Yearly Archives: 2007

Blackwater Won’t Allow ArrestsBy Sharon Behn – 10/17/07 “Washington Times” — — -A defiant Blackwater Chairman Erik Prince said yesterday he will not allow Iraqi authorities to arrest his contractors and try them in Iraq’s faulty justice system. “We will … Continue reading →

IRAQ: Hundreds forced to scavenge for food in garbage bins BAGHDAD, 17 October 2007 (IRIN) – Barira Mihran, a 36-year-old mother of three, scavenges every day in other people’s dustbins in Baghdad for leftovers on which to feed her children. … Continue reading →

Afghanistan: Corruption and Private Security ContractorsBy Barnett Rubin, Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Amid the controversy over Blackwater and other private security contractors in Iraq, the media have paid little attention to the role of these contractors in Afghanistan. The Afghan … Continue reading →

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Plethoron – an overabundance of morons Plethorathon – members of a plethoron working hard to outdo the foolishness of each other member of itself Plethoranopolis – Port Angeles, Washington

The Iran hawksBy Juan Cole Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton think a tough line on Tehran will sell politically. They could be right. Oct. 17, 2007 | Future historians may conclude that the key issue in the 2008 presidential campaign … Continue reading →

In The Kingdom of FearBy Sheila Samples “You’re A Whole Different Person When You’re Scared” ~~ Warren Zevon, Hunter S. Thompson 10/16/07 “ICH ” — — My friend Bernie says since Democrats won the Congress, George Bush reminds him of … Continue reading →

So what the hell are we waiting for? Let’s deal with them !!!! The 545 People Responsible For All Of U.S. WoesBY Charley Reese (Date of publication unknown)– — – Politicians are the only people in the world who create … Continue reading →

The Most Dreaded Enemy of LibertyBy James Madison Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from … Continue reading →

Why Mercenaries Aren’t the Issue: The Pro-War Undertow of the Blackwater ScandalBy NORMAN SOLOMON The Blackwater scandal has gotten plenty of media coverage, and it deserves a lot more. Taxpayer subsidies for private mercenaries are antithetical to democracy, and Blackwater’s … Continue reading →

Blackwater Security, Bush’s Private Waffen SS: The Iraqi GenocideBy PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS Why has not the Turkish parliament given tit for tat and passed a resolution condemning the Iraqi Genocide? As a result of Bush’s invasion of Iraq, more than … Continue reading →

Tomgram: David Morse, Energy Wars and Lost Boys in Sudan If Somalia, occupied by U.S.-backed Ethiopian troops and in the midst of a chaotic, growing insurgency that has hardly been noted here, could well be our new Afghanistan, then what … Continue reading →