“Do roses know their thorns can hurt?” – a quote attributed to JonBenét Ramsey from Lawrence Schiller’s Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
Shawn Helton
21st Century Wire
It’s been nearly 20 years since the cold-blooded murder of JonBenét Ramsey shocked America.
By Jonathan Marshall | Consortium News | September 1, 2016 The U.S. military has won only a single major war since the end of World War II (the Gulf War of 1990-91). But U.S. military contractors continue to win major budget wars in Congress nearly every year, proving that no force on earth can resist […]
Exclusive: Behind the U.S. media-political clamor for a new Cold War with Russia is a massive investment by the Military-Industrial Complex in “think tanks” and other propaganda outlets, writes Jonathan Marshall. By Jonathan Marshall The U.S. military has won only…Read more →
RT | August 27, 2016 The UK’s most popular mid-market daily, The Daily Mail, has long tried to straddle the line between serious political content and crowd-pleasing tabloid fodder. Sadly, in recent times quite a lot of its Russia coverage has been falling into the second category. This is particularly true when it comes to […]
Press TV – August 24, 2016 American weapon manufacturers have made bigger contributions to the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, a major turnaround after years of backing the Republican ticket. According to a report by Politico released on Wednesday, Clinton has received more donations from high-ranking employees of giant Pentagon contractors like Lockheed […]
Sputnik — 12.08.2016 WASHINGTON — The United States is modernizing its nuclear Triad with particular emphasis on US Air Force needs. “I think starting this round of a new nuclear arms race is extremely foolish and it is based on a lack of understanding,” Perry said. “We are talking about huge expenditures here and it […]
By Ulson Gunnar – New Eastern Outlook – 01.08.2016 The United States poses as a champion against the great threats facing global security and stability, an uphill battle it claims requires equally great sacrifices, especially in terms of defense spending. It must be just a coincidence that the many policy think-tanks promoting this notion just […]
Sputnik – 16.06.2016 The defense contractor attempted to extort one of the most powerful sovereign countries in the world, warning that as many as 10,000 jobs would be lost if the country did not commit to purchasing a fighter jet that ‘does not work.’ This weekend, American defense contractor Lockheed Martin threatened to exclude Canadian […]
RT | June 6, 2016 Anti-nuclear activists are starting a month-long protest against Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons program, arguing it should not be renewed by Parliament later this year. Peace campaigners are descending on AWE Burghfield in Berkshire, where Britain’s nuclear warheads are maintained and go through their final stage of assembly. Throughout June, Campaign […]
Sputnik – 14.05.2016 As the US Senate Armed Services Committee considers the 2017 Pentagon budget, political analyst Eric Draitser joins Radio Sputnik to discuss the ever-growing military-industrial complex. “[President Dwight Eisenhower] was suggesting… that the danger for the United States was that these massive military contractors, these military-industrial firms, would eventually be able to control […]
