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Hey, Kids – It’s Just a Joke
We bet he won’t be laughing at his next election. The Rag “PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has been caught on film saluting US president George W Bush – but he says the incident was just a joke. Cameras caught the … Continue reading
Martin Luther King’s Voice Still Silenced by MSM
40 Years Later, (The Late) Martin Luther King Still Silencedby Jeff Cohen Soon after Martin Luther King’s birthday became a federal holiday in 1986, I began prodding mainstream media to cover the dramatic story of King’s last year as he … Continue reading
Defending the Indefensible: Billions in Subsidies
I don’t know about you, but I wanna throw up all over these smug, arrogant fuckers. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog Stephen Simon (Exxon Mobil), John Hofmeister (Shell), Peter Robertson (Chevron), JohnLowe (Conoco Phillips) and Robert Malone (BP America) … Continue reading
A Case of Great Respect for Privacy Rights
Notice the lawyer’s name — could he be related to our own Red-Headed Stranger?? Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog Search and Seizure: Vermont Supreme Court Throws Out Marijuana Conviction Based on Warrantless Aerial Surveillancefrom Drug War Chronicle, Issue #530 … Continue reading
Never Did the Possibility of Disappointment Offer So Much Hope
Would you like change with that? Super Tuesday II, as Fox dubbed it, took some steam out of the Obama bandwagon, but he’s still the likely Democratic nominee, and therefore the likely president-to-be. Which is remarkable, really—a nonparticipant can only … Continue reading
An Outrageous Miscarriage of Justice
Lynne Stewart arrives at court Oct. 16, 2006. Photo: AP Targeting Defense Lawyers: Lynne Stewart’s Long Struggle for JusticeBy Stephan Lendman / April 3, 2008 On April 9, 2002, Attorney General John Ashcroft made a symbolic visit to “Ground Zero.” … Continue reading
The Surge Is Prolonging Instability
General William Odom Tells Senate: Rapid Withdrawal Is Only Solution TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON IRAQBy William E. Odom, LT General, USA, Ret. / April 2, 2008 Good morning Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. It … Continue reading
We Need to Demand a Less Bloated Budget
When Pigs Sprout Wings: Mangled Rationales for a Fatter Defense BudgetBy WINSLOW T. WHEELER The Pentagon’s budget is now bigger than at any point since World War II as measured in constant 2008 dollars. Nonetheless, some want more stuffing. They … Continue reading
They’re Going to Pay the Price
Mukasey Knew About 9/11 Before It Happened Keith Olbermann Mukasey Hints US Had Attack Warning Before 9/11By David Edwards and Muriel Kane 02/04/08 “Raw Story” — – When Attorney General Mukasey delivered a speech last week demanding that Congress grant … Continue reading
Depleted Uranium Violates US & International Law
UN Humanitarian Lawyer, Karen Parker, On the Violation of Human Rights in CaliforniaBy Cathy Garger, Mar 18, 2008, 08:00 A raging human rights battle brewing between the federal Department of Energy and the people of California will soon be coming … Continue reading
Inoculating Corporate America Against Criminal Complicity with BushCo
Telecom Immunity: Playing the 9/11 Card … Againby Tom Burghardt / April 1st, 2008 The Bush administration, never known for its veracity on any issue, once again is playing the “9/11 card” in an desperate attempt to continue violating the … Continue reading
The Real Issue Is Whether We Are a Nation of Laws
No One is LeadingBy Mark A. Goldman / ICH / March 31, 2008 The American people have no one leading the charge for the restoration of the Constitution and the rule of law. My point is not that few Americans … Continue reading
