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Tuesday, February 27, 2007 IRAQ CRACKDOWN "DOOMED TO FAIL"
"Iraqi Shiite militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr has said the US-backed security crackdown in Baghdad is doomed to fail."
Monday, February 26, 2007 DON'T IGNORE PUTIN'S WARNING (2 comments)
"Vladimir Putin's harsh criticism of U.S. military and foreign policy on February 10 should have set off alarm bells in the West, but apparently did not."
Saturday, February 24, 2007 "CONGRESS CAN FIRE BUSH!" (1 comments)
In a shot over President George W. Bush's bow, Conyers said that Bush likes to fire military advisors, who tell him he can't win the war, but
Friday, February 23, 2007 IRAQ LABOR vs ExxonMobil, BP and SHELL
"The new Iraq hydrocarbon law opens the door for international investors, led by BP, Exxon and Shell, to siphon off 75 percent of Iraq oil wealth for 30 years,"
Thursday, February 22, 2007 US BAITING IRAN INTO FIRST STRIKE
"... a sober warning to the public concerning Bush's intentions with Iran."
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 BBC: US 'IRAN ATTACK PLANS' REVEALED
US contingency plans for air strikes on Iran extend beyond nuclear sites and include most of the country's military infrastructure, the BBC has learned.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 737 U.S. MILITARY BASES = GLOBAL EMPIRE
"Once upon a time, you could trace the spread of imperialism by counting up colonies. America's version of the colony is the military base; and by following the changing politics of global basing, one can learn much about our ever more all-encompassing imperial "footprint" and the militarism that grows with it."
Sunday, February 18, 2007 Karen Kwiatkowski: "... will King George commit mass murder again? " (2 comments)
"If we were a kingdom, George W. Bush would be our King. If George W. Bush were our King, a war with Iran would indeed be inevitable. To stop that war, we would need to stop the king himself and stopping a king is often something that requires bold action on the part of those with
Saturday, February 17, 2007 KILLERS IN THE CLASSROOM
"During a heated debate in a class I teach on social justice, several US Marines who had done tours in Iraq told me that they had "sacrificed"
Friday, February 16, 2007 Woolsey, Lee and Waters | Congress Must Act on Iraq
"... our bill would remove the specter of an endless occupation by preventing the establishment of permanent military bases and reiterate our commitment, at the
Thursday, February 15, 2007 This is War Video
This video should only be viewed by mature audience.
Thursday, February 15, 2007 Ray McGovern | Wake Up! The Next War Is Coming
Ray McGovern writes: "Where is the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on prospects for Iran's nuclear capability? An estimate is said
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 WHO'S FUNDING GLOBAL WARMING
Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against Iran from the Bush White House and the neocons is just the latest installment of a long-term plan for another preemptive war.
Monday, February 12, 2007 US SENDING THIRD Carrier Strike Group to Persian Gulf
The Iranians have reason to feel paranoid. At least one former White House official contends that some Bush advisers secretly want an excuse to attack Iran.
Sunday, February 11, 2007 US ABLE TO STRIKE IN SPRING
US preparations for an air strike against Iran are at an advanced stage, in spite of repeated public denials by the Bush administration.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 BUSH DIRECTIVE INCREASES SWAY ON REGULATION
"... the administration STILL HAS WAYS TO EXERT ITS POWER after the takeover of Congress by the Democrats."
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 HERE'S YOUR STATE OF THE UNION by Diane Marie
Prior to Bush's 'speech,' on MSNBC's Countdown, I was surprised to hear Howard Fineman speak of Bush 'losing his credibility.' Maybe its just me, but I thought you had to own something before you could lose it?
Saturday, January 6, 2007 Does ExxonMobil Pay the New York Times a Premium to Run Ads Next to Global Warming Stories?
This is a pattern with ExxonMobil, which seems to always just happen to run a corporate responsibility ad next to NYT op-eds and stories that have to do with global warming. So is the NYT ad sales staff selling against this content? Does ExxonMobil have a standing request to place ads next to global warming content? Or is it all a coincidence?
Monday, January 1, 2007 The Guardian TEN DAYS: THE DEADLINE FOR A NEW US PLAN
As George Bush hacked down brushwood and rode his bike at his Crawford ranch this weekend, he gave the impression of a US president little preoccupied by two Iraq milestones
Sunday, December 31, 2006 A DICTATOR CREATED THEN DESTROYED BY AMERICA
"Who encouraged Saddam to invade Iran in 1980, which was the greatest war crime he has committed for it led to the deaths of a million and a half souls? And who sold him the components for the chemical
Friday, December 29, 2006 NOW | A DETAINEE'S REVELATIONS
"... a rarely seen intimate view of a detainee's life inside the prisons
Thursday, December 28, 2006 Robert Parry | THE GOP's $3 BILLION PROPAGANDA ORGAN
"The American Right achieved its political dominance in Washington over the past quarter century with the help of more than $3 billion spent by Korean cult leader Sun Myung Moon on a daily propaganda organ, the Washington Times, according to a 21-year veteran of the newspaper."
Wednesday, December 27, 2006 Antarctic Ozone Layer 90 to 99 Percent GONE
"A recent study found "massive" and "widespread" localized ozone depletion in the heart of Antarctica's ozone hole region, ...
Monday, December 18, 2006 Robert Parry | RONALD REAGAN'S BLOODY "APOCALYPTO"
"... the U.S. media has done a better job separating fact from fiction about Gibson's movie than in explaining to Americans how some of their most admired modern politicians, including Ronald Reagan, were implicated in a more recent genocide against Mayan tribes in Central America.
Saturday, December 16, 2006 Diplomat's Suppressed Document Reveals Lies Behind Iraq War
The British Government's case for going to war in Iraq has been torn apart by the publication of previously suppressed evidence that Tony Blair lied over Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction.
Friday, December 15, 2006 TEARS OF RAGE; TEARS OF GRIEF
"...just nine months after an American raid that killed 11 civilians, including five children
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 Routine and Systematic Torture are at the Heart of America's War on Terror
After thousands of years of practice, you might have imagined that every possible means of inflicting pain had already been devised. But you should never underestimate the human capacity for invention.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006 Dahr Jamail: IRAQ IS A LIVING HELL
"Every day the U.S. troops raid so many houses in my area and arrest so many innocent people. Yet, when the Americans arrest one of the [Shia] militia members they release him the very next day! Why?
Monday, December 11, 2006 BUSH AND THE FAMILY FRANCHISE
"The elder Bush has always been a softie, but this display of emotion was so over the top that it had to be about something other than Jeb's long-ago loss."
Saturday, December 9, 2006 McKINNEY INTRODUCES BILL TO IMPEACH BUSH
In what was likely her final legislative act in Congress, outgoing Georgia representative Cynthia McKinney announced a bill Friday to impeach President Bush.
Friday, December 8, 2006 CATNIP TO BE BANNED IN THE U.S. ...War on Drugs Expands to Catnip
"...advocates of banning catnip have pointed out that children who give their cats catnip and then see the cat being "happy" might get dangerous ideas about getting high."
Wednesday, December 6, 2006 The SECRET Plan To Stay In Iraq
"...until they are absolutely forced to do otherwise that is where they will stay, which is what is precisely meant by Bush's recent rejection of any kind of "graceful exit."
Tuesday, December 5, 2006 GATES HEARING HAS NEW URGENCY
Senators who were inclined to rubber-stamp Gates's nomination may have reason to think twice."
Saturday, December 2, 2006 "GEORGE BUSH IS CRAZY, YEAH, WHAT ELSE IS NEW!"
If we believed all the brutal, frat-boy threats coming out of the White House, we would be dead before Sunday. It is pure and savage terrorism reminiscent of Nazi Germany." - Hunter S. Thompson
Friday, December 1, 2006 DON'T JUST ASK GATES QUESTIONS; DIG DEEP
"...both parties who will be more interested in scoring political points, providing non-substantive drama in the form of hotly posed - but thoroughly scripted - questions? Or will there be some other form of non-inquiry?"
