The War On Terror (Paul Craig Roberts)

Oct. 15, 2010 (Information Clearing House) -- Does anyone remember the “cakewalk war” that would last six weeks, cost $50 billion-$60 billion, and be paid for out of Iraqi oil revenues? Does anyone r ...

Leakers, Beware the Corporate Media (Ray McGovern)

Oct. 14, 2010 (Information Clearing House) -- The following is a Code-Orange Advisory to patriotic truth-tellers, sometimes called whistleblowers or leakers: It is anachronistically naïve to expect t ...

Why the U.S. has Launched a New Financial World War, And How the the Rest of the World Will Fight Back (Michael Hudson)

“Coming events cast their shadows forward.” – Goethe Oct. 12, 2010 (Counterpunch) -- What is to stop U.S. banks and their customers from creating $1 trillion, $10 trillion or even $50 trillion on the ...

Currency wars are necessary if all else fails (Ambrose Evans-Pritchard)

The overwhelming fact of the global currency system is that America needs a much weaker dollar to bring its economy back into kilter and avoid slow ruin, yet the rest of the world cannot easily handl ...

Over 60 percent of Afghans suffer mental health problems (Agence France-Presse)

Oct. 10, 2010 -- KABUL (Agence France-Presse) -- Scarred by decades of war, social problems and poverty, more than 60 percent of Afghans suffer from stress disorders and mental health problems, a top ...

World Job Crisis is a Threat to Democracy, Says IMF Head (Larry Elliott)

International Monetary Fund meeting dominated by fears that US job crisis will add to currency tensions with China Oct. 10, 2010 -- WASHINGTON (The Guardian) -- The International Monetary Fund was se ...

Surprise -- The Very Dark Side of U.S. History (Peter Dale Scott and Robert Parry)

Editor's Note: Many Americans view their country and its soldiers as the "good guys" spreading "democracy" and "liberty" around the world. When the United States inflicts unnecessary death and destru ...

US Often Weighed North Korea `Nuke Option' (Charles J. Hanley and Randy Herschaft)

Oct. 10,2010 -- NEW YORK (AP) -- From the 1950s Pentagon to today's Obama administration, the United States has repeatedly pondered, planned and threatened use of nuclear weapons against North Korea, ...

In the Crosshairs of US Drones (Kamal Hyder)

Oct. 10, 2010 (Al-Jazeera) -- Residents live under a constant fear of being hit as dozens of unmanned drones buzz the skies over North and South Waziristan. The drones frighten children and women who ...

‘Dying to Win’: Newt Gingrich’s ‘Terrorism’ (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 7, 2010 -- On Sept. 30, within the time frame of a few hours, an accused man reportedly confessed to terrorism charges in Germany, the terrorism threat level was ...

Drinks Are Free as Bartenders Refill Punchbowl (William Pesek)

Oct. 6, 2010 (Bloomberg) -- It has been 13 years since the Bank of Japan was freed from the clutches of politicians. What has it done since? Cut interest rates to zero and left them there. If that’s ...