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America's Deadliest Export: Democracy: The Truth About US Foreign Policy and Everything Else Blum, William Book 2013 Since World War II, the world has believed that US foreign policy means well, and that America’s motives in spreading democracy are honorable, even noble. William Blum, a leading non-mainstream chroni... The Anti-Empire Report #132 Blum, William Article 2014 Each of you I’m sure has met many people who support American foreign policy, with whom you’ve argued and argued. You point out one horror after another, from Vietnam to Iraq. From god-awful bombings ... Basta! No Mandate for War: A Pledge of Resistance Handbook Emergency Response Network Book More than 65,000 Americans have now pledged to protest any escalation in U.S. foreign and/or military intervention in Central America. This handbook offers a brief guide to the situation in Nicaragua ... The Bay of Pigs and Chronic Hubris: The Same Mistake for 52 Years Gomez, Manuel R. Article 2013 April 17-19 marks the 52nd anniversary of the US-sponsored Bay of Pigs invasion by Cuban exiles, our proxies to try to overthrow the Cuban Revolution. Beware the Anti-Anti-War Left: Why Humanitarian Interventionism is a Dead End Bricmont, Jean Article 2012 Ever since the 1990s, and especially since the Kosovo war in 1999, anyone who opposes armed interventions by Western powers and NATO has to confront what may be called an anti-anti-war left (including... Beyond Hypocrisy: Decoding the News in an Age of Propaganda Herman, Edward S Book 1992 Edward Herman's book should be required reading for all news rooms and journalism students. In this book he examines through essays, cartoons and a dictionary of "doublespeak" the terms used in the l... The CIA: A Forgotten History : U.S. Global Interventions Since World War II Blum, William Book 1989 This book tells the remarkable story of the multifarious US/CIA interventions in more than fifty foreign countries. Here are all the details of these exploits, the operations behind the overthrow of g... The CIA in Ukraine Dawson, Ryan Article 2017 Edited excerpt from "The CIA as Organized Crime", by Douglas Valentine, detailing the CIA's activities in Ukraine and influence on political movements there. Connexions Library: Peace Focus Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on peace and conflict resolution. A Cosmetic Cover for Occupation: Against The Current vol. 142 Bose, Purnima Article 2009 Following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in October of 2001, the Bush administration belatedly latched on to the plight of Afghan women under the Taliban as a rationale for military action. As part ... The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations Abrahamian, Ervand Book 2013 In 1953, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency organized the overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected leader and installed Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in his place. Over the next 26, the U.S. backed t... Cuba 1959 to 1980s: The Unforgivable Revolution Blum, William Article 1995 An account of the CIA's continuing covert war against Cuba. Cuba's Invasion Fears Diemer, Ulli Article 1991 There is nothing irrational about Cuba's fears of being invaded by the United States. The "Decent Left" and the Libya Intervention: A Reply to Michael Bérubé Gibbs, David N. Article 2011 Western elites were perfectly comfortable with Gaddafi’s oppressive rule, including his use of torture. These states only broke with Gaddafi when his hold on power tottered, in response to the Arab Sp... The Destabilization of Haiti Bernstein, Dennis Article 2004 A short summary of the illegal and suppressed details of American intervention in Haiti during the 1990's and early 2000's. The Dirty Hand of the National Endowment for Democracy in Venezuela: Agents of Destabilization Golinger, Eva Article 2014 Anti-government protests in Venezuela that seek regime change have been led by several individuals and organizations with close ties to the US government. The National Endowment for Democracy “NED” an... Foreign Interventions in Revolutionary Russia Pauwels, Jacques R. Article 2018 All over Europe, the First World War had brought about a potentially revolutionary situation as early as 1917. In countries where the authorities continued to represent the traditional elite, exactly ... Hailed as a Model for Successful Intervention, Libya Proves to be the Exact Opposite Greenwald, Glenn Article 2015 Advocates of the U.S. intervention in Lybia regard the event as a proof of success. Greenwald discusses why things are working in the opposite way. Humanitarian Imperialism: Using Human Rights to Sell War Bricmont, Jean Book 2006 Since the end of the Cold War, the idea of human rights has been made into a justification for intervention by the world's leading economic and military powers, above all, the United States, in countr... Inside the Shadowy PR Firm That's Lobbying for Regime Change in Syria Blumenthal, Max Article 2016 Posing as a non-political solidarity organization, the Syria Campaign leverages local partners and media contacts to push the U.S. into toppling another Middle Eastern government. An Interview With Noam Chomsky on Obama's Human Rights Record: Nothing Can Justify Torture Bailey, Eric Article 2012 America's human rights record under the administration of President Obama and the military intervention policies that have seen increased use during the Arab Spring. The Iraq Crisis in Context Diemer, Ulli Article 2003 A rogue state, heavily armed with weapons of mass destruction, openly contempuous of international law and the United Nations, plunges the world into crisis. The Iraq War and Contempt for Democracy Chomsky, Noam Article 2003 Chomsky highlights that while the war in Iraq was being shaped, the voices of the people - neither in Iraq nor Europe - were being heard or considered. This is a clear violation of the principle that ... The Iraq War Was an Act of Military Aggression Launched on a False Pretext: Remarks on the Chilcot Inquiry Report Corbyn, Jeremy Article 2016 The following is a transcript of Jeremy Corbyn's remarks in the House of Commons. Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II Blum, William Book 2008 Is the United States a force for democracy? William Blum serves up a forensic overview of U.S. foreign policy spanning sixty years. For those who want the details on the U.S.'s most famous actions (Ch... Libya's Hell, Enabled by Canadian Humanitarians: Who Will Protect Libyans Now? Dobbin, Murray Article 2013 One of the darkest and most shameful chapters in Western military intervention continues to play out in spades in Libya. Recent news from Benghazi revealed that one of the (literally hundreds) of murd... Massacres That Matter - Part 1 - 'Responsibility To Protect' In Egypt, Libya And Syria Edwards, David Article 2013 Where offending states fail to live up to this responsibility by inflicting genocide, ethnic cleansing and other crimes against humanity on their own people, the international community has a responsi... 1965 U.S. Invasion of Dominican Republic Article 1965 In 1965 Democratic U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson launched a bloody invasion of the Dominican Republic. Tens of thousands of troops were dispatched to that Caribbean country to suppress a prerevolut... A Nonviolent Strategy to Defeat the US Coup Attempt in Venezuela: To the People of Venezuela Burrowes, Robert J. Article 2019 An open letter to the people of Venezuela regarding the US coup and with support for how they can resist. Obama Launches an Illegal War in Syria Bennis, Phyllis Unclassified 2014 President Obama’s decision to bomb Syria stands in stark violation of international law, the UN Charter, and the requirements of the U.S. Constitution. On the 'Duty to Protect' Finkel, David Article 2018 On April 14, 2018, U.S.-British-French forces launched a missile strike on alleged Syrian chemical weapons facilities, citing as justification the 'duty to protect'. Finkel make it clear that this att... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - October 16, 2014: Arms Trade Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 Topic of the week is the Arms Trade. Featured resources include The No-Nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade, an article on Israel's War Business, and the Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade. A new feature ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - February 26, 2015: Ukraine Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Ukraine is spotlighted in this issue of Other Voices, with several articles on the events of the past year, from the overthrow of the government, to the rise of the far right, the armed conflict in th... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - May 7, 2016: Destabilization and Regime Change Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 When governments get too far out of line -- the most outrageous offence, from the point of view of imperial power, is pursuing policies that help ordinary people at the expense of transnational corpo... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - May 28, 2017: Resisting Injustice Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 In this issue, we look at the relentless persistence of people challenging injustice and entrenched power in places around the world, including Palestine, Korea, China, Canada, and the United States. ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - August 27, 2017: Official Enemies Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Why and how do some countries become 'enemies'? How and why do governments and media work in tandem to demonize official enemies? Who are the people who live in those countries, what are their lives l... Overthrowing other people's governments: The Master List Blum, William Article 2013 Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. The Passion of Richard Seymour: Book Reviews of "The Liberal Defence of Murder" and "UnHitched: The Trial of Christopher Hitchen" by Richard Seymour Wald, Alan Article 2013 The books of Richard Seymour skewer the predictable platitudes and puncture the sanctimonious pretensions of the "Pro-War Left," what was a transatlantic confederacy of journalists, public intellectua... The Politics of Nonviolent Action: Part Two: The Methods of Nonviolent Action Sharp, Gene Book 1973 An encyclopedic treatment of the theory and practice of nonviolence, with a detailed examination of 198 specific methods of the technique — illustrated with actual cases — within the broad classes of ... Press for Conversion #60: March 2007 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2007 This issue of the magazine exposes ten ways in which Canada's Liberal government was complicit in aiding and abetting the 2004 coup d'état that ousted President Aristide's democratically-elected gover... Press for Conversion #62: May 2008 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2008 The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) helped overthrow the democratically-elected government of Jean Bertrand Aristide in 2004. In the years prior to this US-led regime change, although... The Purpose And The Pretence - Bombing Isis Article 2014 Traditionally, claims that an Official Enemy is uniquely Evil rise to a deafening crescendo just prior to an attack on that enemy. Relentless Persistence: Nonviolent Action in Latin America McManus, Philip and Schlabach, Gerald (ed.) Book 1991 There is in Latin America a tradition of "firmeza permanente," relentless persistence, which has enabled the people to preserve parts of their culture during five centuries of conquest and oppression. A Response on NATO and Kosovo: Against The Current vol. 81 Samary, Catherine Article 1999 We have to work for the development of a left opposition in all the Balkan states, in Kosovo and in Serbia in particular. We can only do it opposing both wars and asking for a free Kosovo. A Review of NATO's War over Kosovo Chomsky, Noam Article 2001 In wake of the end of the Kosovo conflict, Chomsky attempts a dispassionate analysis of the crisis, differentiating between two approaches available to the international community in such situations. Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower Blum, William Book 2005 A mini-encyclopedia of the numerous un-humanitarian acts perpetrated by the United States since the end of the Second World War. Secret Armies, Shadow Wars, Silent Unaccountability Foster, Gregory D. Article 2016 We live today in an era of postmodern war. It's a two-front war -- the first being the virtual front of threats, posturing, and arms buildups we persist in waging, Cold War-style, against state-based ... The Selective Compassion of the Media & Human Rights Establishment: Ignoring the Victims of State Crimes Kovalik, Daniel Article 2012 “Human rights” doctrine has devolved into a mere tool used by the U.S. to carry out its imperial aims, and many times by means (such as war) which cause many more human rights violations than they pur... The Six Most Disastrous Interventions of the 21st Century Leupp, Gary Article 2015 On October 2, 2015, President Barack Obama, alluding to Russia's decision to launch air strikes in Syria, told reporters at the White House that for Russia to view the forces targeted "from the perspe... The Socialist Register 1976: Volume 13: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 The Socialist Register 1980: Volume 17: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1980 The Socialist Register 1983: Volume 20: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1983 The Socialist Register 1984: Volume 21: The Uses of Anti-Communism Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 The Socialist Register 1987: Volume 23: Conservatism in Britain and America: Rhetoric and Reality Miliband, Ralph; Panitch, Leo; Saville, John (eds.) Book 1987 Socialist Register 1992: Volume 28: New World Order? Miliband, Ralph; Panitch, Leo (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 The struggle of Venezuela against 'a common enemy' Pilger, John Article 2015 John Pilger discusses the reasons that the United States continues to work continuously to overthrow Venezuela's left-learning government. The U.S. government makes absurd claims that Venezuela poses ... Syria chemical warfare claims aim to provoke Western intervention Van Auken, Bill Article 2013 The unsubstantiated charges that the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad carried out a chemical weapons attack outside Damascus killing large numbers of civilians have all the hallmarks of a st... 1953 - 2002 - 2016: Syria and the Reemergence of McCarthyism Deboer, Fredrik Article 2016 A history of McCarthyism, or red-baiting, in US politics to justify or bolster foreign war efforts, and how the recent Syrian involvement has brought about a revival of McCarthyist discourse and tacti... Tomorrow's Battlefield: U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa Turse, Nick Book 2015 U.S. military is fighting shadow wars in Africa and claims that Africa is the "battlefield of tomorrow". U.S. Military Operations Are Biggest Motivation for Homegrown Terrorists, FBI Study Finds Hussain, Murtaza; Currier, Cora Article 2016 A secret FBI study found that anger over U.S. military operations abroad was the most commonly cited motivation for individuals involved in cases of "homegrown" terrorism. The report also identified n... The US coup in Venezuela: New attempt to eradicate the Chavista Revolution Smith, Stansfield Article 2019 The coup in Venezuela is the latest in a long history of US attempts to undermine and overthrow progressive governments in Latin America. American progressives must do more to stop this aggression. The U.S. Embargo against Venezuela: The State Department's Mock Indignation Gives a Bad Name to U.S. Diplomacy Article 2006 A discussion of the 2006 U.S. arms embargo against Venezuela. Venezuela Under Attack Again: Economic Sabotage Victor, María Páez Article 2014 A highly organized attack is once again being carried out against the democratic and popular government of Venezuela. It has involved monetary manipulations, economic sabotage, international media cam... The War on Democracy Pilger, John (director) Film/Video 2007 This film by John Pilger explores the current and past relationship of Washington with Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. The War on Democracy in Latin America: Interview with John Pilger Montesanti, Edu Article 2016 Journalist, writer and filmmaker John Pilger granted this exclusive interview where he talks about the US war on democracy in Latin America. "Modern era imperialism is a war on democracy. Genuine demo... Washington Launches Its Attack Against BRICS Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2016 Having removed the reformist President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Washington is now disposing of the reformist President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff. Washington Seeks Regime Change in Venezuela: Agents of Destabilization Leech, Garry Article 2014 Both the ongoing protests in Venezuela and the economic problems that the demonstrators are protesting against appear to have been orchestrated by the opposition in order to destabilize the country an... What the Media Won't Tell You About the Venezuelan Coup Snider, Ted Article 2019 Calling Venezuela's election illegitimate is false and is also a familiar tactic for US interference in a country's government. When Canada Invaded Russia Engler, Yves Article 2017 The corporate media presents Russia as militaristic but ignores Canada’s invasion of that country. When Is Direct Military Intervention Not Direct Military Intervention? Naureckas, Jim Article 2016 Since 2014, according to official Pentagon figures, the US has carried out 5,337 airstrikes in Syria. Yet the New York Times continues to pretend that the U.S. has not intervened militarily in Syria. Where the conspiracies are real Gaudichaud, Franck Article 2015 US expansionism in Latin America, sometimes violent, sometimes discreet, played such a large role in shaping the history of the continent that many still see the "black hand" of Washington behind ever... Where War Reporting Goes Wrong: A Diary of Four Wars Cockburn, Patrick Article 2013 The four recent conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria have been propaganda wars in which newspaper, television and radio journalists played a central role. In all wars there is a difference ... Why Qaddafi had to go: African gold, oil and the challenge to monetary imperialism Brown, Ellen Article 2016 What was NATO's violent intervention in Libya really all about? Now we know, writes Ellen Brown, thanks to Hillary Clinton's recently published emails. It was to prevent the creation of an independent... Would You Believe That the United States Tried to do Something That was Not Nice Against Hugo Chávez?: The Plan to Destabilize Venesuela Blum, William Article 2013 Wikileaks releases documents on U.S. efforts to overthrow Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Yemen as Laboratory: Why is the West So Silent About This Savage War? Mundy, Martha Article 2015 What is at stake in Yemen that far more systematic violations of the Geneva Conventions than in any of the recent wars which Western powers have supported in the Arab world (Iraq, Syria, Libya and Gaz... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCentre for Research on Globalization An independent research and media group of writers, scholars and activists. Publishes news articles, commentary, background research and analysis on a broad range of issues, focussing on social, econo... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryHilary Clinton: Candidate of War Lazare, Daniel 2016 The U.S. political/media establishment only permits the propaganda version of the Syrian conflict -- and Hillary Clinton fully embraced it in her belligerent comments in the second presidential debate... Official Enemies Introduction to the August 27, 2017 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli 2017 We are never left in any doubt about who our enemies are. The word goes out from the United States that a certain country is a dictatorship which abuses human rights, supports terrorism, and poses a t... Setting the Record Straight: The Beirut Barracks Bombing Korb, Lawrence 2017 The White House wants to blame Iran, but they're wrong. I was there. |
