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Crazy Is As Crazy Does

From News for Real One Flew Over the …. White House? The time has come to ask the question: Can it be that our president is not just wrong, not just stubborn, not just acting on sinister but purposeful motives, … Continue reading

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Not Winning Hearts and Minds

… which, frankly, the US hasn’t done since entering Iraq in March 2003, almost four long years ago. This piece comes from Ranger Against War. Ghetto Busters The Turks would need six hundred thousand men to meet the combined ill … Continue reading

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Laura Veirs Is Singin’ On Sunday

If you haven’t ever heard of her, she’s got some excellent material. This is one of my favourites.Jailhouse Fire – Laura Veirs Here is her Web site if you’d like to learn more, buy her music, or book her for … Continue reading

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Beating the War Drums

US threatens Iran over Iraq14/01/2007 – 3:13:04 PM The White House said today that Iranians are aiding the insurgency in Iraq and that the US has the authority to pursue them because they “put our people at risk.” “We are … Continue reading

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And Here’s Talking Democracy

Popular, successful “dictators” and authentic democracyBy Arthur ShawJan 11, 2007, 23:39 “Dictators can be popular. [Fidel] Castro has been immensely popular, he has been in power for 50 years, and the same could happen with [Venezuelan President Hugo] Chávez. If … Continue reading

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Corporatism, NOT Democracy

George W. Bush: A Symptom of DiseaseBy Charles Sullivan 01/12/07 “Information Clearing House” — – Sometimes you look around and wonder how things could have gone so wrong so quickly. America has become the antithesis of everything she purports to … Continue reading

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Ron Ridenour’s Adventures, Con’t.

The Series: Working the Revolution, 1992-2006. Food Distribution and “Back on the Farm”. 1994-1995By Ron RidenourJan 11, 2007, 09:44 Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in Ron Ridenour’s wonderful series on his volunteer farm work in Cuba after the … Continue reading

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The "Black Blood" War

Fight for “Black-Blood” of Global Economy in IraqBy Tahir M. Qazi, MDJan 13, 2007, 17:22 Hidden behind the smoke of firing guns and chaotic scenes in Iraq is the greedy face of Multinational Corporations and their political patrons, who have … Continue reading

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How Do We Continue to Tolerate This Criminal?

From the Pensito Review Bush Caught Lying to Troops about Escalation PlanPosted by Jon Ponder | Jan. 13, 2007, 4:39 pm Here we have one branch of the Traditional Media reporting the true facts on the ground only to have … Continue reading

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Continuing to Script Armageddon

The Nightmare Weaponry of Our FutureBy Frida Berrigan, Tomdispatch.com. Posted January 13, 2007. The Armed Forces can’t adequately equip those already in uniform, but the Pentagon is committing itself to massive corporate contracts for new high-tech weapons systems slated to … Continue reading

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What Really Happened in Somalia

Instead of “al-Qaeda,” U.S. Kills Nomads in SomaliaSaturday January 13th 2007, 11:20 am As usual, it takes a few days for the truth to emerge, not that the corporate media here in America notices. Instead of killing Fazul Abdullah Moham-med, … Continue reading

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We Need a NEW Dot-Connecting Department

… one that will connect the dots between George Bush, Dick Cheney, and all these assholes that are handsomely profiting from the nasty little incursion in Iraq. Shock and oil: Iraq’s billions & the White House connectionStephen Foley reports from … Continue reading

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