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Van Auken is a full time reporter for the World Socialist Web Site, and resides in New York City.
In the U.S. presidential election, 2008 he was the vice presidential nominee of the same party.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Turkey pushes for ground invasion of Syria The potential support for an escalation of the Syrian war has found expression in a concerted propaganda campaign, particularly in Europe, over the deaths of some 50 civilians in attacks on hospitals and schools in northern Syria on Monday. The Western media and several European governments have blamed the deaths on the Syrian government and the Russian forces supporting it, charges that both Damascus and Moscow have denied.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016Turkey pushes for ground invasion of Syria The potential support for an escalation of the Syrian war has found expression in a concerted propaganda campaign, particularly in Europe, over the deaths of some 50 civilians in attacks on hospitals and schools in northern Syria on Monday. The Western media and several European governments have blamed the deaths on the Syrian government and the Russian forces supporting it, charges that both Damascus and Moscow have denied.
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Friday, January 1, 2016
US commander prepared to seek more troops for Afghanistan The Pentagon, the Congress and the White House are once again embroiled in a debate over escalating the US intervention in Afghanistan speaks volumes about the debacle created by over 14 years of war and occupation that has cost more than $1 trillion, and seen more spent on aid than the entire expenditure under the Marshall Plan on the reconstruction of post-World War II Europe.
Friday, January 1, 2016US commander prepared to seek more troops for Afghanistan The Pentagon, the Congress and the White House are once again embroiled in a debate over escalating the US intervention in Afghanistan speaks volumes about the debacle created by over 14 years of war and occupation that has cost more than $1 trillion, and seen more spent on aid than the entire expenditure under the Marshall Plan on the reconstruction of post-World War II Europe.
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Sunday, December 20, 2015
UN resolution papers over deep divisions on Syria The name "Assad" is not mentioned in the draft resolution, much less any demand that he be removed from office, or, for that matter, that he be defended against foreign powers seeking to overthrow him. Nor does it specify whether the Syrian president would be eligible to run for re-election.
Sunday, December 20, 2015UN resolution papers over deep divisions on Syria The name "Assad" is not mentioned in the draft resolution, much less any demand that he be removed from office, or, for that matter, that he be defended against foreign powers seeking to overthrow him. Nor does it specify whether the Syrian president would be eligible to run for re-election.
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Sunday, January 18, 2015
Europe's terror attacks: The blowback from Western intervention Ultimately, attacks like the one carried out on Charlie Hebdo are the product of decades of imperialist intervention in the Middle East. The wars that have devastated one country after another have unleashed a wave of violence that cannot but spill beyond the region. Meanwhile, Washington and its allies promote and work with the very forces involved in these attacks.
Sunday, January 18, 2015Europe's terror attacks: The blowback from Western intervention Ultimately, attacks like the one carried out on Charlie Hebdo are the product of decades of imperialist intervention in the Middle East. The wars that have devastated one country after another have unleashed a wave of violence that cannot but spill beyond the region. Meanwhile, Washington and its allies promote and work with the very forces involved in these attacks.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
The continuing US war in Afghanistan Far from begin concluded, the war is raging. This year has seen a record number of Afghan civilian casualties, topping the 10,000 mark, while Afghan security forces have suffered nearly 5,000 fatalities, more than all the 3,500 foreign soldiers -- including over 2,225 Americans -- who have lost their lives in the 13 years since the US invasion.
Wednesday, December 31, 2014The continuing US war in Afghanistan Far from begin concluded, the war is raging. This year has seen a record number of Afghan civilian casualties, topping the 10,000 mark, while Afghan security forces have suffered nearly 5,000 fatalities, more than all the 3,500 foreign soldiers -- including over 2,225 Americans -- who have lost their lives in the 13 years since the US invasion.
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Saturday, December 20, 2014
After Announcing "normalization" with Cuba, Obama Slaps Sanctions on Venezuela The US has had a difficult time with Venezuela. The left wing administration of Hugo Chavez, who considered Fidel Castro his political mentor, developed a very close relationship with Cuba. US efforts to reconnect to Cuba are not disconnected from Obama signing into law on Thursday legislation imposing a new set of sanctions against Venezuela, the country with the world's largest oil reserves at 297,740 million barrels.
Saturday, December 20, 2014After Announcing "normalization" with Cuba, Obama Slaps Sanctions on Venezuela The US has had a difficult time with Venezuela. The left wing administration of Hugo Chavez, who considered Fidel Castro his political mentor, developed a very close relationship with Cuba. US efforts to reconnect to Cuba are not disconnected from Obama signing into law on Thursday legislation imposing a new set of sanctions against Venezuela, the country with the world's largest oil reserves at 297,740 million barrels.
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Sunday, November 2, 2014
Top US general calls for "advisers" in Iraq combat zone Dempsey, who played a key role in persuading Obama to launch the war in Iraq and Syria, had previously stated that he would not hesitate in recommending that US special operations troops be sent into action alongside Iraqi government forces if he felt they were needed, regardless of Obama's assurances to the contrary.
Sunday, November 2, 2014Top US general calls for "advisers" in Iraq combat zone Dempsey, who played a key role in persuading Obama to launch the war in Iraq and Syria, had previously stated that he would not hesitate in recommending that US special operations troops be sent into action alongside Iraqi government forces if he felt they were needed, regardless of Obama's assurances to the contrary.
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Sunday, September 21, 2014
US generals challenge Obama on ground troops in Iraq, Syria The generals are publicly challenging the blanket commitment made by Obama ruling out any US ground war in Iraq or Syria. Over the past several days, both White House and Pentagon spokesmen have issued "clarifying" statements in an attempt to smooth over what increasingly suggests something close to insubordination by the top uniformed brass against the president.
Sunday, September 21, 2014US generals challenge Obama on ground troops in Iraq, Syria The generals are publicly challenging the blanket commitment made by Obama ruling out any US ground war in Iraq or Syria. Over the past several days, both White House and Pentagon spokesmen have issued "clarifying" statements in an attempt to smooth over what increasingly suggests something close to insubordination by the top uniformed brass against the president.
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Friday, August 1, 2014
Gaza, Ukraine and the fraud of "human rights" imperialism Israel's Zionist leadership, having failed to suppress the heroic Palestinian resistance, has reacted with demoralized rage, demolishing entire neighborhoods, bombing schools and hospitals, and killing some 1,400 people, 90 percent of them civilians. Yet, the Obama administration insists that no one can be held responsible, save the Palestinians for refusing to capitulate.
Friday, August 1, 2014Gaza, Ukraine and the fraud of "human rights" imperialism Israel's Zionist leadership, having failed to suppress the heroic Palestinian resistance, has reacted with demoralized rage, demolishing entire neighborhoods, bombing schools and hospitals, and killing some 1,400 people, 90 percent of them civilians. Yet, the Obama administration insists that no one can be held responsible, save the Palestinians for refusing to capitulate.
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Monday, June 30, 2014
Who is responsible for the catastrophes in the Middle East? The US war and occupation destroyed every institution of Iraqi society, while Washington deliberately fomented sectarian divisions as a means of overcoming Iraqi nationalism. All of this was justified with warnings about the imminent threat from "weapons of mass destruction" and ties between Baghdad and Al Qaeda. As the whole world now knows, it was all lies.
Monday, June 30, 2014Who is responsible for the catastrophes in the Middle East? The US war and occupation destroyed every institution of Iraqi society, while Washington deliberately fomented sectarian divisions as a means of overcoming Iraqi nationalism. All of this was justified with warnings about the imminent threat from "weapons of mass destruction" and ties between Baghdad and Al Qaeda. As the whole world now knows, it was all lies.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
US media blacks out Snowden interview exposing death threats The interview, broadcast by the German television network ARD, was largely blacked out by the US media. The New York Times carried not a word of what Snowden said, while the cable and broadcast news programs treated the interview with near total silence.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014US media blacks out Snowden interview exposing death threats The interview, broadcast by the German television network ARD, was largely blacked out by the US media. The New York Times carried not a word of what Snowden said, while the cable and broadcast news programs treated the interview with near total silence.
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Thursday, January 23, 2014
Texas executes Mexican national in defiance of international law Tamayo's execution marked the first case since the 2004 World Court ruling in which a Mexican national denied consular rights after his arrest has been put to death with no judicial review whatsoever. After killing Tamayo, Texas is already preparing for its next execution. Susan Basso, who is paralyzed from the chest down and delusional, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on February 5 for a 1998 murder.
Thursday, January 23, 2014Texas executes Mexican national in defiance of international law Tamayo's execution marked the first case since the 2004 World Court ruling in which a Mexican national denied consular rights after his arrest has been put to death with no judicial review whatsoever. After killing Tamayo, Texas is already preparing for its next execution. Susan Basso, who is paralyzed from the chest down and delusional, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on February 5 for a 1998 murder.
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Friday, January 3, 2014
Iraq slides toward civil war The pretense that the government is simply engaged in a war on Al Qaeda terrorism has been utilized to secure backing from both Iran and Washington. The latter recently ordered shipments of Hellfire missiles and other advanced weaponry to the Iraqi security forces. Some of these missiles were reportedly used Thursday in the government assault on Fallujah.
Friday, January 3, 2014Iraq slides toward civil war The pretense that the government is simply engaged in a war on Al Qaeda terrorism has been utilized to secure backing from both Iran and Washington. The latter recently ordered shipments of Hellfire missiles and other advanced weaponry to the Iraqi security forces. Some of these missiles were reportedly used Thursday in the government assault on Fallujah.
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
"Almost Orwellian": US Judge indicts NSA spying The response of the Obama administration -- brought into office on promises of "transparency" and "change" -- has been one of utter indifference to the historically unprecedented assault on constitutional rights embodied in the NSA spying, a defense of the agency's police state methods and a vilification of Snowden for revealing them.
Thursday, December 19, 2013"Almost Orwellian": US Judge indicts NSA spying The response of the Obama administration -- brought into office on promises of "transparency" and "change" -- has been one of utter indifference to the historically unprecedented assault on constitutional rights embodied in the NSA spying, a defense of the agency's police state methods and a vilification of Snowden for revealing them.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
US ultimatum on permanent occupation of Afghanistan Susan Rice, the Obama administration's national security adviser, issued an ultimatum Monday to Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai: either sign a bilateral security agreement with Washington immediately, or face the withdrawal of all US military forces and a cutoff of Western funding by the end of 2014.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013US ultimatum on permanent occupation of Afghanistan Susan Rice, the Obama administration's national security adviser, issued an ultimatum Monday to Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai: either sign a bilateral security agreement with Washington immediately, or face the withdrawal of all US military forces and a cutoff of Western funding by the end of 2014.
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Sunday, October 13, 2013
Shakeup continues in US nuclear command Air Force Gen. Robert Kehler, the top US nuclear war commander heading the Strategic Command, told the AP that the two officers' dismissals were merely a matter of "unfortunate behavioral incidents." He insisted that he still had "100 percent confidence that the nation's nuclear deterrent force is safe, secure and effective."
Sunday, October 13, 2013Shakeup continues in US nuclear command Air Force Gen. Robert Kehler, the top US nuclear war commander heading the Strategic Command, told the AP that the two officers' dismissals were merely a matter of "unfortunate behavioral incidents." He insisted that he still had "100 percent confidence that the nation's nuclear deterrent force is safe, secure and effective."
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
US and Iran set to meet at UN The allegations about the Iranian nuclear program have never been anything more than a pretext for aggression against Iran, which is viewed as an obstacle to the imposition of US imperialist hegemony over the oil-rich and strategically critical regions of the Persian Gulf and Central Asia. Whatever negotiations Washington enters into will be aimed at extracting concessions that would further cripple Iran.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013US and Iran set to meet at UN The allegations about the Iranian nuclear program have never been anything more than a pretext for aggression against Iran, which is viewed as an obstacle to the imposition of US imperialist hegemony over the oil-rich and strategically critical regions of the Persian Gulf and Central Asia. Whatever negotiations Washington enters into will be aimed at extracting concessions that would further cripple Iran.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
US, UK and France stress threat of force against Syria The threat of US aggression against Syria was never driven by concern over chemical weapons -- that was merely a pretext. Washington's real aim is regime change in Syria as a means of furthering US hegemony over the Middle East and preparing an even wider war against Iran, which it sees as its principal regional rival.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013US, UK and France stress threat of force against Syria The threat of US aggression against Syria was never driven by concern over chemical weapons -- that was merely a pretext. Washington's real aim is regime change in Syria as a means of furthering US hegemony over the Middle East and preparing an even wider war against Iran, which it sees as its principal regional rival.
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Friday, July 26, 2013
The militarization of America What is being upended, behind the scenes and with virtually no media coverage, no public debate, are constitutional principles dating back centuries that bar the use of the military in civilian law enforcement. In the Declaration of Independence itself, the indictment justifying revolution against King George included the charge that he had "affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power."
Friday, July 26, 2013The militarization of America What is being upended, behind the scenes and with virtually no media coverage, no public debate, are constitutional principles dating back centuries that bar the use of the military in civilian law enforcement. In the Declaration of Independence itself, the indictment justifying revolution against King George included the charge that he had "affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power."
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
NSA casts massive surveillance net over Latin America The revelation that telephone and Internet communications in numerous Latin American countries have been exposed to constant surveillance by the NSA has given the lie to US officials who have defended the agency's wholesale spying on the populations of both the US itself and other countries as a necessary weapon in the so-called war on terror.
Thursday, July 11, 2013NSA casts massive surveillance net over Latin America The revelation that telephone and Internet communications in numerous Latin American countries have been exposed to constant surveillance by the NSA has given the lie to US officials who have defended the agency's wholesale spying on the populations of both the US itself and other countries as a necessary weapon in the so-called war on terror.
