Yearly Archives: 2008

Thanks to Kate Braun for this snippet. Do you want a National Sales Tax in addition to your state sales tax? Presidential candidates Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee do. They support a bill by John Linder (R-GA) to institute a … Continue reading →

American pressure thwarts UN censure of Gaza Strip blockadeBy Shlomo Shamir and Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondents, and News Agencies 21/01/08 ” Haaretz.” — – -The United Nations Security Council will not approve a resolution condemning Israel over the closure of … Continue reading →

Pre-emptive nuclear strike a key option, Nato toldIan Traynor in Brussels, Tuesday January 22, 2008, The Guardian The west must be ready to resort to a pre-emptive nuclear attack to try to halt the “imminent” spread of nuclear and other … Continue reading →

Going Bankrupt: Why the Debt Crisis Is Now the Greatest Threat to the American RepublicBy Chalmers Johnson The military adventurers of the Bush administration have much in common with the corporate leaders of the defunct energy company Enron. Both groups … Continue reading →

How the Iraq war’s $2 trillion cost to U.S. could have been spentCraig and Marc Kielburger, Jan 21, 2008 04:30 AM In war, things are rarely what they seem. Back in 2003, in the days leading up to the U.S. … Continue reading →

Guys, I’m afraid we haven’t got a clue …Monday January 21, 2008, The Guardian In the run-up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, experts warned Tony Blair that occupying the country and trying to impose a western-style democracy was … Continue reading →

Lets not try to rewrite history. LBJ was both a war criminal and a moral midget compared to Martin Luther King, who had the courage to oppose his war. LBJ killed over a million innocent children with this undeclared imperialist … Continue reading →

Covering Up the Coverage – The American Media’s Complicit Failure to Investigate and Report on the Sibel Edmonds Caseby Daniel Ellsberg For the second time in two weeks, the entire U.S. press has let itself be scooped by Rupert Murdoch’s … Continue reading →

“… Lawmakers, including the House Republican whip, Roy Blunt of Missouri, have cautioned the White House that a furor over earmarks could upend Mr. Bush’s hopes for cooperation with Congress on other issues, including efforts to revive the economy…” Translation: … Continue reading →

Elementary Remarks on the Education System The university education system is a primary obstacle in overcoming the apathy and conformism which is gripping our generation. If we dislike the fact that for the last seven years most of us have … Continue reading →

Richonomics 101 in Post-Bush Americaby Beth Quinn I used to feel like a fool for not being rich. I’d see friends taking great vacations, hiring nannies, buying fabulous cars and wearing expensive jewelry. And I’d wonder, what’s wrong with me … Continue reading →

From Informed Comment, with thanks. King: War Cannot Achieve Even a Negative Good Martin Luther King will be honored today throughout America as a champion of racial justice and racial harmony. That is a pivotal legacy for the United States … Continue reading →