Yearly Archives: 2007

Prosecutorial Misconduct More Dangerous Than Racism: The Injustice in JenaBy LINN WASHINGTON, Jr. The stench surrounding the office of Louisiana’s LaSalle Parish prosecutor Reed Walters, for his discriminatory decisions in the Jena 6 case, is about to become more malodorous … Continue reading →

Why Bush won’t attack IranBy Steven Clemons Despite saber-rattling, and the Washington buzz that a strike is coming, the president doesn’t intend to bomb Iran. Cheney may have other ideas. Sept. 19, 2007 | WASHINGTON — During a recent high-powered … Continue reading →

Palestinian refugees from Iraq arrive in Brazil22 Sept. 2007 BRASILIA (AFP) — A first group of 35 Palestinians who were forced to flee Iraq arrived Friday in Brazil where they will receive government and UN assistance to build their new … Continue reading →

The New Military Frontier: Africaby Frida Berrigan, September 22, 2007Foreign Policy In Focus A U.S. Army captain in Africa waxes philosophical. It’s like the old saying, he opines; “give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day, teach him … Continue reading →

Jena Ignites a Movementby Jordan Flaherty, September 21, 2007 Six courageous families in the small Louisiana town of Jena sent out a call for justice that has now been amplified around the world. Yesterday’s mass protests in Jena were unlike … Continue reading →

Why Bush Shed His GI Joe Gearby Tom Engelhardt, September 21, 2007, The Notion Has anyone noticed that our commander-in-chief no longer plays dress up? He hasn’t done so for a while and that’s no small thing. It’s a phenomenon … Continue reading →

Blackwater, Oil and the Colonial EnterpriseBy John Nichols 09/21/07 “The Nation” – – Blackwater USA’s mercenary mission in Iraq is very much in the news this week, and rightly so. The private military contractor’s war-for-profit program, which has been so … Continue reading →

First two photos taken 21 September 2007. Austin Code Pink photo taken 15 September. Thanks to Alice Embree for these.

Mostly just for whitewashing the issues and continuing the corruption. Where Impeachment is Taken Seriously … By Everyone But Nancy Pelosi: The Streets of San FranciscoBy BEN TERRALL On January 6, 2007, two days after Nancy Pelosi became Speaker of … Continue reading →

Kurdistan’s Fatal FlamesBy Kevin Peraino Why are a growing number of young women in this relatively safe corner of Iraq showing up in local hospitals, dying of suspicious burns? Sept. 18, 2007 – The doctor knows, just from glancing at … Continue reading →

America and Iran: the spark of warPaul Rogers, 20 – 09 – 2007 Four fresh developments – involving Israel, France, and Washington and Tehran themselves – are bringing closer a war that could happen by accident. The two most recent … Continue reading →

The architects of IraqTareq Y Ismael, 18 – 09 – 2007 The impulse that drives United States policy in Iraq is reflected in the professional character of its leading military and diplomatic figures, says Tareq Y Ismael. A potentially decisive … Continue reading →