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Bring Out the Dawgs – 15 February
Fifi Sez: Don’t forget to BRING OUT THE DOGSTo “Honor” Sen. John (Corn Dog) Cornyn“Lap Dog to the President”5-6:30 pm, Friday, Feb 15221 W. Sixth Street MDS/Austin CodePink * Texas Labor Against the WarThe Rag Blog * sds ut/austin * … Continue reading
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Ritter Still Believes US Will Attack Iran
U.S. heading to war in Iran, says former inspectorBY: MARILYN H. KARFELD Senior Staff ReporterFebruary 8, 2008 The former chief United Nations weapons inspector and a retired Middle East diplomat recently warned that America was heading straight toward imminent war … Continue reading
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Which Candidate Is Talking About Compensation for Iraqis?
The only genuine peace candidate still running is Ron Paul, right? Roger Baker Brother Roger, Well, no. Ron Paul is not the only peace candidate still in the race. Barak Obama is also a peace candidate and for Dahr Jamail … Continue reading
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Speaking of Adolph and His Brownshirts
Here Come the Brownshirts, Again: Does the Republican Party Have Aces Up Its Sleeves?By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS The Brownshirt Party has chosen John “hundred year war” McCain as its presidential candidate. Except for Cheney, Norman Podhoretz, and Billy Kristol, McCain … Continue reading
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The New Amerikkkan Inquisition
Waterboarding and Inquisitionby David M. Gitlitz Why has the Bush administration been dancing around the question of whether waterboarding is torture? Waterboarding was one of the most common tortures employed by the Spanish Inquisition for the first half of its … Continue reading
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Bring All These Criminals to Justice
Our question of Medea would be, “When will we, the international community of humans, bring the real terrorists to justice, people such as George Walker Bush, Richard Bruce Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and many others in their administration?” Our Terrorist in … Continue reading
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Just Another Predictable BushCo Outcome
Document Shows Army Blocked Help for Soldiersby Ari Shapiro Morning Edition, February 7, 2008 · A document from the Department of Veterans Affairs contradicts an assertion made by the Army surgeon general that his office did not tell VA officials … Continue reading
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Lawbreakers in Chief
From Bad Attitude.com. A Government of Lawless Men There has been a remarkable consistency among George W. Bush’s attorneys general in one respect. All three of them have openly argued for breaking the law and have proceeded to do so … Continue reading
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Internet Cable Fiasco
Read how the MSM frames this report: “are terrorists involved”? This perpetuates the fear-mongering of BushCo and is counterproductive. Besides, the most likely “terrorists involved” are the CIA and the US military, in preparation for action against Iran. This conjecture … Continue reading
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Bring Out the Dogs – 15 February
Come as a Dog! Dress as a Dog! Movement for a Democratic Society/Austin invites you to BRING OUT THE DOGS! A Street Theater Event “Honoring” Sen. John (Corn Dog) Cornyn “Lap Dog to the President” 5-6:30 pm, Friday, Feb. 15 … Continue reading
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The Class Deconstruction of New Orleans
New Orleans: Vanishing Cityby Michelle Chen Post-Katrina Redevelopment Excludes “poor and working-class black New Orleanians from returning home” It took Kawana Jasper over a year, and all the stubborn will she could muster, to get back to New Orleans. Broke … Continue reading
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It Gave Me Goose Bumps; It Chilled Me to the Bones
The FBI Deputizes Businessby Matthew Rothschild Today, more than 23,000 representatives of private industry are working quietly with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. The members of this rapidly growing group, called InfraGard, receive secret warnings of terrorist … Continue reading
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