Yearly Archives: 2007

Popular, successful “dictators” and authentic democracyBy Arthur ShawJan 11, 2007, 23:39 “Dictators can be popular. [Fidel] Castro has been immensely popular, he has been in power for 50 years, and the same could happen with [Venezuelan President Hugo] Chávez. If … Continue reading →

George W. Bush: A Symptom of DiseaseBy Charles Sullivan 01/12/07 “Information Clearing House” — – Sometimes you look around and wonder how things could have gone so wrong so quickly. America has become the antithesis of everything she purports to … Continue reading →

The Series: Working the Revolution, 1992-2006. Food Distribution and “Back on the Farm”. 1994-1995By Ron RidenourJan 11, 2007, 09:44 Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in Ron Ridenour’s wonderful series on his volunteer farm work in Cuba after the … Continue reading →

Fight for “Black-Blood” of Global Economy in IraqBy Tahir M. Qazi, MDJan 13, 2007, 17:22 Hidden behind the smoke of firing guns and chaotic scenes in Iraq is the greedy face of Multinational Corporations and their political patrons, who have … Continue reading →

From the Pensito Review Bush Caught Lying to Troops about Escalation PlanPosted by Jon Ponder | Jan. 13, 2007, 4:39 pm Here we have one branch of the Traditional Media reporting the true facts on the ground only to have … Continue reading →

The Nightmare Weaponry of Our FutureBy Frida Berrigan, Tomdispatch.com. Posted January 13, 2007. The Armed Forces can’t adequately equip those already in uniform, but the Pentagon is committing itself to massive corporate contracts for new high-tech weapons systems slated to … Continue reading →

Instead of “al-Qaeda,” U.S. Kills Nomads in SomaliaSaturday January 13th 2007, 11:20 am As usual, it takes a few days for the truth to emerge, not that the corporate media here in America notices. Instead of killing Fazul Abdullah Moham-med, … Continue reading →

… one that will connect the dots between George Bush, Dick Cheney, and all these assholes that are handsomely profiting from the nasty little incursion in Iraq. Shock and oil: Iraq’s billions & the White House connectionStephen Foley reports from … Continue reading →

Military Is Expanding Its Intelligence Role in U.S.By ERIC LICHTBLAU and MARK MAZZETTI WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 — The Pentagon has been using a little-known power to obtain banking and credit records of hundreds of Americans and others suspected of terrorism … Continue reading →

Another way to pad some of his Repugnican buddies’ pockets. And that has remarkably been almost exclusively what this administration has been about – profiteering: war, energy, medical, agribusiness, you name it, …. Malpractice ‘Crisis’ Distorted for Profit, New Analysis … Continue reading →

The further along this goes, the more utterly absurd it gets. No doubt, requesting a halal menu on your flight will now mark you for additional scrutiny. US ‘licence to snoop’ on British air travellersBy David Millward, Transport CorrespondentLast Updated: … Continue reading →

Robert Fisk: Bush’s new strategy – the march of follySo into the graveyard of Iraq, George Bush, commander-in-chief, is to send another 21,000 of his soldiers. The march of folly is to continue…Published: 11 January 2007 There will be timetables, … Continue reading →