Yearly Archives: 2007

Congress Has the Power, Do They Have the Will? Who Can Stop the War?By ALEXANDER COCKBURN Aside from winning, there aren’t that many ways of ending wars. Governments pay attention when the troops mutiny, when there are riots outside recruiting … Continue reading →

6. Propaganda in America – The Enemy Within

Engagement With WarBy Kathy Kellyt r u t h o u t | Guest ContributorTuesday 30 January 2007 Amman, Jordan – Earlier this week, I received a joyful phone call from Baghdad. Members of a family I’ve known since 1996 … Continue reading →

From Rahul Mahajan at Empire Notes Weekly Commentary — Our Profound Ignorance of Muslims Long-time readers of my commentaries will know that I do not subscribe to the liberal notion that our main problems in the Middle East derive from … Continue reading →

And after they cut off funding for this morass in Iraq, they can kick out the two smart-asses who started it. Congress can halt Iraq war, experts tell lawmakersBy Susan Cornwell – ReutersTuesday, January 30, 2007; 8:17 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) … Continue reading →

Iraq in the strategic context: Testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations CommitteeBy Zbigniew Brzezinski, United States Senate, February 1, 2007 It is time for the White House to come to terms with two central realities: The war in Iraq is … Continue reading →

Dancewater at Today in Iraq characterizes this situation perfectly: “The US has a long history of arming and funding their future enemies. Turn-around time is short in this war, however. One might think this is done to make wars more … Continue reading →

Good news from Iraq — of courage and nightmaresThu Feb 1, 2007 7:51am ET30 Alastair Macdonald is about to end an assignment of almost two years in Baghdad as the Reuters Bureau Chief for Iraq. In the following story, he … Continue reading →

Series on the provincial breakdown of humanitarian needs©Saeed Kudaimati/IRIN BAGHDAD, 29 Jan 2007 (IRIN) – In a series of articles, IRIN documented the levels of violence and consequent needs of the population in six different areas of Iraq: Anbar province, … Continue reading →

Um Retaj Ali Abed, Iraq “I’ve decided not to have any more children”© Ayat El Dewary/IRIN ABU DHABI, 29 Jan 2007 (IRIN) – “My family is from Baghdad where we have been living for a very long time. My daughter … Continue reading →

From our Friends at Earth Home Garden Today marks our 10th Anniversary of living car-free By “car-free”, I mean that Peggy and I haven’t owned a car since January 31st of 1997. [snip] So, what is the difference between a … Continue reading →

Thanks to Mariann Wizard for pointing this out to us. TFN President: Gov. Perry’s Decision Is Acknowledgment that Health and Science Should Not Be Held Hostage to Politics Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller responded today to Gov. Rick Perry’s … Continue reading →