Yearly Archives: 2007

The Big Lie: ‘Iran Is a Threat’By Scott Ritter 10/08/07 “Common Dreams” — — Iran has never manifested itself as a serious threat to the national security of the United States, or by extension as a security threat to global … Continue reading →

But apparently the US will to do so is! Derailing a dealBy Noam Chomsky 10/08/07 “Khaleej Times” — — NUCLEAR-armed states are criminal states. They have a legal obligation, confirmed by the World Court, to live up to Article 6 … Continue reading →

`This is a great day for liberty´By James TweedieOct 8, 2007, 13:08 Thousands of peace protesters won a victory for civil liberties and told Prime Minister Gordon Brown to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan on Monday. Police had threatened … Continue reading →

Disparitiesby Steve Coll October 8, 2007 Just over a year ago, during a high-school assembly in Jena, Louisiana, a black student asked the school’s white principal if it would be all right to sit under an oak tree outside, an … Continue reading →

Blackwater Shootings ‘Murder,’ Iraq SaysBy JAMES GLANZ and ALISSA J. RUBINPublished: October 8, 2007 BAGHDAD, Oct. 7 — The Iraqi prime minister’s office said Sunday that the government’s investigation had determined that Blackwater USA private security guards who shot Iraqi … Continue reading →

Forewarned Is Forearmed: Bush On Iran

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Slams US Government at the UNBy Chris Carlson, Oct 7, 2007, 06:15 Mérida, (venezuelanalysis.com)- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro sharply criticized Washington at the UN General Assembly yesterday for increasing threats against Iran and for its actions … Continue reading →

Inside France’s Secret WarBy Johann Hari in Birao, Central African Republic For 40 years, the French government has been fighting a secret war in Africa, hidden not only from its people, but from the world. It has led the French … Continue reading →

Bush’s torturers follow where the Nazis ledBy Andrew Sullivan 10/07/07 “The Times” — — I remember that my first response to the reports of abuse and torture at Guantanamo Bay was to accuse the accusers of exaggeration or deliberate deception. … Continue reading →

Who Loves Real ID? AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo Do.Friday, September 28, 2007 The federal Real ID Act doesn’t have many friends these days. Eighteen states have passed legislation rejecting the law, Congress has refused to put any money into implementing … Continue reading →

Currently reading Ehrenreich’s Blood Rites reminds me that these organisations are little more than the next incarnation of the aristocratic elite (aka, knights) of old. The latter were nothing more than titled thugs; now we have monied thugs. New EU … Continue reading →

Where a Minimum Wage of $2 a Day is Too Much for the Lords of Industry: Haiti and the Responsibility to ProtectBy YVES ENGLER Why did Canada help overthrow Haiti’s elected government in 2004? That’s a question I heard over … Continue reading →