The Depths of Malaise in Palestine
Two recent polls find that Palestinians are drifting towards Hamas and are more willing to engage in violent resistance to free themselves of occupation.
IPS and the Letelier-Moffitt Assassinations
IPS Fellow Saul Landau will discuss the history and lessons from the 1976 assassinations of his IPS colleagues, Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt, by agents of the Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet. Landau led an investigation into the murders and co-authored the book “Assassination on Embassy Row” with John Dinges. The investigation led to the killers, and brought a measure of justice in this case. IPS Fellow Sarah Anderson will moderate the event.
IPS Report Reveals Shocking Mismanagement of a Dangerous Nuclear Bomb Material, Uranium-233
Bomb-grade uranium has been kept under questionable conditions, and over 200 pounds of it may be missing. Now, the U.S. government wants to waive safety requirements and bury the material straight into the ground.
Managing the Uranium-233 Stockpile of the United States
A shocking IPS report about the U.S. government’s mismanagement of a dangerous bomb-grade nuclear material that they now want to bury straight into the ground.
Oh, Just Call Them Terrorists
Sooner or later, if citizens are going to support further wars and impingements on their own civil liberties, they need red meat.
Perspectives on Global Terrorism & Incarceration
Prison Narratives Summer Lecture Series invites you to a panel discussion about U.S. involvement in international terrorism and the imprisonment of freedom fighters, featuring IPS’ Netfa Freeman.
US-Cuban Relations and the Jewish Community
Back in DC by popular demand, see the film by IPS Fellow Saul Landau, that vividly documents the history of U.S. – Cuba relations, including the fact that the United States sponsors terrorism.
Carnage in the Streets of Iraq
Attacks from Iraq’s Sunni militant groups are unlikely to provoke Shia reprisals. But what the violence can do is increase the chances that Iraqis will lose complete faith in their political leaders.
The Book About Terrorism Crying Out to Be Written
Needed: more studies linking the likes of KSM to child abuse.
The Foreign Policy President?
Has Obama had any significant progressive foreign policy successes?
Al-Qaeda in Iraq’s Strategy for 2012
What is the terrorist group trying to accomplish this year, and will the Iraqi government respond effectively?
Hate Groups Spread Lies and Kill Cops
Law enforcement officials say the number of violent encounters with anti-government “sovereign citizens” is rising.
The NDAA and the Militarization of America
The NDAA will only provide more legal cover for the executive branch to further undermine habeas corpus.
Sequential Drone Attacks Double the Brutality
The United States levels the moral playing field by blasting it to pieces.
A Watchbird Is Watching You
The shortage of real terrorism in recent years has been a challenge for our law enforcers.