To date, only one person has been jailed in connection to the US torture program, writes Alyssa Rohricht - the man who blew the whistle. His sentence must now be quashed and this true American hero set free and compensated.
… confirming the use of torture as an official US government policy, specifically, the CIA use of waterboarding in interrogations. In 2007, John, a former CIA analyst, was being interviewed on ABC news …
What could have been a rip-roaring yarn with an important message is spoiled by unlikely dialogue and overly simple characters, says Daniel Copley
… Let Live: A Bike Ride, Climate Change and the CIA Daniel Copley | 5th January 2012 Reviews … Novel Climate Change Africa Global Warming Cia America Travel let-live.jpg What could … Let Live: A Bike Ride, Climate Change and the CIA was thrust onto my lap. Coming from a …
The explosive growth of Afghanistan's heroin production after the Taliban brought the trade to a halt should be no surprise, writes Mike Whitney. It's all part of a lucrative plan whose real objective is to create global instability, disrupt social movements, facilitate resource colonialism, and justify the US's perpetual military presence in far flung corners of the world.
… is to create global instability, disrupt social movements, facilitate resource … says: "The eight-month presidential and provincial elections ... affected opium production … not only in the increased demand by politicians for campaign cash, but also in diverting …
Remarks by Bernie Sanders that climate change is a major driver of global instability and terror, he was mocked by Republican Presidential contenders. But the argument is a familiar one to the CIA and the Department of Defense, which has itself released strong warnings on the issue. Is it time the GOP got with the beat?
… But the argument is a familiar one to the CIA and the Department of Defense, which has … all over the world - this is what the CIA says - they're going to be struggling over … lays it out this way: "U.S. military officials refer to climate change as a 'threat …
In 1975 Indonesia invaded the small Pacific country of East Timor, writes John Pilger, and then massacred a third of its population to suppress demands for independence. Now unearthed documents show the genocide was supported by Australia so it could grab the oil and gas reserves of the Timor Sea. Despite East Timor's independence, won in 1999, Australia is still stealing its oil and gas revenues worth $5 billion and counting.
… that took more than a million lives. The CIA reported: "In terms of numbers killed, the … of media complicity and silence; the 'official line' was that Suharto had 'saved' … McGrath. In their own handwriting, senior officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs …
Of course rising world population matters, writes Biff Vernon, due to its impact on the planet and its resources. But to actually do something about it, don't even mention the 'p' word. Instead let's cut back on our wasteful, high-consumption lifestyles - and empower women everywhere!
… health-care, access to family planning and social security. Those areas of the world that … poverty. Is it a numbers game? From the CIA World Factbook 2014 we learn that the … Of the 214 territories identified by the CIA World Factbook in the 2014 TFR List, the …
An encounter with a Colombian shaman led Peter Bunyard on a spiritual journey into and beyond the living, breathing, transpiring Amazon rainforest, providing key insights into the essential role of the great tropical forests in the workings of Gaia. He emerged re-energised from his visions - and inspired to redouble his efforts to save our wondrous planet.
… me with unadulterated menace that I was a CIA agent for which he would kill me. He was … terms that I had nothing to do with the CIA. Meanwhile, rushing up to where I was … of the Amazon Basin, are absolutely crucial in giving us a climate we can live with. …
Michael Mann will be remembered as the creator of the 'hockey stick' graph of rising global temperatures, which has put him forever in the crosshairs of climate change sceptics. But as Brendan Montague found, he is a curiously unlikely hero, or villain: rather a dedicated scientist living the American dream, who just happened, to his own surprise, to stumble on something big.
… is reviled, attacked and harassed. A former CIA agent has contacted his colleagues looking … "But I've been able to shield them, her especially, from the nonsense and the uglier … to create complex derivatives and other financial instruments that would fool American …
President-elect Trump's widely anticipated appointment of Exxon's CEO Rex Tillerson as new US Secretary of State is creating a government of, by, and for the oil and gas industry, writes Steve Horn.
… and senior US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials say they have intelligence showing …
Professor Michael Mann was part of a research team that created the iconic climate change hockey stick graph - and a scientist forever in the deniers’ crosshairs. BRENDAN MONTAGUE investigates
… is reviled, attacked and harassed. A former CIA agent has contacted his colleagues looking … “But I’ve been able to shield them, her especially, from the nonsense and the uglier … to create complex derivatives and other financial instruments that would fool American …
G4S, the UK government outsourcer that supports Israeli security functions in the West Bank, will now supply 'custodial services' to Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, writes Clare Sambrook. Shocked? You shouldn't be. G4S is impervious to public criticism and defies international law with impunity.
… supplies the US military base at Diego Garcia , the British territory in the Indian Ocean. Like Guantánamo, Diego Garcia has played a significant role in the 'War on Terror', serving as a stop-over for CIA 'extraordinary rendition' flights - as the …
When we speak of WMD, we usually think of weapons - nuclear, biological, or chemical - that are delivered in a moment, writes Tom Engelhardt. But what of climate change: a WMD on a long fuse, already lit and smoking ...
… going on. For starters, there were those " specially designed aluminum tubes " that the … chance of an attack on the United States, especially involving weapons of mass destruction, … ever since they repaid us, in 1979, for the CIA's overthrow of an elected government in …
If you only pick up one green book this year, make it Jeremy Rifkin’s The Third Industrial Revolution. It will change the way you think, says Mark Newton
… to prevent rapid growth and change (especially concerning energy policy in the US). … Let Live: A Bike Ride, Climate Change and the CIA What could have been a rip-roaring yarn …
Ever since its creation in 1970 the US-EPA has been a failing organization, writes Carol Van Strum in her review of 'Poison Spring' - serving the corporations it was there to regulate, falsifying data, suppressing the truth about pesticide toxicity, and crushing whistleblowers.
… Agency (EPA), where a high-ranking EPA official was recently jailed and fined for … he claimed to be working elsewhere for the CIA . Rubber stamping pesticide industry … human health and the environment from commercial poisons. His new book, Poison Spring: The …
Powered by 100% renewable energy, Apple is maintaining its lead as the internet's greenest company, But others are lagging behind: Google has yet to reach 50% and relies heavily on coal, while Amazon's AWS, the massive 'dark cloud' of the web, won't even answer questions.
… tiny to enormous including Netflix and the CIA. AWS has taken some significant steps over …
It's easy to forget that Julian Assange - reviled by mainstream media, hounded by Sweden's judiciary, 'red-listed' by Interpol, publicly attacked by the US defense secretary - remains an innocent man, 'wanted' for nothing more than questioning, writes John Pilger. His disgraceful treatment dishonours only his persecutors.
… The para-judicial persecution of Julian Assange John Pilger … by mainstream media, hounded by Sweden's judiciary, 'red-listed' by Interpol, publicly … to Washington that it has allowed secret CIA 'renditions' - including the illegal …
Tenet, the action blockbuster, is a warning about the threat of climate Armageddon that shows how action blockbusters are part of the problem (spoilers).
… the pursuit of profits. The hero as possible CIA agent and the villain as CIA asset are both products of our capitalist … that scrutiny, reminding us of its artificial quality. The audience is distracted, …
The political vacuum left by the Iraq war provided the space for radical extremism to take root in the Middle East and rampage across the region, writes Dr Robert Dover. That makes Tony Blair directly responsible for the refugee crisis that is destabilising Europe today, reflected in the UK's Brexit vote. And it fatally wounded the credibility of his 'third way' social democratic politics across the EU.
… wounded the credibility of his 'third way' social democratic politics across the EU. The … Iraq is 'blowback', the term-coined by the CIA to describe the consequences of military … citizens, who have turned to populist politicians with readily accessible answers to this …
Hugo Blanco (15 November 1934 – 25 June 2023) fought every day of his life for the poor and for the environment. We can learn from him.
… Hugo Blanco and ecosocialism Derek Wall | 8th September 2023 | … who died in June, was a pioneering ecosocialist and revolutionary indigenous leader … science. In 1954 the US government used the CIA to instigate a coup in the Central …
Their parodies of Dow Chemicals, Halliburton and the US Chamber of Commerce have propelled activist duo Andy Michlbaum and Mike Bonanno into the spotlight. They've gotten under the skin of corporate America - but what's next, asks Sarah Bentley?
… discuss issues such as Monsanto, the CIA and tar-sands. They're 'excited' about the … they created a website for the politician to flag up alleged hypocrisies on his … Shale has been linked to pollution and social conflict. Now Halliburton, Chevron and …
The world lives under oil’s spell. Jeremy Smith reveals the extent to which the industry’s by-products have permeated our lives.
… work for a Desk and Derrick club. The Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs was set up … upon oil to a scale that few people appreciate. We are all aware of the petrol we put … to be more precise, we don’t see what the magicians don’t want us to see. Unfortunately, the …
Water is to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th ... the commodity that determines the wealth and stability of nations, writes Garikai Chengdu. Welcome to a new age of hydro-imperialism that is upon us right now in Syria, Israel, Iraq, Libya ...
… water. Prior to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, CIA analysts reported on a prediction of a new …