Monthly Archives: January 2007

Where’s the outrage?By Gary Kamiya A real antiwar movement would end our Iraq disaster. But the middle class doesn’t care enough to protest, so the kids who go to community college will keep dying. So now we wait for the … Continue reading →

Top Iraqi condemns US over Iran One of Iraq’s most powerful Shia politicians has condemned the arrest of Iranians by US forces in Iraq as an attack on the country’s sovereignty. The comments by Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, made in a … Continue reading →

If this is what truly happens, we believe the US Congress has no choice but to impeach this administration. Kuwait media: U.S. military strike on Iran seen by Aprilwww.chinaview.cn 2007-01-14 15:19:28Special report: Iran Nuclear Crisis KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) … Continue reading →

King George’s men in action in southern Iraq. From Informed Comment. KarbalaNews.net reports that a joint American-Iraqi (apparently American-led–see the picture) force invaded the offices of the elected provincial council of Wasit in the Shiite South and arrested two elected … Continue reading →

What is needed is a resolution that stops the funding, no ifs, ands, or buts. And then we need a resolution of impeachment for war crimes. Senators to Introduce Resolution Opposing Bush’s Iraq PolicyBy Jonathan WeismanWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, January … Continue reading →

… the aftermath of Katrina lingers. A Saints Victory Won’t Help New Orleans’ Futureby Randy Shaw‚ Jan. 16‚ 2007 Here is this week’s national feel-good story: the New Orleans Saints have rebounded from a 3-13 season in 2005 and are … Continue reading →

They’re much worse, and much more dangerous … The myth of the Conservative-Liberal controversyBy Lee SalisburyJan 11, 2007, 09:45 How could anyone say the conservative-liberal controversy is a myth? Our nation has become red state versus blue state, right versus … Continue reading →

Absolute Power: The real reason the Bush administration won’t back down on Guantanamo.By Dahlia Lithwick 01/14/07 “Slate” — — Why is the United States poised to try Jose Padilla as a dangerous terrorist, long after it has become perfectly clear … Continue reading →

From Left I On the News The Battle of Algiers rages on I’ve written about the movie, The Battle of Algiers; today, CNN is reporting that George Bush is reading a book on the subject (A Savage War of Peace: … Continue reading →

The collapse of the Bush presidency poses risks From Rasmussen Reports, the favorite polling firm of Bush followers: For the second straight day, 35% of Americans approve of the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President. … Continue reading →

… that despite being a lethal problem, there’s no depleted uranium involved. Disease alert after sewage system collapsesReport, IRIN, 15 January 2007 BAGHDAD — Residents of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, are at risk of contracting a range of waterborne diseases as … Continue reading →

“Photo distributed by the American occupation showing a bulldozer building an earthen rampart around the town of Barwana in western Iraq, part of a plan copying Israeli methods for sealing off the resistance.” That’s the formal description from Al-Safir. We … Continue reading →