Yearly Archives: 2007

When George W. Bush Diesby Randy Shaw‚ Jan. 09‚ 2007 Media coverage of Gerald Ford’s death likely boosted President Bush’s decision to escalate America’s war in Iraq. Why? Because Bush made a point of strongly praising Ford for his politically … Continue reading →

Death in a Garbage Dumpby markfromireland Maysan: Five People Die Amongst Them A Teenager and Two Children Die Scavenging For Copper Five people were killed today by exploding ordinance from previous wars in two separate incidents. In the first incident … Continue reading →

SETTING THE LIMITS OF INVASION JOURNALISMBy John Pilger On 14 November, Bridget Ash wrote to the BBC’s Today programme asking why the invasion of Iraq was described merely as “a conflict”. She could not recall other bloody invasions reduced to … Continue reading →

Iraq War and the American PeasantBy Christopher KingRedress, January 8, 2007 Christopher King explores the phenomenon of the American peasant – that segment of US society which, through suspension of all critical faculties and indifference to the truth, defy logic … Continue reading →

From Informed Comment In contrast, a former Iraqi cabinet minister, Ali Allawi recently put forward in the Independent a more promising peace proposal. It is worth reading in full, but here are the money grafs: The first step must be … Continue reading →

Many thanks to Charlie Loving.

CIA kidnap victim offered $2 million In hush moneyWife: Cleric offered $2 million dealBy John Crewdson, Tribune senior correspondent. Sherine Bayoumi and Altin Raxhimi contributed to this report 01/07/07 “Tribune” — — ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — According to Abu Omar’s wife, … Continue reading →

Full Steam Ahead For “The Invasion” & The American UnionGovernment funded drug running cartels, secret illegal social security programs and Pesos for Pizzas. What happened to the United States of America?Steve Watson & Alex JonesInfowars.netMonday, January 8, 2007 Recent disturbing … Continue reading →

Here’s what it looked like. We mentioned this awhile back.

Because Junior sure seems to have it, too. Bush Senior Early CIA Ties RevealedBy Russ Baker and Jonathan Z. Larsen | The Real News ProjectJanuary 8, 2007 NEW YORK–Newly released internal CIA documents assert that former president George Herbert Walker … Continue reading →

Texas Prison Camp Future American Gulag?Detention facility currently holds as many as 200 children incarcerated after midnight arrestsPaul Joseph Watson & Alex JonesPrison PlanetMonday, January 8, 2007 A detention camp in Tyler Texas that currently holds hundreds of rebuffed asylum … Continue reading →

The depth of cynicism in the bold phrase below is beyond belief. We trash their country, then say we must be allowed open access to the resources because they are incapable of rebuilding that industry sector themselves. Perhaps some of … Continue reading →