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Alan Pogue and Steve Russell : Somalia and Big Oil
Oil exploration in Somalia. Chevron photo. ‘The point is that the oil is there and the U.S. energy companies, among others, want it.’ A Ragblogger dialogue with Alan Pogue and Steve Russell. ‘What would Obama do? Hillary? It was her … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Genocide, History, Imperialism, Oil Companies, Oil Exploration, Somalia
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Just As the Hangman Partners with the Condemned Man
Saving the World to Save Some of OurselvesBy Case Wagenvoord / August 16, 2008 Dear George, The high point of my day is getting off on the National Security Strategy for the United States (NSS). This is the baby that … Continue reading
It Is Not Too Late to Redeem the Situation
Suskind on America’s declining moral authorityJohn Walbridge / August 12, 2008 Most of the discussion of Ron Suskind’s new book, “The Way of the World,” has focused on a single anecdote. Citing CIA sources, he claims that the White House … Continue reading
William Greider : Economic Free Fall
Avenging Angels. Illustration courtesy of The Nation.‘In their haste to do anything the financial guys seem to want, Congress and the lame-duck President are, I fear, sowing far more profound troubles for the country’By William Grieder This article appears in … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Bush Administration, Congress, Economy, Federal Reserve, Investments, Wall Street
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The War on Drugs: Manufacturing Its Own Enemies
In plain English: Why the drug war is a crime against humanity explainedBy Carmen Yarrusso / August 9, 2008 Like the Iraq war and the “war on terror”, the so-called “drug war” is a government contrived “war” based on lies … Continue reading
The Saturday Snapshot
You would do well to trace the link to read Imad Khadduri’s article: Source / Free Iraq The Rag Blog
Tape : Order to Forge Iraq-9/11 Letter on White House Stationery
In damning transcript, ex-CIA official says Cheney likely ordered letter linking Hussein to 9/11 attacks By John Byrne / August 8, 2008 A forged letter linking Saddam Hussein to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks was ordered on White House stationery … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Bush Administration, Cheney, CIA, Criminal Justice, George W. Bush, Iraq, Iraq War, Political Corruption
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A Twenty-First Century Cancer on the Presidency
Did Dick Cheney Give Bush Plausible Deniability?by Johanna Neuman “Cheney’s been very effective in setting up his deniability and always being the failsafe for Bush. Unless they start waterboarding the vice president, which is not too likely, he is the … Continue reading
Jim Hightower : Bush’s Empty Promise to Wounded Vets
Portrait of Marine Staff Stg. John Jones by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. ‘Where is George when thousands severely wounded in his misguided Iraq war need him to act?’ By Jim Hightower / August 6, 2008 When Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac, and Fannie … Continue reading
Frankly, This Isn’t Really News: Iraq War Stupid
David KilcullenIraq war stupid, Aussie David Kilcullen tells USGeoff Elliott / August 2, 2008 DAVID Kilcullen, the Australian counter-insurgency expert who advises US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, has stepped into a political minefield after being quoted as saying the … Continue reading
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Playing High School with 5000 Nuclear Warheads
To Provoke War: Cheney Considered Proposal To Dress Up Navy Seals As Iranians And Shoot At Them By Faiz | August 1, 2008 Speaking at the Campus Progress journalism conference earlier this month, Seymour Hersh — a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist … Continue reading
The Most Malicious and Deceitful Administration in American History
Democrats: White House must publish ‘chilling’ climate change documentBy Elana Schor The row over US inaction on carbon emissions reached new heights yesterday after the White House allowed Congress to look at last year’s government proposal to officially deem climate … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Congress, Environment, Environmental Protection Agency
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