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From Mother Jones The Iraq Effect: War Has Increased Terrorism Sevenfold Worldwide Has the war in Iraq increased jihadist terrorism? The Bush administration has offered two responses: First, the moths-to-a-flame argument, which says that Iraq draws terrorists who would otherwise … Continue reading →

10. The Neocons – “We’re Gonna Find Those Evil Doers”

Blind to the Consequences of OffshoringPublished on Tuesday, February 20, 2007.By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS At a Washington, D.C., press conference last November, Harvard University professor Michael Porter claimed that globalism was bringing benefits to Americans (Manufacturing & Technology News, Nov. … Continue reading →

Iraqi women to hang for acts of resistanceBy LeiLani DowellWorkers World NewspaperPublished Feb 17, 2007 7:56 AM At a time when U.S. occupation troops and puppet Iraqi troops have committed hundreds of thousands of murders of Iraqi civilians, three women … Continue reading →

Jake Shimabukuro plays “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”

The Imperial System: Hierarchy, Networks and Clients. The Case of SomaliaBy James Petras*Feb 20, 2007, 08:19 Introduction The imperial system is much more complex than what is commonly referred to as the “US Empire”. The US Empire, with its vast … Continue reading →

We’ll say it because few, if any others, will – we reserve for the likes of you the very words that your venerable vice prez used in the senate, but for a rather different reason. This is from Another Day … Continue reading →

From Baghdad Burning The Rape of Sabrine… It takes a lot to get the energy and resolution to blog lately. I guess it’s mainly because just thinking about the state of Iraq leaves me drained and depressed. But I had … Continue reading →

These tit for tat news articles sadly remind us of children in a school yard play fighting, but with deadly weaponry. Weapons used in Iran attacks came from the U.S.2/18/2007 12:36:00 PM GMTBy: Emile Tayyip Local police have restored security … Continue reading →

Just slower and more painful. Depleted Uranium: Pernicious Killer Keeps on KillingBy Craig Etchison, Ph.D.t r u t h o u t | Guest ContributorMonday 19 February 2007 The Questions I live a few miles from an ATK (Alliant Tech) … Continue reading →

Mission imperialMonday February 19, 2007The Guardian While Iraqis struggled in the chaos of Baghdad after the invasion, the Americans sent to rebuild the nation led a cocooned existence in the centre of the capital – complete with booze, hot dogs … Continue reading →