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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Canadian PM's new speechwriter is a gay rights opponent
The new head of Canadian PM Stephen Harper's speech-writing department is a former Calgary Herald columnist notorious for his outspoken opposition to equality. "It's time we reclaimed the word 'discrimination' for polite conversation, and... dump our obsession for equality," he has said in reference to granting gays equal rights.

Saturday, March 28, 2009
NRC ordered to answer questions on depleted uranium
(1 comments) Democratic Reps. Jim Matheson of Utah and Edward Markey of Massachusetts, who is chairman of the subcommittee that oversees the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, have demanded that the NRC produce documents by April 2nd justifying the agency's recent reclassification of DU as Class A hazardous waste, the least dangerous category. They called the NRC's decision an "arbitrary and capricious mischaracterization" of the waste.

Sunday, February 8, 2009
Shocking video - IDF shoots at foreign solidarity activists and farmers in Gaza fields
(4 comments) There are no words that can do justice to this footage. You just have to watch it. Brace yourself.

Thursday, February 5, 2009
Megaphone: Israel's other war weapon
Users of social networks like Digg.com were astounded by Israel supporters' adeptness at manipulating the debate in cyberspace during the Gaza offensive. In 2006, pro-Israel groups began distributing a software product called Megaphone to their loyal followers. You can try it out for yourself. Good related story on OpEdNews: tinyurl.com/7kcmbx

Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Al Jazeera releases Gaza footage to public domain
Al Jazeera has graciously released hours of footage, organized by days, to help others view and share accurate perspectives on how Gaza suffered at the hand of the Israeli war machine.

Friday, December 5, 2008
(Wash. Post) Pentagon to Deploy 20,000 Troops Inside U.S.
(1 comments) The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials. So what exactly is a domestic catastrophe anyway?

Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Colossal Financial Collapse: The Truth behind the Citigroup Bank "Nationalization"
The complete nationalization of American banking is underway. "In a matter of hours... the stock value of Citibank plunged ...giving the company a market value of about $21 billion. [It] had been $247 billion. ...The absurd spectacle of US Congressmen attacking the chairmen of the Big Three [automakers] underscores the utter lack of touch with reality that has overwhelmed Washington in recent years.

Thursday, November 13, 2008
(Slate) Dead by Inauguration Day
(2 comments) What happens if a president-elect passes away at the last minute? Basically a legal black hole would open up. Here is an investigation of the possibilities.

Thursday, November 13, 2008
Rep. Conyers Promises Post-election Impeachment Hearings
(13 comments) While speaking on the topic of impeachment Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) promised that after the November 4 elections, he would pursue legal actions against the Bush administration. Conyers is in a unique position to initiate impeachment. As the Chair of the House Judiciary Committee... he has been the sole obstacle to impeachment occurring ever since he and Nancy Pelosi took Impeachment "off the table."

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Democracy put on pause in Taiwan
Police stole Republic of China flags from citizens in Taipei on Monday, November 3. An unannounced ban on displaying the de facto country's own flag was sprung upon protestors who were hoping to harrass the visiting head of Beijing's de facto "reunification" board. Tibetan flags were also unwelcome. In fact, the whole highway between the airport and the city's fabled Grand Hotel effectively became a martial law zone.

Sunday, November 2, 2008
A Last Push to Deregulate
(3 comments) The White House is working to enact a wide array of federal regulations, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment, before President Bush leaves office in January. The new rules would be among the most controversial deregulatory steps of the Bush era and could be difficult for his successor to undo.

Sunday, November 2, 2008
E-voting machine drops Oprah's vote
(4 comments) Strangely, the lamestream media is not picking up on this story. Of course, Brad Friedman, has the juice for us. - WITH VIDEO

Friday, October 17, 2008
U.S. Supreme Court permits execution of Troy Davis, Activists aghast
(1 comments) This is disturbing news considering the ominous trends of late. In what has been dubbed a 'legal lynching,' the Supreme Court has refused to hear Davis' appeal even though seven of nine key prosecution witnesses have recanted their testimony since his 1991 cop-killer trial. The probably-innocent Davis looks set to die at the hands of the government in less than ten days. Visit www.amnestyusa.org/troydavis for details.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Sarah Palin ordered to preserve her Yahoo mail
In a story that TOTALLY didn't get picked up by the mainstream media, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Craig Stowers has ordered the Wicked Witch of the North to preserve her Yahoo and other private emails under suspicion, of course, that she (ahem) may have unlawfully used them for state business.

Thursday, October 9, 2008
Iran helped U.S. round up terror suspects following 9/11
Iran rounded up hundreds of Arabs who had crossed the border from Afghanistan, expelled many of them and made copies of nearly 300 of their passports, a former Bush administration official said Tuesday.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Congressman says bailout bill passed under threat of martial law
(2 comments) U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman of California said to Congress that individual members of the House were threatened with martial law within a week if they did not pass the bailout bill. Since Posse Comitatus was suspended by executive order just over two years ago, Bush has the legal authority to use troops recently mobilized for the first-time-ever to do "homeland duty." Coincidence?

Sunday, October 5, 2008
Kucinich: We had alternatives to this bailout
(13 comments) This statement was presented on the floor of The House of Representatives after Congressman Kucinich voted against the Wall Street bail out plan.

Saturday, September 27, 2008
A Better Bailout by Joseph E. Stiglitz
There are four fundamental problems with our financial system, and the Paulson proposal addresses only one. Stiglitz calls for equity injection rather than more hocus pocus.

Friday, August 29, 2008
Analysis: Georgia was the "last straw" for Russia
(1 comments) When Gorbachev pulled Russian troops out of East Germany in 1990 his only condition was that NATO did not station troops in East Germany. The promise was given, but soon forgotten, and Russia has been treated like the Cold War loser ever since.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
One man's China crusade
During his posting at Canada's Hong Kong consulate, diplomat Brian McAdam amassed reams of evidence that corrupt Canadian and local staff were selling visas and information to the Chinese mafia and other bad guys. His tenacious efforts to protect his country were repeatedly thwarted by higher-ups, and he was forced into early retirement.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Video: Inside the Neocon war lobby
(1 comments) Reality TV? - American News Project's Davin Hutchins attends pro-Israel think tank events to interview advocates of a preemptive attack on Iran. He finds they don't worry much about worst-case outcomes.

Monday, August 18, 2008
Why no investigation by the IOC or IGF into China's under-age Olympic gymnasts?
First they make the silly rules, they they choose not to enforce them. Apparently, a wink and a passport is all it takes.

Thursday, August 7, 2008
nformation Clearing House Publisher Threatened
It's news if Tom Brokaw is sent anthrax powder in an envelope, but is it news if an independent media publisher is told to stop "what he is doing on the Internet" by three unidentified strangers who break into his home?

Saturday, July 26, 2008
Guantanamo testimony: U.S. let bin Laden's top bodyguard go
Soon after Osama bin Laden's driver got here in 2002, he told interrogators the identity of the al Qaeda chief's most senior bodyguard - then a fellow prison camp detainee. But, inexplicably, the U.S. let the bodyguard go.

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Heath Ledger's Tragic Overdose Death And What Can be Done To Prevent Others
Tony Newman of Drug Policy Alliance was Heath Ledger's neighbor. He hopes America will now wake up to face overdose risk squarely. It is the second leading cause of death after traffic accidents, but it can be greatly reduced by distributing an opiate antagonist drug and by passing "9-1-1 Good Samaritan" laws giving immunity to those who call for help when a friend overdoses.

Thursday, April 24, 2008
Everyday life in Ramallah
U of Montana student journalist Emma Schmautz traveled in the West Bank during the spring of 2007 while she studied at a university in Haifa, Israel. This is her account of ordinary days in Ramallah, under the thumb of the IDF.

Saturday, March 1, 2008
Thousands of Democratic Voters Dumped from NM Voter Rolls
This "AP Centerpiece" story has not appeared on MSM Websites outside of New Mexico despite its Pulitzer level quality and significance. (exception: AOL News)

Thursday, February 7, 2008
Suspicious Minds
(7 comments) An inside profile of We Are Change, a group of young, Alex Jones-inspired 9/11 truthers who are grabbing headlines through their confrontational tactics.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Is Our Fear of Germs Bad for Our Health?
Growing evidence suggests superbugs may result from overuse of antibacterial soaps, especially triclosan. Rather than stockpile buckets of disinfectant and spray every surface in the house every few hours, most independent researchers recommend that we settle for a stalemate in the war on microbes. But the home-products industry has other ideas.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Freeway Blogger
(1 comments) A website documenting the exploits of Scarlet P, the 'Freeway Blogger', a man who literally creates his own mass media.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Keeping the momentum on Burma
A sizing up of the political reality facing the generals. Far from repeating the tired MSM refrain that these generals will never bend, the authors argue for resolve in the use of sanctions targeting the junta. "All the signs point to a regime that feels the pressure," they write.

Friday, August 10, 2007
Air Force charges victim with her own rape
(2 comments) Although this woman was gang raped, her three attackers were given immunity from prosecution in order to testify against her (in a case against all four) over the committing of "indecent acts."

Monday, May 7, 2007
China aghast at 'sacrifice' of 288 pupils
(2 comments) The Sunday Times, May 6, 2007 By Michael Sheridan Known in China as the '12/8/94 incident,' a tragic theater fire that killed 288 pupils threatens to focus long repressed anger of the masses toward Beijing's leaders. The theater was also full of officials that night, and they all escaped because the students were told these words that haunt survivors still: "Everyone keep quiet. Don't move. Let the leaders go first."