Yearly Archives: 2007

If you’ve been watching and listening closely, you’ll have noticed that over the past couple weeks the measure of success in Iraq has been gradually evolving. Or rather, devolving. “There is an Acceptable Level of Violence in Certain Societies Around … Continue reading →

America’s Coming Dictatorship: The theory and practice of oligarchical “conservatism”by Justin Raimondo The Iraq war and the inquiry into its origins has provoked interest in a number of subjects formerly considered obscure, the discussion of which was once limited to … Continue reading →

At least until the violence has diminished. As Junior so aptly put it four and a half years ago, “Iraqis will be better off without Saddam Hussein.” Yeh, right, moron …. Iraq Reconstruction Is Doomed, Ex-Chief of Global Fund SaysBy … Continue reading →

43% of Iraqis live in absolute poverty – government reportBy Kamal al-BasriAzzaman, May 2, 2007 Poverty is rampant throughout Iraq with more than half the population lacking basic means to survive, a government survey shows. The survey by the Central … Continue reading →

And all the rest of the rhetoric, such as “bringing democracy to the Middle East.” It’s all fucking bogus. Lies, lies and more lies, from thieving, lying bastards who gained power through corrupt practises. “Liberation” – Hometown Baghdad

www.cdhrsupport.org Dear Ragstaff, Austin MDS & SDS, Akwasi, and others, The link above goes to the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights, established in response to the recent arrest of 8 (former) Black Panther Party members (two of them … Continue reading →

Warships, Warships Everywhere, and Many a Bomb to Drop: Persian Gulf UpdateBy Michael T. Klare Looking down from the captain’s deck some six stories high, the flight deck of the USS Nimitz is an impressive sight indeed: 80 sleek warplanes … Continue reading →

Tomgram: Tick… Tick… Tick… in Washington and Baghdad [Note for Tomdispatch readers: On this fourth anniversary of the President’s “Mission Accomplished” moment, I urge you to consider ordering yourself a copy of Mission Unaccomplished: Tomdispatch Interviews with American Iconoclasts and … Continue reading →

Bush Has Destroyed Iraq and AmericaPosted: 2007/05/02 Every American who voted Republican shares responsibility for the great evil America has brought to the Middle East. The evil that America brought to Iraq transcends the tens or hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading →

Envoys ‘warned of Iraq invasion nightmare’By David Blair, Diplomatic CorrespondentLast Updated: 2:04am BST 03/05/2007 Every British ambassador in the Middle East warned the Government that invading Iraq would be a “nightmare” and turn popular opinion against the West, a former … Continue reading →

Cheney Iraq role reviewed in Britain02 May, 2007By ROBERT BARR Wed May 2, 3:56 PM ET LONDON – Britain‘s defense secretary during the Iraq war says London underestimated Vice President Dick Cheney ‘s influence, adding another voice to the growing … Continue reading →