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Happy Tet Monsanto!

"... and hope that in the coming year, the authorities will consider closing down your office and those of Dow Chemical and DuPont."

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - Sorry not to have received a reply to my letter to you of 10th December, so I assume you did not visit the children at the Hoa Binh Village at Tu Du Hospital.

I find this worrying that you a Vietnamese, as are some of your staff, could not find time to see children affected by Agent Orange a product made by the company you work for...

Nuclear Assassinations Just the Tip of the Iceberg

The US is not the only party which has chosen to be in denial...

(TEHRAN) - "I saw a motorcycle. They were wearing ski masks -- black ski masks. They were two people. I saw the motorcycle speed by. I saw them. It seemed as if they had something in their hands.”

This is how a female witness described the scene of the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan.

Occupations and Rallies in Opposition to Citizens United Case

It won't be easy to stop big money from undermining our political process, but there is promising action at the state and local level...

(SAN FRANCISCO) - January 21st marks the second anniversary of the infamous January 21, 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case.

This is the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment prohibits government from placing limits on independent spending for political purposes by corporations and unions.

Wikileaks Whistleblower Bradley Manning Now Faces Court-Martial

There was a time when telling the truth about murder meant something...

(SALEM) - A US military tribunal has ruled that Army Intelligence analyst Private Bradley Manning, suspected of leaking classified information to Wikileaks, will be court-martialed.

Manning is an American hero whose crime is having raised attention over illegal U.S. war crimes, all violations of international law.

Russian Move Against US Called `First Shot` Of World War III

What Does It Mean?

(MOSCOW) - A grim Ministry of Finance report prepared for Prime Minister Putin is warning today that the decision by Iran to cease taking US Dollars for its oil could very be the “first shot” fired in World War III.

Afghanistan: A Non-Kosher U.S. Taliban Deal

All these non-kosher dealings will stall the peace process until there is sound leadership in Kabul.

(SEATTLE) - Taliban and "peace mission" -- these words do not fit together in the minds of Afghans who know the Taliban's history.

But they are the words that we have seen in recent publications, stating that the Taliban intend to open a "peace mission" office in Qatar.

Why don`t they pull the plug on Israeli trade?

From the start Israel has shown contempt for the EU Agreement and its rules, so…

(LONDON) - The imprisonment and collective punishment inflicted on the civilian population in the overcrowded enclave of Gaza continues without let-up.

My Visit to Sri Lanka

My planned visit to Sri Lanka took place between 27th December 2011 and 8 January 2012.

(COLOMBO Sri Lanka Guardian) - Soon after my arrival, it was brought to my attention that a Tamil website run by an activist of the EPDP paramilitary outfit operating from France gave a provocative twist to my visit to Sri Lanka.

It stated that I have had gone to Sri Lanka to take on an official position with the government.

Putin, a thorn in Washington`s flesh

Major western media chose either to downplay the Putin statement or to focus almost entirely on the claims of an emerging Russian opposition movement.

(ROME) - Vladimir Putin is one of the few remaining world leaders with the gumption to obstruct Washington’s agenda of full spectrum dominance.

The recent Russian elections provided the context for a full-scale attempt to destabilize the country.

Video Shows LA Deputy Belting Woman Bus Rider in The Face

Assault caught on a cell phone camera; some men are meant to be heroes, some are dirty creeps who punch girls...

(BELLFLOWER, Calif.) - The excessive nature of 'casual' police brutality is revealed in a cell phone video clip recorded this week in Bellflower, California.

A homeless woman named Julie Nelson, was punched in the face by a male deputy for refusing to exit a public bus while Jermaine Green, a U.S. Army Veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, recorded the police abuse from a clear angle.