Yearly Archives: 2007

Occupation 101Posted by Layla Anwar Compared to this occupation, even colonialism looks like a nice ride. At least, colonialism still managed to build a road or two, a couple of schools and maybe a health dispensary. But tell me, what … Continue reading →

US surge sees 600,000 more Iraqis abandon homeBy Leonard Doyle, Saturday, August 25, 2007 The scale of the human disaster in the Iraq war has become clearer from statistics collected by two humanitarian groups that reveal the number of Iraqis … Continue reading →

Deal will bring reforms to immigrant detention site: The detention of children in Central Texas would be ‘less penal’By SUSAN CARROLL, Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle Attorneys for immigrant children at a Central Texas detention center have reached a settlement agreement … Continue reading →

YOU ARE GETTING SCREWED …. Recent tax data shows widening gap between rich and poor in USBy Tom Carter, Aug 27, 2007, 03:35 The latest Statistics of Income (SOI) released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) this month point to … Continue reading →

Craig’s arrest is no surpriseby Kevin Naff, Washington Blade Editor The news that U.S. Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges stemming from an investigation into sexual activity at a men’s restroom in the Minneapolis airport will … Continue reading →

Allawi’s Muscle: The CIA-Controlled Iraqi National Intelligence ServiceBy Spencer Ackerman – August 24, 2007, 2:23 PM Alleged billion dollar thief Hazem Shaalan isn’t Ayad Allawi’s only infamous friend. Allawi is also a close ally of the head of Iraq’s largest … Continue reading →

The Great Iraq Swindle: How Bush Allowed an Army of For-Profit Contractors to Invade the U.S. Treasury–From Issue 1034Posted Aug 23, 2007 8:51 AM How is it done? How do you screw the taxpayer for millions, get away with it … Continue reading →

Pitching the Imperial Republic: Bonaparte and Bush on DeckBy Juan Cole French Egypt and American Iraq can be considered bookends on the history of modern imperialism in the Middle East. The Bush administration’s already failed version of the conquest of … Continue reading →

From Juan Cole’s Informed Comment. About being misled, BushCo have repeatedly said we are fighting al Qaeda in Iraq so we do not have to fight them here. This is nothing more than fear-mongering and lying. Be clear about the … Continue reading →

Where Did the Katrina Money Go?By JEFFREY BUCHANAN and CHRIS KROMM When pressed on the slow pace of recovery in the Gulf Coast, President Bush insists the federal government has fulfilled its promise to rebuild the region. The proof, he … Continue reading →

Continued from the first part here. BEATLES OR STONES? POLITICS AND IMAGECRAFT IN THE AGE OF THE WAX MANIFESTOby John McMillian STREET FIGHTING MAN FIGHTS ONCE “America, with its ears turned to its transistors, has been following what it imagines … Continue reading →

Oil and the new Sunni alliance with the U.S. So the Sunni warlords/tribal chieftains/ex-Baathists/take-your-pick have decided to oppose the Al Qaeda gang in western Iraq and to cooperate with the U.S. forces. Let us revisit the journey of one Dick … Continue reading →