Remarkable individuals of our time

Annie Machon

Annie Machon is a U.K.-based former intelligence officer for MI5, the UK domestic security service.  In the 1990s she blew the whistle on crimes by the MI5 and has in recent years worked as author,journalist, public speaker and advocate for human rights and against the emerging police state. She is one of the most keen student of British government attempts to establish a police state in her country. 

William Blum  

William Blum (born 1933) is an American author, historian, and prolific critic of United States foreign policy, living in New York. He is author of several books, including Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II,   a book highly praised by Prof. Noam Chomsky, Gore Vidal, Oliver Stone, Dr. Helen Caldicott and numerous other eminent students of U.S. foreign policy. He is also author of Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower ; and Freeing the World to Death - essays on the American Empire .

Jennifer Van Bergen  

Jennifer Van Bergen is a U.S.-based journalist with a law degree. She is a frequent contributor to FindLaw, a legal news and reports website.  She is author of several books, including The Twilight of Democracy: The Bush Plan for America ;  and Archetypes for Writers: Using the Power of Your Subconscious  

David Ray Griffin

David Ray Griffin is an American retired professor of philosophy of religion and theology.  He is among the most meticulous and committed scholars aiming at elucidating the events of 11 September 2001.  His quest for the truth on the events of 9/11 is based on his deep moral commitment to truth, justice and democracy. Among his books on 9/11 figure prominently: The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions About the Bush Administration and 9/11 ; The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions ; and 9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out, Vol. 1 .  He has been submitted in 2008 by a number of Parliamentarians for the Nobel Peace Prize .

Thierry Meyssan

Thierry Meyssan, the French founder of Réseau Voltaire , a web-based non-aligned press network, was among the first authors to question the official version of the 9/11 events.  His books L'Effroyable imposture (The Big Lie ) and Pentagate , opened the eyes of thousands of people to the contradictions, anomalies and untruths in the official account of 9/11.  His analysis of these events demonstrates a profound insight into the mechanisms of deep politics. His insight and high-level political contacts in the Arab world and in Russia, appear to have raised alarms in imperial circles.  Due to threats to his life, Meyssan had to exile himself from France and lives currently in Lebanon. See recent interview (in French) with Thierry Meyssan (16 August 2008).

Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy is an Indian novelist, activist and a world citizen. She won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her first novel The God of Small Things. Roy was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize in May 2004 for her work in social campaigns and advocacy of non-violence. In June 2005 she took part in the World Tribunal on Iraq. In January 2006 she was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award for her collection of essays, 'The Algebra of Infinite Justice', but declined to accept it.

Paul Craig Roberts

Paul Craig Roberts [ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] wrote the Kemp-Roth bill and was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration. He was Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal editorial page and Contributing Editor of National Review. He is author or coauthor of eight books, including The Supply-Side Revolution (Harvard University Press). He has held numerous academic appointments, including the William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University and Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He has contributed to numerous scholar journals and testified before Congress on 30 occasions. He has been awarded the U.S. Treasury's Meritorious Service Award and the French Legion of Honor. He was a reviewer for the Journal of Political Economy under editor Robert Mundell. He is a staunch defender of the U.S. Constitution and the Rule of Law and demands the establishment of the truth on the events of 9/11. He is the co-author of The Tyranny of Good Intentions.