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  • The myths and realities of Iraq
    1 October 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Nikolas Gvosdev and Ray Takeyh
    AS THE midterm elections approach, Iraq dominates the headlines. In a remarkable misappropriation of history, President Bush is conjuring the ghost of Hitler and outlandish World War II analogies to justify his policies. In the Bush administration’s distorted lexicon, calls for withdrawal are appeasement, and dissent is yet another form of disloyalty.
    But if the United States wants to achieve its strategic objectives in the Middle East — after three and (…)

  • We’ll Always Have Geneva
    1 October 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Evan Eisenberg
    "A senior administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said in an interview that Bush essentially got what he asked for in a different formulation that allows both sides [Bush and dissident Republican senators] to maintain their concerns were addressed. ’We kind of take the scenic route, but we get there,’ the official said." —Washington Post
    MILITARY COMMISSIONS ACT OF 2006
    SEC. 8 - IMPLEMENTATION OF TREATY OBLIGATIONS
    (a) IN GENERAL. — For (…)

  • Saints and the Superdome
    1 October 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Dave Zirin
    New Orleans is a city that suffers in silence. These days, it feels like a city being strangled in slow motion, a city whose current condition makes a lie of every political platitude preached over the past year. Yet ESPN spent four hours Monday trying to make us believe that the Crescent City—through the magic of sports and the return of the New Orleans Saints—is on the verge of resurrection.
    The symbol of deliverance, we were told repeatedly during the broadcast, was the (…)

  • Economy Booming for Billionaires
    1 October 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Holly Sklar
    Millionaires are so last millennium. The new Forbes 400 list of richest Americans is billionaires only.
    If you’re net worth is a mere $999 million, forget it. A billion means a thousand million, and that’s the Forbes 400 minimum — up from $900 million in 2005.
    Donald Trump and two of his kids grace the Forbes 400 cover, but ranked No. 94 with $2.9 billion, Trump’s a long way from No. 1 Bill Gates with $53 billion.
    The combined wealth of the 400 richest Americans is a (…)

  • A Constitutional Shredding Rounding Up U.S. Citizens
    1 October 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By MARJORIE COHN
    The Military Commissions Act of 2006 governing the treatment of detainees is the culmination of relentless fear-mongering by the Bush administration since the September 11 terrorist attacks.
    Because the bill was adopted with lightning speed, barely anyone noticed that it empowers Bush to declare not just aliens, but also U.S. citizens, "unlawful enemy combatants."
    Bush & Co. has portrayed the bill as a tough way to deal with aliens to protect us against terrorism. (…)

  • Why Does Al Qaeda Sound Like The DNC?
    30 September 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Why Does Al Qaeda Sound Like The DNC?
    Reposted of noplannodirection
    Al Qaeda’s number two man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has come out with a taped message for the world and America (just in time for our upcoming elections) which sounds just like DNC talking points:
    “Can’t you [Bush] be honest at least once in your life, and admit that you are a deceitful liar who intentionally deceived your nation when you drove them to war in Iraq,” al-Zawahri said in a portion of the video released by the (…)

  • Art of War : Diebold 1984
    30 September 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WMG...

  • America on the very edge: are we done?
    29 September 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Should they "stick a fork in us"?
    America is called a "melting pot", but it is not. It’s not melting or merging economically or culturally or politically any more than are the various diverse populations who live together in the British Isles or on the "continent". So it’s really no mystery that a good portion of our citizens aren’t politically aware or educted enough to understand what’s happening right here and now in our homeland.
    In may opinion America is on the edge of total and (…)

  • HOT HOT INTEL: Plame-Gate Won’t Go Away
    29 September 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

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    IDENTIFY THE ENEMIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND ANNIHILATE THEM.
    by Tom Heneghan
    Sept 29, 2006
    PLAME-GATE WON’T GO AWAY
    Mark Grossman former Under-Secretary of State under Colin Powell, takes center stage in the Valerie Plame leak case.
    Yes Extortion-Friendly U.S. Media. The case has not gone away.
    It can now be reported that another FBI sting has been underway for sometime linking Grossman and his relationship with noted Iran-Contra Arms Dealer (…)

  • Iran Freedom Support Act Passes House...Again
    29 September 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    “Enough with the carrots. It’s time for the stick.”
    Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., sponsor of the measure.
    With scant media attention yesterday, the House of Representatives has again passed the Iran Freedom Support Act even as over 100 Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Leaders united to urge Congress to assert its oversight function to prevent a preemptive attack on Iran citing five causes for concern...
    1) If passed, the Iran Freedom Support Act would add sanctions that could (…)