Yearly Archives: 2008

Barak Obama Fronts Wall Street’s Infrastructure: Swindle – What Change Really MeansBy Bruce Marshall 17/02/08 “ICH” — — Do not be fooled! Barak Obama’s call for National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank (NIRB) does not signal the return of the Democratic Party … Continue reading →

If Only Saddam Had Injected HGHBy Scott Ritter 17/02/08 “Antiwar” — — The recent spectacle of Congressional hearings on the alleged use of steroids and/or Human Growth Hormone (HGH) by Roger Clemons, a professional baseball player nicknamed “the Rocket,” throws … Continue reading →

Musharraf’s Playbook is the Same as the Bush Administration’sby Naomi Wolf and Shahid Buttar This post was informed by Shahid’s participation in a National Lawyer’s Guild-led delegation to Pakistan last December. The delegation, which consisted of four lawyers and four … Continue reading →

The Forgotten Promises of George Bushby Christopher Brauchli If you can’t give me your word of honor, will you give me your promise? – Samuel Goldwyn, The Great Goldwyn The man can’t keep his word even though the words are … Continue reading →

Dog Day Afternoon in Austin: Moratorium Demonstrators Shake Off Rain In Street Theater Bid to Curb “Corn Dog” CornynBy Thorne Dreyer Austin — A tall lean George W. Bush pushes a wooden dog on wheels up and down a rainy … Continue reading →

This is a huge issue across the US for the 2008 election. By one man’s estimation, the outcome of the 2008 presidential election has been a foregone conclusion for a number of years. Read “Armed Madhouse” by Greg Palast if … Continue reading →

Jose Padilla Brings Torture to Trial: Can a DOJ lawyer be held accountable for advocating the inhumane?By Doug Cassel When on Jan. 22 a federal court judge sentenced Jose Padilla to 17 years in prison for conspiracy to commit terrorism, … Continue reading →

Burning Down the HouseBy Jim Kunstler Behind all the blather and bullshit about the Federal Reserve’s rescue gambits and the machinations of the ratings agencies, and the wiles of foreign sovereign wealth, and the incomprehensible mysteries of markets, and the … Continue reading →

There Should Be Bloodby Ted Rall “The truly undecided voter is rare, say those who study the psychology of voting,” Joe Garofoli wrote in The San Francisco Chronicle. “Since neuroscientists say 90 percent of thought is unconscious, an undecided voter … Continue reading →

The Terrorists Still at Ground Zero, 7 World Trade Center, Lower ManhattanBy ALEXANDER COCKBURN Terrorism flourishes brazenly at Ground Zero, in the new 7 World Trade Center building. Here can be found a secretive entity of fabulous wealth and power. … Continue reading →

And perhaps, equally important, but missing from Mr. Peace’s article, is the building evidence that America is fast becoming a fascist police state, where those in authority believe they can do anything they wish with impunity. The larger picture is … Continue reading →

Admit it: You don’t know where the !@#$% Tajikistan isBy Greg Palast, Published February 12th, 2008 Or Kyrgyzstan. Or Turkmenistan. But as your kids will be fighting there among the oil pipes, you should kiss Ted Rall’s crazy ass for … Continue reading →