Iraq is over – technically, that is — on the ground in the war zone. Here are some numbers about the war in Iraq that are worth repeating. In the nearly decade long years of war, 4,486 Americans died with 32, 219 seriously wounded. Many more suffered minor […]
Occupy and Anonymous: Challenging the World Order of Corporate Imperialism
Some people are under the illusion that national borders still matter. If they do for the global 99 percent, borders have become completely obsolete for the 0.01 percent global corporate, governmental, and financial elite controlling world’s affairs. Currencies and products flow at lightning speed between all the markets. Today, a prince from Saudi Arabia, Alwaleed […]
Iraq War: US Troops are Out, but Blackwater and Halliburton Will Stay
It is official: the last United States troops left Iraq on December 17, 2011. Nevertheless, the US occupation of the country is far from over. American mainstream media are trumpeting that the war in Iraq is over, but the war has become a “pacification” process. The war might be over for the Pentagon, but now […]
Growing Pains: When Hate and Exclusion Occupy
Editor’s Note: Min Reyes is a journalist and student of historical materialism and dialectics. Presently, Min is fully committed to the global movement of human dignity against neo-liberalism. In addition to being a News Junkie Post contributor, Min can be found at her own blog, MinReyes.ca, and you can connect with her on Twitter @Min_Reyes. […]
NDAA, Patriot Act, and DHS: Welcome to the Police State of America!
President Obama, despite earlier promises to veto it, will sign the National Defense Authorization Act ( NDAA). The NDAA contains dangerous provisions concerning indefinite detention of suspects without trial, and is yet another tool of “legal” repression with the Patriot Act and the omnipresent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to crack down on basic human […]
