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In the past 4 years 22 universities across the U.S. have quietly taken the CIA’s dollars and agreed to become spy-factories for student spooks. David Price breaks the story, identifies the campuses, details secret faculty protests and charts the strategy for resistance. The U.S.’s warlord clients in Afghanistan now produce 90 per cent of the world’s opium. Peter Lee reports how the U.S. sponsors widening drug plagues in Iran and Russia. Get your new edition today by subscribing online or calling 1-800-840-3683 Contributions to CounterPunch are tax-deductible. Click here to make a donation. If you find our site useful please: Subscribe Now! CounterPunch books and t-shirts make great presents.
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Today's Stories February 5 - 7, 2010 Paul Craig Roberts February 4, 2010 Barbara Rhine Barry Lando David Macaray Shamus Cooke P. Sainath Christopher Brauchli Ramzy Baroud Suzan Mazur Harry Clark Andy Worthington Website of the Day February 3, 2010 Paul Craig Roberts Kathleen Christison Franklin Spinney Dean Baker Marc Levy Kathy Kelly Gareth Porter Joshua Frank Rannie Amiri Gregory Vickrey Website of the Day February 2, 2010 Michael Hudson Boadiba Chris Floyd Paul A. Passavant Mike Whitney John Ross Jonathan Cook Susan Galleymore Dave Lindorff Tolu Olorunda Ron Jacobs Website of the Day February 1, 2010 Michael Hudson Stan Goff Patrick Cockburn Saul Landau Dr. Carol Paris, MD Marshall Auerback Harvey Wasserman Johanna Berrigan Peter Gelderloos David Michael Green Martha Rosenberg Kevin Zeese Alan Farago Website of the Day January 29 - 31, 2010 Alexander Cockburn Daniel Ellsberg Bill Quigley Franklin Spinney Jeffrey St. Clair Steve Early Joe Bageant P. Sainath Jordan Flaherty Joshua Frank Winslow T. Wheeler Brian M. Downing Wajahat Ali William Loren Katz Dave Lindorff Jim Goodman Judith Scherr Kerry Kennedy / Monika Kalra Varma Anthony Papa David Macaray Roger Burbach Belén Fernández Nikolas Kozloff Dr. Susan Block Windy Cooler Charles R. Larson Mikita Brottman David Yearsley Lorenzo Wolff David Rovics Poets' Basement Website of the Weekend January 28, 2010 Bill Quigley Peter Hallward Tanya Golash-Boza Shamus Cooke Dave Lindorff Ray McGovern Uri Weiss Thomas M. Power Cecil Brown Wajahat Ali Harvey Wasserman Website of the Day January 27, 2010 Daniel Kovalik Paul Craig Roberts Dean Baker Uri Avnery Sasha Kramer Vijay Prashad Nikolas Kozloff Mark Weisbrot Jonathan Cook Bob Fitrakis / Binoy Kampmark Website of the Day January 26, 2010 Michael Hudson Joan Roelofs Patrick Cockburn Mike Roselle Brian M. Downing David Macaray Bouthaina Shaaban Kevin Zeese Richard Morse Fidel Castro Farzana Versey Jonathan Cook Website of the Day January 25, 2010 Michael Hudson Anthony DiMaggio JoAnn Wypijewski Nadia Hijab Robert Jensen John Maxwell Richard Morse Marilyn Langlois Dan Bacher James L. Secor Jayne Lyn Stahl Website of the Day January 22/24, 2010 Alexander Cockburn Russell Feingold Ralph Nader Christopher Ketcham Manuel Garcia, Jr Paul Craig Roberts Jeffrey St. Clair Nikolas Kozloff Jean Damu Mitchel Cohen Paul Buccheit Conn Hallinan Steven Higgs Rob Stone, MD Saul Landau / Ron Jacobs Vijay Prashad P. Sainath M. Shahid Alam George Wuerthner Missy Comley Beattie Jean Sabaté Shamus Cooke Stephen Fleischman Michael Donnelly David Michael Green Michael Dickinson Charles R. Larson David Yearsley Lorenzo Wolff Poets' Basement Website of the Day
Paul Craig Roberts Alan Farago Richard Morse Stewart J. Lawrence Harvey Wasserman Carl Finamore Ramzy Baroud Marshall Auerback Fawzia Afzal-Khan Adam Federman Website of the Day January 20, 2010 Alexander Cockburn James Bovard Mary Lynn Cramer Dean Baker Uri Avnery Kathy Kelly Jeb Sprague Ron Jacobs John V. Walsh Bouthaina Shaaban Gail Dines Website of the Day January 19, 2010 Michael Hudson John Maxwell Stephen Soldz Richard Morse Björn Kumm Gary Leupp Eric Toussaint / Nikolas Kozloff Benjamin Dangl Dave Lindorff Robert Roth Website of the Day January 18, 2010 Petra Bartosiewicz Nelson P. Valdés Bill Quigley Richard Morse Tolu Olorunda John Ross Manuel Garcia, Jr. The Murder of Masoud Alimohammadi: Assassinating the Iranian H-Bomb Ralph Nader Franklin Lamb Frederick B. Hudson Website of the Day January 15-17, 2010 Alexander Cockburn Richard Morse Bill Quigley Patrick Cockburn Jeffrey St. Clair Anthony DiMaggio Tom Reeves Daniel Wolff Alan Nasser Saul Landau / Andrew Oxford Michael Donnelly Russell Mokhiber Darwin Bond-Graham Missy Beattie David Ker Thomson Gary Leupp Ron Jacobs Clifton Ross Jordan Flaherty Marshall Auerback Marjorie Cohn Joe Bageant Tariq Ali Jayne Lyn Stahl Charles R. Larson Kim Nicolini David Yearsley Poets' Basement Website of the Weekend January 14, 2010 Ashley Smith Harvey Wasserman Dean Baker Brian Cloughley Brock L. Bevan Don Monkerud Winslow T. Wheeler Gideon Levy Adam Federman James McEnteer Brian Concannon Jr Website of the Day January 13, 2010 Patrick Haenni / Jonathan Cook Cecil Brown Steven Higgs Paul de Rooij Richard Forno Dr. Trudy Bond Daniel Drennan Martha Rosenberg Brenda Baletti, Gilson Rego and Antonio Sena Website of the Day January 12, 2010 Bill Salganik Uri Avnery Dean Baker Dan Kovalik Raza Naeem George Wuerthner Dave Lindorff David Macaray Tolu Olorunda Patrick Bond Website of the Day January 11, 2010 Patrick Cockburn Gareth Porter John Ross Gregory V. Button Ralph Nader Tom Barry Mikita Brottman David Michael Green Lost in the White House David Swanson Kevin Zeese Website of the Day
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Weekend Edition Of Disasters and Unwanted AccelerationsRecall NoticesBy MISSY BEATTIE Toyota is in trouble, and I’m worried. I have a huge investment in the company—my son Hunter. He drives a Camry, one model among the eight with acceleration problems. Hunter purchased the used vehicle from my brother almost two years ago and within a week of ownership, called and said, “Mom, I was driving and suddenly the gas pedal stuck.” (I omit his expletives.) He went on to tell me that he’d panicked at first but, then, shifted into neutral while braking. Hunter’s quick thinking averted a situation that many others have been unable to avoid—accidents, including some resulting in the deaths of drivers and passengers. Recently, Toyota announced two recalls due to problems with the gas pedal. One is called “Floor mat entrapment” and the other is “Pedal.” Hunter had removed the floor mat after his scare. Now, he’s received the “Pedal” recall. Word from Toyota is that this is not an electrical problem but an issue with the pedal itself and it easily can be repaired with the installation of a small part. I hope this isn’t a band-aid, something to assuage concerns. I need to know that my child isn’t going to be surged into another car, pedestrians, or like one couple in a Camry, off a cliff into water. As a parent, my greatest worry is the safety, health, and happiness of my children. I’m one of those mothers who couldn’t fall asleep until I heard the door open and close, followed by, “Mom, I’m home.” After my nephew Chase was killed in Iraq, my anxiety reached near panic-attack intensity. I lay in bed, thinking how abruptly words can change lives. When Hunter was home from college, I’d wait to hear the comforting click of a key, turning a lock. If he were five minutes late, my heart would start pounding. Finally, finally, I brought this under control just as I eventually will calm down once I’m certain the pedal is no longer a hazard. But I cannot be placated about other disasters and accelerations—particularly those of war. I think of mothers, fathers, wives, and husbands of troops deployed to combat in AfPak-Iraq and wonder how they sleep, how they breathe. For me, every day would be a 24-hour tour of enduring fear. Every knock at the door would deliver panic. I would be unable to eat, to have any peace of mind, or to function. I know this. My stomach hurts as I write. We have lost more than 5300 troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have been told to expect many more deaths in Afghanistan because of Obama’s surge—as if this warning can prepare someone for the fall-to-the-floor agony felt by those whose loved ones die, are maimed, or suffer a traumatic brain injury. I also think about the human beings who reside in the countries we’ve invaded. Our runaway war, fueled by lies, was hotwired by Bush/Cheney/Blair and so many neocons and then was accelerated to disastrous occupation, taking the lives of hundreds of thousand of Iraqis and Afghans and forcing millions to relocate. Iraq, in particular, is an environmental wasteland, toxic from depleted uranium and white phosphorous—so much so that a huge increase in birth defects has been reported. When three American military personnel were killed in Pakistan on Wednesday, three school children also died and more than 100 Pakistanis were injured, most of them children. Meanwhile, Barack Obama has requested billions more, $500 million each day for Iraq and Afghanistan, to assume ownership title of a good portion of the Middle East. When Toyota owners first reported problems with gas pedals, the car manufacturer pointed to poor driving, blaming the victims. After multiple deaths, the noun “fiasco” was used. Not only were recalls issued but also production of the eight models was halted. Tardy acknowledgement and accountability have resulted in Toyota’s tarnished image and there will be lawsuits, as well there should. We created a fiasco by waging war, always an inhumane choice. Will anyone ever be held accountable for this crime? Obama, now a war criminal himself, says he doesn’t want to “re-litigate” the past. What does the “re” mean when there has been no first-time litigation? What Obama immediately should do is send each troop a recall notice—“War Entrapment Over.” But he worships war as much as his predecessor did, invoking 9/11 ad nauseam. US intelligence officials on Tuesday told members of Congress that we could expect another attempted terrorist attack in the United States in the next three to six months. If this happens, will a majority of Americans finally make the connection that our imperialism and support of Zionism inspire hatred, or will they scream, “Let’s nuke the rag heads?” I think I know the answer. Missy Beattie lives in New York City. She's written
for National Public Radio and Nashville Life Magazine.
An outspoken critic of the Bush Administration and the war in
Iraq, she's a member of Gold Star Families for Peace. She completed
a novel last year, but since the death of her nephew, Marine
Lance Cpl. Chase J. Comley, in Iraq on August 6,'05, she has
been writing political articles. She can be reached at: Missybeat@aol.com |
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