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The Economic Vocabulary Was Turned Into Double-Think
An Interview with Economist Michael Hudson… The worsening debt crisis: Who got us into this mess and what are the real political options?By Mike Whitney / September 8, 2008 Michael Hudson is a former Wall Street economist specializing in the … Continue reading
Iran, Nuclear Research, and the American Press
What I would like to know is why all these analysts and pundits cannot take Iran at face value when they claim they are interested in developing peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Despite my deep misgivings about such pursuits owing … Continue reading
But We Are At the End of Our Rope
“It is not a good thing that al-Maliki is pressuring Iraqi refugees in Egypt and Jordan to return. The UNHCR says it is too dangerous for them as yet. Some returnees in Diyala Province were recently evicted from their homes … Continue reading
A Browbeaten, More Passive Press Corps
White House press corps acquiescing to another line of bullshit.The mighty, scary press corpsBy Glenn Greenwald / September 6, 2008 Criticizing the McCain campaign for refusing to allow reporters to question Sarah Palin, Time’s Jay Carney writes: Political operatives love … Continue reading
Pakistan Shuts Down Khyber Pass Supply Line
Lawyers in Multan burn an effigy of President Bush during a protest against U.S. attacks in Pakistan’s tribal areas, Sept. 6. U.S. forces have conducted a raid inside Pakistan in the first known foreign ground assault in Pakistan against a … Continue reading
The Moose-Hunting Pitbull with Lipstick
This cynical choice has left McCain’s honour in shredsBy Minette Marrin / September 7, 2008 I’m an American, California born. It’s true my mother was English and that I was brought up here from early childhood and think myself exceptionally … Continue reading
Extraordinary Rendition: The Grief Isn’t Yet Over
Rendered to Egypt for torture, Mohammed Saad Iqbal Madni is released from GuantánamoBy Andy Worthington / September 6, 2008 News that three more prisoners have been released from Guantánamo is cause for celebration, as all three men should never have … Continue reading
The Con-Servative Way: Privatize the Profits and Socialize the Losses
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac: Phase two of financial crisisBy Jack Rasmus / September 1, 2008 Despite repeated efforts during the past year by the Federal Reserve (Fed), the U.S. Treasury, regulatory agencies, and global central banks, the current financial crisis … Continue reading
Unaccountable Privatization: Your Tax Dollars Hard at Work
One Fifth of Iraq Funding Goes to Private ContractorsBy Willam Fisher / September 6, 2008. If spending continues at the current rate, the U.S. will have spent 100 billion dollars on military contractors in Iraq by the end of the … Continue reading
Where Iraqi Spending Priorities Lie
Please keep this in perspective: Iraq does not provide potable water for the majourity of its citizens, there are still 4 million Iraqis displaced because of ethnic cleansing (termed “civil war” by the US), cholera has become a majour concern … Continue reading
Sarah Palin’s Aerial War on Wolves
Source / Red State Rebels The Rag Blog / Posted September 5, 2008
Why Is This No Surprise Whatsoever?
Screen grab of stock footage of soldiersfuneral used in RNC video. (GETTY IMAGES)Fake Soldiers Used In RNC VideoBy Michael Rey / September 4, 2008 Patriotic Montage Shown At RNC Featured Actors Hired For One Day Shoot, Not Military It was … Continue reading
