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  • The Lost Kristol Tapes
    18 February 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    "Imagine that there were a Beatles record only a few people knew existed. And imagine you got the chance to listen to it, and as you did, your excitement grew, note by note. You realized it wasn’t merely as good as Rubber Soul, or Revolver, or Sgt. Pepper’s. It was much, much better. And now, imagine how badly you’d want to tell other Beatles fans all about it.
    That’s how I feel for my fellow William Kristol fans. You loved it when Bill said invading Iraq was going to have (…)

  • Civil Resistance In the Age of Bush and Cheney
    16 February 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By William Hughes
    “Be the change that you want to see in the world.” - Mohandas Gandhi
    The late Philip Berrigan, Dissenter Emeritus, wrote in 1997: “The empire’s wars are killing us.” (1) One of the big props for that empire is the clique in our society, known as the “Military-Industrial Complex.” This is the same powerful special interest that President Dwight D. Eisenshower warned the nation about in his “Farewell Address.” (2) Peace activist Berrigan felt, as a result of the arms (…)

  • Federal contract fraud crackdown / to make contractors report abuzes
    14 February 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    Federal contract fraud crackdown has loophole Plan to make contractors report abuse exempts Iraq, other overseas work
    President Bush in his own words A look at the quotable foreign policy speeches that define George W. Bush’s presidency. Produced by Kevin Flynn and Lisa Desai. MSNBC.com
    updated 9:14 p.m. ET Feb. 12, 2008 WASHINGTON - A Bush administration plan to crack down on contract fraud has a multibillion-dollar loophole: The proposal to force companies to report abuse of (…)

  • Blair put forward as first 5 year term EU President
    7 February 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Patrick Wintour
    "I’ll be president of Europe if you give me the power - Blair"
    Tony Blair has been holding discussions with some of his oldest allies on how he could mount a campaign later this year to become full-time president of the EU council, the prestigious new job characterised as “president of Europe”. Blair, currently the Middle East envoy for the US, Russia, EU and the UN, has told friends he has made no final decision, but is increasingly willing to put himself forward for (…)

  • Stop Blair !
    7 February 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Petition against the nomination of Tony Blair as "President of the EuropeanUnion"
    http://www.stopblair.eu/
    We, European citizens of all origins and of all political persuasions, wish to express our total opposition to the nomination of Tony Blair to the Presidency of the European Council.
    The Treaty of Lisbon provides for the new post of President of the European Council, to be elected by the Council for a mandate, renewable once only, of two and a half years. Under the terms of the (…)

  • Adieu, France
    5 February 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    Lisbon Treaty gets Versailles vote
    French MPs have voted to amend their constitution to permit the adoption of the revised European Constitution.
    EU Observer quotes Prime Minister Francois Fillon as hailing the decision as "a vote that distinguishes the actors of history from the spectators."
    Held in a special session in Versailles, the vote by France’s Chamber of Deputies was passed 560 to 181. Opposition Socialists abstained, arguing that while they supported the Lisbon Treaty, they (…)

  • Bush and Cheney in Hell for 935 Lies - A Satire
    5 February 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    “An intelligent Hell would be better than a stupid paradise.” - Victor Hugo
    Is there a hell after death? The great Dante, one of Italy’s finest sons, wrote about it in his “Divine Comedy.” In Dante’s fiery inferno, Satan, a fallen Angel, is in charge of dishing out suffering to the damned. In light of the current political situation, I am moved to once again reach for my crystal ball, to revisit hell. Let’s see... In one of the deepest Circles of Hell, I watched President George W. Bush, (…)

  • The Illustrated President
    30 January 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    George W. Bush is famous for his attachment to a painting which he acquired after becoming a “born-again Christian.” It’s by W.H.D. Koerner and is entitled A Charge to Keep. Bush was so taken by it, he took the painting’s name for his own official autobiography. And here’s what he says about it:
    I thought I would share with you a recent bit of Texas history which epitomizes our mission. When you come into my office, please take a look at the beautiful painting of a horseman determinedly (…)

  • ’Blair Government under police investigation for war crimes.’ Press Conference
    29 January 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Press Release: Scotland Yard to investigate Tony Blair and ex-Attorney General Peter Goldsmith for war crimes
    Press Conference, Room C, ... all » 1 Parliament Street Tuesday 15th January 2008 3pm
    John McDonnell MP, Chris Coverdale: International War Law Expert and Annie Machon of the Campaign to Make War History brief MPs and the media on allegations of war crimes committed against the people of Iraq by Britain’s former Prime Minister and former Attorney General.
    Officers from Scotland (…)

  • Enema of the State
    28 January 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The United States of America, once the home of the brave and the land of the free, where money, ideas and people flowed freely and without obstruction has become a constipated mess more resembling a third world nation than the world’s economic powerhouse.
    Thus, the USA is in need of the time-honored method of removing rotting detritus and partially-digested flotsam from deep within its bowels. America needs a hose shoved up its butt and a high pressure hot water stream imposed to dislodge (…)