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And It All Comes Tumbling Down
Peak Energy. Peak Food? World oil price hit a record of $112 a barrel today, gasoline prices also hit a record, electric power generation is faltering, and rice prices have risen 50 per cent in two weeks. Peak energy soon … Continue reading
German Citizen Challenges U.S. Rendition Before Human Rights Commission
Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese descent says the CIA abducted him Dec. 2003 at the Serbian-Macedonian border. Photo y Thomas Kienzle / AP.Man claims CIA tortured him, goes to international courtApril 9, 2009 Washington — A German citizen thwarted … Continue reading
Subjecting Iraqi Women to Medieval Mores
Hidden: The surge is spreading power to gunmen who prefer their women veiledWathiq Khuzaie / Getty Images Sacrificed to the SurgeBy Silvia Spring and Larry Kaplow / April 14, 2008 Tribal fighters have cut down Iraq’s violence. But they’re subjecting … Continue reading
Petraeus’ Testimony : Everything His President Wants to Hear
General Betray Us? Nahhh…..By Robert Scheer / April 9, 2008General Betray Us? Of course he has. MoveOn.org can hardly be expected to recycle its slogan from last September, when Gen. David Petraeus testified in support of escalating the U.S. war … Continue reading
Food Supplies: Killing Us Slowly
Photo: BBCFood Price Rises Threaten Global Security – UNby David Adam / April 9, 2008 Rising food prices could spark worldwide unrest and threaten political stability, the UN’s top humanitarian official warned yesterday after two days of rioting in Egypt … Continue reading
Police State Amerikkka – Just Another Episode
Irish Anti-War Activist Refused Entry Into The United Statesby Pat Flynn / April 9, 2008 AN anti-war activist, who was acquitted of causing damage to a US military jet at Shannon Airport in 2003, has been deported from the United … Continue reading
The Fog of Big Money Causes Loss of Sight
The Sierra Club Sells Out to Clorox: Lost in the FumesBy Karyn Strickler / April 9, 2008 In 2004 I was recruited by grassroots activists to run, as a reform candidate, for a spot on the national Sierra Club Board … Continue reading
The Raid at Eldorado : Two Views
The FLDS temple at EldoradoPhoto / Randy Mankin / Austin Chronicle. [Look for a discussion by Rag Bloggers about the Raid on the El Dorado compound, to be posted soon.] Affidavit: Polygamist Ranch Rife with Sexual AbuseBy Wade Goodwyn / … Continue reading
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M. Dowd on Petraeus, Crocker : Cauldron Still Bubbles
Gen. David Petraeus, left, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker appear in Congress to report on the Iraq war. Toil and TroubleBy Maureen Dowd / April 9, 2008 Washington — Maybe it was because I was sitting in the back of the … Continue reading
Plan Colombia / Plan Uribe
From a foreign correspondent: “The memory of the American public is short or maybe they never pay any attention to begin with. I guess I paid attention because I was there, during the Plan Colombia to Plan Uribe transition. And … Continue reading
