1. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pronounced mah-MOOD ah-mah-dih-nee-ZHAD) was born Oct. 28, 1956, three years after the CIA-sponsored coup that installed the pro-Western leader Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as Iran’s leader. A Shiite Muslim, he and his wife, a professor, have two sons and a daughter.
Posted September 25, 2007 Compiled by the U.S. News Library Staff
2. When he was an infant, Ahmadinejad’s family moved from the village of Aradan to Tehran. It was at this point that the family changed (…)
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Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
7 October 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
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IS IT TIME TO STORM THE CAPITOIL?
7 October 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentits obvious the demoncratically controlled congress is just as corrupt as the gooney occupied pedophille 109th congress was. the evidence is overwhelming that out capitol is filled with traitors who no longer represent the will of the people. what alternatives are left ???
they have filled the antijudicial system with corrupt zealoted worshipers (warshoppers) of mammon. there are in fact over 300 million of us , and less than 5000 bush cronys who have couped our government, maybe this is (…) -
The Killing Silence of Alan Greenspan
3 October 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
“Our lives begin to end the day we become ‘silent’ about things that matter.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
He held one of the highest positions that can be bestowed on a public servant. I’m referring to Alan Greenspan, the former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (1987-2006). After leaving office, he penned a tell-all book that filled his pockets with mega-greenbacks. It’s entitled, “The Age of Turbulence.” In it, he made this shocking statement: “It is politically (…) -
Shifting Targets - The Administration’s plan for Iran
30 September 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
By Seymour M. Hersh
In a series of public statements in recent months, President Bush and members of his Administration have redefined the war in Iraq, to an increasing degree, as a strategic battle between the United States and Iran. “Shia extremists, backed by Iran, are training Iraqis to carry out attacks on our forces and the Iraqi people,” Bush told the national convention of the American Legion in August.
“The attacks on our bases and our troops by Iranian-supplied munitions have (…) -
Martial Law - is this for real?
30 September 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
13 commentsBy Ian
Look what I found posted to my door this morning! It was a multi-page document printed on bright red paper. I took a look out my window, and sure enough, there’s an army humvee parked down the streets with a couple of soldiers milling about. What the fuck is going on? !!! ATTENTION !!!
This is an official communication from the United States Government. Read and understand these instructions! Failure to comply with these instructions may result in arrest.
As of 30 September (…) -
IRAN-USA : Turning Ahmadinejad into public enemy No. 1
28 September 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
Demonizing the Iranian president and making his visit to New York seem controversial are all part of the neoconservative push for yet another war.
By Juan Cole
09/24/07 "Salon" — - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly has become a media circus. But the controversy does not stem from the reasons usually cited.
The media has focused on debating whether he should be allowed to speak at Columbia University on Monday, or (…) -
Is Peace or Impeachment Possible?
28 September 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
By David Swanson, www.afterdowningstreet.org/possible
[Remarks at September 15, 2007, impeachment rally in Miami, Fla., organized by www.floridaimpeach.org ]
It’s great to see such a crowd and so many groups represented. I especially want to thank Veterans for Peace. Dave Cline was a great leader and will be badly missed. We should all go out and do as much as he did with his admirable life.
On a lighter note, I went to a party yesterday in Washington, D.C. You might think we have very (…) -
Rev. Billy Graham: A Prince of War Exposed
27 September 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
“The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.” - Stendhal
The propaganda machine of the Evangelical Christian Right will soon be in counter attack mode. One of its darling preachers is about to take it on the proverbial chin. The Rev. Billy Graham, who has created a multimillion dollar media empire, that a Rupert Murdock would envy, is the subject of a shocking expose’ due out on Nov. 15, 2007. It’s entitled, “The Prince of War: Billy (…) -
Bush’s False Analogies Between Vietnam and Iraq!
26 September 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsBy Brian McAfee
With President Bush recently bringing up the killing fields of South East Asia as justification for the US continuing the war in Iraq [1], I could not help but think of John Pilger’s 1991 film "Cambodia: The Betrayal." This documentary investigates and outlines the West’s, particularly the US’s, behind the scenes and ongoing support for Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Indeed, this backing began during the Carter administration and it continued throughout both the Reagan and (…) -
Let Slip The Dogs Of War
25 September 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
Let Slip the Dogs of War and Demonize Ahmadinejad My column at Salon.com is online: Turning Ahmadinejad into public enemy No. 1: Demonizing the Iranian president and making his visit to New York seem controversial are all part of the neoconservative push for yet another war." Excerpt:
’Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly has become a media circus. But the controversy does not stem from the reasons usually cited.
The (…)