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Juan Cole on the Speech
Bush Sends GIs to his Private Fantasyland To listen to Bush’s speech on Wednesday, you would imagine that al-Qaeda has occupied large swathes of Iraq with the help of Syria and Iran and is brandishing missiles at the US mainland. … Continue reading
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Lou Dobbs for Trash Talkin’ Thursday
And in a surprising turn of events, Lou reveals the truth about what the Bush regime is doing …. CNN/Dobbs: W Fulfills His Dad’s Dream of a New World Order
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Seeing the Bigger Picture
Distracting Congress from the Real War PlanBy Paul Craig Roberts 01/10/07 “Information Clearing House” — — Is the surge an orchestrated distraction from the real war plan? A good case can be made that it is. The US Congress and … Continue reading
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The Pacific Northwest
Even just ten minutes ago, I was watching the snow coming down out there, ‘out there’ being the lovely town of Port Angeles, just a couple of hours from Seattle. The snow’s stopped now, but likely not for long. It … Continue reading
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Playing Into the Hands of the Police State
Democrats Empower Homeland Security’s “Information Whorehouse”Michael Vail – Tuesday, January 9, 2007 – 22:30GCNPosted: Jan 9, 2007 As part of legislation submitted to implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations, the new Democratic majority in Congress has a plan to improve information … Continue reading
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The New World Order
We’ll be saying more about this in the coming days. “New World Order” is an old catch-phrase that is coming to have a deeply sinister meaning as the neocons unfold its reality. National ID card linked to the ‘super slab’Published … Continue reading
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It’s About the Oil, Stupid, in Somalia, Too
You might also be interested in our analysis of this matter from many months ago, which largely mirrors what Watson is saying. The Real Agenda Of The Global Elite In SomaliaNeocons are backing the same warlords that slaughtered US troops … Continue reading
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The Left in Crisis
The Road to Change in Latin AmericaBy Diana RabyJan 10, 2007, 00:17 Since the collapse of the Soviet bloc the left has been in crisis worldwide. The rise of the anti-globalisation and anti-war movements and of the Zapatistas could not … Continue reading
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More Chomsky on Latin America
We posted about this just a couple of days ago. Historical Perspectives On Latin American And East Asian Regional DevelopmentBy Noam ChomskyJan 10, 2007, 09:50 There was a meeting on the weekend of December 9-10 in Cochabamba in Bolivia of … Continue reading
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What’s Going On In Washington?
Bush’s Rush to ArmageddonBy Robert ParryJanuary 8, 2007 George W. Bush has purged senior military and intelligence officials who were obstacles to a wider war in the Middle East, broadening his options for both escalating the conflict inside Iraq and … Continue reading
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An Arab Woman Rage
From An Arab Woman Blues The Uncensored Anger Manifesto – Part III Warning to readers: I frankly don’t give a damn, but just to let you know that the following sequel to Part I & II contains profanities. And if … Continue reading
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We Vote for the "Plus Down"
The DoD is now using the term “plus up” instead of surge … More troops for Iraq? Time to just say “No”by Carl ConettaProject on Defense Alternatives Briefing Memo #3909 January 2007 Can a marginal increase in the US troop … Continue reading
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