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Fear and nukes on the Campaign trail by John laForge the Fbi’s pursuit oF saul landau by david priCe exeCuting sheikh nimr by JenniFer loewenstein liFe in a Cage by John CoChran why is the market going Crazy? by mike whitney TELLS THE FACTS AND NAMES THE NAMES VOLUME 22 NUMBER 10, 2015 22 AND NAMES THE VOLUME THE FACTS TELLS Contact Information Subscriptions CounterPunch Business Office 1- year print edition $55 www.counterpunch.org PO Box 228, Petrolia, CA 95558 1- year digital edition (PDF) $35 CounterPunch Magazine , Volume 22, Toll Free 1 (800) 840-3683 1- year print & digital edition $65 (ISSN 1086-2323) is a journal of progres- 1 (707) 629-3683 1- year institutions/supporters $100 sive politics, investigative reporting, civil editorial: 1- year print for student/low income $45 liberties, art, and culture published by The 1-year digital for student/low income $30 Institute for the Advancment of Journalis- [email protected] tic Clarity, Petrolia, California, 95558.Visit business: [email protected] All subscription orders must be pre- counterpunch.org to read dozens of new subscriptions and merchandise: paid — we do not invoice for orders. 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In Memory of Donate by mail, telephone or online: www. Alexander Cockburn counterpunch.org. 1941–2012 table of contents letters to the editor . 4 columns Roaming Charges . 5 articles A Comedy of Terrors by Jeffrey St. Clair Executing Shiekh Nimr Got a problem? Bomb Syria. by Jennifer Loewenstein . 8 Empire Burlesque . 6 Don’t Fear the Reaper The Mad Bombers by Chris Floyd by John La Forge . 9 Beating Corbyn with my stick. Portrait of a Young Radical Grasping at Straws . 7 Why is the Stock Market by David Price . 11 Going Crazy? Abolish Small Arms by Mike Whitney by Andrew Smolski . 15 The The conspiracy of capitalism. Down in Sonora by Lawrence Reichard . 18 Notes from Prison: Life in a Cage by John Cochran . 20 Money, Race and the Sweet Science by David Macaray . 22 culture & reviews The Root of All Evil by Lee Ballinger . 26 COUNTERPUNCH VOLUME 22 NUMBER 10, 2015 loyalty is solely to greed and to power. They are narcissistic letters to the editor and Machiavellian. They want us to fight one another. Their oppression will unite and not Grow up CounterPunch! section of the American left in subsequent years, along with divide an informed public. If Dear CounterPunch, vis-à-vis the political develop- the U.S., has been responsible this truth is not seen, become What on earth were you ments in our region. For for enforcing extremist sectar- informed. If not enough of us thinking when you decided to one historical fact, Iranians ian policy of oppressing the are informed, we will continue use the demeaning, grotesque have been affected by Russian Sunni community in Iraq; a to be controlled and oppressed. illustration of a gas-masked imperialism since long before policy whose results we can see We will continue to vote Marilyn Monroe with her the American imperialism now in the form of ISIS. This against our and our family’s skirts being blown off by green even became a contributions by the Iranian interests and in their interests. smoke rising between her legs worldwide reality. regime to the sectarian night- Unite. Once united we can Rise to an unmistakable destina- Since 1813, with the Treaty of mare the Iraqi people have up. Stop buying stuff except for tion? You most certainly were Gulistan, Russia has been ex- been subjected to is largely basic necessities. Close down not considering your female torting the Iranian nation. That ignored by the American left. work sites. Close down schools. readers – and a good portion treaty and the subsequent one, But, that’s another matter. Close down the major cities. of the other kind. Or were you Treaty of Turkmenchay (1828), Reza Fiyouzat Close down the country. They even thinking at all? Do you were forced on Iran through will bend. Break their backs. Be Feisty Groups know what year this is? war, a war that forcefully an- free. Live in Dignity. nexed huge amounts of land Jeffrey and Joshua – thanks so If you’re seeking to be dis- Sanford Kelson (the entire Caucuses region) much for the excellent list of credited or made irrelevant Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania to a large percentage of your from Iran, and all the conces- feisty groups to support. As al- potential supporters, you’ve sions dictated in those treaties ways, I appreciate the defiance Enduring List succeeded. included exactly the kind and commitment! A wonderful Jeffrey St. Clair and Alexander I’ll grant you it’s eye-catching. of concessions extracted by message to start the new year. I Cockburn put together a great And believe me, every time it present-day imperialist intend to send it out as well. list of the best 100 non-fiction catches my eye I get more dis- powers: exclusive economic Peace, works from the 20th century gusted and angry. Some people concessions, exclusive access to Heather Gray that were published in English. learn and evolve. Some don’t. natural resources, unfair trade I just wanted say this list has Close It Down You’ve left little doubt about deals that benefit one side only not grown old. I’ve enjoyed your IQs and lack of good (the Russians), and the stipula- Most of the candidates for using it as inspiration for books judgement. tion that Russia could dictate nomination to the presidency to read for the past ten years. ANY kind of trade treaty, and of their respective parties are You should immediately Paul Brenzel remove the graphic, and an Iran had to accept it, with zero mere lackeys of the class made apology would be a step in the power to object to any terms of up of the 16,000 oppressors; American Mussolini right direction. the treaty. except for three who are of US median real dollar wage This dominant relationship the 16,000. Our enemies are Sincerely yours, peaked in 11/1973 and mini- continues to this day. So, not those they slander to try Susan Early mum wage peaked in 1/1968. Iranians are well familiar with to get nominated. They vilify The Gini of income has been Russia in Syria Russian imperialism, and we the working class by setting us increasing since about 1969 Dear Joshua Frank, understand well why Iran’s off against one another. They and wealth sometimes in the Thank you for your principled theocratic regime has allied want us to hate one another. 70s. Our oligarchical political article on the Russian impe- itself with an imperialist power They want us to be afraid of system likes to deliver more rialist moves in Syria, titled, in order to pursue its own one another. They divide and and more of the economy into Putin Adopts Netanyahu’s expansionist policies in the re- conquer us. They steal from us.