December 2012 Archive

The Coming Middle East War

By Matthew Stevenson: Following the maxim that to have peace it’s best to prepare for war, I thought it useful to speculate on the possibility that the Middle East could erupt into a wider conflict, pulling into its vortex many regional powers, not to mention Russia, China, and the United States.

U.S. Condemns M23 While New York Times Op-Ed Defends The Rwanda-backed Bandits

By Milton Allimadi: The New York Times published a bizarre Op-Ed piece "To Save Congo, Let It Fall Apart," that could have as well been authored by M23 -- an apologia and rationalization for the terroristic army's invasion of Congo from Rwanda, which was accompanied by massacres along the way.

Who Conducted the Deadly Benghazi Attack!

By Bob Somerby: Andrew Rosenthal’s fuzzy assertion: Friend, are you a press watcher? If so, the endless assault on Susan Rice has been one of the most instructive ...

Underwater Homeowners Can’t Rescue the Economy

By Dean Baker: A NYT editorial Sunday argued that helping out underwater homeowners is essential to the recovery. This does not make any sense as can be seen with simple arithmetic.