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Sir! No Sir!

‘Support the GI Movement & End the War, Again’…by David Zeiger General, man is very useful.He can fly and he can kill.But he has one defect: He can think. This poem by Bertold Brecht was an anthem of the widespread … Continue reading

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Answers to "Tipping Point"

Here are responses to David Hamilton’s Tipping Point. True david, and reliable sources do indicate that Laura is leaving as well. Janet Gilles It’s so sad. This may give it all a kind of quasi-official seal, but to whom is … Continue reading

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The Staff of Life on Foodie Friday

A few months ago, I posted a Greek menu of white bean salad, lamb, and roasted tomatoes and feta. If you’re inclined to try the menu, this is the Greek bread just made to go with it. Daktyla – A … Continue reading

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Homeland Security ???

May we be allowed to predict which oversight group will be the next on the BushCo hit list? Rampant Fraud At Dept. Of Homeland Security The massive federal agency created after the 2001 terrorist attacks to patrol the nation’s borders … Continue reading

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The Danger of Speaking the Truth

One Third Of Jailed Journalists Are BloggersPaul Joseph WatsonPrison PlanetThursday, December 7, 2006 A new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists warns of increasing authoritarian attitudes towards the free flow of information on the Internet as statistics reveal that … Continue reading

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CIC In Perpetuity

Commander In Chief Emeritus Bush didn’t heed Colin Powell’s Pottery Barn analogy about Iraq, “You break it, you own it.” I think often about the Pottery Barn rule, and what it means beyond its face value: Once you break it, … Continue reading

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Floyd on "Bagman Baker," Et Al

Meese of Arabia and the Baker Group’s Grab for Black GoldWritten by Chris Floyd Thursday, 07 December 2006 The reaction from actual Iraqis on the just-released report by the “Iraq Study Group”? They don’t like it; it won’t work; it’s … Continue reading

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Musings On Sustainability – Eleutheros

Cargo Cults Ever try to crack a black walnut? They are a very hard nut to crack. Recently several events in a row reminded me that a particular nut I’ve tried to crack is only making me weary. Perhaps the … Continue reading

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Poetic Afterthought – D. Nelson

Several days ago, a woman who posts at a pro-cannabis web site I attend, received a call from the military. She was initially told that her son, the youngest of three children, and a soldier in Iraq, had been ‘shot.’ … Continue reading

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Tipping Point – D. Hamilton

The last couple of days have indeed been a tipping point in the conceptualization of the Iraq War in the American mind as reflected in the mainstream media. First, new “Defense” Secretary Gates baldly states in his Senate confirmation hearings … Continue reading

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TTT* – Enumerating The Rights You No Longer Have

Military Commissions Act: A Precursor To Tyranny?By Chuck BaldwinFood For Thought From The Chuck WagonDecember 5, 2006 In an interview with nationally syndicated radio talk show host Alex Jones, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas recently discussed President Bush’s support for … Continue reading

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Molly Chronicles: Serotonin Serenade

Molly Chronicles: Serotonin Serenade, by Jim SimonsPlain View Press, ISBN: 978-1-891386-75-6 As we all wonder how to work out of the quagmire of Iraq, we can benefit from recalling American radical tradition, specifically the movement law commune born in the … Continue reading

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