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Moral Depravity in Very High Places
Averting our gaze from U.S. crueltyBy Linda McQuaig / July 1, 2008 Does the president of the United States have the right to order a detainee buried alive? Oddly, this grotesque question was posed at a U.S. Congressional hearing last … Continue reading
Arianna Huffington : Watch Out For Right Turn
The supposed innovation of Karl Rove was to have George Bush concentrate on activating his base rather than playing to the center during his presidential campaigns. That strategy won the last two elections even with a moron heading the ticket. … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Obama, Political Strategy, Presidential Campaign
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Vets Speak Out About Wesley Clark and John McCain
Army Gen. Wesley Clark, Ret, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO. The treatment of Clark’s lucid remarks made in the last few days by the ever-rabid media has been absolute and complete. Anyone who reads a transcript of Clark’s … Continue reading
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Tagged GI's, McCain, Media, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Veterans, Video, Wesley Clark
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Drawn and Quartered
Khalil Rahman. / The Daily Naya Diganta / Dhaka, Bangladesh The Rag Blog / Posted July 1, 2008
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Tagged Cartoon, George W. Bush, Humor, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Political Cartoon, Satire
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Tutu Visits Scene of Massacre; Calls For End to Blockade
Archbishop Desmond Tutu To try this out I googled “Desmond Tutu Gaza” and sure enough I got not one U.S. media hit. Democracy Now! radio had something but no newspaper at all. I went to the New York Times web … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Desmond Tutu, Israel, Journalism, Media, Middle East, Palestine, Palestinian Blockade, Peace Movement, Religion
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Iraq Electrocutions : Shoddy Work by KBR?
At a 173rd Airborne base in Shin Kay, Afghanistan, in 2005, an outdoor, 200-ampere breaker panel, above, was uncovered and wired from the top. Photo courtesy NYT.After Deaths, U.S. Inspects Electric Work Done in IraqBy James Risen / July 1, … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Corruption, GI's, Iraq, Iraq Occupation, Military Contractors
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Medical Study on Psilocybin : Lasting Positive Effects
‘Shrooms.Heck, they could have just asked us… Magic Mushrooms produce long-termsense of well-beingBy John Lazarou / July 1, 2008 In a follow-up to research showing that psilocybin, a substance contained in “sacred mushrooms,” produces substantial spiritual effects, a Johns Hopkins … Continue reading
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Tagged Clinical Studies, Drugs, Flora, Hallucinogens, Medical Studies, Mental Health, Psychedelics, Psychology, Science
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Referring to the US Economy ….
Did you see the new dollar bill they just released in commemoration of our $4+ gasoline? Thanks to Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog
As Go the Penquins, So Goes the Sea
Bellwether Species?A king penguin at the edge of an ice shelf in Antarctica. Photo from Getty Images.Penguin Woes Signal Trouble at SeaBy Seth Borenstein / July 1, 2008 The dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world’s oceans … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecology, Endangered Species, Environment, Global Warming, Nature, Oceans
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NRA Has Obama In Its Sights
NRA plans $40M fall blitz targeting ObamaBy Jonathan Martin / June 30, 2008 The National Rifle Association plans to spend about $40 million on this year’s presidential campaign, with $15 million of that devoted to portraying Barack Obama as a … Continue reading
A poem of peace
Making Peace A voice from the dark called out,“The poets must give usimagination of peace, to oust the intense, familiarimagination of disaster. Peace, not onlythe absence of war.” But peace, like a poem,is not there ahead of itself,can’t be imagined … Continue reading
Two For The Road : Heading For The Exit Lane
By 2012 there should be roughly 10 million fewer vehicles on the road in America… We stand at a turning point for US transport. Real gasoline prices have already surpassed the peak levels that followed the second OPEC oil shocks, … Continue reading
