Citizen's Arrest of War Criminals

On Wednesday 28th May 2008, George Monbiot, columnist and author, attempted a citizen’s arrest of John Robert Bolton, former Under-Secretary of State, US State Department, for the crime of aggression, as established by customary international law and described by Nuremberg...

Frontline: Too Timid, Too Little, Too Late

"Frontline’s “Bush’s War” on PBS Monday and Tuesday evening was a nicely put-together rehash of the top players’ trickery that led to the attack on Iraq, together with the power-grabbing, back-stabbing, and limitless incompetence of the occupation.Except for an...

Example of Ad Monopoly in San Francisco That Has Destroyed Once Positive Comm...

When BART/MUNI Stations (and other public locations and thoroughfares)  were first designed and 'sold' to us we were promised ample space for local ads, public service announcements, etc. and some corporate advertising.    A reflection of widespread...

Doc Film Deals Done at Sundance

Docs films continue their dominance as a viable and engaging filmic form at this year's Sundance Film Festival, which opened yesterday. One of the biggest deals was made for "Up the Yangtze", an acclaimed film by Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang."Several small acquisitions...

National Do not call registry FCC Government website Information

I signed up for this a few years back and although it did not stop the calls entirely, it did cut down the calls by a lot. So, I thought I would share the information for any nowpublic readers who may not be aware of it. Prety much everything you need.There are several good...

Powell: Close Guantanamo Now, Restore Habeas

" This morning on NBC's Meet the Press, Gen. Colin Powell strongly condemned the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, calling it "a major problem for America's perception" and charging, "if it was up to me, I would close Guantanamo - not tomorrow, this afternoon." He also...

Tenet’s Share of the Shame by Joe Conason, New York Observer

"While the natural human fascination with gossip and backbiting among our rulers guarantees media coverage and best-seller status for George Tenet’s new memoir, the former CIA director cannot achieve absolution in print or on television. His clumsy attempts to shift the...

George Tenet Sings Toby Keith by Jed Babbin

"From what he's said about it, former CIA director George Tenet’s memoir sounds like a country song minus the good music. His "Sixty Minutes" interview made me think of that sorrowful line in one of Toby Keith’s songs: “Yeah, I wish somehow I didn’t know now what I...

The Israel Lobby. Portrait of a Great Taboo=Video

"Tegenlicht, a documentary program by the Dutch public broadcast organization VPRO, allows several interesting opinion makers to speak on the future of the American and Israel relationship and the reception of John Mearsheimers and Steve Walts article "The Israel Lobby and US...