Obama plans “dramatic reductions” in n-arms —but not “no first use” pledge
Bill Weinberg US delegation to Hiroshima —but no apology The US sends delegation to Hiroshima for first time. A start—but Obama himself did not attend, and the US offered no…
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9-11 conspiracy theory: our readers write
…Weinberg. The September Exit Poll was: “OK, did Bush do it?” We received the following responses (beginning with the most long-winded and predictable one, just to get it out of…
Occupy Wall Street: one year later
…be the focus of OWS. Bill Weinberg Malthusian scarcity-mongers If you follow the links for that phrase back, it will immediately become clear who I am referring to. Nobody…
Fear of Balkan Muslims unites Oslo bomber, paranoid pseudo-left
Bill Weinberg Anders Behring Breivik, “Man of the Year” The Maine Tea Party apparently put up a page entitled “Man of the Year 2011: Anders Behring Breivik,” but must have…
SQUAT CALABRIA
by Bill Weinberg, The Brooklyn Rail The abandoned Hotel Centrale in downtown Cosenza, Italy, is a relic of ghastly 1970s-style retro-futuristic architecture, starkly at odds with the stately if decrepit…
Edward Snowden a hit on Sina Weibo
Bill Weinberg Snowden: US hacks China In an interview with the South China Morning Post, carried out from a “secret location” in Hong Kong, Edward Snowden claims that the US government…
Spanish king in on ’02 Venezuela coup?
Bill Weinberg ¿Por qué no te callas? ¡¡¡¡Baila el REYGGEATON!!!! The verbatim Ibero-Venezeulan verbal sniping is online, with a hot reggaetón beat, thanks to YouTube. Bill Weinberg Fidel into the…
Iraq: co-existence as target
Bill Weinberg Abu Omar al-Baghdadi: phantom menace? A few months ago we heard that Abu Omar al-Baghdadi was dead. Now we are told he never existed. What a house of…
Archaeology wars rage on at Temple Mount
…Bill Weinberg Jerusalem: strong showing for Ramadan These restrictions constitute another ritual humiliation imposed on the Palestinians which will ultimately be profoundly counter-productive to the aim of Israeli “security.” From…
Calderón scolds US on guns, immigration; Fox News slaps back
…legal presence in the country before attending to any issues.” Bill Weinberg “Prohibits racial profiling” my eye From the NY Daily News, May 18: Cops: Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration law mandates…
Podcast: Verizon delenda est II
…of all reality. Listen on SoundCloud or via Patreon. See Weinberg’s written exposé, “New Yorkers Stand Up to Wireless Tyranny,” in The Village Sun. See also Weinberg’s reportage in The…
Orlando massacre in propaganda wars
Bill Weinberg Orlando shooter “lied” about being a jihadi? It seems absurd, but that’s Juan Cole’s thesis, noting reports that Omar Mateen had himself frequented the Pulse nightclub that he later…