Yearly Archives: 2008

Of course, the details of BushCo infighting and rivalry in the lead-up to and aftermath of invasion are now very old news indeed. Why bother secreting another report of the abject failure of this puny creep in the Whitehouse? I … Continue reading →

Who will stand up with the courage to demand that all those in the Bush administration face their crimes at the International Court? Who will demand justice? Tomgram: Michael Schwartz, The Iraqi Brain Drain I’m an innumerate, but the figures … Continue reading →

Shadowy tactics of US troops in IraqBy RICHARD LUSCOMBE A MILITARY prosecutor called it “a simple case” of murder. But the conviction of a US army sniper in Baghdad for the killing of an unarmed man has provided a glimpse … Continue reading →

Baltimore High Schoolers ‘Die-In’ for Ed Funds: 25 Education Protesters DetainedFebruary 11, 2008 By Ruma KumarSource: Baltimore Sun Twenty-five protesters, most of them Baltimore high school students, were detained yesterday after they charged up the steps of the State House … Continue reading →

Chavez Threatens to Halt Oil Sales to USBy SANDRA SIERRA, AP, Posted: 2008-02-10 18:07:36 CARACAS, Venezuela (Feb. 10) – President Hugo Chavez on Sunday threatened to cut off oil sales to the United States in an “economic war” if Exxon … Continue reading →

Nine Billion Little Feet on the Highway of the Damned: Are We There Yet, Pa?by Joe Bageant / February 7th, 2008 The din of squealing, laughing children is the background white noise of the Third World. In Belize, as in … Continue reading →

An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton from Another Wellesley College Alumna: Hillary, Will You Renounce Your Ties to Monsanto?By LINN COHEN-COLE Dear Hillary, By polling logic, I should be your supporter — Democrat, woman, white, liberal. But this past summer … Continue reading →

Out of AmericaBy Rupert Cornwell Whoever wins the presidency will most likely fail to take on the unholy trinity of arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, and Congress 10/02/08 “The Independent” — -“Lockheed Martin,” intones the fruity male voice, drenched in patriotism. … Continue reading →

Waterboarding for God and CountryBy Ray McGovern 10/02/08 “ICH”– -After one spends 45 years in Washington, high farce does not normally throw one off balance. I found the past few days, however, an acid test of my equilibrium. I missed … Continue reading →

And note that there are times that foreign policy is expressed via the same all-American, reliable channel. Bin Laden, Omar not operating in Pakistan-officialSat Feb 9, 2008 2:13am EST ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Pakistan rejected on Saturday a U.S. … Continue reading →