Yearly Archives: 2007

Chavez, Ortega, and the Latin American RevolutionBy Arthur Shaw. An Axis of Logic ExclusiveJun 21, 2007, 12:14 In March 2007, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spoke in Ciudad de Leon, Nicaragua’s second largest city, and he summed up the thing we … Continue reading →

Interviews with Leuren Moret and Alfred Webre on International 9/11 Citizen’s War Crimes TribunalBy Cathy GargerJun 22, 2007, 16:06 Wealth is never created by destroying things. This is extreme capitalism killing itself.” ~ Leuren Moret, June 20, 2007 An unprecedented … Continue reading →

From Arab Woman Blues. As a commenter on her blog writes, “but I have come to the realization that you are the only one, that I know of, that brings the true pain of this situation to us.” Endless Beginnings…Thursday, … Continue reading →

Hayden’s hypocrisy is revealing: “The documents provide a glimpse of a very different time and a very different agency,” Hayden told a conference of historians. What he means is that NOW the agency is much, much better at hiding its … Continue reading →

An Interview with Liam Madden: The Intimidation of a VetBy RON JACOBS Liam Madden is a Marine veteran who spent seven months in Iraq. After returning to the United States, he became a co-founder of the Appeal for Redress. This … Continue reading →

Iraq: The World’s Fastest Growing Refugee Crisis Since November 2006, Refugees International has led the call for increased assistance to Iraqi refugees and displaced people. The displacement of Iraqis from Iraq is now the fastest-growing refugee crisis in the world. … Continue reading →

Yesterday, June 19, 26 year old SPC Eli Israel put himself at great personal risk by making the courageous decision to refuse further participation in the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Eli told his commanding officer and sergeants that he will … Continue reading →

Musing on US Citizenship. In the recent presidential election in France, over 80% of those eligible to vote, did so. 93% of the voting age population were registered. Hence, about 74% of all eligible adults voted. By comparison, in the … Continue reading →

A New Suit By Farmers Against the DEA Illustrates Why The War on Drugs Should Not Include a War on HempBy JAMISON COLBURN—-Tuesday, Jun. 19, 2007 Yesterday, two farmers filed suit in the federal district court of North Dakota. They … Continue reading →

11. Legalize, control, tax all drugs (grant amnesty to imprisoned non-violent users and low-level dealers) If there is one particular federally-authorized and federally-controlled program that has shown zero benefit to the public, but has created widespread corruption and hardship, it … Continue reading →

Analysis: Iraq oil law changes irk authorPosted : Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:42:00GMTBy BEN LANDO The role of Iraq’s central government as a guiding hand over the country’s vast oil reserves has been so altered in the current version of … Continue reading →

Union Busting is Big Businessby Ben Zipperer and John SchmittJune 19, 2007 As the Senate considers reforming national labor law, the percentage of American workers in unions continues its long and severe decline. What is causing the downturn, and what … Continue reading →