Yearly Archives: 2007

UN calls on the international community to help Iraqi refugees Cairo, March 4, (VOI) – On Sunday, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), António Guterres, urged the international community to shoulder its responsibilities towards Iraqi refugees and to help … Continue reading →

Bush Family’s Prosecutor GamesPublished on Sunday, March 04, 2007.Source: Consortium News – By Robert Parry George W. Bush learned at least one lesson from his father: You want your federal prosecutors to be team players who will throw a political … Continue reading →

Bush impeachment calls gather momentum Published on Sunday, March 04, 2007.Source: Press Tv Ross C. “Rocky” Anderson, Mayor of Salt Lake City, has called for the impeachment of George W. Bush before the Washington State Senate Governmental Operations Committee. “I … Continue reading →

Texans fear US sovereignty will disappear down superhighwayJames Langton in Temple, TexasLast Updated: 12:49am GMT 04/03/2007 If it were built, the road would be one of the engineering wonders of the 21st century -a trade route a quarter of a … Continue reading →

Selective Service Studied Rapid-Fire Draft Planby Eric Rosenberg The Selective Service System last year studied whether it should revert to a Cold War-era plan of being able to draft people within 13 days of a crisis, compared to its current … Continue reading →

Antes de Eurythmics, Annie Lennox estuvo con The Tourist. Aqui van 3 temas del año 81 en el programa de TVE Aplauso. [Before Eurythmics, Annie Lennox was in The Tourist group. Here are 3 songs played in the spanish TV … Continue reading →

US court throws out CIA torture caseAFP, Published: Friday March 2, 2007 A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a refusal to hear the case of a Lebanese-born German man who says he was tortured by the CIA, citing … Continue reading →

Asian workers trafficked to build U.S. embassy in Baghdadby David Phinney; Alternet.org; March 03, 2007 Things began looking more sketchier than ever to John Owen as he boarded a nondescript white jet on his way back to Iraq in March … Continue reading →

How the war on terror made the world a more terrifying placeBy Kim Sengupta and Patrick CockburnPublished: 28 February 2007 New figures show dramatic rise in terror attacks worldwide since the invasion of Iraq******Innocent people across the world are now … Continue reading →

The Pentagon’s Power to Arrest, Torture, and Execute AmericansBy Jacob G. Hornberger 03/02/07 “ICH” — — The president and the Pentagon now wield the omnipotent power to arrest, torture, and execute any American they label an “enemy combatant.” It is … Continue reading →

From Axis of Logic The U.S. Democrats are Hell-Bent for War and Anti-war’s Robust ResponseBy Les Blough, EditorMar 2, 2007, 18:53 The Democrats’ obfuscation and confusion To use Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi’s favorite opening line, “Let me be … Continue reading →