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Peak Oil to Food to Steel : The Domino Effect
First of all, we likely have already peaked last year, or are now peaking in world oil production, as currently soaring oil prices should indicate. But see also the following link: Revision of Depletion Model. This being the case, it … Continue reading
The Time Has Come for Americans to Blink
Everybody Knows.By Sheila Samples / May 16, 2008Everybody knows that the dice are loaded.Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed.Everybody knows the war is over.Everybody knows the good guys lost.Everybody knows the fight was fixed.The poor stay poor, the rich get … Continue reading
Moron-in-Chief on Obama and Appeasement (Bomb, Bomb Iran Dept.)
Lies of AggressionBy Paul Craig Roberts / May 16, 2008 On May 15, the White House Moron, in a war-planning visit to Israel, justified the naked aggression he and Ehud Olmert are planning against Iran as the only alternative to … Continue reading
McCain’s Magic Carpet Ride
John McCain Trades Straight Talk for Unadulterated FantasyBy Arianna Huffington / May 15,2008 John McCain unveiled his new campaign strategy today: invite the American people to take a magic carpet ride with him to the land of Eternal Sunshine. In … Continue reading
BushCo’s GWOT: Making You Less Secure
The survivors’ stories leave no doubt: Guantánamo Makes Us All Less SafeBy George Monbiot / May 14, 2008 Official accounts reveal with chilling clarity that acts carried out in the name of the war on terror have backfired dreadfully When … Continue reading
Dying Over the American Housing Crisis
Let’s be clear about the facts here: it’s okay to bail out the lenders who are in trouble, but we will ignore the home-buyers who cannot meet their mortgage payments. Just another example of BushCo’s “we-don’t-give-a-flying-fuck” approach to America. “If … Continue reading
Protesters converge on Houston to say "No New Coal"
Environmental activists from Arkansas, Michigan, Nevada, Georgia, Texas, and Iowa converged on Houston May 14, 2008,to urge the Houston-based Dynegy corporation to halt construction on its six proposed coal plants. The protest targeted Dynegy’s annual shareholders meeting. Activists gathered outside … Continue reading
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Big Win for Gay Rights
John Lewis, right, hugs his partner, Stuart Gaffney, left, outside of the California State Supreme Court building in San Francisco, Thursday, May 15, 2008, after the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage in a ruling that … Continue reading
US Arms Accusations Against Iran? …Never Mind
The Iranian arms justification for bombing Iran is holding up no better than Bush’s justification for invading Iraq, based on Saddam’s supposed weapons of mass destruction. Roger Baker / The Rag Blog US claims on Iranian arms proove bogusBy Gareth … Continue reading
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A Really Low-Budget Horror Flick: Crazy Ants Hit Houston
Exterminator Tom Rasberry lets the creatures named for him, “crazy rasberry ants,” crawl on his arm Tuesday.‘Crazy’ Ants Swarm Over Houston AreaBy Linda Stewart Ball / May 14, 2008 In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming … Continue reading
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