Yearly Archives: 2007

Hah, hah, hah. Like, it’s an Olympic Peninsula inside joke, okay? I went to a chocolate tasting this afternoon with a top expert in the field, Mark Canizaro. You can find out about him and his expertise here. He knows … Continue reading →

Senior US Officials give go-ahead for sabotage operations against constitutional reform in VenezuelaBy Jesús Moreno, Caracas; Translated for Axis of Logic by Iris Buehler* Tlaxcala. Revised by Les Blough, Oct 26, 2007, 10:46 Editor’s Comment: In recent weeks we have … Continue reading →

Billionaire mayor blames workers for deficits. Orders job freeze and budget cutsby Brenda Ryan, Workers World November 9, 2007 – When the capitalist economy turns downward and the government, run by the rich, seeks to scrounge up more money, where … Continue reading →

Full Spectrum Mercenaries: Blackwater Goes to MexicoBy JOHN ROSS If and when private security contractor Blackwater USA and its heavily-armed operatives are forced to pull out of Iraq as the result of the September 16th rampage in downtown Baghdad when … Continue reading →

Canned Hunts for Dick Cheney: The Blood Sport of Vice PresidentsBy MARTHA ROSENBERG While most people are lamenting the violence in Pakistan, Burma, Afghanistan and Iraq, apparently it’s not enough bloodshed for Vice President Dick Cheney. Last month in a … Continue reading →

Suddenly, Impeachment Hearings Are Looking Like a Strong PossibilityBy Dave Lindorff 11/09/07 “ICH” — – -You wouldn’t know it if you just watch TV news or read the corporate press, but this past Tuesday, something remarkable happened. Despite the pig-headed … Continue reading →

But see the next post …. Cheney Tried to Stifle Dissent in Iran National Intelligence EstimateBy Gareth Porter WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (IPS) – A National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran has been held up for more than a year in … Continue reading →

… Or Just Ignoring the UN and the Iraqi Parliament. Iraqi Government to UN: ‘Don’t Extend Mandate for Bush’s Occupation’By Joshua Holland and Raed Jarrar 11/09/07 “AlterNet” — – The United Nations Security Council, with support from the British and … Continue reading →

Iraq OKs Raids on BlackwaterBy Noah Shachtman EmailNovember 08, 2007 This sounds like a recipe for something very ugly. The Times is reporting that “the Iraqi interior minister said Wednesday that he would authorize raids by his security forces on … Continue reading →

The Neoconservative Agenda to Sacrifice the Fifth Fleet: The New Pearl HarborBy Michael E. Salla, M.A., Ph.D. 11/08/07 “ICH” — — -The Bush administration has covered up and ignored dissenting Pentagon war games analysis that suggests an attack on Iran’s … Continue reading →

George Carlin is a comedian, but that doesn’t mean everything he says is a joke. You Have No Choice – You Have Owners

From Informed Comment Global Affairs. Memo to Media: Supporting Musharraf is NOT RealismWednesday, November 7, 2007 Now that I am out of Pakistan, I can watch international news again. (General Musharraf, author of the doctrine of “enlightened moderation,” has shut … Continue reading →