Yearly Archives: 2007

Hounded by Insurgents, Abandoned by UsBy KIRK W. JOHNSONPublished: April 18, 2007 THE crisis over Iraq’s refugees is the first major policy issue in which Iraqi civilians are front and center. We debate how the surge looks today or how … Continue reading →

Unusual Mix of Prayer and Politics Yale Divinity School students burned a copy of the Bill of Rights and the Ten Commandments at a recent Ash Wednesday service before marking their foreheads with the ashes – not as protest, they … Continue reading →

Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas .. 1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles 2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles 3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas 4. World’s first rodeo … Continue reading →

Well, the US allowed all of 550 Iraqi immigrants in 2006 …. Jordan, Syria beg world to help with Iraq refugees17 Apr 2007 18:14:29 GMTSource: ReutersBy Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, April 17 (Reuters) – Jordan and Syria begged the international community … Continue reading →

Tarot by Kate 512-454-2293www.tarotbykate.bigstep.comkate_braun2000@yahoo.com “Monday, Monday so good to me…” Monday, April 30, 2007, is Beltane/May Day/Roodmas/Walpurgistnacht. The waxing moon is in the 2nd quarter of Libra, only two days away from full. Monday starts our work-week and at Beltane … Continue reading →

SPRING SUN’S PULSE RETURNS——————————————– The flow returns like blood Pulsing the waves of the cosmos Surfing through rolling blue And white crests crashing This energy of life that springs Forth into mind’s imagery Presents itself on the screen This beautiful … Continue reading →

NGO statement on the humanitarian crisis in Iraq International Conference on Addressing the Humanitarian Needs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons inside Iraq and in Neighbouring Countries Mr. Chairman, Iraq is facing a humanitarian crisis with up to an estimated … Continue reading →

Belgian defense min: Israel must pay for cluster bomb cleanupBy Cnaan Liphshiz Belgium’s Defense Minister said last week that he would act to extract payment from Israel for the removal of cluster bomb fragments that the Israel Defense Forces fired … Continue reading →

Claims Detail Grim Civilian Tollby Eli CliftonApril 16, 2007IPS WASHINGTON (IPS) – Newly released documents have made public hundreds of claims for damages by Iraqi civilians requesting compensations for the death and injury of family members as a result of … Continue reading →

Torture, Secrecy, and the Bush AdministrationBy Scott Horton 04/16/07 “Harpers” 04/14/07 — — I want to give a bit of pre-constitutional history, and share with you the story of John Lilburne, an Englishman born in the early 1600s because his … Continue reading →

Cheney’s NemesisBy Matt Taibbi For forty years, Seymour Hersh has been America’s leading investigative reporter. His latest scoop? The White House’s secret plan to bomb Iran 04/16/07 “Rolling Stone” 04/02/07 — — – On May 29th, 1975, an aide to … Continue reading →