Destruction of CIA Tapes Raises Bipartisan Concerns (December 10, 2007)
Democratic and Republican Senators argue that the CIA's destruction of two interrogation tapes constitutes obstruction of justice. Even some of the administration's most loyal allies express anger that the CIA destroyed the tapes without telling Congress. John McCain, Republican presidential candidate and fierce opponent of torture, said that "it harms the credibility and moral standing of America in the world again." (Los Angeles Times)
http://www.globalpolicy.org/empire/un/2007/1210ciatapes.htm

 

Why the US Is the Only 'Superpower' (December 7, 2007)
John Perkins is the author of the book "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" in which he describes his three-decade long career as an international business operative. Perkins worked for a consulting firm that assisted international financial institutions and the US government to "foment conditions that make other nations subservient" with the citizens of poor countries paying the bill. (Combat Law)
http://www.globalpolicy.org/empire/economy/2007/1207superpower.htm

 

Why America's Currency Is the World's Problem (November 30, 2007)
In 2007, the euro was valued at symbolic US$1.50, the highest value against the dollar since the euro's inception. The relationship between the two currencies illustrates the depreciating state of the US economy, and may signal the end of the "dollar era." The fall of the dollar will affect all global markets, and because of the many uncertainties in global monetary structures, the "potential dangers" for the world economy are great, warns the author of this Spiegel article.
http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/crisis/tradedeficit/2007/1130world.htm