Iraq: the permanent occupation

Here's Tom Engelhardt, talking about a topic the mainstream media constantly overlook, and whose absence from discussion renders our understanding of the invasion of Iraq pretty much hollow: America's construction of permanent military bases in the country.




Tom's website has long been one of the very best around for intelligent, informed and in-depth analysis on US imperialism in the Bush era. In fact, I'd say that if I could recommend just one site on the political internet, Tomdispatch would probably be it (that or Noam Chomsky's). The essays there are quite simply essential reading. So visit soon, and often.