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  • The London-Washington Axis Called Into Question
    7 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The traditional alliance of the British crown with its former American colony, an alliance that served as a foundation for the British foreign policy during the times of Winston Churchill and also Margaret Thatcher, is called into question today. In effect, the United Kingdom has no other option than choosing between its Atlantist commitment and its European interests. However, as Cedric Housez notes while analyzing statements by British leaders, they reject this choice. Today’s criticism of (…)

  • The Opposite of Good is Apathy
    6 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    "The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead." William Lord Garrison
    The apathy of most of America is stunning and appalling to me. When I found this quote I was filled with wide-eyed wonder that there is one statue left in America complete with statue, or one grave or tomb still occupied.
    On October 26th, as MoveOn.org was holding its candlelight vigils across the country to mourn the death of the 2000 th (…)

  • Who is Judy Miller? What is Amerithrax?
    6 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Judy Miller is the coauthor of a book on germ warfare and was the NY Times star investigative reporter for Weapons of Mass Destruction. She was jailed by Patrick Fitzgerald for not cooperating with the investigation of who leaked the identity of a CIA asset, investigating Weapons of Mass destruction. Amerithrax is the FBI name for the source of Anthrax that gripped the nation following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. The FBI concluded it was made in America hence the name (…)

  • Rediscovered testimony given by CIA director in 2001 suggests manipulation of pre-war intelligence
    6 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    By Jason Leopold
    President George W. Bush’s attempt Friday to silence critics who say his administration manipulated prewar intelligence on Iraq is undercut by congressional testimony given in February 2001 by former CIA Director George Tenet, who said that Iraq posed no immediate threat to the United States or other countries in the Middle East.
    Details of Tenet’s testimony have not been reported before.
    Since a criminal indictment was handed up last month against Vice President Dick (…)

  • Afghanistan: The NATO Quagmire
    6 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Sarah Meyer Index Research
    The NATO merry-go-round in Afghanistan, driven by America’s announced withdrawal of 2,500 - 4,000 (of 19,500) troops in the spring of 2006, is in overdrive. The New York Times, in a recent article said that “Britain and the Netherlands will join Canada in assuming control in the south, along with a much smaller contingent of American support troops.” This is incorrect.
    The Dutch government is in disarray about its NATO participation in Afghanistan, and (…)

  • The death of freedom
    5 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The rights of ordinary people to speak out against an unjust war and atrocities unleashed in their name are being crushed. Fascism is at the door. Who else will fight it?
    On Christmas Eve, I dropped in on Brian Haw, whose hunched, pacing figure was just visible through the freezing fog. For four and a half years, Brian has camped in Parliament Square with a graphic display of photographs that show the terror and suffering imposed on Iraqi children by British policies. The effectiveness of (…)

  • Cindy Sheehan urges Hawaii to Unite to Stop the War in Iraq and Impeach Bush
    5 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Peace activist Cindy Sheehan urged a standing-room-only crowd at the Church of the Crossroads last night to unite to stop the war in Iraq, impeach President Bush and "see justice" for those killed since the war started in 2003.
    "If you don’t want the war machine to invade your island, don’t let it happen," said Sheehan, whose 24-year-old son died in Iraq and who gained international attention for staging an anti-war demonstration outside Bush’s ranch in Texas.
    "Anybody can do what I do. (…)

  • Intelligence indications and warnings abound as Bush finalizes military attack on Iran
    4 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By wayne madsen
    January 2, 2006 — Intelligence and military sources in the United States and abroad are reporting on various factors that indicate a U.S. military hit on Iranian nuclear and military installations, that may involve tactical nuclear weapons, is in the final stages of preparation.
    Likely targets for saturation bombing are the Bushehr nuclear power plant (where Russian and other foreign national technicians are present), a uranium mining site in Saghand near the city of (…)

  • US warplane used to target Iraqi family home
    4 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Brian Whitaker and agencies in Baiji
    Between six and 14 members of an Iraqi family were reported dead yesterday after US warplanes obliterated a house in the northern oil town of Baiji. Enraged local officials described the attack as unjustified and said it had killed an innocent family, including one member who worked for the Iraqi police.
    "I absolutely confirm there were no terrorists in this house," police chief Colonel Sufyan Mustafa told Reuters. "Even if there had been, why (…)

  • Friends Don’t Let Friends Commit War Crimes
    4 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    "You’re like an ambassador for peace," a Spanish journalist told me as we finished one of the dozens of interviews I gave in Europe. I did this interview right before I went to urge the Spanish Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs to oppose the war more strenuously.
    In reality, I did feel like an ambassador for peace as I traveled around Europe for 16 days in December.
    The Mayor of London held a reception in honor of our peace efforts at the new and very modern City Hall, near the (…)