Yearly Archives: 2007

Audit: Anti-terror case data flawedBy LARA JAKES JORDANAssociated Press Writer 02/21/07 “AP” — – Federal prosecutors counted immigration violations, marriage fraud and drug trafficking among anti-terror cases in the four years after 9/11 even though no evidence linked them to … Continue reading →

The Second Great DepressionBy Mike Whitney “The US economy is in danger of a recession that will prove unusually long and severe. By any measure it is in far worse shape than in 2001-02 and the unraveling of the housing … Continue reading →

We wanted to be sure to get on the bandwagon by slinging some “wonderful, imaginative hateful stuff that comes flying out” of our blog. Talk about three utterly self-absorbed, unimaginative guys – this is one prime example of the reason … Continue reading →

From Fred On Everything Theater of the Absurd, by the Absurd, for…Ionesco as Political ConsultantFebruary 16, 2007 Every time I go to the United States (I have just returned from two weeks in Washington), I am astonished by the antic … Continue reading →

Unity government brings little joyBy Linda S. HeardOnline Journal Contributing WriterFeb 21, 2007, 01:13 When questioned about the peace process, or rather the absence of one, Israeli officials are fond of laying the blame on Palestinian divisions. We don’t have … Continue reading →

In Alabama: Sell Guns, Not Dildoes!by Tommi Avicolli Mecca‚ Feb. 21‚ 2007 Here’s one for the “stranger than fiction” department: Stand on any street corner in Alabama selling guns and dildoes, and guess which one can land you in jail … Continue reading →

From Empire Burlesque Annals of Liberation: Bush Surge Accelerates Assault on Iraq AcademicsWritten by Chris Floyd Tuesday, 20 February 2007 ‘Security Forces’ Rob Baghdad Academics (Sunday Times) One of the most curious, and ominous, aspects of life in the Bush … Continue reading →

ECC professor’s observations of IraqPosted Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Editor’s note: Jabria Jassim, an Elgin Community College chemistry professor, recently visited Baghdad to see relatives. She left Iraq years ago. Here is an edited essay on her observations. Baghdad in … Continue reading →

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From Mother Jones The Iraq Effect: War Has Increased Terrorism Sevenfold Worldwide Has the war in Iraq increased jihadist terrorism? The Bush administration has offered two responses: First, the moths-to-a-flame argument, which says that Iraq draws terrorists who would otherwise … Continue reading →

10. The Neocons – “We’re Gonna Find Those Evil Doers”

Blind to the Consequences of OffshoringPublished on Tuesday, February 20, 2007.By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS At a Washington, D.C., press conference last November, Harvard University professor Michael Porter claimed that globalism was bringing benefits to Americans (Manufacturing & Technology News, Nov. … Continue reading →