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Foodie Friday – Spicy Cucumber

One sliced cucumberSome thinly sliced onion.Sesame seed oil.Hot chilies.Tablespoon fresh ginger.Fresh mint if you have it. Keep it in frig and mix with your leftovers to make them more interesting. Excellent with roasted edamame beans. Also cabbage sautéed with onions … Continue reading

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Missing Is the Sense of Urgent Horror

September 11: The Epitome of American ArroganceBy Lucinda MarshallOct 5, 2007, 11:05 Another September 11th has been and gone. Flags were waved, tears were shed and silence observed. Generals offered their assessments and politicians blustered. Across the political spectrum, we … Continue reading

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Clarifying Blackwater’s Contribution to Chaos

And perhaps a few other little things such as murder, assault, crimes against humanity, racism, and so on.

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Chomsky – South America and More

A Revolution is Just Below the Surface: Noam Chomsky interviewed by Eva GolingerOctober 04, 2007, Venezuelanalysis.com EVA: I read a quote of yours which said power is always illegitimate unless it proves itself to be legitimate. So in Venezuela right … Continue reading

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On Wonderous Dreams

A Eulogy for the Veep: The Life and Times of Dick CheneyBy DAVE MARSH Last night I had the strangest dream. Dick Cheney died and I was asked to deliver his eulogy. As far as I can remember this is … Continue reading

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Led by Criminals

Little doubt that none of these assholes is ashamed about the discovery that they endorse criminal acts. And better yet, we do nothing to remove them from office for their crimes. We’re too busy watching Brit and baseball and such … Continue reading

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Go Fuck Yourself, Rush Limbull

War opponents return fireBy Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOctober 4, 2007 Brian McGough, a 31-year-old former Army staff sergeant who was wounded in a roadside attack in Iraq, knew he wouldn’t get a warm response from talk show … Continue reading

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Continuing Tragedy in New Orleans

All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Call Home: Black Ties and Bulldozers in New OrleansBy ANITA SINHA At last week’s annual Congressional Black Caucus conference, Louisiana Representative William Jefferson hosted a panel entitled “Recovery by Whom, for Whom?” Invited speaker … Continue reading

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Kick the Bastards Out

At the Heart of Who We Are As a PeopleBy John Frohnmayer 10/03/07 “The Oregonian ” — – Suppose you hire a person to check groceries but, instead of doing so, he tells customers to put their items back on … Continue reading

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Freedom=Unfettered Capitalism + Corporate Rule

Loaded Language and Loaded Guns: The Meaning of OppositesBy Charles Sullivan 10/03/07 “ICH” — – -One can no longer understand US governmental policy on the basis of conventional language or traditional wisdom. Language itself and its long-established meanings were long … Continue reading

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Suddenly Counting in Public

Tomgram: Having a Carnage Party: We Count, They Don’tBy Tom Engelhardt Counting to Three At least Caesar was just commenting on reality when he wrote that “all Gaul is divided into three parts.” Last week, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Joe … Continue reading

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Putting "More" Ahead of "Better" – More BushCo

Different Bush, but it’s all the same gigantic rip-off. Welcome to the New World Order, sucker. We’ll be foreclosing in a couple of days. Privatizing, Outsourcing and Profits: Ripping Off Miami’s PoorBy ALAN FARAGO The outstanding investigative series by The … Continue reading

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