ZNet | Japan by John Junkerman and Gavan McCormack; July 31, 2006 Japan is at a constitutional — and political — crossroads. In the wake of dispatch of GSDF forces to Iraq and the MSDF fleet to the Persian Gulf, the pacifist constitution faces the possibility of revision for the first time since its adoption [...]
Archive | November, 2006
Alternative Media Can Balance Establishment’s Experts
ZNet Commentary (November 26, 2006) By Gary Olson The late political philosopher Isaiah Berlin coined the term ”secular priesthood” to describe Russian commissars who were apologists for Stalin’s crimes. Later, MIT Professor Noam Chomsky adapted the term to characterize their counterpart in contemporary societies, namely the higher level media, commentators and academic types who learn [...]
Economic Empire Building: The Centrality of Corruption
By James Petras 11/24/06 “Information Clearing House” — – Economic Empire building (EEB) is the driving force of the US economy and became more central over the past five years. More than ever before in US economic history, the principal US banks, oil companies, manufacturers, investment houses, pension and mutual funds all depend on exploiting [...]
Resisting the Weaponization of Anthropology
American Anthropologists Stand Up Against Torture and the Occupation of Iraq By David H. Price (November 20, 2006: Counterpunch) In San Jose, on Saturday evening, November 18, 2006, the rank and file members of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) attending the Association’s business meeting approved resolutions condemining the occupation of Iraq and the use of [...]
World Bank/IMF Fact Sheet (by Global Exchange)
What are the IMF and World Bank? The IMF and World Bank have been empowered by the governments which control it (led by the U.S., the U.K., Japan, Germany, France, Canada, and Italy — the “Group of 7,” which holds over 40% of the votes on their boards) with imposing economic austerity policies in the [...]
U.S. Nuclear Threats: Then and Now
by Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen September/October 2006 pp. 69-71 (vol. 62, no. 5) © 2006 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists During an impromptu April 18 press conference, President George W. Bush was asked if his assertion that “all options are on the table” regarding Iran included the possibility of a nuclear strike. [...]