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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
Not a "Criminal?" What’s the Problem?
Cameras on Harris County toll road. Toll road cameras looking beyond scofflaw drivers. Camera system upgraded to help catch criminals.By Rosanna Ruiz / Houston Chronicle / April 4, 2008 Harris County Toll Road Authority cameras are now on the lookout … Continue reading
Beware the New New Thing AND The Already Thing
Christian Northeast / NYTNew internet technologies could bring de facto censorship.By Damian Kulash Jr. / April 5, 2008 Recently, the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust task force invited me to be the lead witness for its hearing on “net neutrality.” I’ve … Continue reading
Hey, Kids – It’s Just a Joke
We bet he won’t be laughing at his next election. The Rag “PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has been caught on film saluting US president George W Bush – but he says the incident was just a joke. Cameras caught the … Continue reading
Martin Luther King’s Voice Still Silenced by MSM
40 Years Later, (The Late) Martin Luther King Still Silencedby Jeff Cohen Soon after Martin Luther King’s birthday became a federal holiday in 1986, I began prodding mainstream media to cover the dramatic story of King’s last year as he … Continue reading
