Yearly Archives: 2007

Great article. Please read it. Fidel and His Buddy Hugo, Exporting RevolutionBy Chris Carlson – Gringo in VenezuelaFeb 15, 2007, 10:17 Fidel Castro is a hard core revolutionary, and what he said recently about the hanging of Saddam Hussein was … Continue reading →

It’s still Thursday, and we found an analysis of Junior’s Valentine’s day press conference that appealed to us. Breakdown At The Iraq Lie FactoryBy Robert DreyfussFeb 15, 2007, 12:54 It was, President Bush must have been thinking, a heck of … Continue reading →

Counter-attack on the U.S. media as they ratchet up campaign against VenezuelaBy Les Blough, EditorFeb 15, 2007, 13:31 The United States corporate television and newspaper media continue to ratchet up their daily barrage against the people and government of Venezuela. … Continue reading →

From the impeccable logician Badger at Missing Links, with gratitude. An important distinction Judging from Al-Hayat’s news from Washington, there appears to be an important difference between two sides of new Iraq security plan, as far as the Americans are … Continue reading →

Information Warfare, Psy-ops and the Power of MythMike WhitneyFebruary 14, 2007 The bombing of the Golden Dome Mosque in Samarra is the cornerstone of Bush’s psychological operations (psy-ops) in Iraq. That’s why it is critical to have an independent investigation … Continue reading →

Les Roberts: Iraq’s death toll is far worse than our leaders admitThe US and Britain have triggered an episode more deadly than the Rwandan genocidePublished: 14 February 2007 On both sides of the Atlantic, a process of spinning science is … Continue reading →

From Inside Higher Ed Shooting the Messenger Linda J. Bilmes, a lecturer in public policy at Harvard University, calls her latest paper “pretty dry.” That hasn’t prevented it from riling high-ranking Pentagon officials — who called her and her dean … Continue reading →

Pre-war plans envisioned only 5,000 US troops in Iraq by nowThu Feb 15, 1:11 PM ET WASHINGTON (AFP) – Pre-war plans for the US invasion of Iraq assumed that only 5,000 US troops would be left in the country by … Continue reading →

Auditors: Billions wasted in Iraq warBy HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer Thu Feb 15, 11:20 AM ET WASHINGTON – The U.S. government is at risk of squandering significantly more money in an Iraq war and reconstruction effort that has already … Continue reading →

From Best Guess Wednesday morning, President Bush held a press conference aimed at addressing Congressional debate on a Democratic House resolution that would do what the upper chamber of Congress couldn’t: repudiate the President’s escalation plan for Iraq. During the … Continue reading →

4. The Neocons – Recruiting Christians/Concept of Terror

When Violence was Standard Operating Proceedure: The War Without a NameBy DICK J. REAVIS Early this month the Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed that it has compiled a list of 51 still-unsolved murders reported in connection with Southern civil rights … Continue reading →