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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Capturing the Full Extent of the Catastrophe
One last Argument with BushBy Juan Cole When Bush first came in, the comedian Will Ferrell did a skit on the television show “Saturday Night Live” that depicted the president cowering under his desk as bombs went off in Washington … Continue reading
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The Ruthless Cynicism of "The New World Order"
Suharto, the Model Killer, and His Friends in High PlacesBy John Pilger 28/01/08 “ICH” — – In my film Death of a Nation, there is a sequence filmed on board an Australian aircraft flying over the island of Timor. A … Continue reading
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Let’s Be Clear About Where We’re Headed
American Liberty Teetering on Edge of AbyssBy Paul Craig Roberts 28/01/08 “ICH” — – -“Your papers please” has long been a phrase associated with Hitler’s Gestapo. People without the Third Reich’s stamp of approval were hauled off to Nazi Germany’s … Continue reading
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Demonstrating the Moral Bankruptcy of the Repugs
And for that matter, demonstrating the moral bankruptcy of the MSM and all the regular folks for listening to/reading this drivel. McCain, Romney Trade ‘Liberal’ BarbBy GLEN JOHNSON,APPosted: 2008-01-28 14:50:07 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 28) – Mitt Romney and … Continue reading
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The Reasons the Insanity Must Stop
A Criminal IdeaBy James K Galbraith Attacking other countries to stop them acquiring nuclear weapons repudiates a key principle of international law 27/01/08 “The Guardian” — — Five former Nato generals, including the former chairman of the US Joint Chiefs … Continue reading
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Ron Paul Is a Gold Bug
I’m glad that Goff has the word “Voter” appending his single issue stance. It may counter that other single-issue-voter-crowd, the anti abortion folks. With the prospect of the problem of the end of oil looming, which could proportionally wipe out … Continue reading
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Barack Obama Is No Jack Kennedy
Obama as JFK? No (and yes) Is Barack Obama the new JFK? A Washington press corps that is forever on the lookout for its next cue wants to know. (There are links below, but I don’t suggest you actually read … Continue reading
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Interdependence Is a Good Thing – S. Russell
War and Peace and GlobalizationBy Steve Russell It’s an article of leftist faith that capitalism breeds war. Sounds reasonable. War is, after all, the ultimate competition. In the heyday of colonialism, economic clashes came in the form of exploitation licenses … Continue reading
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The Murder of the Rule of Law
It’s Time to Hold Democratic House Leaders in Contemptby Naomi Wolf Enough is enough. Like many of us, after having watched helplessly as the Bush administration trampled the Constitution and made a mockery of checks and balances over the course … Continue reading
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Torture Is Actually Worse Than Futile
‘Torture and Democracy’ is Definitiveby Michael O’Donnell A”dunk” in water, said Vice President Dick Cheney in October 2006, referring to waterboarding, is “a no-brainer for me” if it can save lives. The statement set off a media uproar and soon … Continue reading
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You’d Quit with All Your Smug Complaints
What A Great Freakin’ War!!By David Michael Green 27/01/08 “ICH ” — — – What a ding-dong I am! For months – nay, years! – I’ve been ranting about how screwed up the war in Iraq has been, and how … Continue reading
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