Yearly Archives: 2007

Of Confessions and TortureBy MARGARET KIMBERLY None of the Democratic Contenders Has Called for the Closure of the Guantanamo Prison “I have been forced to run in leg shackles that regularly ripped the skin off my ankles. Many other detainees … Continue reading →

Bush Bypasses Dems to Name AmbassadorBy JENNIFER LOVEN, AP WASHINGTON (April 4) – President Bush named Republican fundraiser Sam Fox as U.S. ambassador to Belgium on Wednesday, using a maneuver that allowed him to bypass Congress, where Democrats had derailed … Continue reading →

Hijacking Catastrophe: Hijacking Fear (3 of 10)

Another Perspective: Iraq and CounterinsurgencyBy William TuckerPublished 4/4/2007 12:08:50 AM Americans don’t have much of a colonial experience. Otherwise we would recognize the war in Iraq for what it is — a colonial occupation. Whatever dreams we may have had … Continue reading →

Hijacking Catastrophe: Blueprint for Empire (2 of 10)

Government and CitizenshipBy Charles Sullivan 04/03/07 “ICH” — — I have been thinking a great deal of late about government and its relationship to the citizenry. It should be obvious that any government that claims to be of the people … Continue reading →

The botched US raid that led to the hostage crisisBy Patrick CockburnPublished: 03 April 2007 A failed American attempt to abduct two senior Iranian security officers on an official visit to northern Iraq was the starting pistol for a crisis … Continue reading →

Activist Attorney Sues Over Slave Labor Practicesby Lynda Carson‚ Apr. 03‚ 2007 In late March, Tony Serra — San Francisco’s well known and respected criminal defense attorney — filed suit against the federal government over slave labor practices. Just out … Continue reading →

Our take is slightly different. We believe the Brits, at the urging of the Yanks, probably were positioned in questionable waters deliberately to provoke the Iranians. The latter were duped to respond and seize the fifteen British sailors, thus giving … Continue reading →

Thank you, Charlie.

The Racist War on Immigrantsby Stephen LendmanApril 02, 2007 Emma Lazarus’ memorable words on Lady Liberty’s pedestal once had meaning as a new nation grew. No longer in a country hostile to the tired, the poor, the huddled masses, the … Continue reading →

On Capitalism, Europe, and the World BankNoam Chomsky interviewed by Dennis OttApril 02, 2007 Dennis Ott: In a recent interview you quoted Thorstein Veblen, who contrasted “substantial people” and “underlying population.”[1] At a shareholder’s meeting of Allianz AG, major shareholder … Continue reading →