Yearly Archives: 2007

Movement for a Democratic Society Conference. (2/17/07) What happened? What didn’t happen. Before the conference, a small group of dissidents complained via the MDS list-serve about national office staff domination by an illegitimate cabal who were controlling the conference and … Continue reading →

NYPD Spy Tactics Exposed: Democracy Now! Airs Exclusive Police Surveillance Footage Recorded From Blimps, Helicopters and “Lipstick Cams” During Republican National Convention On Thursday a federal judge has ordered the New York Police Department to stop videotaping innocent protesters at … Continue reading →

Chris Hedges on “American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America” AMY GOODMAN: We turn now to the religious right and the rise of it in this country. A new book by Chris Hedges is called American Fascists: … Continue reading →

Although it isn’t necessary to look far to find them ‘swiftboating’ themselves. The Bush Administration: Against the War Before They Were For It

Notes From My Purple State: Kansas Says No to Divestmentby Jesse Zerger Nathan‚ Feb. 15‚ 2007 Sudan and Kansas might not have much in common at first glance, but only an ignoramus would deny the connections between this purple state … Continue reading →

Voiceprint UK: Great British Music on DVDby E. “Doc” Smith‚ Feb. 16‚ 2007 Ever wondered where to find classic DVDs of British rock, blues, or the progessive works of Pink Floyd, Yes, or Tangerine Dream? Look no further than Voiceprint … Continue reading →

Iraq Gasps and Iran CoughsBy Dan LiebermanFeb 18, 2007, 21:02 After bringing Iraq close to destruction, President Bush is trying to rescue his Iraq policy from another: “We had to destroy them to save them” plan. Considering the lack of … Continue reading →

US ‘Iran attack plans’ revealedBBCMonday, February 19, 2007 US contingency plans for air strikes on Iran extend beyond nuclear sites and include most of the country’s military infrastructure, the BBC has learned. It is understood that any such attack – … Continue reading →

Leaving Iraq: Apocalypse NotBy Robert Dreyfuss, Washington Monthly.Posted February 19, 2007. Much of Washington assumes that withdrawing from Iraq will lead to a bigger bloodbath. We need to question that assumption. The Bush administration famously based its argument for invading … Continue reading →

Patrick Cockburn: First, the US deluded itself about the war, then about the source of the weaponsPublished: 18 February 2007 There is something ludicrous about the attempt by the US military in Iraq to persuade the world that the simple … Continue reading →

And it’s very difficult not to believe that BushCo knew perfectly well the result of everything they have done. Add another charge to the indictment. One third of all Iraqis live in poverty, UN-backed study finds 18 February 2007 – … Continue reading →

The Instant, Sure-Fire, Politically Viable, Guaranteed Way to Get Out of Iraq Now The Democrats and Republicans who oppose Bush’s war in Iraq face a political quandary–pulling the plug on the war seems (or can be portrayed as) pulling the … Continue reading →