Besides waging perpetual wars, nothing better reveals America's imperial agenda than its hundreds of global bases - for offense, not defense at a time the US hasn't had an enemy since the Japanese surrendered in August 1945.
CIA Director Leon Panetta says he is not going to penalize agents who tortured prisoners if they “were doing their duty,” explaining, “If you have a President who exercises bad judgment, the C.I.A. pays the price.”
In the national debate about health care reform absolutely nothing makes less sense than the positive views of much of the public about private health insurers. There is no good reason to have positive views of private health insurers, the companies that have relentlessly increased the costs for very limited health insurance.
“This is Not Another Revolution. This is a Civil Rights Movement”
In Iran, supporters of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi have called for another protest in Tehran today in defiance of the government ban. At least nineteen demonstrators have been killed in the ten days since the election of June 12th. The government continues to detain journalists and activists and has set up a special court for demonstrators.
Mehdi Karroubi, the candidate who finished fourth in Iran's presidential poll, has called off a planned ceremony to mourn the deaths of at least 19 people killed in protests over the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The US economy shrank slightly less than previously thought in the first three months of the year, although overall economic activity remains weak, US figures have shown.
The US has intelligence agents in Iran but it is not clear if they are providing help to the protest movement there, a former US national security adviser said.
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