Yearly Archives: 2007

A response to Time magazine’s “Why they hate each other” “Sunnis vs. Shi’ites, Why they Hate each other. What’s really driving the civil war that’s tearing the Middle East apart.” So proclaims the cover of the March 5th, 2007, issue … Continue reading →

About a dozen veteran Austin activists met yesterday for the chapter-founding potluck dinner at the home of Alice and Carlos. Most of the meeting was devoted to good food, the renewal of old ties and discussion of what MDS is … Continue reading →

You fucking war-mongers are all the same. Indiscriminate murder, coupled with accusations of treason for those who oppose your murder. We repeat, Dick, go fuck yourself. Cheney Says Congress Undermines TroopsVice President Challenges ‘Anti-War’ LawmakersBy MATTHEW LEEAPWASHINGTON (Narch 12) – … Continue reading →

Or Project for the New Amerikan Century (aka PLAC – Last). 1. PNAC/Neocon Crusades – World According to Bush

White House says Rove relayed complaints about prosecutorsBy Ron Hutcheson, Marisa Taylor and Margaret TalevMcClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON – The White House acknowledged on Sunday that presidential adviser Karl Rove served as a conduit for complaints to the Justice Department about … Continue reading →

The Students are Stirring — A Campus Antiwar Movement Begins to Make Its MarkKati Ketz interviewed byRon Jacobs, March 11, 2007 Folks often ask, rather cynically, where are the students protesting the war? Well, the answer is that they are … Continue reading →

Why Libby’s Pardon Is a Slam DunkBy FRANK RICH 03/11/07 “New York Times” — — EVEN by Washington’s standards, few debates have been more fatuous or wasted more energy than the frenzied speculation over whether President Bush will or will … Continue reading →

Belafonte’s fires undimmed at 80By Stephen EvansBBC News, New York Harry Belafonte at 80 has a real story to tell. He remembers, for example, a barely known political hopeful turning up at his apartment on the Upper West Side of … Continue reading →

Global Realignment and the Decline of the SuperpowerBy MIKE WHITNEYMar 11, 2007, 16:54 The United States has been defeated in Iraq. That doesn’t mean that there’ll be a troop withdrawal anytime soon, but it does mean that there’s no chance … Continue reading →

[Updated] Schedule for the Encampment to Stop the War beginning Monday, March 12!By Press ReleaseMar 9, 2007, 08:37 Encampment to Stop the War Schedule for the Encampment to Stop the War*subject to change Many participating organizations are planning protests, teach-ins, … Continue reading →

Legal expert: President Bush may have ordered torture of terror suspectsDavid Edwards and Andrew BielakPublished: Saturday March 10, 2007 The US government began hearings on Friday to determine if 14 accused terrorists currently being held at Guantanamo Bay can be … Continue reading →

No doubt, the US will greet this offer with derision. It would be nice if, for once at least, the US could simply shut up and listen to what the Iranians have to say. Iran wants to brief U.N. on … Continue reading →