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Terror Does Not Stop Terror
Makeshift Patriot
"Ouch," in So Many Remarkable Ways
Stick it To Him Like He’s Been Sticking it to YouBy Buck Batard In case you’re one of the lucky few who’s still flush with cash, Amazon has just the ticket to deal with the problems facing the economy right … Continue reading
Stop Denying Yourself a Meaningful Existence
Presentation by Joe BageantSt. Edwards University in Austin, TexasDepartment of Ethics and LeadershipFebruary 2008 I usually speak to political groups and literary groups and their awareness tends to be political or intellectual. The word spiritual is a big no-no in … Continue reading
Another Forgotten Victim of 911
Dr. Sami Al-Arian vs Big Brotherby Eileen Fleming / March 15th, 2008 American Palestinian Professor Dr. Sami Amin Al-Arian, has spent the last five years behind bars although NO jury ever returned a single guilty verdict against him. On March … Continue reading
When Will We Finally Stop Meddling?
For God’s Sake, Don’t…!by Dr. Haider Mehdi / March 15th, 2008 The news all over the media is that the US army “is developing a plan to send around 100 trainers to work with a Pakistani para-military force that is … Continue reading
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Are Conservatives Losing Their Marbles?
Remembering What Nixon Learnedby David Sirota A half-century ago, Richard Nixon spearheaded his party’s national congressional campaign in the face of a recession like the one we face today. Then Dwight Eisenhower’s vice president, he decided that as a way … Continue reading
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Junior’s REAL Legacy of Blood and Chaos
The Cult of the Suicide BomberBy Robert Fisk 14/03/08 “The Independent” — – Khaled looked at me with a broad smile. He was almost laughing. At one point, when I told him that he should abandon all thoughts of being … Continue reading
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Winter Soldier – Live Video and Audio Streams
Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan 2008 The horrible, honest reality of the American occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan like you haven’t heard it before. Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan., features testimony from U.S. veterans who served in those occupations, giving … Continue reading
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Police State Amerikkka – A New, Unsurprising Episode
FBI Found to Misuse Security Letters: 2003-06 Audit Cites Probes of CitizensBy Dan Eggen, Washington Post Staff Writer 14/03/08 ” Washington Post” — — The FBI has increasingly used administrative orders to obtain the personal records of U.S. citizens rather … Continue reading
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Not When the Great Game Is at Stake
The First Sixth-Anniversary-of-the-Iraq-War ArticleBy Tom Engelhardt, posted March 13, 2008 09:51 am Please don’t write in with a correction. I know just as well as you do that we’re approaching the fifth, not the sixth, anniversary of the moment when, … Continue reading
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You Are Not Here for Criticising
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For Texas History Buffs
Friends and fellow history buffs: The first of my two-volume history of the Texas Rangers, “The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900” (New York: Forge Books, 496 pages, $29.95) will be published March 18. I am humbled that some … Continue reading
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