When Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave U.S. President Barack Obama a copy of Eduardo Galeano’s book The Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent at last weekend’s Summit of the Americas, the corporate media appeared to be caught off guard.
In its initial report, CNN (Newsroom, 4/18/09) appeared to be completely unaware of Galeano’s classic 1971 treatise on the history of European and U.S. imperialism in Latin America, failing to correct Obama’s initial mistaken belief that the book was penned by Chavez himself.
Where is the Bailout Bill money going? You might be a little surprised – and a little disgusted to find out what banks are doing with the bailout money provided courtesy of the American taxpayer.
President Obama defends his decision to boycott the recent United Nations anti-racism conference – and the UN replies
Bilderberg will continue to push for world government at the May 14-19 secret meeting in Vouliagmeni, Greece, according to a participant. Alice Rivlin, who has represented the Brookings Institution at Bilderberg, smiled and nodded when asked if the agenda this year includes “world government, a world without borders and an American Union.” Post to Twitter
The Obama campaign has been scrupulously attacking John McCain, claiming ties to lobbyists hurt the Senator’s credentials. Wait a sec; isn’t Obama linked with Tony Rezko? The Obama campaign can parade around all day long and point fingers at McCain while spouting off rhetoric over lobbyists but Obama is now looking stupid. His ties are [...]
