Some of our special stories from October, focusing on the last weeks of the U.S. presidential campaign, the controversy over the Benghazi deaths, and historical mysteries from the Cuban Missile Crisis and JFK’s assassination to the October Surprise cases of 1968 and 1980.
“The Burden of Pentagon Spending” by Melvin A. Goodman, contesting the need for a giant military budget. Oct. 1, 2012
“The Silence of the Drones” by Ray McGovern, questioning the practicality and morality of the U.S. drone attacks. Oct. 1, 2012
“When Debate Zingers Backfired” by Robert Parry, recalling a botched debate strategy by George H.W. Bush. Oct. 1, 2012
“Exploiting the Benghazi Attack” by Paul R. Pillar, noting how Mitt Romney exploited a tragedy. Oct. 2, 2012
“Did Romney Win the Debate” by Robert Parry, contrasting Barack Obama’s lackluster performance with Mitt Romney’s lies. Oct. 4, 2012
“Mitt Romney as Eddie Haskell” by Robert Parry, comparing Romney to the unctuous character on “Leave It to Beaver.” Oct. 5, 2012
“Ryan’s Distortion of America’s Founding” by Jada Thacker, disputing Paul Ryan’s reference to the Founders. Oct. 6, 2012
“Mitt Romney Lies to the World” by Robert Parry, dissecting the deceptions in Mitt Romney’s foreign policy address. Oct. 9, 2012
“How to Save the Middle Class” by Beverly Bandler, explaining what an economic turnaround really requires. Oct. 13, 2012
“Bill O’Reilly’s Outdated ‘Killing Kennedy’” by Jim DiEugenio, describing the many shortcomings in a JFK book. Oct. 13, 2012
“When Lesser Evil Misses the Point” by Ted Lieverman, reflecting on how divisions on the Left have aided the Right. Oct. 14, 2012
“Warnings from the Cuban Missile Crisis” by Don North, a first-hand account of when the world faced extinction. Oct. 14, 2012
“The Real Blame for Deaths in Libya” by Ray McGovern, pointing the finger at violent U.S. interventions. Oct. 15, 2012
“How Romney Harms the Middle Class” by William Frey, a former Republican concerned about the extremist turns of the GOP. Oct. 16, 2012
“Mitt Romney’s ‘Perry Mason’ Moment” by Robert Parry, marveling at Romney’s bungled gotcha over Obama’s Benghazi account. Oct. 17, 2012
“Ellsberg Warns of a Romney Victory” by Daniel Ellsberg, counseling those on the Left about the risks ahead. Oct. 18, 2012
“The October Surprise Mysteries” by Robert Parry, recounting GOP treachery in the 1968 and 1980 elections. Oct. 22, 2012
“Romney’s Shape-Shifting Foreign Policy” by Melvin A. Goodman, noting the GOP candidate’s troubling inconsistencies. Oct. 23, 2012
“’Moderate Mitt’: Neocon Trojan Horse” by Robert Parry, detecting subterfuge behind Romney’s shift to the foreign policy center. Oct. 24, 2012
“Schwarzenegger’s Selective Recall” by Jim DiEugenio, critiquing the memoir of the ex-movie star/ex-California governor. Oct. 26, 2012
“Anti-Government Economic Orthodoxy” by Beverly Bandler, observing a deep-seated bias at CNBC. Oct. 27, 2012
“Telling Truths about Israel/Palestine” by Lawrence Davidson, reporting on the admissions of aging Israeli military veterans. Oct. 28, 2012
“Iran War on the Ballot” by Robert Parry, explaining how a Romney victory would disrupt Obama’s negotiations. Oct. 28, 2012
“The Right’s Made-Up Benghazi Cover-up” by William Boardman, criticizing the Fox News hype of a fictitious “scandal.” Oct. 31, 2012
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