30 Years After Vietnam: Refighting A Lost War In Iraq
When the Vietnam War ended in April 1975, its lessons were clear to many Americans. The war had revealed…
The Indypendent
When the Vietnam War ended in April 1975, its lessons were clear to many Americans. The war had revealed…
Who’s Afraid of Rachel Corrie?
If Israel is supposed to be the sixth borough of New York, then it’s looking like the theater is…
In 1996, peace among Israelis and Palestinians seemed close at hand. I was a student at the University of…
The United Nations has struck an iceberg. It is enormous, and the situation at the U.N. is one of…
Fished to Death: Megaships Plunder Oceans
Until the mid 20th century, the ocean was a key terrain of conflict between competing colonial powers seeking to…
High in the Andes, in the impoverished city of El Alto, history was made in March. Leaders and spokespeople…
Guatemalan Gov. Sez: HAFTA CAFTA
When the Guatemalan government ratified the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) on March 10, the wheels of globalization…
In devising a strategy to defeat Iraq’s insurgents, the Pentagon may be gaining the upper hand but at the…
Haiti’s Torment: World Abandons Pro-Aristide Majority
One year ago, Washington helped depose the elected government of Haiti. The populist ex-priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti’s president, became…
Okinawa Grandmas Take on U.S. Base
Yoko Yamaguchi, 64, from Ginowan, stages a hunger strike in front of the Defense Facilities Administration Naha Bureau to…