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There Is No Room for Gloating – There’s Work to Do
The Left Was RightBy Curt Guyette 19/03/08 “Metro Times” — – They take no satisfaction in knowing that they were right in opposing this ill-fated Iraq war from the outset. All they want is for people to listen to them … Continue reading
There Is a Tide in the Affairs of Men
From Juan Cole’s Informed Comment. Iran: Danger and Opportunity; Polk Guest Op-Ed William R. Polk writes: Cassandra and Yogi Berra are an unlikely pair, but I hear both of their voices today. Cassandra, like some of us, was cursed to … Continue reading
Austin Student in D.C. Actions Against War
Students Arrested Protesting Iraq War in Washington, D.C. Austin teen joins Iraq war protests in Washington.By Bob Dart / Washington Bureau / Austin American-Statesman / March 19, 2008 WASHINGTON — Nora Hansel, an 18-year-old college student from Austin, is taking … Continue reading
A Giant Military Camp to Protect World Capitalism
From Joe Bageant’s blog. ‘America is run by gangsters,’ he said Hello Joe, Greetings from Sydney, Australia. I heard your interview on our ABC radio a while back and finally bought your book, Deer Hunting with Jesus. Nearly finished it … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton and Her Secretive Religious "Fellowship"
Illustration by Andy Friedman / Mother Jones Hillary’s Nasty Pastorateby Barbara Ehrenreich / The Nation / March 19, 2008 There’s a reason Hillary Clinton has remained relatively silent during the flap over intemperate remarks by Barack Obama’s former pastor, Jeremiah … Continue reading
You’ve Been Injected with Mass Amnesia
How to Destroy a Country and Get Off Scot-FreeBy Linda Heard, sierra12th@yahoo.co.uk 18/03/08 “Arab News” Someone once told me if you’re going to tell a lie make it a whopper based on the premise the more outrageous the lie the … Continue reading
Barack Obama’s Speech on Race, Religion and Jeremiah Wright
Barack Obama: A More Perfect Union (Full Speech) March 8, 2008 Source.
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Iraq Moratorium, Friday March 21st
Iraq Moratorium, Good Friday coincide The convergence of the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war on March 19 and the monthly Iraq Moratorium observance on March 21 has sparked hundreds of antiwar actions across the country this week. The Iraq … Continue reading
Arthur C. Clarke 1917-2008 : The Ultimate Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke, Premier Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 90By Gerald Jonas / New York Times / March 18, 2008 Arthur C. Clarke, a writer whose seamless blend of scientific expertise and poetic imagination helped usher in the space age, … Continue reading
Healing the Wounds of Race
Rev. Jeremiah Wright at Trinity United Church of Christ. Prophetic truth-telling from the black pulpit.By Jim Wallis / Huffington Post / March 18, 2008 It has simmered throughout this campaign, and now race has exploded into the center of the … Continue reading
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Cheney in Baghdad
Cheney cites ‘phenomenal’ Iraqi security progress As bombing kills 40By Hannah Allam and Qassim Zein / McClatchy / March 17, 2008 BAGHDAD — Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday made a surprise visit to Baghdad, where he pledged that U.S. … Continue reading
Dowd on Dubya
Soft Shoe in Hard Times By Maureen Dowd / March 16, 2008 Everyone here is flummoxed about why the president is in such a fine mood. The dollar’s crumpling, the recession’s thundering, the Dow’s bungee-jumping and the world’s disapproving, yet … Continue reading
