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Stories by Alfred W. McCoy
New Weapons Systems Could Give Pentagon Unprecedented Power Over the Planet ... or Lead to Future Military Disaster
Posted on: Nov 8, 2012, Source: TomDispatch
Combining biometrics, cyberwarfare, and a potential future aerospace shield, the Pentagon is rushing toward uncharted territory, and domination.
Empire on the Rocks: Washington's Autocrats, Aristocrats and Thugs Are Falling
Posted on: Apr 24, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com
How the revolutions spreading across the Middle East may well mark the beginning of the end for American global power.
4 Scenarios for the Coming Collapse of the American Empire
Posted on: Dec 5, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com
The demise of the United States as the global superpower could come far more quickly than anyone imagines.
Afghanistan: The World's Number One Narco-State?
Posted on: Apr 1, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com
The Obama administration is now trapped in an endless cycle of drugs and death in Afghanistan from which there is neither an easy end nor an obvious exit.
The Myth of the Ticking Time Bomb
Posted on: Sep 14, 2006, Source: The Progressive
A hypothetical ticking time bomb--the often-used justification for torturing detainees--falls apart under close examination.
How Torture Became Mainstream
Posted on: May 23, 2006, Source: Amnesty International
The once-clandestine practice of torture is now an official weapon in the War on Terror.
