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Yearly Archives: 2007
Taking Lessons From the Mafia
From Ranger Against War Murder, Incorporated And the battle’s just begunThere’s many lost, but tell me who has won?The trench is dug within our heartsAnd mothers, children, brothers, sistersTorn apart!–Sunday, Bloody Sunday, U2 When asked by the AP if U.S. … Continue reading
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Dealing with the Energy Crisis – DoD As GOPS*
Behold the Rise of Energy-Based FascismBy Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com. Posted January 20, 2007. The Pentagon is helping to create a grim future for all of us: a struggle for energy primacy abroad and Big Brother at home. It has … Continue reading
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Tehran, Here We Come !!!
From Another Day in the Empire Neocons “Clearing a Path to the Targets” in IranSaturday January 20th 2007, 12:45 pm It takes a “specialist” on “Persian Gulf affairs, with special emphasis on Iran and Iraq” to get at the real … Continue reading
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The Role of the MSM* Post-Samarra
Bush’s War on Perception; the bombing of the Golden MosqueMike WhitneyJanuary 19, 2007 We’ve heard a lot about the bombing of Samarra’s Golden Mosque lately. Bush has brought it up twice in the last week alone. It’s a critical part … Continue reading
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How Little Do We Understand of Iraq …
Kurdish Iraqi soldiers are deserting to avoid the conflict in BaghdadBy Leila Fadel and Yaseen TahaMcClatchy Newspapers SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq – As the Iraqi government attempts to secure a capital city ravaged by conflict between Sunni and Shiite Muslim Arabs, its … Continue reading
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US Doesn’t Have a Lock on War Crimes
Looking from the side, from Belsen to GazaBy John PilgerJan 18, 2007, 12:44 A genocide is engulfing the people of Gaza while a silence engulfs its bystanders. “Some 1.4 million people, mostly children, are piled up in one of the … Continue reading
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Promising New Energy Storage Technology
From our friends at Earth Family Alpha. Ultra Cap Wrap The little company in Texas with the big hope has peaked out of the woodwork again. Here is part of the press release: “The first commercial application of the EESU … Continue reading
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A Deer in the Headlights – Our Saturday Snapshot
From our own Paul Crassnerd, remarking about the appearance of George W. in his 11 January speech announcing the troop surge, et al: … in response to his question about whether Bush seemed weirder than usual and maybe on bad … Continue reading
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Ridenour’s Cuba, Part III
This is the third in a five-part series. If you missed the others, part one is here, and part two is here. The Battle For Foodby Ron Ridenour Bill’s bicycle whisked through city traffic, mounted the first countryside hill and … Continue reading
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Lobbying in Amerika
It seems transparent that this is all about money: “How much does it cost? The retail price of the vaccine is $120 per dose, or $360 for the full series. Local pediatric practices affiliated with Children’s Hospital of The King’s … Continue reading
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Pizzo on the Immigration Issue
From News for Real The GOP’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform Scam Traditional conservative, William F. Buckley was once asked how he would describe a “liberal.” He thought for moment, his snake-like tongue darting about just behind open lips, then spoke. “A … Continue reading
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The Collapse of Iraqi Higher Education
College students flee a system under siegeJames Palmer, Chronicle Foreign ServiceThursday, January 18, 2007 (01-18) 04:00 PST Baghdad — Even before bombings at a university killed at least 65 students this week, officials said Iraq’s higher education system was on … Continue reading
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