Japan's Earthquake: Natural or Engineered? - by Stephen LendmanAn earlier article considered whether Haiti's January 2010 quake was engineered. Despite no corroborating proof, technologies exist to do it. More information below.On March 11 at 14.46 JST, the earth shook around 81 miles east of Japan's Oshika Peninsula of Tohoku near Sendai, its hypocenter about a... Continue Reading →

Obama on Libya: Defending the Indefensible - by Stephen LendmanObama's March 28 television address wreaked of hypocrisy, lies and disdain for basic democratic values, making an indefensible case for naked aggression against a non-belligerent country. America's media approved.On March 28, New Times writer Helene Cooper headlined, "Obama Cites Limits of US Role in Libya," saying:Obama... Continue Reading →

Japan's Leaking Water Radiation 100,000 Times Above Normal - by Stephen LendmanInitial March 27 Tokyo Electric (TEPCO) reports detected Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 radioactive water readings at ten million times normal levels, including:-- 2.9 billion becquerels of iodine-134;-- 13 million becquerels of iodine-131; and-- 2.3 million becquerels (each) of cesium-134 and 137 per cubic centimeter... Continue Reading →

Political Prisoners in America: A Shocking Example of Mistreatment - by Stephen LendmanA personal note. Writing about America's political prisoners is essential to defend freedom, justice, and other democratic values, especially wrongfully persecuted Muslims for political advantage. I communicate directly with five notable victims, all of whom I greatly respect, including:-- attorneys Lynne Stewart and... Continue Reading →

Planned Regime Change in Libya - by Stephen LendmanA March 25 White House press release announced Obama's planned March 28 national TV speech: "to update the American people on the situation in Libya, including the actions we've taken with allies and partners to protect the Libyan people from the brutality of Moammar Qaddafi, the transition... Continue Reading →

The Progressive Radio News Hour Guests for March 31, April 2 and 3, 2011Thursday, March 31 at 10AM US Central time: Keith Harmon SnowSnow is an independent journalist, war correspondent, human rights investigator, photographer, lecturer, and three-time Project Censored award winner.Middle East events will be discussed.Saturday, April 2 at noon US Central time: Dave LindorffLindorff... Continue Reading →

BBC: Imperial US and UK Tool - by Stephen LendmanOne blogger put it this way:"Let me get this straight. The US is broke, borrowing money from China, and we will be funding the BBC to broadcast in China?"On March 20, the London Guardian's Ben Dowell broke the news, headlining, "BBC World Service to sign funding... Continue Reading →

US-Led Libyan Ground Assault Planned - by Stephen LendmanIn his weekly March 26 address, Obama said:"As I pledged at the outset, the role of American forces has been limited. We are not putting any ground forces into Libya....And as agreed this week, responsibility for this operation is being transferred from the United States to our... Continue Reading →

Updating Japan's Nuclear Disaster - by Stephen LendmanJapan's March 11 earthquake/tsunami-caused nuclear disaster affects millions of people regionally and throughout the Northern Hemisphere. But you'd never know it from most major media reports, downplaying an unfolding catastrophe.In fact, distinguished experts like Helen Caldicott long ago warned of inevitable nuclear disasters, especially in seismically active areas.... Continue Reading →

NATO: America's Imperial Tool - by Stephen LendmanIn 1999, Nobel laureate Harold Pinter called America's bombing and dismemberment of Yugoslavia "barbaric (and despicable), another blatant and brutal assertion of US power using NATO as its missile (to consolidate) American domination of Europe." Against Iraq and Afghanistan it's to dominate Eurasia, and against Libya for greater... Continue Reading →