[Partial transcript of an interview on Berks Community Television, April 11, 2023.] Faramarz Farbod: Can you explain what you mean by Zionism? Miko Peled: To put it as simply and succinctly as possible, Zionism is an ideology that says the Jewish people all over the world have a right to Palestine at the expense of Palestinians. It created a theory that because all Jewish … [Read more...] about Faramarz Farbod Interviews Miko Peled on Palestine & Israel
US imperialism
A Conversation About Sandinistas and Contras, Thirty Years Later
Lenny Flank In 2016 I was visiting the Military Museum in Naples FL. It’s a typical little veterans museum, the same type found in many cities across the country, with display cases full of uniforms, medals, perhaps some period weapons, and model tanks and airplanes. But tucked away in a corner I was surprised to see a display case labeled “The War in Nicaragua”. I … [Read more...] about A Conversation About Sandinistas and Contras, Thirty Years Later
We Are All Jakarta
A review by David Swanson Vincent Bevins. The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World. Public Affairs (May 19, 2020), Hardcover, $28 (320p) ISBN: 978-1541742406 The war on Vietnam plays an infinitely larger role in history in the common understanding of a typical U.S. citizen than does what the U.S. government … [Read more...] about We Are All Jakarta
U.S. Crimes Don’t Matter
by Faramarz Farbod The U.S. has a bloody history of trampling on the sovereignty of other nations and committing atrocious acts, including torture, against the peoples of these countries. The U.S. also uses all means it deems necessary to stop others from effectively challenging the impunity it enjoys in the international arena for its nefarious behavior. However, none of … [Read more...] about U.S. Crimes Don’t Matter