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McCain Denies Roughing Up Sandinista
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. and his wife Cindy McCain attend a press conference in Cartagena, Colombia, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Photo by Fernando Vergara / AP.Incident detailed by Sen. Thad Cochran, R-MissBy Beth Fouhy / July 2, … Continue reading
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Tagged Latin America, McCain, McCain Temper, Media, Presidential Campaign, Sandanistas
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Journalist Dahr Jamail Discusses the Media and the Occupation of Iraq
Journalist Dahr JamailReporting from a sense of duty and mission…by D.Tyhacz / July 3, 2008 Dahr Jamail is an award-winning freelance journalist. His reporting from Iraq has earned him numerous awards, including the prestigious 2008 Martha Gellhorn Award for Journalism, … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Media, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Journalism, Media, Middle East
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The Uniqueness of Israel’s Democracy
Mohammed OmerFrom Triumph to TortureBy John Pilger / July 03, 2008 Israel’s treatment of an award-winning young Palestinian journalist is part of a terrible pattern Two weeks ago, I presented a young Palestinian, Mohammed Omer, with the 2008 Martha Gellhorn … Continue reading
From the "Why Aren’t We Surprised?" Department
Police ‘Torture’ Videos Spark UproarBy Traci Carl / July 2, 2008 MEXICO CITY – Videos showing Leon police practicing torture techniques on a fellow officer and dragging another through vomit at the instruction of a U.S. adviser created an uproar … Continue reading
Does This Sound Familiar, Or What ??
Iraqi policeman Amjed Najen lost his leg in a bombing. “When I lost my leg, I lost my future,” he said. Photo: Michael Kamber for The New York TimesWounded Iraqi forces say they’ve been abandonedBy Michael Kamber / July 1, … Continue reading
In Accordance with Iraqi Law and Not Freely
US agrees to scrap immunity for security guards in Iraq: FM BAGHDAD — The Iraqi foreign minister said on Tuesday that Washington has agreed to scrap immunity for foreign security guards in Iraq, moving the two countries closer to signing … Continue reading
FOX News Does it Again!!
(Above)Screenshot of Fox & Friends featuring the photo it used of Jacques Steinberg, with the original photo on its left. Comparing the two photos, it appears that the following changes have been made: Steinberg’s teeth have been yellowed, his nose … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox News, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Propaganda, Right Wing
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Bush Urges Expanded Drilling Of Alaskan Wildlife
Hole in one! Workers near Alaska’s Lake Teshekpuk take a core sample from a grizzly bear cub. Image courtesy The Onion.Drilling of polar bears, grizzlies, porpoises plannedWASHINGTON, DC — Following a recent ruling by a U.S. District Court that blocked … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Ecology, Energy, Environment, Fauna, Humor, Nature, Satire
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Hot Shots and Classic Takes
Thanks to Kathy Doyle / The Rag Blog / Posted July 2, 2008
What Scott McClellan (and Jay Rockefeller) Didn’t Tell Us
The Story Behind George Bush’s Lies By Richard W. Behan / July 1, 2008 Long accused of signature dishonesty, the Bush Administration now stands twice indicted, by Scott McClellan’s book and by two damning reports from Jay Rockefeller’s Senate Select … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bush Administration, Bush Lies, Corruption, George W. Bush, Iraq War, Propaganda, War on Terror
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Gitmo Torture Methods Cribbed From Chinese Communists
Image by Matt Groller / Rolling Stone.“Coercive management techniques” copied verbatimBy Scott Shane / July 2, 2008 WASHINGTON — The military trainers who came to Guantánamo Bay in December 2002 based an entire interrogation class on a chart showing the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese Communists, CIA, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Military, Torture, Waterboarding
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Anti-science conservatives must be stopped
Americans must not allow global warming deniers to block the policies needed to avert catastrophic climate change. Our future is at stake.By Joseph Romm / Jun. 30, 2008 Conservatives put on a spectacular display of scientific ignorance this month in … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Conservatives, Environment, Global Warming, Religious Right, Right Wing, Science
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