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P. Cockburn – They’re Lying About the Rest of Iraq
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
Grateful Dawg Is Singin’ On Sunday
Jerry Garcia & David Grisman: Friend of the Devil Recorded 15 September 1993.
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Nixing Free Speech in HS Once Again
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
Disdain for Facts
The Dead-Enders: Being a neocon means never having to say you’re sorryby Justin Raimondo Christopher Hitchens isn’t sorry. Not about being a Commie all those years ago; after all, he was a Trotskyite, not one of those icky Stalinists, which … Continue reading
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Where Are the Parlor Warriors?
Where are the Laptop Bombardiers Now?By ALEXANDER COCKBURN Pick almost any date on the calendar and it’ll turn out that the US either started a war, ended a war, perpetrated a massacre or sent its UN Ambassador into the Security … Continue reading
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Psychoanalysing Junior (Again)
Bush and the Psychology of Incompetent DecisionsBy John P. Briggs, MD, and J.P. Briggs II – TruthoutMar 22, 2007, 17:51 *****************Editorial Comment: There is only thing missing from this otherwise exemplary analysis of the mind and behavior of George W. … Continue reading
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Queeg’s Silver Balls
Latin American – delusion and realityby toni soloMarch 23, 2007 The irony of attacks on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez by cynical, sadistic country-wreckers like Condoleezza Rica and John Negroponte can be lost only on them. While Venezuela advances steadily towards … Continue reading
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Another Danger for Iraqis
Here’s another of those “lackluster services” to which CNN, the dog of the mealy state mouthpiece, was referring yesterday. Shortage of safe water risks cholera in Iraq -U.N.Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:35PM EDTBy Suleiman al-Khalidi AMMAN, March 22 (Reuters) – … Continue reading
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Spicy Chicken and Pean Fritters for Foodie Friday
West Coast African Spicy Chicken and Pean Fritters This dish was called “Chicken Yassa” by Jessica B. Harris when I saw it one afternoon on the Food Network. I didn’t like the name, so there you go. I made quite … Continue reading
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A Glimmer of Sunshine
Last week, Avaaz campaigners hand-delivered our 100,000-signature climate change petition to the environment ministers of the world’s most polluting countries. It worked. The chair of the meeting waved the petition in the air, calling on his fellow ministers to act–and … Continue reading
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