Monthly Archives: January 2007

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Media Ignores Black, Latino Views on Iraqby Randy Shaw‚ Jan. 12‚ 2007 Forty years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s murder, America’s media still deems African-Americans, Latinos and other people of color unqualified to express views on the nation’s most … Continue reading →

This was written for the Onion six years ago. Read it, and think about it … Bush: ‘Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over’January 17, 2001 | Issue 37•01 WASHINGTON, DC–Mere days from assuming the presidency … Continue reading →

Jim Simons’ Molly Chronicles: Serotonin Serenade (Plain View Press, Austin, 2006) may be the sweetest memoir yet to come out of the radical movements of the 1960s and beyond. Spanning Simons’ 40 years as a self-created Movement lawyer, and written … Continue reading →

Despite despising George Bush beyond any other president in Amerikan history, we can be vaguely grateful for one thing: he turned so many conservatives against the Republican party that it may never have the strength it once did. Rod Dreher: … Continue reading →

Iraq: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Noam Chomsky interviewed by Michael AlbertDecember 27, 2006 1. Why did the U.S. invade Iraq? (And why did important sectors of the political elite, like Scowcroft, oppose doing so?) What are the U.S.motives for staying? … Continue reading →

If you missed part one, it’s here. The Money Masters – Part II

From Missing Links Sunday editorial In reading about Iraq, you need to keep two things separate. One is to understand the writer’s preferred configuration for a resulting Iraqi government, and to make the necessary adjustments in what he has to … Continue reading →

A much more clear and detailed article (than ours) about the impending conflagration with Iran. Certainly, we found the overt mention of Patriot missile deployment the most telling sign of an impending action. Bush’s Iraq Plan – Goading Iran into … Continue reading →

From Xymphora Is the United States a military dictatorship? Is the United States a military dictatorship? Three stories all from January 14, 2007: The Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency are using ‘noncompulsory’ ‘national security letters’ to compel disclosure of … Continue reading →

The depth of cynicism of this man is overwhelming. Bush Says Iraqis Not Grateful Enough That’s what he just said on 60 Minutes. SCOTT PELLEY: Do you think you owe the Iraqi people an apology for not doing a better … Continue reading →

Although the Amerikan perception is that the Iraqis are duping them, the facts probably do not support such a conclusion. We would look for insurmountable cultural differences, Amerikan arrogance, unrealistic Amerikan expectations, and initial piss-poor Amerikan planning. But that doesn’t … Continue reading →