The launch of the English-language version of Al-Jazeera Television in the United States was met with glee by America’s corporate-controlled media. At first this reaction seemed curious, particularly since another English-language news channel would also mean another option for viewers in the highly competitive “information” industry.
But soon the source of this glee became evident: No cable or satellite television service in the United States is carrying Al-Jazeera. Although America’s (…)
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Vilest People in US Corporate-Controlled Media
27 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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THE NEXT ACT
The Next Act: Is a Damaged Administration Less Likely to Attack Iran, or More?
23 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
5 commentsA month before the November elections, Vice-President Dick Cheney was sitting in on a national-security discussion at the Executive Office Building. The talk took a political turn: what if the Democrats won both the Senate and the House? How would that affect policy toward Iran, which is believed to be on the verge of becoming a nuclear power? At that point, according to someone familiar with the discussion, Cheney began reminiscing about his job as a lineman, in the early nineteen-sixties, (…)
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Two U.S. men charged with broadcasting Hezbollah TV
23 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities brought terrorism charges against two men for providing satellite broadcasts of Hezbollah television channel al-Manar to U.S. customers, according to an indictment unsealed on Monday.
Saleh Elahwal, 53, and Javed Iqbal, 42, were charged with providing material support to al-Manar — branded by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization in March — the indictment said. Each faces a maximum of 110 years in prison if convicted of all 11 counts. (…) -
Kathy Kelly to James Baker: “Tell the Truth about Iraq!”
23 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
“Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.” - John F. Kennedy
Catonsville, Maryland - On the evening of Nov. 20, 2006, peace activist, Kathy Kelly, gave a talk at the U. of Maryland’s Baltimore County campus (UMBC). It was entitled, “Eyewitness to War, Witness for Peace.” She said: “It’s a heck of a lot more ‘comfortable’ to take the party line of former Secretary of State, James Baker. He went for four days into the ‘Green Zone’-[a heavily-guarded, fortified (…) -
Brother of University of Oklahoma Bombe Joel Hinrichs Arrested for Threat
22 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
Michael P. Wright — Norman, Oklahoma, USA — mpwright9@aol.com The Associated Press reports that the brother of a University of Oklahoma student who blew himself up last year on campus is now facing federal charges in Colorado. Thomas Hinrichs was charged Tuesday in Denver federal court with threatening to assault or murder an FBI agent.
Review: Joel Hinrichs Most Likely Intended to Commit Mass Murder in October 2005 In a broadcast two weeks after Joel Hinrichs exploded the bomb and (…) -
Eva Golinger’s New Book - Bush vs. Chavez
22 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
Eva Golinger’s New Book - Bush vs. Chavez - by Stephen Lendman
Eva Golinger’s eagerly awaited new book is now out - but only for those able to read and understand Spanish as it’s not yet available in English. It’s appropriately called Bush vs. Chavez - Washington’s War Against against Venezuela published by Monte Avila Editores in Caracas. Hopefully it will soon be available in English as well.
Golinger is a Venezuelan-American attorney specializing in international human rights and (…) -
The only way to bring the troops home: Impeach
22 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
7 comments"Our soldiers are sitting ducks in a shooting gallery.
If we really cared about them, we would bring them home."
Dennis Kucinich
mp3 of floor speech
Is anyone really going to disagree with that? I think it rings true, if we really cared about our young men and women, then we would bring them home.
Bring the Troops Home: Impeach
Our young men and women were sent to Iraq on lies, yet now we must stay.... just another lie- yet it’s accepted as truth because the Democratic Leadership (…) -
BUSH PONDERS HIS FATE (a sonnet)
22 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
4 commentsNow in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes I stand alone,beweeping deserved fate. God in his heaven shuns my clueless cries, I look upon myself and see a sorry state. The public views me now as one pathetic dope lost,whithout a whim, and with friends distressed. Desiring a devout nod from Neoconers yet with hope, those failed pretenders who were always second guessed. Yes, in these thoughts, the voters are despising, sadly I think of me....it is too late. like foul stenched pond scum rising (…)
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U.S. WEAPONS AT WAR: PROMOTING FREEDOM OR FUELING CONFLICT?
21 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
U.S. WEAPONS AT WAR: PROMOTING FREEDOM OR FUELING CONFLICT? U.S. Military Aid and Arms Transfers Since September 11
A World Policy Institute Special Report by Frida Berrigan and William D. Hartung, with Leslie Heffel June 2005
http://www.worldpolicy.org/projects/arms/reports/wawjune2005.html#execsum
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Perhaps no single policy is more at odds with President Bush’s pledge to "end tyranny in our world" than the United States’ role as the world’s leading arms exporting (…) -
Milton Lost: Can We Regain Paradise?
21 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
by Jason Miller
[I dedicate this essay to the untold millions who suffered as a result of Milton Friedman’s creation of an intellectual bulwark for economic brutality. On 11/16/06, Friedman died of heart failure, an ironic cause of death for a heartless individual.]
We have reached the deplorable circumstance where in large measure a very powerful few are in possession of the earth’s resources, the land and its riches and all the franchises and other privileges that yield a return. These (…)