Monthly Archives: March 2007

The Last Time I Saw Jessica Rich V. 5 Interview of Jessica Rich at Camp Casey/Colorado Springs. She was preparing to enter a treatment facility for PTSD before she died.

Girl on Fire: Confessions of a Former Journalistic Neophyteby Meghann FarnsworthMarch 25, 2007TomDispatch I was the adult, a 25-year old journalism student on my first reporting trip abroad. She was the child, 16 going on 40. I had the translator, … Continue reading →

Music as torture / Music as weaponBy Suzanne G. CusickMar 24, 2007, 06:41 Abstract One of the most startling aspects of musical culture in the post-Cold War United States is the systematic use of music as a weapon of war. … Continue reading →

The Political History of the Car BombBy RON JACOBS There’s a novel by Russian author Ilya Ehrenburg titled The Life of the Automobile that chronicles humanity’s relationship with that form of transportation. As any critical observer knows (whether they drive … Continue reading →

Betrayed!By Cindy SheehanGold Star Families for Peace How the Democratic Congress betrayed American voters, the troops in Iraq and extended the occupation for at least another 18 months. 03/24/07 “ICH” — — THE DEMOCRATS ARE FUNDING IRAQ ESCALATION: The Democratic … Continue reading →

Marking Up The Reconstruction: Part 1IraqSlogger Takes You Inside The Profits of WarBy DAVID PHINNEY 03/23/2007 11:55 AM ET One day, not so long ago, the US State Department handpicked Texas-based DynCorp for an $800-million contract to train over 100,000 … Continue reading →

Terrorized by ‘War on Terror’How a Three-Word Mantra Has Undermined AmericaBy Zbigniew BrzezinskiSunday, March 25, 2007; Page B01 The “war on terror” has created a culture of fear in America. The Bush administration’s elevation of these three words into a … Continue reading →

US doco shows Abu Ghraib ‘horror’By Christine Kearney in New YorkMarch 25, 2007 12:00Article from: Reuters ABU Ghraib prison is notorious for images that surfaced in 2003 showing horrific abuses of Iraqis by US soldiers, but a new documentary aims … Continue reading →

BushCo repeatedly tells us it is only the “Sunni triangle” that is so violent and that the rest of Iraq is quite peaceful. Bullshit. And they call it peace: Inside Iraq, four years onPublished: 25 March 2007 In a personal … Continue reading →

Jerry Garcia & David Grisman: Friend of the Devil Recorded 15 September 1993.

For another example, see this post from a few days ago. Play About Iraq War Divides a SchoolBy ALISON LEIGH COWANThe New York Times WILTON, Conn. (March 24) – Student productions at Wilton High School range from splashy musicals like … Continue reading →