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Yearly Archives: 2008
Nostalgia for Saddam?
Only Saddam Hussein could run Iraq, says aide By Damien McElroy / Telegraph.co.uk / March 16, 2008 Baghdad — A prominent figure in the Iraqi opposition movement that helped propel America and Britain to war in 2003 has said the … Continue reading
A Hard Rain’s A Gonna Fall
U.S. Chief Auditor Leaves: Giving Dire Warning About National DebtBy David S. Broader 16/03/08 “Washington Post” — -It was sheer coincidence that David M. Walker spent his last day Wednesday as comptroller general of the United States at the same … Continue reading
Police watch riot at SXSW
Fucked Up fucks up. Music fans leap into river to escape chaosBy NME.com / Mar 15, 2008 A riot occurred in the early hours of this morning (March 15) on Lamar Pedestrian Bridge in the midst of the SXSW festival … Continue reading
Carolyn Wonderland
Carolyn Wonderland: A True Texas Guitar Hero(ine) Gets Her SXSW DueBy Michael May / American Public Media / March 15, 2008 It’s South By Southwest time in Austin, Texas. And right now, the streets are clogged with an event optimistically … Continue reading
No Longer a Nation – Just a Geographic Expression
Inside Iraq – Iraq: Five years on – 14 Mar 08 Patrick Cockburn: Iraq is a country no more. Like much else, that was not the planSunday, 16 March 2008 The death rate in Baghdad has fallen, but it is … Continue reading
Eve Ensler : V-Day in Austin
Author Eve Ensler:Special Austin Production of Vagina MonologuesBy Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / March 16, 2008 Vagina Monologues author, Eve Ensler, participated in a special performance in Austin on Friday, March 14th. Austin supported three productions, including one … Continue reading
A Thousand Spirited Marchers Fill Streets of Austin
Photo by Nancy Simons / The Rag BlogMillion Musicians March:Second-Line Style Musical Parade Protests Iraq WarBy Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / March 16, 2008 AUSTIN — On a balmy Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas – the little sweet … Continue reading
Terror Does Not Stop Terror
Makeshift Patriot
"Ouch," in So Many Remarkable Ways
Stick it To Him Like He’s Been Sticking it to YouBy Buck Batard In case you’re one of the lucky few who’s still flush with cash, Amazon has just the ticket to deal with the problems facing the economy right … Continue reading
Stop Denying Yourself a Meaningful Existence
Presentation by Joe BageantSt. Edwards University in Austin, TexasDepartment of Ethics and LeadershipFebruary 2008 I usually speak to political groups and literary groups and their awareness tends to be political or intellectual. The word spiritual is a big no-no in … Continue reading
Another Forgotten Victim of 911
Dr. Sami Al-Arian vs Big Brotherby Eileen Fleming / March 15th, 2008 American Palestinian Professor Dr. Sami Amin Al-Arian, has spent the last five years behind bars although NO jury ever returned a single guilty verdict against him. On March … Continue reading
When Will We Finally Stop Meddling?
For God’s Sake, Don’t…!by Dr. Haider Mehdi / March 15th, 2008 The news all over the media is that the US army “is developing a plan to send around 100 trainers to work with a Pakistani para-military force that is … Continue reading
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