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A Disturbing Pattern of Military Behaviour
Is There an Army Cover-Up of Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers?By Ann Wright, April 29, 2008 The Department of Defense statistics are alarming – one in three women who join the US military will be sexually assaulted or raped … Continue reading
R. Baker on Gas and the Economy
High gas prices here to stay?By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog Below are links to two important articles. The top one is a link and a clip from yesterday’s New York Times article that cites a Canadian bank, CIBC, … Continue reading
Books and the Culture : The Serendipity Wrangler
Bill Wittliff and the Southwestern Writers Collectionby Stayton Bonner [This article first appeared in the April 18, 2008 issue of the Texas Observer] The Southwestern Writers Collection is located on the top floor of the Alkek Library on the Texas … Continue reading
May Day Rally in Austin
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A Small (and, No Doubt, Temporary) Victory
The Pentagon public relations program to skew the news about Iraq probably didn’t violate any laws. It just violated the spirit of open democracy and offended my sensibilities, another inane example of BushCo manipulation and deep-seated insecurity about itself, despite … Continue reading
Involuntary Contributions to Friends of George
In Juan Cole’s words, “A lot of money was wasted on phantom reconstruction projects in Iraq left incomplete because of poor contractor performance. In other words, US tax payers made an involuntary contribution to Friends of George, which would be … Continue reading
Bomb Iran : Is It Time?
Ringo Starr. Bomb Bomb Iran by Summer’s End?By Steve Weissman / April 29, 2008 When Senator John McCain serenaded reporters last April with his “Bomb Bomb Iran,” I had to wonder. Was this a taste of his aging flyboy humor? … Continue reading
A Majority of Doctors Support National Health Care
Frankly, this is a little difficult to swallow. US doctors have traditionally opposed universal health care in favour of unfettered ability to make money (aka, unrestrained greed), and one wonders what has prompted the change of heart. Richard Jehn / … Continue reading
The Two Faces of John McCain
McCain Strongly Rejected Long-Term Iraq Presence: “Bring Them All Home”By Sam Stein / April 28, 2008 When it comes to getting U.S. troops out of Iraq, Sen. John McCain was for the idea before he was against it. Three years … Continue reading
John McCain – How Absurd Can It Get?
John McCain’s Serious Foreign PolicyBy Glenn Greenwald / April 26, 2008 John McCain was on a conference call with right-wing bloggers yesterday and boasted: I think that people should understand that I will be Hamas’s worst nightmare. What possible reason … Continue reading
A Fundamental Breach of International Law
‘Western Leaders Are War Criminals’By Mick Meaney / April 26, 2008 The former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, has echoed calls for Western leaders to be charged with war crimes over the illegal invasion of Iraq. Speaking at Imperial … Continue reading
Bush is Most Worsest
BuckFush.com.Bush’s disapproval rating worst of any president in 70 yearsBy Susan Page WASHINGTON — President Bush has set a record he’d presumably prefer to avoid: the highest disapproval rating of any president in the 70-year history of the Gallup Poll. … Continue reading
