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From Fred On Everything A New Improved America: The Coming of God Knows What Something is wrong with the United States. I think most of us have noticed it. There is a mortal rot in the country, made manifest by … Continue reading →

Not a Costly Experiment Gone Wrong, But a Catastrophe: Who’s to Blame for Iraq?By NIVIEN SALEH In Germany, at the age of nine, I saw something on television that horrified me. It was a table lamp with a shade that … Continue reading →

Applauding Torture and Giuliani’s Put Down of Ron Paul: Republicans in Self-Destruct ModeBy PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS As everyone except for a dwindling band of Bush supporters now knows, the US is in a terrible situation in Iraq from which it … Continue reading →

REFLECTIONS BY THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF: The english submarineBy Fidel Castro RuzMay 22, 2007, 13:56 The press dispatches bring the news; it belongs to the Astute Class, the first of its kind to be constructed in Great Britain in more … Continue reading →

Dems Cut Trade Deal with Bush; Poised to Throw American Workers Under BusBy Lori Wallach and Todd Tucker, AlterNet. Posted May 23, 2007. Democrats talked tough on trade to win a majority. Now they’re poised to enter into a deal … Continue reading →

The Insanity of the U.S. Embargo on CubaBy Nathaniel Hoffman, AlterNet. Posted May 23, 2007. A growing group of American activists and politicians are on a mission to end our Cold War-era embargo on Cuba. They believe that business, not … Continue reading →

Or at least he mentions them more than anyone should. But what should we expect from a war criminal? Is Bush Leading Us to Nuclear War?By William D. Hartung and Frida Berrigan, In These Times.Posted May 23, 2007. While the … Continue reading →

Do you believe President Bush’s actions justify impeachment? * 473245 responses Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial. 88% No, like any president, he has made … Continue reading →

Pentagon’s Teen Recruiting Methods Would Make Tobacco Companies ProudBy Terry J. Allen, In These Times. Posted May 22, 2007. With over half of America’s 1 million active and reserve soldiers enlisted as teens, the military is luring kids as young … Continue reading →

Manufacturing ConscriptionBy George Aleman III. Axis of Logic ExclusiveMay 20, 2007, 16:17 “Supporting The Troops” And Suppressing A National Discussion Of all the slogans that are used to stifle opposition to America’s aggressive foreign policy, the most infamous is “Support … Continue reading →

Or should we say the likes of Exxon Mobil, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, et al, do not want peace in Iraq, and their cronies lackies, Junior and Big Dick, are happy to oblige. U.S. Imperial Ambitions Thwart Iraqis’ Peace PlansBy Joshua … Continue reading →

Decline and fall of the neoconsSarah Baxter Paul Wolfowitz’s departure from the World Bank signals the end of an ideological era in Washington As Tony Blair was bidding farewell to President George W Bush in the Rose Garden on Thursday, … Continue reading →