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America on Memorial Day: Heavily armed, dangerous, unstable

America on Memorial Day: Heavily armed, dangerous, unstable

May 25, 2015 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

America is powerful. We are not strong. Now is the time to understand the difference — and to put away the myths. The world never stops turning, of course, but when it is your turn to walk upon it the…

John Kerry admits defeat: The Ukraine story the media won’t tell, and why U.S. retreat is a good thing

John Kerry admits defeat: The Ukraine story the media won’t tell, and why U.S. retreat is a good thing

May 19, 2015 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

The U.S. seems to admit it overplayed its hand over Ukraine. Caving to reality is actually the best possible policy. It is just as well Secretary of State John Kerry’s momentous meetings with Russian leaders last week took place in…

Seymour Hersh vs. Judy Miller: The truth about Bin Laden’s death — and the anonymous government sources The New York Times is delighted to print as “truth”

Seymour Hersh vs. Judy Miller: The truth about Bin Laden’s death — and the anonymous government sources The New York Times is delighted to print as “truth”

May 11, 2015 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Desperate rush to discredit Osama bin Laden bombshell perfectly sums up the media’s slavish relationship with power Well, well. Another grand American narrative, brimming with the triumphalist heroism of people we put into uniforms, melts like ice cream in the…

Barack Obama pulls a George W. Bush: Lies, misinformation and chemical weapons

Barack Obama pulls a George W. Bush: Lies, misinformation and chemical weapons

April 10, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Remember the almost-war in Syria last year? An amazing new report — which our media won’t touch — is a must read Am I misjudging our time, or have we entered some accelerated cycle of American subversions, and then another…

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