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A Wider Middle East War Is Still Very Likely
Lightning over Northern TehranBritish fear US commander is beating the drum for Iran strikesBy Damien McElroy / The Telegraph / April 4, 2008 British officials gave warning yesterday that America’s commander in Iraq will declare that Iran is waging war … Continue reading
Hot Shots and Classic Takes
Too purty not to post. Classic 1949 Chevy Pick-up Truck with the Lone Star Flag Plate. Photo by E. Joe Deering / Houston Chronicle.
This Band Didn’t Start Off in Stadiums, You Know
“When You Can’t Afford the Electricity, Baby, You Go Acoustic.”: The Stones Meet the PressBy Phyllis Pollack New York, New York The press conference with the Rolling Stones and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, held to promote the upcoming theatrical … Continue reading
Understanding Iraq : Maybe This Will Help
Suppose Texas was like IraqBy Gwynne Dyer / April 6, 2008 London — Suppose the shoe were on the other foot. Suppose that the former United States had splintered into half a dozen fragments after the South won the Civil … Continue reading
End of the world as we know it
You might feel fine, but high oil cost, scarcity mean American Empire is about to come crashing downBy Guy R. McPherson / April 6, 2008 Peak oil spells the end of civilization. And, if it’s not already too late, perhaps … Continue reading
Signs of a Sick Society, Episode XXVII
No Picnic: Man Charged with Screwing a Patio Table Police in Ohio say that a married father of three has confessed to repeatedly having sex with his patio picnic table. Art Price, Jr., 40, has been charged with four counts … Continue reading
Good News Dept.
The Old American Century.
Giving Legal Guidance to Ignore the Constitution
White House Query Led Lawyer to Write Memo Saying Bush Could Ignore Fourth Amendmentby Jason Leopold / April 5th, 2008 Eleven days after 9/11, John Yoo, a former deputy in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, drafted a 20-page … Continue reading
Democrats Query Mukasey About 9/11 Statement
Top Democrats demand Attorney General explain remarks about pre-9/11 phone callA letter has been sent by leaders of the House Judiciary Committee to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, demanding that he explain a recent public statement that federal authorities failed to … Continue reading
The Iranians: Doing What Junior Can’t or Won’t
The Terrorists Are In Fact PeacemakersBy Pepe Escobar Iran is sufficiently powerful to broker a ceasefire deal Source
Facts About Iraq That Junior Doesn’t Know
In Mosul, a member of the Kurdish security forces A battle for land in northern IraqBy Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterApril 5, 2008 A struggle between Sunni Arabs and Kurds has torn apart the city of Mosul and … Continue reading
