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The Daily Iraq War Report
More Americans Want to End Iraq War Next YearApril 10, 2008 (Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Two-in-five adults in the United States believe the coalition effort should be over in 2009, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 39 per … Continue reading
Listen to the Sabre Rattle: Iran-Attack Redux
Youth in Tehran (Photo: WorldIsRound) Attacking Iran redux Besides the clear threats contained in Bush’s speech yesterday, Gen. Petraeus testified repeatedly this week before Congress that Iran was supplying weapons to Shiite militias what were being used to kill American … Continue reading
Pat Buchanan on Likelihood of War with Iran
Petraeus Points to War With IranBy Patrick J. Buchanan The neocons may yet get their war on Iran. Ever since President Nouri al-Maliki ordered the attacks in Basra on the Mahdi Army, Gen. David Petraeus has been laying the predicate … Continue reading
George W. Bush Is a War Criminal
White House Authorized War CrimesBy Jan Crawford Greenburg, Howard L. Rosenberg and Ariane de Vogue / April 9, 2008 In dozens of top-secret talks and meetings in the White House, the most senior Bush administration officials discussed and approved specific … Continue reading
Olbermann : Some Telling Commentary on the State of the Military in Iraq
No end in sight on Iraq?By Thorne Dreyer / April 10, 2008 / The Rag Blog Below is video from Keith Olbermann’s Countdown from this evening, April 10, 2008. It features snippets from President Bush’s speech on Iraq with the … Continue reading
Junior’s Reality Is One We Don’t Comprehend
I’m through with masking the truth. It is time to publicise in vivid red, white, and blue the horrible consequences of this illegal, immoral, unconscionable war in the Middle East. When you finally become sick enough of seeing these graphic, … Continue reading
Petraeus’ Testimony : Everything His President Wants to Hear
General Betray Us? Nahhh…..By Robert Scheer / April 9, 2008General Betray Us? Of course he has. MoveOn.org can hardly be expected to recycle its slogan from last September, when Gen. David Petraeus testified in support of escalating the U.S. war … Continue reading
Good News Dept.
The Old American Century.
Col. Ted Westhusing : A Death Reconsidered
Gen. Petraeus and a High-Level Suicide in Iraq
We Need to Demand a Less Bloated Budget
When Pigs Sprout Wings: Mangled Rationales for a Fatter Defense BudgetBy WINSLOW T. WHEELER The Pentagon’s budget is now bigger than at any point since World War II as measured in constant 2008 dollars. Nonetheless, some want more stuffing. They … Continue reading
Activism in April
Progressive activists on the march, in April.By Thomas Good / April 2, 2008March was a very busy month for activists around the country, and April appears to be continuing this trend. Here is a preview of some upcoming events. PROVIDENCE, … Continue reading
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