Suppressing Truth and Promoting War: A New York Times Tradition - by Stephen LendmanAccording to media scholar/critic Robert McChesney, today's corporate journalism is co-opted, corrupted, gutted, and virtually worthless as a source of real news, information and analysis. As a result, a free and open society is at risk because fiction substitutes for fact. News... Continue Reading →

Powerful Aftershock Rocks Japan - by Stephen LendmanMeasuring 7.1 (one or more other reports said 7.4), rocked northeast Japan, causing more damage and disruption to a devastated area. It cut electricity to four million homes, disrupted power at two nuclear facilities, and according to Kyodo News:"Radioactive water spilled from pools holding spent nuclear fuel rods... Continue Reading →

Israel: Spoiling for Another Fight? - by Stephen LendmanThroughout its history, Israel intimidated as a regional menace, preemptively attacking Palestinians and regional neighbors for any reason or none at all. Each time, it's claimed self-righteousness and "self-defense," what scoundrels always say.Until his death, Edward Said passionately defended Palestinian rights. He accused Israel of turning Palestine... Continue Reading →

Fukushima Meltdown Confirmed - by Stephen LendmanOn April 6, Reuters reported that "the core at Japan's Fukushima nuclear reactor has melted through the reactor pressure vessel," Rep. Edward Markey told a House hearing on the disaster, saying:"I have been informed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that the core has gotten so hot that part... Continue Reading →

Declaring An Independent Palestinian State - by Stephen LendmanOn April 2, New York Times writer Ethan Bronner headlined, "In Israel, Time for Peace Offer May Run Out," saying:The UN may vote to "welcom(e) the State of Palestine as a member whose territory includes all of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Authority... Continue Reading →

Republican Plan to End Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid - by Stephen LendmanPublic rhetoric obscures important facts about these plans politicians won't discuss in their zeal to end them incrementally. Medicaid is welfare for low-income beneficiaries, jointly funded by the states and Washington, managed at the state level.Social Security and Medicare are insurance programs, funded... Continue Reading →

Military Commissions Will Try 9/11 Suspects - by Stephen LendmanOn April 4, New York Times writer Charlie Savage headlined, "In a Reversal, Military Trials for 9/11 Cases," saying:After months of indecision, the Obama administration "will prosecute Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (KSM) and four other (suspects) accused of plotting the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks before a military... Continue Reading →

Increasing Fukushima Radiation Dangers - by Stephen LendmanDaily reports on efforts to contain Fukushima's disaster remain worrisome. On April 5, New York Times writers Andrew Pollack and Kevin Drew headlined, "Plant Operator Measures Higher Radiation in Sea," saying:"(C)ompany officials said that seawater collected near the facility contained radiation several million times the legal limit." According... Continue Reading →

Remember Libya: One of History's Terror Bombing Victims - by Stephen LendmanLike Cast Lead against Gaza, Odyssey Dawn is criminal imperial war, willfully attacking non-combatants and civilian targets, including vital infrastructure, hospitals, non-military airports and buildings, ports, power generating facilities, and other sites unrelated to military necessity. These and more besides so-called rebels killing hundreds... Continue Reading →

Richard Goldstone's Fall from Grace - by Stephen LendmanThe line from Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafor explains, saying: "Things are seldom as they seem. Skim milk masquerades as cream."Goldstone's shameless reversal exposes the true man, a Judas, not what most people believed. Why is at issue? More on that below.Two previous articles articles discussed his... Continue Reading →