Yearly Archives: 2007

Although this detailed analysis of what’s going on is interesting, it is irrelevant to our real desire, namely to remove all US troops from Iraq immediately. The war-mongering that the US has undertaken must stop. There may be no attack … Continue reading →

Karen K. isn’t talkin’ trash, but she worked for a bunch of the fellas in this corrupt administration who did all day, every day. This TruthDig interview is quite enlightening. Pentagon Whistle-Blower on the Coming War With IranPosted on Feb … Continue reading →

March on the Pentagon March 17! The March 17 March on the Pentagon is shaping up as a major step forward in the struggle to stop ongoing imperialist wars in Iraq and elsewhere. The ANSWER Coalition reports today that after … Continue reading →

From Malcom LaGauche ESTIMATES BASED ON ESTIMATES The number of deaths attributed to Saddam Hussein by the West is incomprehensible. If you add them all up, it seems he killed more people than the number who inhabit Iraq. He had … Continue reading →

Look at the wording carefully. Iran will attend the meeting if it is in IRAQ’s interest that they do so. Notice that we rarely, if ever, hear the US say something this way. For the US, it must be in … Continue reading →

Texas Governor Rick Perry tried to fast-track the approval of 19 new, 19th century type coal plants which would add devastating quantities of air pollution to the state. Several citizen groups took the governor to court in an effort to … Continue reading →

From Missing Links Oil and Gas Law: Behind the “agreement” Al-Hayat provides an explanation how the Americans (and the British) finally got the Iraqi cabinet to agree on a draft oil law, the point being that main unresolved issue (as … Continue reading →

Condaleeza Rice “says she hopes Iran and Syria will seize this opportunity to bring peace and stability to the region.” Astonishing gall that she would lay blame on the Syrians and Iranians for the chaos in Iraq. The US illegally … Continue reading →

From the Dallas Observer Into the Breach: We feel the need for weedBy Patrick WilliamsPublished: February 22, 2007 Into the breach: Once again, the Texas Legislature will consider baby steps that would make it somewhat easier for sick people to … Continue reading →

From Empire Burlesque V-I Day is Close at Hand: New Oil Law Approved in Bushist BaghdadWritten by Chris Floyd Tuesday, 27 February 2007 Iraqi Cabinet Approves Draft of Oil Law (New York Times) I may be writing more on this … Continue reading →

Five western governors sign agreement to reduce greenhouse gasesJoe Shaulis at 9:09 PM ET [JURIST] The governors of five western US states signed an agreement Monday to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases [JURIST news archive], a cause of global warming … Continue reading →

US’s Iraq oil grab is a done dealBy Pepe Escobar “By 2010 we will need [a further] 50 million barrels a day. The Middle East, with two-thirds of the oil and the lowest cost, is still where the prize lies.” … Continue reading →