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  • Govt to respect gay marriage ruling
    7 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Jenni Evans | Johannesburg, South Africa
    The government has noted a ruling by the Constitutional Court on Thursday that same-sex marriages be allowed and will respect the judgement, spokesperson Joel Netshitenze said.
    "The Department of Home Affairs will assess what practical steps will be needed to give effect to the change in the law and make appropriate recommendations to the minister," he said.
    He also noted that the court gave Parliament 12 months to effect the necessary change (…)

  • If it’s not torture, then it’s OK to use it on Cheney
    7 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Kirk Caraway Nevada Appeal Internet Editor, kcaraway@nevadaappeal.com
    "We do not torture."
    That’s what President George W. Bush said, and we can believe him, right? After all, that whole water boarding thing is just a walk in the park. Here is how CIA sources described this technique to ABC News:
    "The prisoner is bound to an inclined board, feet raised and head slightly below the feet. Cellophane is wrapped over the prisoner’s face and water is poured over him.
    Unavoidably, the (…)

  • No peace with Sharon
    7 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The Gaza withdrawal has been a veil for continued persecution and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians
    by Gerald Kaufman
    I know the attractive Israeli seaside resort of Netanya well, having stayed several times at my niece’s flat there. Not long ago I heard on BBC radio a series of interviews with residents of Netanya, which has in the past suffered a number of terrorist attacks. They rejoiced at how much easier the situation had become following the building of the Israeli separation wall, (…)

  • STEP BY STEP, INCH BY INCH
    6 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Step by Step, Inch by Inch.
    By Peter Fredson
    December 6, 2005
    The incompetence and misdeeds of the Bush administration are slowly being revealed with horrifying details of torture, abuse, misinformation, slander, CIA jails, indefinite detentions, incompetence, reckless adventuring, lobbing cruise missiles, fake reporters, fake news, habitual lying, patting themselves on the back, excoriating, slandering and punishing critics.
    Their Machiavellian plans for World Conquest, the Downing (…)

  • AXIOMS OF THE WORLD
    6 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    by David R. Hoffman, Legal Editor of Pravda
    One frequent criticism of my articles for PRAVDA evolves from my propensity to reference my past articles in more recent ones. Some attribute this proclivity to vanity, laziness or some other ulterior motive.
    The truth, however, is not as complicated or self-serving. I simply want to remind readers that there were some, like myself, who recognized the corruption, venality, hypocrisy and mendacity of George W. Bush and his minions long before (…)

  • Atomic hypocrisy
    6 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Neither Bush nor Blair is in a position to take a high moral line on Iran’s nuclear programme
    by Tony Benn
    Britain has played a leading role in the negotiations with Iran about its nuclear programme and the risk that it might lead to the development of an atomic bomb, and may well seek to take the matter to the UN security council.
    Given that the prime minister himself is determined to upgrade Trident and appears to be committed to a new series of nuclear power stations, his position (…)

  • THE BUSH STRATEGERY FOR FAILED VICTORY
    5 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The New Old Strategery for Failed Victory
    By Peter Fredson
    December 5, 2005
    After a recent Bush speech to Annapolis Cadets the Pentagon announced a “growing consensus” to cut down on the number of U.S. troops in Iraq.
    It seems to me a stronger statement would have been that, in view of very strong criticism, Bush is now, at least, considering doing “something” about the Iraq quagmire. He’s not considering doing very much but is pulling out all emotional stops to defend his (…)

  • Bush Wows Annapolis Cadets
    4 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Bush Wows at Annapolis
    By Peter Fredson
    December 4, 2005
    President George W. Bush gave an eloquent and emotional speech at the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland recently to another captive audience of bright and shiny cadets, plus enough admirals, generals and politicians to let the public think that someone with some sense was backing him up.
    He included a 35-page policy paper "OUR NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR VICTORY IN IRAQ," a rehash of his arguments for the past 3 years, including (…)

  • The Tempest Cometh Jack Abramoff’s Bipartisan Sleaze
    3 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    By JOSHUA FRANK
    It is far too early to tell what kind of impact it will ultimately have on the Republican establishment, but the Jack Abramoff scandal could well be the most perilous of all the storms developing around Washington. And the cloud forming on the horizon is a dark one indeed.
    The most enthralling aspect of this whole controversy is the number of people it potentially involves. From elected officials in Congress to top conservative activists, the Abramoff lobbyist sham could (…)

  • By God, another awful Bush appointment
    3 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By William Fisher
    Washington is a town where the best and the brightest usually coexist with well-connected political hacks. However, the Bush administration has taken promotion of the latter to embarrassing extremes, selecting unqualified people for posts because of their political loyalty and ideological persuasion. The most recent example of this was the appointment of Paul Bonicelli to be deputy director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which is in (…)