Yearly Archives: 2007

Tomgram: Karen Greenberg, Gitmo Decorum Once upon a time, our offshore prison at Guantanamo was the sort of place where even an American National Guardsman, only pretending to be a recalcitrant prisoner “extracted” from a cell for training purposes, could … Continue reading →

Army deserter gets 8 months in military prisonBy Ashraf Khalil, Times Staff Writer2:20 PM PST, March 6, 2007 A Los Angeles man was sentenced to eight months in a military prison after he was convicted today of desertion for refusing … Continue reading →

THE NEXT WAR, AND THE NEXT, Part 1The futuristic battlefieldBy Jack A Smith “We will export death and violence to the four corners of the Earth in defense of our great nation.” – President George W Bush in Bob Woodward’s … Continue reading →

Finally, we see lip service to the fact that the US will have to negotiate with the militants (read “terrorists” in Junior’s book) to stop the violence in Iraq. Well, duhhhh ….. Note, however, that this will remain rhetoric until … Continue reading →

Vermont towns seek to impeach BushBy Jason SzepWed Mar 7, 7:18 AM ET More than 30 Vermont towns passed resolutions on Tuesday seeking to impeach President Bush, while at least 16 towns in the tiny New England state called on … Continue reading →

Hostages to Policy: What We Know About Waste and War in IraqBy Tom Engelhardt Let’s start with the obvious waste. We know that hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have lost their lives since the Bush administration invaded their country in … Continue reading →

This is a marmot, one of those cute little mountain creatures that are actually rather complacent – if you approach one, s/he isn’t likely to run off, but I don’t think you’d want to pet one. This was taken by … Continue reading →

Is Big Oil Going to Control Iraq’s Reserves?March 6th, 2007 War and corruption have crippled Iraq’s ability to export oil. But that’s not stopping Big Oil’s efforts to control and profit from what’s left. By Christian Parenti, The Nation. Posted … Continue reading →

Thanks to Mariann Wizard for bringing this to our attention. Screwing The Country

Thank you, Charlie.

For gosh sakes, do yourself a favour and listen to this Amy Goodman, Democracy Now dot Org, interview with Robert Fisk.

The Cold War was not a struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union.By William Blum 03/05/07 “ICH” — — It was a struggle between the United States and the Third World. What there was, was people all over … Continue reading →