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Zmag Article Carter: Cures For The Summertime Blues

Zmag Article, July, 01 1999 Sandy Carter
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Cures For The Summertime Blues

Zmag Article Peterson: How The New York Times Protects Indonesian Terror In East Timor

Zmag Article, July, 01 1999 Edward s. herman and david Peterson
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How The New York Times Protects Indonesian Terror In East Timor

Commentary Landau: Kosovo Lesson

Commentary, June, 29 1999 Saul Landau
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What lessons have emerged from NATO'S self-proclaimed victory in Kosovo? Bombing supporters chanted "stop ethnic cleansing." Indeed, ethnic cleansing demanded a strong response. But those who shunned the flawed law and the UN backed a campaign to ...

Commentary Bonpane: Office of the Americas Delegation Visits Lori Berenson

Commentary, June, 24 1999 BlasŽ Bonpane
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"Put off your visit until the Organization of American States leaves Peru," said the U.S. Embassy in Peru. But we decided to go anyway.

Commentary Mokhiber: Laurence Summers, The World Bank, and Humanity

Commentary, June, 18 1999 Russell Mokhiber
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"Just between you and me, shouldn't the World Bank be encouraging more migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs [least developed countries]?" So wrote Treasury Secretary-designee Lawrence Summers, then the chief economist at the World Bank, i...

Commentary Landau: Remember Angola

Commentary, June, 17 1999 Saul Landau
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As Kosovo atrocities dominate the headlines, I wait for some former national security maven to confess to US government crimes committed during the Cold War. We know the CIA assassinated people, fomented coups and destabilized countries we claimed...

Commentary Raptis: U.S. Occupation

Commentary, June, 16 1999 Nikos Raptis
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In the core of this "sophisticated and careful" planning one finds the need for a US occupation of the "Grand Area." The dictionary "definition" of occupation is: "The holding and control of an area by a foreign military force."

Commentary Herman: Kosovo and Doublespeak

Commentary, June, 15 1999 Edward Herman
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War, propaganda, and the proliferation of doublespeak have always gone hand-in-hand. As was the case during the Persian Gulf war, the NATO war against Yugoslavia witnessed a collapse of mainstream media integrity and a new surge of doublespeak in ...

Commentary Burchill: The Transition to Democracy in Indonesia: Australian Perspectives

Commentary, June, 14 1999 Scott Burchill
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By propping up the Suharto dictatorship for over three decades, both sides of Australian politics clearly demonstrated what they thought about the prospect of democracy in Indonesia.

Commentary Glass: Top Drawer

Commentary, June, 13 1999 Charles Glass
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Diana is dead. Tony lives. Miracles have begun. The first on record comes, as so often with the Bible and Lives of the Saints, in the form of a cure.

Commentary Herman: 'Balance' Sickness at The Nation

Commentary, June, 05 1999 Edward Herman
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The Nation has not distinguished itself in its coverage of the Kosovo crisis. It has had some good editorials and articles, but these are nicely balanced by pro-war pieces. It should embarrass the editors that its UN Correspondent Ian Williams is ...

Zmag Article Albert: Lend Me Your Ear

Zmag Article, June, 01 1999 Michael Albert
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Lend Me Your Ear

Commentary Herman: Bomb the NYT

Commentary, May, 31 1999 Edward Herman
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NATO spokespersons have justified the bombing of Serbian TV and radio on the grounds that these broadcasters are an "instrument of state propaganda," tell lies, spew forth hatred, provide no "balance" in their offerings, and thus help prolong the ...

Commentary Shalom: The Milosevic Indictment

Commentary, May, 29 1999 Stephen1 Shalom
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Following World War II, a war crimes tribunal was held in Tokyo to try Japanese political and military leaders. There is no doubt that the defendants were responsible for appalling atrocities, but, as the Indian judge on the tribunal wrote in his ...

Commentary Solomon: Three On Kosovo

Commentary, May, 28 1999 Norman Solomon
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A few days ago, the president of the United States openly violated the War Powers Act -- and the national media yawned.

Commentary Dominick: That's Some Catch

Commentary, May, 26 1999 Brian Dominick
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As the NATO rampage continues in Yugoslavia, Western military and political leaders seem to be drifting slowly away from what can be fully explained by institutional analysis.

Commentary Zinn: Whose Atrocity Is Bigger

Commentary, May, 25 1999 Howard Zinn
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Milosovic has committed atrocities. Therefore it is okay for us to commit atrocities. He is terrorizing the Albanians in Kosovo. Therefore we can terrorize the population of cities and villages in Yugoslavia.

Commentary Solomon: When Will the Media Call It War

Commentary, May, 19 1999 Norman Solomon
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Nearly two months have passed since the beginning of NATO's air war against Yugoslavia. After a shaky start, Washington's spin machinery has done much to promote a war agenda -- with crucial assistance from major U.S. news media.

Commentary Reinhart: The Israeli Elections

Commentary, May, 18 1999 Tanya Reinhart
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This is a translation of a column that appeared in the Israeli daily 'yediot' on May 16, 1999 (a day before the elections).

Commentary Brecher: Letter to Bernie Sanders

Commentary, May, 17 1999 Jeremy Brecher
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Dear Bernie -- This letter explains the matters of conscience that have led me to resign from your staff.

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