By David Swanson, AlternetThe U.S. government has proposed to make Vicenza, Italy, the largest US military site in Europe, but the people of Vicenza, and all of Italy, have sworn it will never happen. As with the story of the Downing Street Minutes two years ago this week, a major news story and huge controversy…
By Nate Anderson, Ars Technica Verizon is one of the phone companies currently being sued over its alleged disclosure of customer phone records to the NSA. In a response to the court last week, the company asked for the entire consolidated case against it to be thrown out””on free speech grounds. The response also alleges…
Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) revised the much publicized statements he made yesterday and told National Public Radio late on Monday afternoon that impeaching President George W. Bush was “on the table.” “I’m just saying that’s one of the options that Congress has on the table, I’m getting more and more calls from the public about…
by Charles R. Larson, commondreams.org When viewed through American eyes, the recent protests in Istanbul and Tel Aviv demanding that their governments become accountable are truly impressive and extraordinary. For a US liberal – which is what I consider myself to be – the Israeli and the Turkish protests are also a disturbing reminder that…
