Yearly Archives: 2007

Bush Is About to Attack Iran Published on Saturday, January 27, 2007.By Paul Craig Roberts The American public and the US Congress are getting their backs up about the Bush Regime’s determination to escalate the war in Iraq. A massive … Continue reading →

Some days, Junior reminds us of Tim “The Toolman” Taylor: “MORE POWER, UHNNN, UHNNN, UHNNN, UHNNN …” Executive Order Expands Presidential Power Over Agenciesby Michelle Chen Jan. 24 – The White House has quietly amended a key executive order to … Continue reading →

And he’s giving it away to the insurance industry, not to you and me. Bush’s Healthcare Reform: More Welfare for Corporate Americaby Tommi Avicolli Mecca‚ Jan. 26‚ 2007 When is a national healthcare plan almost as bad as no healthcare … Continue reading →

This is the last of it. Click the January 2007 link under Archives to see them all (scroll down to find them). They Changed History

From News for Real by Stephen Pizzo Texas Hold-em It’s funny how something completely unrelated can inform us on the thought process driving Bush’s decision to double down on his Iraq gamble. Twenty or so years ago I co-authored a … Continue reading →

Here’s what Juan Cole has to say about all this: Bush says US troops are authorized to “kill or capture” suspected Iranian intelligence agents operating in Iraq. Thousands of Iranians go in and out of Iraq as pilgrims to the … Continue reading →

And it probably won’t be much different for a corporate state such as Amerika. OPEC Sells the DollarFriday, January 26, 2007 The nations of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are selling U.S. Treasuries at the quickest pace in more … Continue reading →

And we think they’re all full of it. Shut up and get to work. Rockefeller: Cheney applied ‘constant’ pressure to stall investigation on flawed Iraq intelligenceBy Jonathan S. LandayMcClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON – Vice President Dick Cheney exerted “constant” pressure on … Continue reading →

Our mercenaries in IraqBy Jeremy ScahillJanuary 25, 2007 The president relies on thousands of private soldiers with little oversight, a disturbing example of the military-industrial complex.JEREMY SCAHILL is a fellow at the Nation Institute and the author of the forthcoming … Continue reading →

IRAQ: Red Crescent gradually resumes its work BAGHDAD, 24 Jan 2007 (IRIN) – The Iraq Red Crescent is steadily resuming its work in Baghdad after it suspended its activities in the capital for more than three weeks following the kidnapping … Continue reading →

Mustafa Bakri, Iraq “I never imagined that one day I would be a street beggar” BAGHDAD, 25 Jan 2007 (IRIN) – “I’m a 57-year-old former Ba’athist official [under former President Saddam Hussein’s rule] at the Ministry of Finance where I … Continue reading →