Yearly Archives: 2007

Key Initiative Of ‘No Child’ Under Federal Investigation: Officials Profited From Reading First ProgramBy Amit R. PaleyWashington Post Staff WriterSaturday, April 21, 2007; A01 The Justice Department is conducting a probe of a $6 billion reading initiative at the center … Continue reading →

Went to Seattle on Friday with the intent of getting a little culture. When I asked at the hotel front desk if there was any jazz happening nearby, Michelle brought out a schedule from Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, just six blocks … Continue reading →

Globalization is an attempt to extend corporate monopoly control over the whole globe. Over every national economy. Over every local economy. Over every life. Dr. Michael Parenti: “Terrorism, Globalization and Conspiracy” OCTOBER 9, 2002, VANCOUVER: Dr. Michael Parenti, one of … Continue reading →

From Empire Burlesque In the Ghetto: Bush Begins Forced Ethnic Partition of BaghdadWritten by Chris FloydFriday, 20 April 2007 Taking a cue from Cold War Soviet policy in Berlin – not to mention the enlightened approach of the Israeli government … Continue reading →

Bush Muses on Marriage, Other TopicsBy DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press WriterThursday, April 19, 2007 (04-19) 15:08 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) — Strange things sometimes come out of President Bush’s mouth. “Polls just go poof.””Remember the rug?” When Bush went to Ohio … Continue reading →

From Arab Woman Blues A tube story… Two scenes from the tube did a job on me tonight. The first one was from a documentary called “Iraq’s missing millions”.Yes you guessed right. It referred to the 20 Billion Dollars of … Continue reading →

A hierarchy of deathBy Roy Greenslade Why do 32 deaths in Virginia receive blanket coverage while nearly 200 fatalities in Iraq are barely reported? 04/20/07 “The Guardian’ — 04/19/07 – Thirty-two die in American university shooting. Result? Huge media coverage … Continue reading →

Iraqi doctor who disputes official death tolls is denied visa to visit UWBy BRAD WONG, P-I REPORTER An Iraqi doctor who made international headlines after stating that civilian deaths in the Iraq war far exceeded officially reported numbers is not … Continue reading →

Vermont Senate Calls for Bush Impeachment: Lawmakers Also Call for Impeachment of CheneyBy ROSS SNEYD, AP MONTPELIER, Vt. (April 20) – Vermont senators voted Friday to call for the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney … Continue reading →

Federally Funded Boffins Want To Scrap The InternetBy Steve WatsonApr 20, 2007, 09:06 Researchers funded by the federal government want to shut down the internet and start over, citing the fact that at the moment there are loopholes in the … Continue reading →

Paul Wolfowitz — architect of the Iraq war, president of the World Bank, and self-styled scourge of corruption — has been caught red-handed in corruption himself, arranging a huge pay raise for his girlfriend and hiding the evidence. Wolfowitz’s rigid … Continue reading →