Yearly Archives: 2007

In Guantanamo, men shadow-box for their livesby Zachary KatznelsonJune 12, 2007, The Independent (UK) Have your hopes dashed enough and you start to question if there is ever a way out Imagine that this is your world: a 6 ft … Continue reading →

Pentagon Confirms It Sought To Build A ‘Gay Bomb’ (CBS) BERKELEY, Calif. A Berkeley watchdog organization that tracks military spending said it uncovered a strange U.S. military proposal to create a hormone bomb that could purportedly turn enemy soldiers into … Continue reading →

The War on ConsciousnessBy Paul Levy 06/12/07 “ICH” — — We are truly in a war. It is not the war we imagine we are in, which is the way our true adversaries want it. It is not a foreign … Continue reading →

We will be viewing the new film, “Legacy of Torture” at the June meeting of Austin Movement for a Democratic Society this Sunday, June 17 (even though it is Father’s Day), at the Austin History Center (810 Guadalupe, 2-4 pm). … Continue reading →

The Neocon Threat to World Peace and American Freedomby Paul Craig Roberts The Bush/Cheney White House, which told the American people in 2003 that the Iraqi invasion would be a three-to-six-week affair, now tells us that the U.S. occupation is … Continue reading →

Colony Collapse: Do Massive Bee Die-Offs Mean an End to Our Food System as We Know it?By Scott Thill, AlterNet. Posted June 11, 2007. It may sound like urban legend but it’s not. A frightening trend of bee colony collapses … Continue reading →

Blair backs new online journalism regulatorBy George Jones, Political EditorLast Updated: 7:34pm BST 12/06/2007 Tony Blair hinted today at new restrictions on internet journalism, saying online news coverage had become “more pernicious and less balanced” than traditional political reporting. In … Continue reading →

Received in today’s (e-)mail. Dear Mr. Jehn : I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank you for bringing this very important issue to my attention. I share your concerns about the large stockpile of nuclear weapons in … Continue reading →

Tarot by Kate 512-454-2293www.tarotbykate.bigstep.comkate_braun2000@yahoo.com “What goes up must come down / Spinning Wheel got to go round” Thursday, Thor’s Day, June 21, 2007, celebrates Litha, the Summer Solstice. Lady Moon is waxing, in her 1st quarter in Cancer. This festival … Continue reading →

How Barbie Stood Up to Allen Ginsberg: Paris Hilton Doesn’t Do DishesBy EVA LIDDELL I feel sorry for Paris Hilton. She’s the Barbie doll I never had. In 1959 when the first Barbie came into our lives, that is, the … Continue reading →

How Offsourcing Undermines America: Losing the Economy to MythologyBy PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS Economic discussion in the United States is trapped in ancient ruts. Both right and left are stuck in old habitual ways of thinking. Neither shows inclination or ability … Continue reading →

“The relationship underscores the complex realities of the post-9/11 world.” This is code for, “We’re hiding our nefarious dealings with corrupt governments because we, too, are corrupt and do not want you to think about anything other than the next … Continue reading →