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Singin’ On Sunday – Belinda Bedekovic
Now this has got to be a special treat. Just makes ya wanna jump right up and, well, do something … ??? Croatian Keytar player Belinda Bedekovic plays the Tornado. She is the fastest keytar player in the World. Watching … Continue reading
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Crassnerd From the Front Lines
Bush, Asian Leaders Commemorate Waning US Influence in Asia“Funeral” for US Influence Widely Marked, Attended by Leaders(Singapore) November 18 2006by Paul Crassnerd President Bush speaks Friday with Asian leaders who held a surprise “funeral ceremony for American influence in Asia” … Continue reading
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Chris Floyd: More of the Same
Bush’s “New” Iraq Strategy Revealed: More Troops, More WarWritten by Chris Floyd Thursday, 16 November 2006 Did anyone really imagine it would be any different? The Guardian reports that Bush has already decided on his “new” strategy for Iraq, ahead … Continue reading
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Consequences of the MCA
Here is one of the first of what we’re sure will be many similar events in the US. The YouTube poster writes the following about it: Nov 14th, 2006, around 11:30 pm, Powell Library CLICC computer lab, UCLA: student shot … Continue reading
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W Has a Disease, And It’s Contagious !!
How many ‘slips of the tongue’ heve occured to George W. Bush? We advise you to stay clear – they’re apparently catching. And note Blair’s attempt to correct the ‘slip’ results in an admission more telling of the warmongers. [“I … Continue reading
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The Saturday Snapshot – The Good Ol’ Boys Club
This is the first in a series. This guy is not the leader of the good ol’ boys club, but he’ll be along shortly. Well, maybe next week …
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One Reason Why Capitalism Will Fail
Letter From Venezuela: The Land of ChavismoBy Chesa BoudinNov 17, 2006, 08:02 As Venezuelans prepare to go to the polls December 3, expectations are that President Hugo Chávez will easily win re-election, thanks to his wide base of support among … Continue reading
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Another Report From PC*
U.S. President George W. Bush was locked out of the Singapore meeting room and struggled through dense foliage to find his podium set up well outside the conference center late Thursday afternoon. North Korean military attaches disavowed any involvement in … Continue reading
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Demented Crank …
… aka, Paul Crassnerd, sends bulletins from the newsroom front line near future. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks with the media during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006. AP Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said “Look, the … Continue reading
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Paranoia Strikes Deep ….
From our very own Thorne Dreyer, this revealing article plus all the documentation on which it’s based. The Spies of TexasNewfound files detail how UT-Austin police tracked the lives of Sixties dissidentsby Thorne Dreyer “Even a paranoid can have enemies.” … Continue reading
Endearing The Iraqis to ‘The Cause’
Contractor’s Boss in Iraq Shot at Civilians, Workers’ Suit SaysBy C. J. CHIVERSPublished: November 17, 2006 CAMP FALLUJA, Iraq, Nov. 16 — Two former employees of an American private military contracting firm have claimed in a Virginia court that they … Continue reading
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Iraq in Fragments
FILM-IRAQ: A Glimpse of Life Under OccupationAaron Glantz* SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov 15 (IPS) – The most honoured film about the Iraq war is opening at theaters across the United States this month. The documentary “Iraq in Fragments” by independent … Continue reading
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