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When Will BushCo Quit Being Such Total Morons?
Juan Cole characterises it perfectly: “Rice has her ‘bring ’em on moment’ in Iraq, talking trash to the Mahdi Army and calling Muqtada al-Sadr a ‘coward.’ Muqtada al-Sadr eluded Saddam Hussein for 4 years after Saddam killed his father and … Continue reading
GI’s Voice Dissent : War-Torn Vets Speak Out
After serving in Iraq, Army veteran Chris Hauff tries to put his war experiences behind him and keep a tight focus on his job, his wife and his daughter. Photo by Eric Kayne, Houston Chronicle.Haunted by their wartime experiences, some … Continue reading
Food Fight! Big Time…
World War II poster.Food – the ultimate weapon of the ruling eliteBy William Bowles / April 17, 2008 Using food as a weapon is as old as the siege but today’s barbarians have upped the anté by several orders of … Continue reading
BushCo Strikes Again: The Iraq Lie
It is no wonder the American public has no clue what is really happening in Iraq (or Afghanistan). Systematically, the Bush administration has been feeding you a lie about how well the surge is going, how calm it is in … Continue reading
The Decision to Torture : It Started at the Top
Forget impeachment for the practical reason that the Democrats in Congress are unwilling to pursue it for tactical reasons. Therefore, it will not happen. Besides, mere impeachment is completely inadequate. In a just world, Bush and his cronies would deserve … Continue reading
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The On-Going Battle Over What Seattle Will Be
There was an article in the Seattle Times last October about the transformation of the area around south Lake Union. I was visiting for a little big city culture, and I could see from the hotel window all the cranes … Continue reading
New York SDS : Agit-Prop Against the Business of Torture
SDSers die-in at L3 Corporation / Photo by Thomas Good / NLN.SDS Die-In At L3 CorporationBy Thomas Good / April 19, 2008 NEW YORK — “Is that real blood?” a woman passing the SDS die-in at L3 Corporation said. “Where’s … Continue reading
Iraq Moratorium : One MORE Time…
On Friday afternoon, April 18, 2008, at rush hour, members of CodePink and Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS/Austin)– dressed in black and some wearing skull masks — marked the April Iraq Moratorium at the busy corner of Sixth and … Continue reading
Deliverance 2008
Roll CallThanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
Media Mediocrity: "Who the Fuck Cares?"
Media Shit Storms and Heartland RealityBy Joe Bageant There seems to be no end to the media mediocrity we must suffer in this country. Now we have the Obama Guns, God and Bitterness shit storm, with the shit pouring forth … Continue reading
The Ever-Expanding Private Security Empire
FBI Abuse of “National Security Letters” — New Revelationsby Tom Burghardt / April 19, 2008 When biochemist Magdy Mahmoud Mustafa el-Nashar was released from custody in Cairo in 2005, no one could have be more relieved than the vacationing former … Continue reading
Whirling Steadily Down a Big Wide Culvert
Slip of the TongueBy Jim Kunstler Barack Obama caught hell last week for daring to tell the truth about the ragged thing that the American spirit has become. He said that small-town Pennsylvania voters, bitter over their economic circumstances, “cling … Continue reading
