Yearly Archives: 2007

Prosecutors seek OK to create phony filesBy DAN CHRISTENSEN AND PATRICK DANNER Florida’s prosecutors are floating a proposal to the Legislature to give them the power to secretly falsify public court records — with a judge’s approval — for undercover … Continue reading →

A Domestic Marshall Plan to Transform America’s ‘Dark Ghettos’By Ron DanielsFeb 23, 2007, 13:55 Black America must revive the concept of a Domestic Marshall Plan to reverse the deterioration of the nation’s ‘dark ghettos’ – most immediately, to restore New … Continue reading →

A David and Goliath Story: Iraq Labor vs. ExxonMobil, BP and ShellBy Kathlyn StoneFeb 23, 2007, 13:10 According to British media, the US and UK governments are on track to achieve a March victory in Iraq. This victory will not … Continue reading →

As we’ve been saying since we started publishing, “it’s about the oil, stupid.” Oily truth emerges in IraqJuan Gonzalez (jgonzalez@nydailynews.com)Originally published on February 21, 2007 Throughout nearly four years of the daily mayhem and carnage in Iraq, President Bush and … Continue reading →

Lest there’s any misconception about it …. h/t InfoWars

A split that is 1,300 years oldBy BARBARA KARKABICopyright 2007 Houston Chronicle A dispute about who should lead Islam after Muhammad died ultimately split the faith into two branches, the Sunnis and the Shias. The young Muslim community faced a … Continue reading →

Let’s be perfectly clear – the de-Baathification policy was one instituted in the period immediately following the takeover of Iraq by the US government in the form of the Coalition Provisional Authority. This is not a policy that originated with … Continue reading →

13. The Neocons – Dirty Bomb / Precautionary Principle

From Informed Comment Al-Zaman reports in Arabic that al-Hakim complained of being hooded and treated roughly while in US custody. Al-Zaman says that al-Hakim’s cell phone eas confiscated, and hints broadly that the real reason for the arrest was to … Continue reading →

So, along with Steves work out and about in Oklahoma, now Doyle is not only reelected but has joined the Maryland state environment commission. Hummm. Could this signal the development of a “movement”? As I mentioned earlier, here in Berlin … Continue reading →

I expected the meeting to be more participatory. After all, what is participatory democracy for? Perhaps that was also the motivation of the Haber contingent, but they did not further their position by barking from the back about Robert’s Rules … Continue reading →

Hugo Chavez’s Social Democratic AgendaBy Stephen Lendman 02/23/07 “ICH” — — Hugo Chavez Frias was reelected by an overwhelming nearly two to one margin over his only serious rival on December 3, 2006 giving him a mandate to proceed with … Continue reading →