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Global War on Terror : A Report Card
F is for Failure:The Bush Doctrine in RuinsBy Tom Engelhardt / October 21, 2008 On the brief occasions when the President now appears in the Rose Garden to “comfort” or “reassure” a shock-and-awed nation, you can almost hear those legions … Continue reading
Iraqi Cabinet Rejects Revised SOFA*
Well, this will make things interesting insofar as the Bush administration is not especially willing to concede any further points in the agreement. As Juan Cole points out, By the time a draft agreement was circulated last week (text courtesy … Continue reading
Karl Rove: Still a Criminal, No Matter How Many Times He Escapes
Embedded video from CNN VideoProtester Tries to Handcuff Karl RoveOctober 22, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO – An anti-war protester confronted former Bush administration aide Karl Rove while he spoke at a San Francisco mortgage bankers’ meeting. A statement by the group … Continue reading
Corporate Contrition Is an Outdated Concept?
Members of the activist group ‘Code Pink’ waved signs marked with the words “shame” and “greed” when Richard S. Fuld Jr., CEO of now-bankrupt Lehman Brothers, arrived to testify before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Oct. … Continue reading
Welcome to the United States of Christianity
And the walls come tumbling down.By Jeff Schweitzer / October 21, 2008 The last crumbling stones supporting the weakened wall separating Church and State have tumbled to ground. The Bush Administration no longer even pretends to honor the primary founding … Continue reading
Know Your Candidates and Their Endorsements
I agonised about posting this article, but I feel it is important to relate the facts without bias. There is another article below from McClatchy that suggests that the endorsement from Powell is not just an average endorsement. This is … Continue reading
High, High Hopes : Turning Houston Blue
Larry Joe Doherty, Congressional candidate from Houston, maps out a strategy. Photos by Dave Mann.Can the Democrats sweep Houston? (Maybe. But don’t hold your breath…)By Dave Mann This article appears in the Oct. 17, 2008, issue of The Texas Observer. … Continue reading
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Keith Olbermann : Special Comment: Divide and Conquer, Again?
Keith Olbermann offered a “Special Comment” tonight on his show Countdown, criticizing the McCain campaign and other Republicans, like Michele Bachmann, for their use of divisive politics during the campaign. The full text follows. ‘A Special Comment tonight about the … Continue reading
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Attaining World Peace Is Elimination of Injustice
World Peace is More Than Just the Silencing of the GunsBy Peter Chamberlin / October 20, 2008 World peace is more than just the silencing of the guns, it is the elimination of the injustice that has compelled the men … Continue reading
They’re Not Done Robbing Us Yet !!!!!
Administration Floats New Stimulus PlanBy Jeannine Aversa / October 20, 2008 Momentum is building for a fresh dose of economic stimulants to boost the country out of the doldrums – perhaps by putting more money in Americans’ pockets. The White … Continue reading
Signs of a Sick Society: the Election
Who says conservatives don’t understand political theatre? This is one of the finest examples of agit-prop ever caught on video. A really grand nation we’ve got here, filled with cynical, self-serving racist folks. Wonderful place … Richard Jehn / The … Continue reading
