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Pentagon Papers 2.0: Afghanistan

The Wikileaks Papers provide a treasure trove of new evidence of what we already knew: this war has already failed.

Obama’s Nuclear Postures

The 2010 Nuclear Posture Review

The latest US government nuclear review shows that Obama's nuclear policy - rhetoric aside - is no different to previous administrations, seeking to retain nuclear weapons for the indefinite future and accepting scant constraint on how these weapons might be used.

Israel-Palestine - the Flotilla & Future Prospects

TNI participant(s): 
Richard Falk
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Interview with Richard Falk, UN Rapporteur on Palestine, and Cindy Piester of Pulse TV in Montecito, CA on July 9, 2010. Discuss the attack of Israel on the humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza at the end of May and future prospects for the Middle East, the U.S., Israel and Palestine.

A Tale Of Two Extraditions

The US government demanded that Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding extradite a drug dealer. When Venezuela made similar demands on Washington, for arguably the Hemisphere’s most notorious terrorist, the Justice Department brushed off the request.

BP-Style Extreme Energy Nightmares to Come: Four Scenarios for the Next Energy Mega-Disaster

The BP Gulf oil spill is not an anomaly but the result of industry-wide recklessness, as companies employ more and more risky methods to reach inaccessible reserves as the conventional ones run dry.

Dual Crises of Globalization: Arizona and the Gulf of Mexico

From the plumes of corporate crude in the Gulf of Mexico, to the assault on migrants in Arizona, the U.S. appears locked in a continual state of emergency

The new right history

The US Texas State Board of Education approved a new social studies
curriculum to reflect American History as it should have happened.

In Afghan Negotiations, Who's at the Table?

Real negotiations mean everyone who has a legitimate stake in the outcome of Afghanistan must be at the table.

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