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  • The Haditha Doctor and The Media Dissemblers
    25 June 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Sarah Meyer
    Try weaning Bush supporters from the obvious lies that are the basis of this administration, and they will call you every name in the book. Paul Craig Roberts
    The Haditha Doctor - Walid al-Obeidi
    On 2 June 2006, PipeLineNews.org published an unsigned, scurrilous article entitled Questions Arise About Haditha Doctor - Wahid al-Obeidi - Central Figure In "Massacre" Case.
    This article questioned the account "Dr. Wahid al-Obeidi" had given about being arrested and beaten (…)

  • Why “Pick On” Israel? Here’s Why
    25 June 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by John Spritzler
    Israel’s defenders have a stock argument that goes like this:
    "Why do people pick on Israel? Sure, Israel has its faults, just like any country. Its government is not perfect and sometimes it does bad things. What government doesn’t? But how come some people seem to focus only on Israel? Boycott Israel, divest from Israel, they say; but never boycott Russia or China or Saudi Arabia or a host of other countries that do bad things. Israel, they say, violates human rights (…)

  • Iraq Veterans Facing Homelessness
    25 June 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    NEW YORK As a member of the National Guard, Nadine Beckford patrolled New York train stations after Sept. 11 with a 9mm pistol, then served a treacherous year in Iraq.
    Now, six months after returning, Beckford lives in a homeless shelter.
    "I’m just an ordinary person who served. I’m not embarrassed about my homelessness, because the circumstances that created it were not my fault," said Beckford, 30, who was a military-supply specialist at a base in Iraq that was a sitting duck for (…)

  • Iraq calls for a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops
    25 June 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    June 24, 2006 - A timetable for withdrawal of occupation troops from Iraq. Amnesty for all insurgents who attacked U.S. and Iraqi military targets. Release of all security detainees from U.S. and Iraqi prisons. Compensation for victims of coalition military operations.
    Those sound like the demands of some of the insurgents themselves, and in fact they are. But they’re also key clauses of a national reconciliation plan drafted by new Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who will unveil it (…)

  • What’s Next for the Palestinians - Starvation?
    24 June 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Washington, D.C. - The topic under discussion was grim - “The Politics of Starvation: The Humanitarian Crisis in Palestine.” In Room SC-6 of the U.S. Capitol, the Council for the National Interest (CNI) authored a public forum, the 18th in a series over the last few years, dealing with Middle East issues, and in particular, the Israel-Palestine Question. (1) The two presenters at the standing-room- only event on June 23, 2006, were Tim Rothermel, a former UN chief of its Development Program (…)

  • Top 10 Iraqi War Slogans
    24 June 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    1. Deny and Die
    2. Stay and Pay
    3. Muse and Lose
    4. Delay and Decay
    5. Divide and Hide
    6. Depose and Impose
    7. Fight and Incite
    8. Thunder and Plunder
    9. Blame and Inflame
    10. Oppress and Regress

  • GOP Kills Bill to Police Halliburton
    24 June 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Republicans in Congress have made it clear they’re willing to fight for military contractors’ right to lie, cheat and defraud taxpayers.
    By Bob Geiger 06/20/06 "AlterNet"— - I suppose it’s old news at this point that the Bush administration lied us into the Iraq war and that the cost of this mess will be fully realized by the next generation when Bush leaves office with the biggest budget deficit in U.S. history.
    And, while Democrats have been complaining for years about the GOP-led (…)

  • Surf’s Up!..Bush’s Base is back and all is good!
    24 June 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Have you noticed the change in the country since Karl Rove got "off the Plame hook" and came back into the fold to steer the ship of state? The mood in the White House since recent changes, a "surprise" visit to Iraq, and the capture of Zarquawi, is positively ecstatic.
    Bush’s energy has been renewed, his "Stones" strut, "Heh heh" smirk is back, and best of all, thanks to some manipulations by the Rovester, the ever gullible Republican base is edging back to the Bush camp,and all appears (…)

  • Military Comes Clean To Mom. Years After Son’s Death, She Gets Truth, Learns Suspect Is Held
    23 June 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Military Comes Clean To Mom 2 Years After Son’s Death, She Gets Truth, Learns Suspect Is Held Henry K. Lee, Matthew B. Stannard, Jim Doyle, Chronicle Staff Writers Thursday, June 22, 2006 Fellow soldiers knew within minutes on June 22, 2004, that California National Guard Spc. Patrick McCaffrey and 1st Lt. Andre D. Tyson had been killed by supposedly allied Iraqi soldiers who were patrolling alongside them. Army investigators reached the same conclusion in 2005.
    But it wasn’t until (…)

  • "Cut And Run": A Winning Slogan And Strategy If The Democrats Are Serious About Wanting To Win
    23 June 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    "Cut And Run": A Winning Slogan And Strategy If The Democrats Are Serious About Wanting To Win By David Lindorff Thursday, June 22, 2006
    The Democrats in Congress are having trouble coming up with a position on the War in Iraq because they are so afraid of Republican charges that they are the "cut and run" party.
    It’s a pathetic spectacle, and they should give it up. The way I see it "cut and run" is the slogan the Democrats should adopt as their own for the 2006 election year. (…)