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Turn Out The Lights — Before The Party’s Over
The Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge appear at dusk. The Australian city was the site of the first Earth Hour in 2007, in which lights on prominent landmarks were turned off to raise awareness about global warming. Photograph by … Continue reading
They Proposed to Move the Earth
America Defeated: How Terrorists Turned a Superpower’s Strengths Against ItselfBy Mark Danner, Tomdispatch.com. Posted March 26, 2008. America’s enemies have used an evangelical, redemptive regime, hell-bent on remaking a fallen world, to lay the seeds of their success. [This essay … Continue reading
Ratcheting Up the Pressure on Iran
The March 20, 2008 US Declaration of War on IranBy John McGlynn 28/03/08 “ICH” — — March 20, 2008, destined to be another day of infamy. On this date the US officially declared war on Iran. But it’s not going … Continue reading
So?
Well, this should yield lots of great results. Maybe Darth will even give all of us the same “respect” he gave Patrick Leahy on the Senate floor a few years ago. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog American Public Says … Continue reading
Nuclear Reactors – Recalling Their Consequences
Three Mile Island at 29: Reactors and Infant HealthBy John LaForge Today marks 29 years since the partial meltdown and radiation disaster at Three Mile Island (TMI) near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. News accounts noted the reactor’s loss-of-coolant, fuel melting, multiple explosions, … Continue reading
National Propaganda Radio
NPR News: National Pentagon Radio?by Norman Solomon While the Iraqi government continued its large-scale military assault in Basra, the NPR reporter’s voice from Iraq was unequivocal this morning: “There is no doubt that this operation needed to happen.” Such flat-out … Continue reading
Iraq Sucked. Now Get On With It.
In Iraq, Was I a Torturer?By Justine Sharrock / Mother Jones / March 27, 2008 The prisons in Iraq stink. Ask any guard or interrogator and they’ll tell you it’s a smell they’ll never forget: sweat, fear and rot. On … Continue reading
Another Adrianople, Manzikert, or Rocroi
Sadly, Bill Lind usually knows exactly what he’s talkin’ ’bout. Watch your backs, boys and girls … Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog Operation CassandraBy William S. Lind / March 3, 2008 “Lew Rockwell”- — Admiral Fallon’s (forced?) resignation was … Continue reading
Crisis in Iraq. Big Time.
Five Things You Need to Know to Understand the Latest Violence in IraqBy Joshua Holland and Raed Jarrar / AlterNet / March 27 The traditional media is incapable of reporting what’s going on in Southern Iraq. Heavy fighting has spread … Continue reading
Tibetan Monks Spoil Press Party
Tibetan monks at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa on Thursday. Photo by Andy Wong / AP.Monks Protest During Press Tour of ChinaBy David Barboza / New York Times / March 28, 2008 SHANGHAI — Tibetan monks shouting pro-independence slogans caught … Continue reading
More On Police State Amerikkka
We are coming to the point that we must conclude that George W. Bush and his entire administration could not, cannot, and will never do one fucking thing right. Now they turn away Iraqi refugees for having participated 17 years … Continue reading
