Monthly Archives: January 2007

From News for Real by Stephen Pizzo Texas Hold-em It’s funny how something completely unrelated can inform us on the thought process driving Bush’s decision to double down on his Iraq gamble. Twenty or so years ago I co-authored a … Continue reading →

Here’s what Juan Cole has to say about all this: Bush says US troops are authorized to “kill or capture” suspected Iranian intelligence agents operating in Iraq. Thousands of Iranians go in and out of Iraq as pilgrims to the … Continue reading →

And it probably won’t be much different for a corporate state such as Amerika. OPEC Sells the DollarFriday, January 26, 2007 The nations of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are selling U.S. Treasuries at the quickest pace in more … Continue reading →

And we think they’re all full of it. Shut up and get to work. Rockefeller: Cheney applied ‘constant’ pressure to stall investigation on flawed Iraq intelligenceBy Jonathan S. LandayMcClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON – Vice President Dick Cheney exerted “constant” pressure on … Continue reading →

Our mercenaries in IraqBy Jeremy ScahillJanuary 25, 2007 The president relies on thousands of private soldiers with little oversight, a disturbing example of the military-industrial complex.JEREMY SCAHILL is a fellow at the Nation Institute and the author of the forthcoming … Continue reading →

IRAQ: Red Crescent gradually resumes its work BAGHDAD, 24 Jan 2007 (IRIN) – The Iraq Red Crescent is steadily resuming its work in Baghdad after it suspended its activities in the capital for more than three weeks following the kidnapping … Continue reading →

Mustafa Bakri, Iraq “I never imagined that one day I would be a street beggar” BAGHDAD, 25 Jan 2007 (IRIN) – “I’m a 57-year-old former Ba’athist official [under former President Saddam Hussein’s rule] at the Ministry of Finance where I … Continue reading →

More Palestinians fleeing Baghdad arrive at Syrian border26 Jan 2007 11:00:30 GMTSource: UNHCR At least 73 frightened Palestinians have arrived in El Waleed, at the Iraq-Syrian border, after fleeing Baghdad earlier this week following the detention and release of 30 … Continue reading →

PHOTO: An injured man left a Baghdad hospital after receiving treatment, after a car bomb in a Shiite neighborhood killed 25 people. (Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud/Reuters)

Tarot by Kate 512-454-2293http://www.tarotbykate.bigstep.com/kate_braun2000@yahoo.com“I See the Moon and the moon sees me /Under the shade of the old oak tree…”Friday, February 2, 2007 is Candlemas, also called Imbolc. It falls on a Friday, Freya’s day, and coincides with a Full … Continue reading →

Mi Lai Massacre / GI Mutiny

We mentioned this a couple of weeks ago. Not a particular surprise that the reason is US hegemony, as Juan Cole pointed out. Greek militants claim U.S. embassy attack, voice support for Iraq insurgents, HezbollahThe Associated PressPublished: January 25, 2007 … Continue reading →