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Gulf War Syndrome: Self-Poisoned Under Orders
Panel: 1 in 4 Gulf War vets is sickBy Anne Usher / November 17, 2008 Report blames exposure to toxic chemicals and other causes, demands more research and spending. WASHINGTON — At least one in four U.S. veterans of the … Continue reading
Guantanamo Irregularities Yield Broken Men
Cal study finds ex-Guantanamo prisoners brokenBy Bob Egelko / November 17, 2008 The first extensive study of prisoners released from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, finds that many of them are physically and psychologically traumatized, debt-ridden and … Continue reading
Junior Termed a ‘Vigilante’: Sounds Right to Us
Lest we forget, we must continue to apply pressure to the incoming US administration to recognise that what occurred in the lead-up to and prosecution of the invasion of Iraq was a violation of international law and should be treated … Continue reading
Hunger: Not Just an Overseas Problem
50 Percent More US Kids Hungry in 2007By Michael J. Sniffen / November 17, 2008 WASHINGTON – Some 691,000 children went hungry in America sometime in 2007, while close to one in eight Americans struggled to feed themselves adequately even … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Breaking from BushCo Policy and Catastrophe to a Viable Future
The Afghan government says that at least 70 people including women and children were killed in the ‘careless’ attack by US forces on Azizabad village in northwest Afghanistan. Photo: AP.Operation Enduring Disaster: Breaking with Afghan PolicyBy Tariq Ali / November … Continue reading
Junior Doesn’t Really Want to Catch Bin Laden
Afghan article says US Bin-Ladin hunt phoneyBy Juan Cole / November 17, 2008 The USG Open Source Center translates an article from the Persian Afghan press alleging that French troops were at one point close to capturing Usamah Bin Ladin … Continue reading
The Sunday Funnies: 52 Pickup
Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
Eschenbach: Solving the Subprime Crisis
Treating the disease, not the symptoms: a comparison of proposed solutions to the problems resulting from the bursting of the housing bubble.By Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2008 There have been a variety of proposals for … Continue reading
Anti-Military Industrial Complex Protest in Vermont
Vermont Against General Dynamics: Confronting the Military Industrial ComplexBy Ben Dangl / November 16, 2008 On November 1st, in Montpelier, the capital of Vermont, one hundred activists gathered to protest against General Dynamics, a weapons manufacturer operating in the state. … Continue reading
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