Global Research Week in Review. Selected Articles
SELECTED ARTICLES
CIA Admits to Congress the Agency Uses Mainstream Media to Distribute Disinformation: 1975 Video
By Melissa Dykes, August 30, 2015
It has been verified by a source who claims she was there that then-CIA Director William Casey did in fact say the controversial and often-disputed line “We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is…
The Illusion of Choice: Ninety Percent of American Media Controlled by Six Corporations
By Vic Bishop, August 29, 2015
It is worth repeating again and again that the bulk of America’s mainline media is owned and controlled by a mere 6 corporations. This, of course, means that unless you’re already consciously avoiding these mainline media sources, then most of…
Syrian War-Islamic State (ISIS) Creation Timeline
By Kevin Borge, August 29, 2015
Below is a timeline ranging from 1992-2015 with related articles to the war in Syria, ISIS and geopolitical events that tie them all together.
Black New Orleans 10 Years Post-Katrina
By Stephen Lendman, August 29, 2015
August 29 marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. A personal note: Its devastation and ugly aftermath inspired me at the time to begin writing about major world and national issues along with media work pro bono. It bears repeating…
Spain’s Orwellian “Citizens Security Law” Gag
By Melissa Dykes, August 29, 2015
If you think our First Amendment rights are being trampled here in America left and right, check out what’s going on in Spain. This woman posted the following picture of a police car parked in a handicapped spot on her…
Behind the US Congress’ “Disagreements” over the Iran Nuclear Deal
By Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh, August 29, 2015
The hysterical campaign launched against the Iran nuclear deal by the flag-waving militarist partisans in and around the US congress has terribly obfuscated the issues included in the deal. Not surprisingly, the campaign has created a number of misconceptions regarding…
Greece – A new Beginning? – New Hope? New President. The Legality of the Austerity Bailout Package
By Peter Koenig, August 29, 2015
Appointed on 27 August by Greece’s President, Prokopis Pavlópulos, Ms. Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, President of the Supreme Court and mother of three, was sworn in on Thursday 28, August, 2015 as interim Prime Minister. She also served as President of the…Today’s selected articles brought to you by Global Research focus on the impacts of state sponsored social and financial engineering: law enforcement, urban transformation, the control and manipulation of the news chain, the demise of pension funds, the abolition of…
The CIA and the Media: 50 Facts the World Needs to Know
By Prof. James F. Tracy, August 28, 2015
Since the end of World War II the CIA has been a major force in US and foreign news media, exerting considerable influence over what the public sees, hears and reads on a regular basis.
By George Koplan, August 27, 2015
The U.S. policy in the Middle East has proved unsustainable once again. The Pentagon’s first attempt to train Syrian opposition to fight ISIS ended in “an abject failure”, CBS News reported in early August. The contingent of 54 fighters was…
Democracy in Cuba and the Legacy of José Martí
By Susan Babbitt, August 27, 2015
Raising the US flag in Havana, John Kerry admits that US policy toward Cuba has failed. But he restates US determination that Cuba be democratic. Democracy, by definition, is rule by the people. What this means is not obvious. Simón…
By Robert Parry, August 27, 2015
As outlandish as Donald Trump is as a presidential candidate, it’s pretty obvious why he’s topping the polls of Republican voters: he’s tipping over the carts of “politics as usual” that Americans understandably hate. In a much more responsible way,…
Visual of Global Military Expenditures: US Comprises Half of Global Military Spending
By Robert Barsocchini, August 27, 2015
How did the US propel itself so far ahead, to the point that it could, alone, comprise about half of global military spending? Professor of history at Cornell University: “The idea that the commodification and suffering and forced labor of…
US Intelligence Confirms US “Deliberately Helping ISIS”: “Bomb the Kurds Not ISIS”. Ron Paul
By Rep. Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams, August 27, 2015
Former Defense Intelligence Agency head Gen. Michael Flynn is not backing down from his claims that elements of the US government were aware of and supported the rise of jihadists in Syria as a means by which to overthrow its…
By James Corbett and Prof Michel Chossudovsky, August 26, 2015
The “Chinese dragon” of the last two decades may be faltering but it is still hailed by many as an economic miracle. Far from a great advance for Chinese workers, however, it is the direct result of a consolidation of power in the hands of a small clique of powerful families.