War & Politics Archive

CIA and MI6 knew that Saddam had no WMDs and chose to ignore the evidence

MI6 and the CIA were told through secret channels by Saddam Hussein’s foreign minister and his head of intelligence that Iraq had no active weapons of mass destruction. Tony Blair assured parliament before the war that intelligence showed Iraq’s nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons

The Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Matter of Peace or War?

“Let us, on this International Day, reaffirm our commitment to translating ‎solidarity into positive action. The international community must help steer the situation ‎towards a historic peace agreement.‎” That is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People,

The Need for Direct Democracy

Hi there, If you haven’t heard, things are changing, in a big, BIG, way. People all over the globe are taking to the streets, and demanding to be heard. First, let’s examine the etymology of the word Democracy: democracy 1570s, from M.Fr. démocratie (14c.),

Plans To Shut Down California Medical Marijuana Stores In Progress

The Justice Department has announced plans to crackdown on the medical marijuana industry in California, despite a voter-approved initiative to legalize it.