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Attacking in Pakistan While No One’s Looking
NATO ground troops attack Taliban stronghold in Pakistan, officials sayBy Huma Yusuf / September 3, 2008 The raid may be the first time the US has sent troops into Pakistan. Prior attacks attributed to US forces were conducted with drones. … Continue reading
Iraq Report: the al Anbar Handover
Sergeant Jesse E. Leach carries Lance Corporal Juan Valdez-Castillo after he was shot by a sniper during a patrol in Anbar Province, Iraq on October 31, 2006. (Photo: Joao Silva for The New York Times)The Fake U.S. Victory in IraqBy … Continue reading
Is John McCain Really Just Sarah Palin’s Bitch?
From the creative mind of YouTuber LisaNova. Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens | The Rag Blog | Posted September 2, 2008
Cuba: Still Much More Concerned with the Things That Truly Matter
CUBA: Shoring Up the Educational SystemBy Patricia Grogg / August 29, 2008 HAVANA, Aug 29 — In the new school year, which begins next Monday, Cuba’s educational system will be trying out several changes aimed at overcoming the decline in … Continue reading
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
Ecological Food For Thought … The Progress Of DestructionBy Jim Otterstrom / September 2, 2008 A friend once sent me a link to a composite photo of the nighttime lights of North America as seen from space. She found the … Continue reading
Nilin: Stopping Israel’s Plans to Steal Their Land
Nilin, Palestine exchanges of “fire”Palestinian village faces army reign of terrorBy Jonathan Cook / September 2, 2008 NILIN — The window through which Salam Amira, 16, filmed the moment when an Israeli soldier shot from close range a handcuffed and … Continue reading
Preventive Detention Violates the 4th Amendment
A documentary filmmaker screamed as he underwent treatment for pepper spray. Photo: Damon Winter/The New York TimesPreemptive Strikes Against Protest at RNCby Marjorie Cohn / September 2, 2008 In the months leading up to the Republican National Convention, the FBI-led … Continue reading
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Same Path of Intervention and Domination in Iraq
Raed Jarrar in the T-shirt that got him barred from a flight until it was coveredUS-Iraqi agreement: leakedBy Raed Jarrar / September 1, 2008 I read about a leaked copy of the US-Iraqi agreement a few days ago when a … Continue reading
Minneapolis: Protests and Confrontation Continue
Amy Goodman Arrested At RNC Police, National Guard, fire tear gas into protest groupBy Pioneer Press staff / September 1, 2008 Local police and Minnesota National Guard units are using a combination of pepper spray, concussion grenades and tear gas … Continue reading
"I Need the Money to Pay My Bills"
Marjorie Allgood in Louisville, Ky., where a record number of students qualify for free meals. Photo: Tyler Bissmeyer for The New York Times.Hard Times Hitting Students and SchoolsBy Sam Dillon / August 31, 2008 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With mortgage foreclosures … Continue reading
Labor Day: Stop Corporate Bullying of Employees
Labor Day 2008: Support Employee Free ChoiceBy Michael Honey / September 1, 2008 Labor Day 2008 marks a moment of crisis for middle and working-class Americans. Housing, health care, transportation, education and job needs are growing acute in an economy … Continue reading
Constructing a New Agenda for the Global Economy
2002 Porto Alegre, Brazil. SourceThere Is an Alternative to Corporate RuleBy Mark Engler / September 1, 2008 All over the world, alternative approaches to capitalist greed are bubbling up from the grassroots. One of the remarkable features of modern political … Continue reading
