Yearly Archives: 2007

BEATLES OR STONES? POLITICS AND IMAGECRAFT IN THE AGE OF THE WAX MANIFESTOby John McMillian LOVABLE MOP-TOP ORGY PARTICIPANTS On July 26, 1968, Mick Jagger flew from Los Angeles to London for a birthday party thrown in his honor at … Continue reading →

U.S. military denies troops fired on Iraq protestTue Aug 21, 2007 1:29PM EDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.S. military denied on Tuesday that one of its convoys opened fire on demonstrators who had blocked a main road near Baghdad, after … Continue reading →

Challenging Illegal NSA Spyingby ACLUAugust 20, 2007, ACLU In Unprecedented Order, FISA Court Requires Bush Administration to Respond to ACLU’s Request That Secret Court Orders Be Released to the Public. WASHINGTON – In an unprecedented order, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance … Continue reading →

The Sole Superpower in Decline: The Rise of a Multipolar WorldBy Dilip Hiro With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States stood tall — militarily invincible, economically unrivalled, diplomatically uncontestable, and the dominating force on information … Continue reading →

Our friends at Earth Family Alpha call them “the rock burners.” There couldn’t be a more brilliant description. Nuclear Loan Guarantees: The Senate’s Radioactive Rip-OffBy HARVEY WASSERMAN Gargantuan loan guarantees for a “new generation” of nuke reactors define the Senate’s … Continue reading →

Given that the politics of fear seems more and more prevalent in American life with each passing day, perhaps there is real cause for concern. We’re seriously considering moving to South America …. A Grave Blow to the Constitution: Padilla … Continue reading →

From one mistake to another, BushCo’s entire modus operandi. In this case and, remarkably, in so many others, no one seems particularly bothered that virtually endless death and mayhem are involved. A U.S.-backed plan for Sunni neighborhood guards is testedBy … Continue reading →

The poisonous rhetorical legacy of Karl RoveBy Juan Cole Even Fox’s Chris Wallace wants to know why Bush’s newly departed advisor had to paint Democrats as traitors. On Fox News Sunday morning, Karl Rove played the victim. He told host … Continue reading →

Canada’s Sovereignty in Jeopardy: the Militarization of North AmericaBy Michel Chossudovsky 08/18/07 “Global Research” — — Canadian jurisdiction over its Northern territories was redefined, following an April 2002 military agreement between Ottawa and Washington. This agreement allows for the deployment … Continue reading →

Convicting Padilla: Bad News for All AmericansBy Dave Lindorff 08/18/07 “ICH” — – With habeas corpus a thing of the past, with arrest and detention without charge permitted, with torture and spying without court oversight all the rage, with prosecutors … Continue reading →

And a good bit about American history (as it relates to Cuba) as well. The Empire And The Independent Islandby Fidel CastroAugust 18, 2007 The history of Cuba during the last 140 years is one of struggle to preserve national … Continue reading →

SDS: To Live Outside the Law, You Must be Honest: Students for a Democratic Society, unbossed and unowned, keeps on pushin’by Daniel TasripinAugust 18, 2007, NYC IMC Following a year that witnessed a new generation of young activists adopt the … Continue reading →