Politics - USA, EU, Iraq

The Salon Report on Kenneth Starr

2008-05-03T06:45:00.004+01:00

The Salon Report on Kenneth StarrSept 18 1998 We now know more than we ever wanted to about the president's private life. Here's what the public should know about the prosecutor who may drive him from office. BY DAVID TALBOT | There is much we now know about our 42nd president, William Jefferson Clinton. We know about his sexual proclivities and fantasies, his taste in women, his favorite

The Grand Chessboard

2008-05-02T19:42:00.004+01:00

The Grand ChessboardPart #1 America's Role as the First, Only, and Last Truly Global Superpower Part #2 American Culture and the Demise of Empire Cultural Decay and Motivating Empire. The Grand Chessboard Part #3 Supranational Unions As A Stepping StonePart #4 Interdependence and the Luxury of War by Brent JessopGlobal Research, May 1, 2008In Zbigniew Brzezinski’s The Grand Chessboard:

The RAND Corporation: America's University of Imperialism

2008-04-30T13:31:00.002+01:00

.ALTERNETThe RAND Corporation: America's University of ImperialismFor decades these self-professed saviors of the Western world helped precipitate U.S. foreign policy disasters like the Vietnam War.Posted April 30, 2008By Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com. The RAND Corporation of Santa Monica, California, was set up immediately after World War II by the U.S. Army Air Corps (soon to become

Right-wing revolt threatens Bolivia

2008-04-28T16:27:00.005+01:00

.Right-wing revolt threatens Bolivia "The imperialist project is to carve up Bolivia and carve up South America"by Federico Fuentes Global Research,April 28, 2008 Green Left Weekly "Bolivia is on the verge of exploding", Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned on April 21. Speaking on the eve of an extraordinary summit of the Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas (ALBA — the alliance

"Hero" John McCain as Phony and Collaborator: What Really Happened When He Was a POW?

2008-04-27T12:41:00.004+01:00

'"Hero" John McCain as Phony and Collaborator: What Really Happened When He Was a POW? ALEXANDER COCKBURN Counterpunch Monday, April 21, 2008 John McCain’s been getting kid-glove treatment from the press for years, ever since he wriggled free of the Keating scandal and his profitable association – another

An Exclusive Interview with Robert Fisk: Fisk Fighting

2008-04-27T03:10:00.003+01:00

.An Exclusive Interview with Robert Fisk Fisk Fighting April 26 /27, 2008By WAJAHAT ALI "One thing I’m going to say to you now, please make sure – and I hope you’re tape recording this – but please make sure you’re quoting me accurately. Don’t even for the basis of shortening something make me say something I haven’t said,” orders celebrated journalist Robert Fisk.I reply, “You

Torture: Stress hooding noise nudity dogs

2008-04-21T19:11:00.006+01:00

..Stress hooding noise nudity dogsIt was the young officials at Guantánamo who dreamed up a list of new aggressive interrogation techniques, inspired by Jack Bauer from the TV series, 24. But it was the politicians and lawyers in Washington who set the ball rolling. Philippe Sands follows the torture trail right to the topPhilippe SandsThe Guardian,Saturday April 19 2008On Tuesday, December 2

24: Questioning, the Jack Bauer way

2008-04-21T19:01:00.002+01:00

' Questioning, the Jack Bauer way The Guardian, Saturday April 19 2008The American TV drama, 24, featuring counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer, inspired lawyers at Guantánamo, who were instructed to come up with new interrogation techniques.Lieutenant Colonel Diane Beaver, a military lawyer at the detention centre, said Bauer,

Refugees warn of Bhutan's new tide of ethnic expulsions

2008-04-20T19:15:00.005+01:00

Refugees warn of Bhutan's new tide of ethnic expulsions Himalayan kingdom's Shangri-la image is a myth, says tortured activist Ed Douglas in KatmanduThe Observer,Sunday April 20 2008 A Bhutanese refugee looks from a bamboo hut in the Ti Mai camp, Nepal.The small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is hailed as the last Shangri-la in a region plagued by conflict and

Osama, too good to be true. Part 1,2&3

2008-04-20T01:06:00.007+01:00

..ISRAEL E NEWSOsama, too good to be true. Pt 1.Osama, too good to be true. Pt 2Osama, too good to be true. Pt 3 Filed under Opinion Editorials, Terrorism around the world, Conspiracies, USA foreign policyMonday, February 18, 2008By: Shoher, Obadiah Why terrorism is not ubiquitous? It takes no brains or training to rent an apartment, turn gas on in the

BBC: Imperial Tool

2008-04-16T12:14:00.003+01:00

ATLANTIC FREE PRESSBBC: Imperial Tool Written by Stephen Lendman Monday, 14 April 2008 Misreporting on Iraq - Deception over TruthSupporting Aggression in AfghanistanBBC's Disturbing Balkan Wars ReportingTargeting Hugo Chavez and Assailing His Democratic CredentialsBBC's War Against MugabeAt a time of growing public disenchantment with

The Return of the Swiftboaters

2008-01-10T15:05:00.001Z

clipped from www.alternet.orgThe Return of the SwiftBoatersThe shadowy group that smeared John Kerry in 2004 is ready to do its dirty work again.More than three years after John Kerry's bitter defeat, at the dawn of what looks like a far more promising campaign cycle for the Democrats, the party is still haunted

An Icelandic woman's experience visiting the US

2007-12-29T22:08:00.001Z

What is wrong with the United States of America? Is it the stimulus-response mechanism of experiencing terror → making war on terror → terrorizing? Are the United States of America a hysteric or paranoid nation?I wonder if Erla Ósk Arnardóttir Lilliendahl (that's her correct name) will experience any excuse on the part of the U.S. administration, and I wonder if those responsible will be

Australian Guantanamo Prisoner released

2007-12-29T17:57:00.001Z

How many supposed al Qaida members in Afghanistan are Mujahideen fighters that were defending Afghanistan against the Soviet Union with US, and CIA covert support?When The US went into Afghanistan they knew they had plenty of 'Live' bait.I keep wondering ow someone can be 'convicted' at a trial with no 'witnesses'.The Prisoners at Guantanamo can become anything the US Authorities want them to

Big Coal's Dirty Plans for U.S.A. Energy Future

2007-12-26T11:59:00.001Z

clipped from www.alternet.org Big coal is hoping for government subsidies to replace oil. But its "clean coal" plan is an ecological nightmare for everyone. Just as the American people and the world are beginning to recognize the necessity of shifting to renewable energies, Big Coal, in collusion with an

US Falters in Terror Case Against 7 in Miami

2007-12-16T04:47:00.001Z

clipped from www.legitgov.orgU.S. Falters in Terror Case Against 7 in Miami 14 Dec 2007One of seven indigent men charged with plotting to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago as part of an Islamic jihad was acquitted on Thursday, and a mistrial was declared in the prosecution of the six others after

Arab-Israeli couple deemed "socially incompatible" by Galilee community

2007-11-20T01:26:00.001Z

clipped from www.ynetnews.comArab-Israeli couple deemed "socially incompatible" by Galilee communityThe Zubedat's applied to be accepted as community members in Rakefet, part of the northern Misgav Regional Council, but were rejected on grounds of "social incompatibly".As part of the screening process in Rakefet

French President a MOSSAD Asset--worked for Israeli Intel

2007-11-20T01:10:00.001Z

The French president is a Bush and neocon ally lately quoted for being willing to act against Iran militarily. France usually is against imperialistic actions and dictatorships. Now we know why, he is a MOSSAD Israeli asset thus a friend to the neoconservatives who have hijacked America's government. clipped

Seven Bad Assumptions We Make About Iran

2007-11-19T23:49:00.001Z

Continuation: 1. Iran is ripe for regime change.Not true. [...]2. Iran is irrational and cannot be deterred.Not true. [...]3. Iran is inherently anti-American.Not quite. [...]4. Enrichment equals a nuclear bomb.Not necessarily. [...]5. Iran seeks Israel's destruction.False. [...]6. The pressure on Iran is working.Questionable. [...]7. Stability in the Middle East can be achieved only through

Palestine-Israel: One State Solution

2007-11-19T23:34:00.001Z

clipped from electronicintifada.net Leading Palestinian and Israeli scholars and activists will be among the speakers at an unprecendented conference to explore a one-state solution, at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London on 17-18 November.Organized by the London One State Group and the

Israel-Palestine Peace & the language of violence

2007-11-19T23:32:00.001Z

While the majority of Israelis and Palestinians, and most of the people of the earth want peace in the region, this wish is counter to the actions of specific sectors, and the polarised language of violence and hatred is the voice that is the loudest. clipped from www.dissidentvoice.orgThe “cycle of violence”

Iranian Women: some pictures

2007-11-19T13:55:00.001Z

clipped from www.telegraph.co.ukThe Western perception of Iranian women is that they live difficult, oppressed lives. Yet these pictures taken by the British photographer Olivia Arthur show Teheran's young women to be independent, party-loving, and leading surprisingly liberal lives. Fatima is 11 years old and

How big a role did disgraced CIA officer have?

2007-11-19T13:50:00.001Z

And these idiots want more power? clipped from www.msnbc.msn.comAndrea MitchellChief foreign affairs correspondent• ProfileThere’s new information about the young Lebanese woman who pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges she lied about her background to get jobs at the FBI and CIA.Current and former intelligence

Can We Prevent an Iran Attack?

2007-10-17T19:54:00.000+01:00

Can We Prevent an Iran Attack? By Peter Galbraith, The New York Review of Books and TomDispatchPosted on October 16, 2007,Printed on October 17, 2007 This essay appeared previously on TomDispatch; it features an introduction by editor Tom Englehardt.Be careful what you wish for -- that might be the catch phrase for American relations with Iran since the CIA helped overthrow the elected

History Will Not Absolve Us: Leaked Red Cross report sets up Bush team for international war-crimes trial

2007-10-04T19:58:00.000+01:00

History Will Not Absolve Us: Leaked Red Cross report sets up Bush team for international war-crimes trialby Nat Hentoff Global Research,September 20, 2007 Village Voice - 2007-08-28If and when there's the equivalent of an international Nuremberg trial for the American perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Guantánamo, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the CIA's secret prisons, there will be

On top of everything else, not very good at its job

2007-09-14T00:28:00.000+01:00

On top of everything else, not very good at its jobAug 16th 2007From The EconomistThe United States has not, even in the eyes of well-disposed critics, been well served by its main intelligence agency MANY books have sought to show how badly the Central Intelligence Agency behaves. In this thorough and persuasive study, Tim Weiner describes how poorly it does its job. As a New York Times

Chris Wallace Interviews Bill Clinton Pt 3

2007-09-08T17:43:00.001+01:00

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Envoy’s Letter Counters Bush on Dismantling of Iraq Army

2007-09-05T12:45:00.000+01:00

Envoy’s Letter Counters Bush on Dismantling of Iraq ArmyBy EDMUND L. ANDREWS Published: September 4, 2007WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 — A previously undisclosed exchange of letters shows that President Bush was told in advance by his top Iraq envoy in May 2003 of a plan to “dissolve Saddam’s military and intelligence structures,” a plan that the envoy, L. Paul Bremer, said referred to dismantling the

Is George Bush Restarting Latin America's 'Dirty Wars'?

2007-08-31T14:33:00.000+01:00

Is George Bush Restarting Latin America's 'Dirty Wars'? By Benjamin Dangl, AlterNetPosted August 31, 2007. Signs are emerging of a new wave of U.S.-backed militarism in Latin America Two soldiers in Paraguay stand in front of a camera. One of them holds an automatic weapon. John Lennon's "Imagine

Who is the US fighting in Iraq?

2007-08-28T22:42:00.003+01:00

clipped from www.juancole.com Who exactly is the US fighting in Iraq? Graphed by self-confessed identity of captives, it is largely Sunni Arab Iraqis, often motivated primarily by the opportunity to earn some money from the resistance leaders. The second largest group is Salafi Takfiris, i.e. fundamentalists

The Iraq War Architects: Where are they now?

2007-08-28T22:42:00.001+01:00

clipped from thinkprogress.orgPAUL WOLFOWITZKey Quote: “The truth is that for reasons that have a lot to do with the U.S. government bureaucracy, we settled on the one issue that everyone could agree on which was weapons of mass destruction as the core reason [for going to warSTEPHEN HADLEYKey Quote: “I should have

When Will American's Have Had Enough?

2007-08-28T22:10:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.youtube.com IMPEACH!!! IMPEACH!!! IMPEACH!!!

Chomsky: Tyranny of big corporations

2007-08-28T15:12:00.001+01:00

clipped from mondediplo.comDM: In one of your books you quote Milton Friedman as saying that “profit-making is the essence of democracy”.NC: Profit and democracy are so contrary that there is no scope for comment. The aim of democracy is to leave people free to decide how they live and to make any political choices

The militarization of North America

2007-08-28T15:11:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.informationliberation.com Canadian jurisdiction over its Northern territories was redefined, following an April 2002 military agreement between Ottawa and Washington. This agreement allows for the deployment of US troops anywhere in Canada, as well as the stationing of US warships in Canada's

Robert Fisk: Even I question the 'truth' about 9/11

2007-08-26T16:15:00.000+01:00

Robert Fisk: Even I question the 'truth' about 9/11Published: 25 August 2007 Each time I lecture abroad on the Middle East, there is always someone in the audience – just one – whom I call the "raver". Apologies here to all the men and women who come to my talks with bright and pertinent questions – often quite humbling ones for me as a journalist – and which show that they

Jailing Nation: How Did Our Prison System Become Such a Nightmare?

2007-08-24T00:44:00.000+01:00

Jailing Nation: How Did Our Prison System Become Such a Nightmare?With five percent of the world's population, the U.S. has close to a quarter of the world's prisoners. How did the American criminal justice system go so wrong? By Daniel Lazare,The Nation.Posted August 20, 2007. How can you tell when a democracy is dead? When concentration camps spring up and everyone shivers in fear? Or

Bomb Kills Provincial Chief in Iraq

2007-08-22T02:52:00.000+01:00

Bomb Kills Provincial Chief in IraqBy STEVEN R. HURST Updated: 4:32 p.m. ET Aug. 20, 2007BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed a governor in southern Iraq on Monday, the second provincial boss assassinated in nine days and a likely prelude to an even more brutal contest among rival Shiite militias battling for control of some of Iraq's main oil regions.Iraqi police blamed the attack on the

The Myth of Karl Rove

2007-08-20T21:31:00.000+01:00

The Myth of Karl RoveAugust 18th, 2007Guardian called him ‘Bush’s Brain’, and US liberals have ascribed him mythical powers. All of this is very useful of course, as it deflects attention from the liberal’s own incompetence and sad legacy of defeat. Karl Rove was no Machiavelli. He was merely a 2nd rate political consultant cheerfully reaping the rewards of Democrat’s pussilanimity. Earlier

Abu Ghraib whistleblower's ordeal

2007-08-20T18:31:00.001+01:00

clipped from news.bbc.co.ukThe US soldier who exposed the abuse of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison found himself a marked man after his anonymity was blown in the most astonishing way by Donald Rumsfeld.When Joe Darby saw the horrific photos of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison he was stunned.Joe Darby was a reserve

FBI can't link Bin Laden to 9/11

2007-08-20T18:29:00.001+01:00

clipped from dmiessler.comThe FBI Can’t Link Bin Laden to 9/11? Why Is This Not News?According to this story the FBI had not, up through June of 2006, linked Bin Laden with 9/11.On June 5, 2006, the Muckraker Report contacted the FBI Headquarters, (202) 324-3000, to learn why Bin Laden’s Most Wanted poster did not

inside the C.I.A.’s secret interrogation program

2007-08-20T18:28:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.newyorker.comThe Black SitesA rare look inside the C.I.A.’s secret interrogation program.by Jane MayerAugust 13, 2007In the war on terror, one historian says, the C.I.A. “didn’t just bring back the old psychological techniques—they perfected them.” KeywordsMohammed, Khalid Sheikh;Secret

President Nutjob

2007-08-20T18:25:00.001+01:00

clipped from bravenewfilms.orgDaily Show: President Bush In His Own Words If we survive. Will we look back and laugh?

Cheney knew in 94 what would happen in Iraq.

2007-08-20T18:23:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.youtube.com It seems Cheney had the answer right in 94. But then he must have seen thedollar figure, of changing his mind. And created the war he knew could not be won. But would come at a terrible cost to America, yet a great profit to himand Haliburton.

So when do we invade?

2007-08-20T18:21:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.washingtonpost.comIranian Unit to Be Labeled 'Terrorist'The United States has decided to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the country's 125,000-strong elite military branch, as a "specially designated global terrorist," according to U.S. officials, a move that allows Washington to

Gore Vidal on the Real News

2007-08-20T18:19:00.003+01:00

clipped from www.bbc.co.ukEverybody with an IQ above room temperature is on to the con act of our media. They are obeying bigger, richer interests than informing the public -- which is the last thing that corporate America has ever been interested in doing.

COUNTDOWN: A Tale of Two Cheneys

2007-08-20T18:19:00.001+01:00

clipped from youtube.com Of course, I don't remember any of this in 2003. Would have been nice if it where. If you find any references to this on 2003, please let me know.

Government Involvement in London Bombings/Blair, Bush and the 'War on Terror'

2007-08-20T08:20:00.001+01:00

clipped from uk.youtube.com7/7 London Bombings - Government Involvement

What Else Is Our Government Lying About?

2007-08-20T00:14:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.chron.com July 19, 2007, 6:25AMAl-Qaida's man in Iraq unveiled as fictional characterU.S. military says an Iraqi actor had portrayed the nonexistent leaderBAGHDAD — In March, he was declared captured. In May, he was declared killed, and his purported corpse was displayed on state-run TV. But

Boston Legal!!!

2007-08-19T19:26:00.001+01:00

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U.S. Backs Free Elections, Only to See Allies Lose

2007-08-15T09:34:00.000+01:00

By HASSAN M. FATTAH Published: August 10, 2007U.S. Backs Free Elections, Only to See Allies LoseDUBAI, United Arab Emirates Aug. 9 — Lebanon’s political spin masters have been trying in recent days to explain the results of last Sunday’s pivotal by-election, which saw a relatively unknown candidate from the opposition narrowly beat a former president, Amin Gemayel. There has been talk of

The Iran Attack That Wasn't

2007-08-14T19:36:00.000+01:00

The Iran Attack That Wasn'tHow reporters trumped up a story about Iranians killing Americans in IraqGareth PorterAugust 2, 2007 On July 2 and 3, The New York Times and the Associated Press, among other media outlets, came out with sensational stories saying that either Iranians or Iranian agents had played an important role in planning the operation in Karbala, Iraq last January that

Uncle Sam, Your Banker Will See You Now ...

2007-08-14T09:11:00.000+01:00

Uncle Sam, Your Banker Will See You Now ...In the Hole to ChinaAugust 8, 2007By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTSEarly this morning China let the idiots in Washington, and on Wall Street, know that it has them by the short hairs. Two senior spokesmen for the Chinese government observed that China’s

China's Threat to the Dollar is Real

2007-08-14T08:37:00.000+01:00

One Big Reason Markets are PlungingChina's Threat to the Dollar is RealBy PAUL CRAIG ROBERTSAugust 9, 2007Twenty-four hours after I reported China’s announcement that China, not the Federal Reserve, controls US interest rates by its decision to purchase, hold, or dump US Treasury

Attention Deficit Democracy

2007-08-14T02:18:00.000+01:00

Attention Deficit Democracyby James BovardIs American democracy in a death spiral? Why do Americans tolerate so many lies and abuses from their rulers? Why have Americans permitted the U.S. government to shred their rights? Why have so many people been willing to assume that foreign empire and presidential supremacy are

The Black Sites

2007-08-13T22:14:00.000+01:00

A Reporter at LargeThe Black Sites A rare look inside the C.I.A.’s secret interrogation program.

Bridge Bus Hero Says "Nope." To Bush Photo-Op

2007-08-13T20:01:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.nytimes.comAmong the dozens of wrenching accounts to come out of the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, the actions of 20-year-old Jeremy Hernandez were a bright spot: Trapped in a tipping school bus with 50 children, he kicked open the back door and began helping them one by one

"Christians safer under Saddam": Vatican Official

2007-08-13T20:00:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.cwnews.comIraqi Christians safer under Saddam, Vatican official saysAmerican policy has produced chaos in Iraq, and Christians are in greater danger than they were under Saddam Hussein, according to the Vatican's former "foreign minister."Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, who served from 1990 to 2003 as

The Birth of a Torture Program

2007-08-13T00:39:00.000+01:00

The Birth of a Torture ProgramJane Mayer reveals how government torture programs come to be.by Dahlia LithwickPosted Monday, Aug. 6, 2007, at 7:24 PM ETThere are two ways to think about the Bush administration's willingness to torture prisoners in the wake of 9/11. One is the story we were sold after we learned about Abu Ghraib: A few "bad apples" at the lowest levels of the military went a

The CIA's Successors And Collaborators

2007-08-12T16:57:00.000+01:00

US: overt and covert destabilisationThe CIA’s successors and collaboratorsWhen a scandal in the 1980s revealed the CIA’s 35 years of international manipulations, President Ronald Reagan established the National Endowment for Democracy as a more discreet and less controversial instrument. It had the same purpose – to destabilise unfriendly governments by funding the opposition. By Hernando Calvo

Goading Xerxes: A New Tactical Twist in the Coming War on Iran

2007-08-12T16:25:00.000+01:00

Goading Xerxes: A New Tactical Twist in the Coming War on Iran Written by Chris Floyd Friday, 10 August 2007An American strike on Iran is coming closer. It probably won't take place in the next few weeks, because Bush is on vacation and will not want to be disturbed. And it probably won't take the form that many have expected (including this

Call to reopen Oklahoma bomb case

2007-08-12T13:22:00.000+01:00

Call to reopen Oklahoma bomb caseFriday, 2 March 2007, 12:47 GMTThe FBI man in charge of collecting evidence from the government building destroyed by the Oklahoma bomb has called for the case to be reopened. Former deputy assistant director Danny Coulson has told the BBC programme The Conspiracy Files that he questions whether everyone involved was caught. The attack in 1995 killed 168

“In Search of John Doe No. 2: The Story the Feds Never Told About the Oklahoma City Bombing”

2007-08-12T12:43:00.000+01:00

“In Search of John Doe No. 2: The Story the Feds Never Told About the Oklahoma City Bombing” Friday, August 3rd, 2007A Salt Lake City lawyer searching for the truth behind his brother's death has uncovered a wealth of new information

Democracy’s invisible line

2007-08-12T05:10:00.000+01:00

Democracy’s invisible lineThere’s an alternative world... if only we can find itThe US writer Noam Chomsky talks about the mechanisms behind modern communication, an essential instrument of government in democratic countries – as important to our governments as propaganda is to a dictatorship.By Noam Chomsky and Daniel MermetDM: Let’s start with the media issue. In the May 2005 referendum on

They Refuse to Wear the Rose Coloured Glasses of the Media!!!!

2007-08-11T05:28:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.youtube.comOn July 12, 2007, Olbermann interviewed Michael Moore on his new movie Sicko and on his recent interview on CNN. Michael Moore on Keith Olbermann. A great interview by two great individuals who refuse to wear the media's ROSE COLOUR GLASSES, they want us all to

"Christians safer under Saddam": Vatican Official

2007-08-09T22:45:00.001+01:00

Generation Chickenhawk: College Republicans

2007-08-09T22:44:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.huffingtonpost.comOn July 13, 2007, I visited Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, where the bodies of American soldiers killed in Iraq were freshly interred. Afterwards, I headed across the street to the Sheraton National Hotel, owned by right-wing Korean cult leader Sun Myung-Moon, to meet

How to Lose a War: The American Way

2007-08-09T21:20:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.nytimes.comSANGIN, Afghanistan — A senior British commander in southern Afghanistan said in recent weeks that he had asked that American Special Forces leave his area of operations because the high level of civilian casualties they had caused was making it difficult to win over local people.Other

The Truth about Osama bin Laden and Iraq

2007-08-09T09:41:00.001+01:00

clipped from bravenewfilms.org This was in 2006 before election. The people spoke. But Bush doesn't listen.The Democrats were to bring the peoples word to the hill. But they have done little. General Clarke is right. If something isn't done now. America will fall.

A Unanimous Triumph For Masters of War

2007-08-08T02:19:00.000+01:00

A Unanimous Triumph For Masters of War By Norman Solomon 14 September 2001 On Friday, the Senate voted 98-0 for a war resolution. It says: "The president is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001, or harbored such

'A dead Iraqi is just another dead Iraqi... You know, so what?'

2007-08-07T02:43:00.000+01:00

'A dead Iraqi is just another dead Iraqi... You know, so what?'7 August 2007By Leonard Doyle in WashingtonPublished: 12 July 2007Interviews with US veterans show for the first time the pattern of brutality in Iraq It is an axiom of American political life that the actions of the US military are beyond criticism. Democrats and Republicans praise the men and women in uniform at

Amazing IED in IRAQ, Unbelievable Carriage

2007-08-06T22:37:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.youtube.com Just wondering, how this could happen to the mighty US army.Oh ya we are winning the war.. my ass

TruthFlag

2007-07-31T02:49:00.000+01:00

BBC: Bush's Grandfather Planned Fascist Coup In America

2007-07-30T23:08:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.prisonplanet.comNew investigation sheds light on clique of powerbrokers, including Prescott Bush, who sought to overthrow U.S. government and implement Hitlerian policiesPaul Joseph Watson Prison Planet Tuesday, July 24, 2007A BBC Radio 4 investigation sheds new light on a major subject that has

Prescott Bush (W's Granddad) & Hitler - Birds Of A Feather?

2007-07-30T23:07:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.guardian.co.ukRumours of a link between the US first family and the Nazi war machine have circulated for decades. Now the Guardian can reveal how repercussions of events that culminated in action under the Trading with the Enemy Act are still being felt by today's presidentGeorge Bush's grandfather

Corruption in U.S. Government

2007-07-30T22:56:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.nytimes.comFederal Lawmakers From Coast to Coast Are Under InvestigationAmong members of Congress, Mr. Doolittle is far from alone in feeling heat from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department. More than a dozen current and former lawmakers are under scrutiny in cases

impeach

2007-07-30T22:55:00.001+01:00

clipped from youtube.comBush Breaks Disapproval Records: Impeachment Imminent?

The American Stasi

2007-07-30T22:49:00.001+01:00

clipped from blogs.abcnews.comThe FBI is taking cues from the CIA to recruit thousands of covert informants in the United States as part of a sprawling effort to boost its intelligence capabilities.The aggressive push for more secret informants appears to be part of a new effort to grow its intelligence and

YouTube: ADDICTED TO WAR: WHY THE U.S. CAN'T KICK MILITARISM

2007-07-30T22:48:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.youtube.comADDICTED TO WAR: WHY THE U.S. CAN'T KICK MILITARISM

Hijacking Catastrophe - Intro (1 of 10)

2007-07-30T22:47:00.001+01:00

clipped from youtube.com Part 1,

Hijacking Catastrophe: Blueprint for Empire (2 of 10)

2007-07-30T22:46:00.001+01:00

clipped from youtube.com Part 2.

Hijacking Catastrophe: Hijacking Fear (3 of 10)

2007-07-30T22:45:00.001+01:00

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Hijacking Catastrophe: "Things Related and Not" (4 of 10)

2007-07-30T22:44:00.001+01:00

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Hijacking Catastrophe: Sorrows of Empire pt. 1 (6 of 10)

2007-07-30T22:42:00.001+01:00

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Hijacking Catastrophe: "Bring it On" pt. 1 (8 of 10)

2007-07-30T22:40:00.001+01:00

clipped from youtube.com Part 8.

Hijacking Catastrophe: Politics of Citizenship (10 of 10)

2007-07-30T22:37:00.001+01:00

clipped from youtube.com Part 10

Recruiter Sexual Abuse: Friendly Fire at Home?

2007-07-29T13:30:00.001+01:00

Recruiter Sexual Abuse: Friendly Fire at Home?As more women are joining the military, they are becoming the victims of sexual assault before they even take their oath. A former Army specialist explains the growing problem with abuse by recruiters and how the military is turning a blind eye.By Aimee Allison, AlterNet.Posted July 24, 2007. A typical poster in the new Army Strong campaign shows

Timing of Hicks charges 'an act of bastardry'

2007-07-28T20:13:00.000+01:00

Timing of Hicks charges 'an act of bastardry'Monday, February 5, 2007.The US military has prepared fresh charges of providing material support for terrorism and attempted murder against David Hicks. (file photo) The Australian lawyer for David Hicks has accused the US military of an act of bastardry for waiting until the departure of his legal team to announce new charges. David McLeod has

Confessions from U.S. Soldiers in Iraq on the Brutal Treatment of Civilians

2007-07-26T22:19:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.alternet.org Interviews with 50 Iraq war veterans reveal disturbing patterns of behavior by US troops in Iraq against innocent civilians -- brutal acts that often go unreported and almost always go unpunished. Over the past several months The Nation has interviewed fifty combat veterans of the

The life and times of the CIA

2007-07-25T23:38:00.000+01:00

The life and times of the CIA By Chalmers Johnson (This essay is a review of Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner. [1]) The American people may not know it, but they have some severe problems with one of their official governmental entities, the Central

Bush gagged Surgeon General. Health, sex, smoking, cells, religion,

2007-07-23T19:32:00.001+01:00

clipped from news.independent.co.uk Damning testimony of Dr Richard Carmona, the surgeon general from 2002 until last year, has revealed that the Bush administration frequently censored him and tried to mould his public statements to fit political goals. He was even ordered to mention President Bush three times on

Project for the New American Century

2007-07-19T00:38:00.000+01:00

Project for the New American CenturyJanuary 26, 1998 The Honorable William J. Clinton President of the United States Washington, DC Dear Mr. President:We are writing you because we are convinced that current American policy toward Iraq is not succeeding, and that we may soon face a

"W violates constitutional authority": Libbey's judge, Judge Walton

2007-07-18T20:03:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.latimes.comIn his first public comments on the matter, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton took issue with Bush's statement that the prison sentence ordered for Libby last month was "excessive." Walton defended the sentence, saying that he followed established legal precedents as well as a strict

Recognizing the Reality of the Iraq War

2007-07-18T19:57:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.peaceheroes.comRecognizing the Reality of the Iraq WarThese memorials silently ask the question, Why War --- and demand a credible answer. Out of 600 members of Congress, only one has a child in the military.Below is a list of questions from the curriculum which accompanies the film. These

Bush reacts to death of Brazilian soldiers

2007-07-18T19:44:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.wietforum.nl Very, very good."Just exactly how many is a brazillion?"Ten thousand? Twenty thousand? A billion?No, a Dodo!

The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness

2007-07-18T19:29:00.001+01:00

clipped from www.thenation.com The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear WitnessHome These attitudes reflect the limited contact occupation troops said they had with Iraqis. They rarely saw their enemy. They lived bottled up in heavily fortified compounds that often came under mortar attack. They only ventured outside

Bumbbling Bush and his stooges.

2007-07-18T19:17:00.001+01:00

You tube has so many items of bush and his cronies.Or is that phonies?That it should be made into the official archival site for the history of the fall of America. clipped from www.youtube.com

Idiots on the March

2007-07-18T02:42:00.000+01:00

Idiots on the March by Charley Reese July 16, 2007 Idiots in Israel, along with those American idiots in the punditocracy who can't see where they are going because their vision is blocked by Israeli backsides, are trying to pressure our idiots in the White House to commit an act of insanity. That act of insanity is launching a military

The core misconceptions in the 'war on terror'

2007-07-16T21:03:00.000+01:00

The core misconceptions in the 'war on terror'By John FefferMiddle East Jul 13, 2007In September 2002, Maher Arar was passing through JFK airport in New York. He was expecting a simple transit. A Syrian-born Canadian citizen

Bush Filed a Motion Last Year to Uphold the 33-Month Sentence of Victor Rita, a 24-Year Marine Corps Vet Convicted on Same Crimes as Libby

2007-07-13T21:32:00.000+01:00

July 13th, 2007, 4:30 pmPosted by Jon Ponder | Jul. 4, 2007, 4:41 pmLast month, the Supreme Court agreed with the Bush Justice Dept., ruling against Rita’s appeal for a reduced sentence based his exemplary military service.Sen. Joe Biden: Tony Snow said that President Bush decided to commute Scooter Libby’s two and a half year-prison sentence for perjury and obstruction of justice, because it was

Crying Wolf: Non-Predictions for the Future

2007-07-11T12:40:00.000+01:00

Crying Wolf: Non-Predictions for the Future July 3rd, 2007Prophecy is a difficult subject for me, not because I think it’s not possible, but simply because there are so many false voices out there that a lot of disinformation and propaganda gets let in through the open doors. I mean, how many times have people set a date for the end of the world in the past? Don’t get me started on that