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Yearly Archives: 2008
Don’t Ignore Those Strange, Dissonant Words
Lies, kidnapping and a mysterious laptopBy Johann Hari / July 7, 2008 You have been told that the Venezuelan President supports the Farc thugs Sometimes you hear a stray sentence on the news that makes you realise you have been … Continue reading
Sex Crimes in the White House
Fernando Botero / Abu Ghraib 57, 2005. Image © Fernando Botero, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York.Abu Ghraib and the Sexualization of TortureBy Naomi Wolf / July 7, 2008 Naomi Wolf is a best-selling author and essayist. NEW YORK – Sex … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, Human Rights, Iraq Occupation, Sex Crimes, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Torture
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Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency
Source. / Onion News Network Thanks to Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / Posted July 7, 2008
MEDIA : Reading The Onion Seriously
Combining irreverent humor and acerbic critique, a handful of new media outlets — including The Onion — are transforming American politics and culture, writes Theodoe Hamm, in his new book The New Blue Media.By Theodore Hamm After 9/11, The Onion … Continue reading
Surge Amnesia : The Media’s Newest Affliction
Patriot Alert / The White HouseThey’re swallowing this nonsense wholeBy Arianna Huffington / July 7, 2008 John McCain, aided and abetted by his loving protectors in the media, is running a victory lap on Iraq. To hear them tell it, … Continue reading
Drawn and Quartered
Manny Aenlle Francisco / The Manila Times / Manila, The PhilippinesThe Rag Blog / Posted July 7, 2008
New War Brewing?
Before the election, the Bush regime will very likely attack Iran.Despite the official justifications, the primary motivation will be to derail an impending Obama victory. The attack creates a trap for Obama. If he opposes it, he will be painted … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Iran, Iran War, Obama, Presidential Campaign
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Oops! Christian Site’s Homophobia Leads to Big Faux Pas
Calls Olympian Tyson Gay ‘Homosexual’The American Family Association obviously didn’t foresee the problems that might arise with its strict policy to always replace the word “gay” with “homosexual” on the Web site of its Christian news outlet, OneNewsNow. The group’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Right, Gay, Homophibia, Internet, Media, Olympics, Right Wing, Right Wing Media
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The Earth: Love It or Lose It, Part V
Two Potential Components of MicrogenerationBy Paul Spencer / The Rag Blog / July 7, 2008 Microgeneration may or may not present much of a solution for our increasing energy deficit; but it’s still fun, and it’s not counter-productive as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Environment, Solar Energy, Sustainability
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The Pork Barrel Thrives in This Administration
CEO of Firm That Signed Controversial Iraq Oil Deal Longtime Bush, Cheney AdviserBy Jason Leopold / July 6, 2008 Ray Hunt, the Texas oil man who landed a controversial oil production deal with Iraq’s Kurdistan regional government, has enjoyed close … Continue reading
Suicide : The Military’s Shameless Cover-Up
Hidden Casualtiesby Eric Ruder / July 5, 2008 A year and a half ago, Scott Eiswert, a specialist in the Tennessee Army National Guard, returned from Iraq, only to face an escalating battle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). When he … Continue reading
Just Another Day in Amman or Baghdad
Cold Shouldersby Kathy Kelly / July 6, 2008 Over the past two years, here in Amman, Jordan, I’ve regularly visited the family of Umm Hamdi, an Iraqi woman forced out of her native Iraq four years ago by terrifying death … Continue reading
