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Queeg’s Silver Balls
Latin American – delusion and realityby toni soloMarch 23, 2007 The irony of attacks on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez by cynical, sadistic country-wreckers like Condoleezza Rica and John Negroponte can be lost only on them. While Venezuela advances steadily towards … Continue reading
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Another Danger for Iraqis
Here’s another of those “lackluster services” to which CNN, the dog of the mealy state mouthpiece, was referring yesterday. Shortage of safe water risks cholera in Iraq -U.N.Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:35PM EDTBy Suleiman al-Khalidi AMMAN, March 22 (Reuters) – … Continue reading
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Spicy Chicken and Pean Fritters for Foodie Friday
West Coast African Spicy Chicken and Pean Fritters This dish was called “Chicken Yassa” by Jessica B. Harris when I saw it one afternoon on the Food Network. I didn’t like the name, so there you go. I made quite … Continue reading
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A Glimmer of Sunshine
Last week, Avaaz campaigners hand-delivered our 100,000-signature climate change petition to the environment ministers of the world’s most polluting countries. It worked. The chair of the meeting waved the petition in the air, calling on his fellow ministers to act–and … Continue reading
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The MSM Hard at Work
Listen to the cynicism from the state parrots. They call having electricity less than 4 hours a day and gasoline that is 10 times the cost it was 4 years ago “lackluster services.” Report raps poor planning for Iraq reconstructionPOSTED: … Continue reading
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We’ve Said It Before, And We’ll Say It Again
Under the laws pushed through by this corrupt regime, YOU COULD BE NEXT !!! Top-Secret Torture: What’s stopping the Democrats in Congress from investigating?Tuesday, March 20, 2007; Page A18 KHALID SHEIK Mohammed’s cold-blooded confession of responsibility for the attacks of … Continue reading
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Stop the Dieticians’ Monopoly
We are down to the last two weeks before the bill that will give Dieticians a monopoly in the arena of nutrition is voted on. We need you (and everyone you know) to get involved. It’s pitchfork time! Below are … Continue reading
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Reconstituting Austin SDS – David Bradley
“We are people of this generation, bred in at least modest comfort, housed now in universities, looking uncomfortably to the world we inherit.” With that first sentence of the Port Huron Statement, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) established itself … Continue reading
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Hillary and Barack on Trash Talkin’ Thursday
Hillary “Big Sister” Video Shills Neolib ObamaTuesday March 20th 2007, 3:30 am An Orwellian “anti-Hillary” video, posted on YouTube, a remix of Ridley Scott’s “Big Brother” Super Bowl commercial for Apple, supposedly represents “a watershed moment in 21st century media … Continue reading
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What the Iraq Poll Really Says
Since most of the analysts who’ve written about the recent USA Today poll taken in Iraq cannot actually interpret it correctly, here’s what Left I On the News has to say about it: Conventional “wisdom” on Iraq A lot of … Continue reading
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Hometown Baghdad – Brains on Campus
“Brains on Campus”Adel, a student, takes a stroll through campus.
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