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Ron Paul Is a Gold Bug
I’m glad that Goff has the word “Voter” appending his single issue stance. It may counter that other single-issue-voter-crowd, the anti abortion folks. With the prospect of the problem of the end of oil looming, which could proportionally wipe out … Continue reading
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Barack Obama Is No Jack Kennedy
Obama as JFK? No (and yes) Is Barack Obama the new JFK? A Washington press corps that is forever on the lookout for its next cue wants to know. (There are links below, but I don’t suggest you actually read … Continue reading
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Interdependence Is a Good Thing – S. Russell
War and Peace and GlobalizationBy Steve Russell It’s an article of leftist faith that capitalism breeds war. Sounds reasonable. War is, after all, the ultimate competition. In the heyday of colonialism, economic clashes came in the form of exploitation licenses … Continue reading
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The Murder of the Rule of Law
It’s Time to Hold Democratic House Leaders in Contemptby Naomi Wolf Enough is enough. Like many of us, after having watched helplessly as the Bush administration trampled the Constitution and made a mockery of checks and balances over the course … Continue reading
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Torture Is Actually Worse Than Futile
‘Torture and Democracy’ is Definitiveby Michael O’Donnell A”dunk” in water, said Vice President Dick Cheney in October 2006, referring to waterboarding, is “a no-brainer for me” if it can save lives. The statement set off a media uproar and soon … Continue reading
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You’d Quit with All Your Smug Complaints
What A Great Freakin’ War!!By David Michael Green 27/01/08 “ICH ” — — – What a ding-dong I am! For months – nay, years! – I’ve been ranting about how screwed up the war in Iraq has been, and how … Continue reading
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Jazz Speaks for Life
Martin Luther King and JazzBy Arthur Shaw, Jan 21, 2008 In an opening speech at the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival, Martin Luther King read a brief historic paper titled “Humanity and the Importance of Jazz.” Here, in full, are his … Continue reading
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Empire Is Finally a Disappearing Illusion
Ask Not For Whom the Bell TollsBy Siv O’Neall, Jan 24, 2008 A World Out of Joint If there is not a restoration of some balance of power, the world will sink into a maelstrom of screwed-up governance, callous disregard … Continue reading
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The Sunday Snapshot
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Nobody Can Understand the Global Economy Anymore!
Furthermore, the guys running things don’t want you to know, as the following article makes clear. As they used to say, when you’re playin’ poker with the pros and you can’t figure out who the sucker is, it’s likely you. … Continue reading
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Another Iron Curtain Going Up
Sisters and brothers– No matter what, the U.S. government WILL take the land and WILL build the wall. (So much for close links with sister cities). Leslie Cunningham If y’all support us in our opposition to the wall … Chertoff … Continue reading
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Destruction of a Civilisation – We All Lose
‘Ancient civilization . . . broken to pieces’By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2008 Illegal diggers are chipping away at Iraq’s heritage at thousands of largely unguarded sites. The artifacts may never be returned. BAGHDAD — He … Continue reading
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