Southwest Airlines, Flight 812: How Globalization and Outsourcing Nearly Killed 118 People

by Scott Creighton (just a quick note) Yesterday a Southwest Airlines flight, Flight 812 out of Sacramento, sprung a leak. A hole opened up in the fuselage above the heads of the 118 passengers at about 36,000 feet. One passenger texted his wife “Plane going down. Love you“ The plane dropped to about 10,000 in what [...]

Lies, Damn Lies, and Presidential Statements

by Lee Wrights, AntiWar In politics, there are lies, damn lies and presidential statements. Nine days after taking the United States into another immoral, unnecessary, and unconstitutional war based on lies and distortions, President Obama continued to compound and expand the deceit. Everything about this action has been a lie, from the claims used to [...]

U.S. agents were in Libya before secret Obama order

Mark Hosenball, Reuters U.S. intelligence operatives were on the ground in Libya before President Barack Obama signed a secret order authorizing covert support for anti-Gaddafi rebels, U.S. government sources told Reuters. The CIA personnel were sent in to contact opponents of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and assess their capabilities, two U.S. officials said. “They’re trying [...]

More Civilians, Including Children, Slain in NATO’s Libya Strikes

by Jason Ditz, AntiWar NATO announced on Friday that the first 24 hours of their command over the Libyan War has resulted in 178 sorties and 74 air strikes. NATO warships also stopped two ships in the Mediterranean Sea near Libya, but did not board them. At least some of the strikes hit a small [...]

Wisconsin Union Law Passage To Be Examined By Judge

Todd Richmond, AP A week ago, Wisconsin Republicans thought they’d won the fight over the state’s polarizing union rights bill. They’d weathered massive protests, outfoxed Senate Democrats who fled the state and gotten around a restraining order blocking the law by having an obscure state agency publish it. They even started preparations to pull money [...]