Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber’s new book,“The Best War Ever, exposes failed propaganda efforts by the Bush Administration In a recent speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld declared that, "The enemy is so much better at communicating. I wish we were better at countering that because the constant drumbeat of things they say -- all of which are not true -- is harmful."During a question-and-answer session at Fallon Naval Air ... [full story]

The molten, steaming lava flowed from the cinder cone and headed for the pristine, slow-moving river --  covering, burning, and destroying everything in its path. Finally it reached the river, in places filling its channel and pushing the entire river westward. In other places great lava dams formed across the river, backing up water and creating lakes. Through erosion, these dams eventually breached, leaving behind a series of rapids and falls where the once placid ... [full story]