Monthly Archives: September 2007

We’ve already reported this, but want to highlight a couple of paragraphs in this article which identify the author of the Kyl-Lieberman amendment. Anti-Iran hawks win partial victoryBy Jim Lobe WASHINGTON – Amid growing speculation about prospects for US military … Continue reading →

Many thanks to Janet Gilles for a delicious salad recipe with a tasteful mix of flavours: Two boiled eggs chopped(from my neighbors chickens)Handful of arugula chopped2 tbl olive oil with boggy creek garlicLess than tbl vinegarSlices of Pure Luck goat … Continue reading →

Chaos and unity in a fragmented IraqBy Roger Owen | September 28, 2007 WHAT GENERAL PETREAUS and his master, President Bush, would like us to believe is that recent American policy in Iraq can be seen as a military success … Continue reading →

Alabama City Reopening Fallout SheltersBy JAY REEVES, AP, Posted: 2007-09-28 00:10:29 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 27) – In an age of al-Qaida, sleeper cells and the threat of nuclear terrorism, Huntsville is dusting off its Cold War manual to create the … Continue reading →

Foghorn DiplomacyBy Robert Thompson, Sep 27, 2007, 04:39 It is some years now since I first heard the expression “foghorn diplomacy” when it was used to describe the Northern Irish politician Mr Ian Paisley, well known for the deafening volume … Continue reading →

The Lieberman-Kyl amendment (PDF format) provides tacit approval for military intervention against Iran. Significant provisions of the amendment are patently false, as outlined here. The Evidence against the Lieberman-Kyl AmendmentBy Gareth Porter 1. The administration has not come forward with … Continue reading →

Many thanks to Dancewater at Iraq Today for the title of this post. As if Iraq belonged to these morons such that they have the power to say how it will constitute itself. Senate Endorses Plan to Divide Iraq: Action … Continue reading →

Warning, Danger AheadJanet Gilles It is tempting to believe that a simple solution such as the single payer system will solve our health care crisis. However, modern science offers a new challenge to public health. Nuclear energy was too cheap … Continue reading →

Judge Strikes Down Parts of Patriot ActBy WILLIAM McCALL,AP ,Posted: 2007-09-27 05:46:33 PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 27) – Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow secret wiretapping and searches without a showing of probable cause, a … Continue reading →

Read how this slimy weasel threatens to cut funds and stop legislation in order for other nations to comply with his wish for war. And compare his reference to a “strong package of humanitarian aid” to the current reality – … Continue reading →

Rampant racism must be crushed, and we must remove a government that practices it daily. HUD’s Home Wreckers: Tightening the Noose Around New OrleansBy BILL QUIGLEY Odessa Lewis is 62 years old. When I saw her last week, she was … Continue reading →

Specific suggestion: General strikeBY Garret Keizer, October 2007 Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust. —Isaiah 26:19 1. Of all the various depredations of the Bush regime, none has been so thorough as its plundering of hope. Iraq will … Continue reading →