Yearly Archives: 2007

The Nuclear ParadoxBy Elson Concepcion PerezJan 5, 2007, 01:39 It is more than a paradox. The United States, the world’s leading military power and the only country to use the atom bomb against humans, is leading the pressure against Iran … Continue reading →

U.S. OR ISRAELI ATTACK ON IRAN COULD CONTAMINATE MIDDLE EASTInfowars.com | January 5, 2006Sherwood Ross If the U.S. or Israel attack Iranian nuclear power facilities “huge amounts of radioactive material will be lofted into the air to contaminate the people … Continue reading →

Execution-Gate Saddam’s execution, or “execution-gate” as some Iraqi and Arabic media are calling it now, has turned into an international debate. The Iraqi government is being criticized directly and indirectly even by the Bush administration itself! So it seems that … Continue reading →

Popular Assemblies and the Growing Popular Assembly Movementcommentary from Oaxacaby Nancy Davies [1] nmsdavies@yahoo.com4 January 2007 A popular assembly is a self-organized, autonomous, non-hierarchical group of people who come together spontaneously. They come together as gente (people) and metamorphose into … Continue reading →

Peanuts Kill More Americans Than TerroristsIf western governments were really trying win the “war on terror” they wouldn’t give terrorists so much creditPaul Joseph WatsonPrison PlanetFriday, January 5, 2007 The menace of global terrorism has been labeled the greatest threat … Continue reading →

Dear People of Iraq, I am an American, and as an American, I often find it very difficult to take responsibility for my actions. This letter is my effort to take responsibility for some of the things I have done … Continue reading →

From The Daily Kos. Fast Track to Hell on Earth: Iraq and the WTOby greatwhitebuffaloFri Jan 05, 2007 at 03:02:47 AM PST Call me Ishmael. Inspired by a fellow Montanan’s recent diary, “It’s the Contractors, Stupid- A Plan to Get … Continue reading →

Have you ever wondered? The answer is quite straightforward and rather gruesome. IRAQ: Minorities living tormented days under sectarian violence© Afif Sarhan/IRIN BAGHDAD, 4 Jan 2007 (IRIN) – Like other minority members in Iraq, Mardon Matrood, a 44-year-old Assyrian shopkeeper … Continue reading →

Gardeners shed blood to beautify BaghdadBy Hannah AllamMcClatchy Newspapers BAGHDAD — The flowers appear overnight, and in the unlikeliest of places: carnations near a checkpoint, roses behind razor wire, and gardenias in a square known for suicide bombings. Sometimes, U.S. … Continue reading →

Iraq’s Woes Are Adding Major Risks To Childbirth: Violence, Curfews Curtailing ServicesBy Nancy TrejosWashington Post Staff WriterThursday, January 4, 2007; Page A01 BAGHDAD — Noor Ibrahim lay shivering underneath two blankets on a bed at al-Jarrah Hospital. Steps away was … Continue reading →

We posted about impeachment recently and Pearl, a friend of Kate Braun’s, had something to say that we think is worth sharing. Interesting. There are plenty of grounds. Is the country ready? Not yet. But events like these may help. … Continue reading →