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"Bush’s lies put these forces at risk in an illegal war of aggression. He treated our military personnel as if they were expendable cannon fodder.."
By Ron Forthofer, Ph.D.
The Bush administration claims that the U.S. attack on and occupation of Iraq is part of the ’war on terrorism’. This claim is highly dubious, to put it mildly.
Before the U.S. attack, there was no substantive connection between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda. In fact, Saddam and Osama bin Laden could be said to have (…)

By Pascal Fletcher
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday embraced socialism as his ideology of choice in a political statement that sharpened his antagonism against the United States.
Chavez, a firebrand nationalist who has governed the world’s No. 5 oil exporter for six years, has persistently declined to define the precise ideology of his self-styled "revolution."
But, addressing an international meeting on poverty in Caracas, he said Western-style capitalism was incapable of (…)

Here are some other things you must also believe if you believe that Duh-bya won the election:
1- That the exit polls were WRONG.
2- That Zogby’s 5pm election day calls for Kerry winning OH and FL were WRONG. He was exactly RIGHT in his 2000 final poll.
3- That Harris’ last minute polling for Kerry was WRONG. He was exactly RIGHT in his 2000 final poll.
4- That the Incumbent Rule (that undecideds break for the challenger) was WRONG.
5- That the 50% Rule was WRONG (that an incumbent (…)

Part I - Part II
Expelling the Demons of the Opiate
Writer’s Note: This is a social criticism and commentary on religion, meant to stir thought and insight into a different way of seeing the world. My wish is not to offend anyone’s beliefs, only to open minds to new realms of understanding and to what just might be possible. I do not claim to be right, or to know the truth. Quite simply, I wish only for the reader to absorb this essay with an open mind, willing to challenge all they (…)

The American public may take comfort in U.S. President George W. Bush’s decision last week to nominate John D. Negroponte as the first director of national intelligence (DNI). The position was created in response to recommendations put forth by the commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. It found coordination among the 15 different U.S. intelligence agencies lacking. The DNI will be tasked with mediating turf wars (between the CIA and FBI, among others), (…)

Election Fraud by Licking County Officials Exposed in Criminal Complaint Filed by Paul D. Harmon
We have learned that Paul D. Harmon, an independent candidate for Domestic Relations Court Judge in Licking County, Ohio, filed a criminal complaint against Licking County election officials on February 18th.
The complaint, based on events in a Licking County race in which there were more "no votes" than votes cast for any candidate, accuses the officials of fraud involving "votomatic" punch (…)

I got lucky the other day. (No, I’m not talking about that kind of lucky. What do you think I am, a “family values” Republican at convention?)
What I mean is that I was fortunate to meet a couple of real-life patriots: Stephen and Virginia Pearcy. They’re the folks who live one neighborhood over from me whose recent anti-war displays at their house sparked some, um, discussion — both locally and nationally.
Well, not exactly discussion discussion. More like brainless name-calling and (…)

by Helen Thomas
Profiteering from the Iraq war is not a surprise, especially in light of the Bush administration’s pandering to the military-industrial complex.
But some Democratic lawmakers are concerned that profiteering may have achieved stratospheric dimensions in the case of the $9 billion that is missing from the sale of Iraqi oil. This money was to have been used for humanitarian aid and reconstruction for Iraq.
It seems no one is watching the store. The fund was transferred to (…)

A MILITARY court today found two British soldiers guilty of abusing Iraqi prisoners in acts depicted in a series of sickening photographs.
The behaviour of Mark Cooley and Daniel Kenyon and two other soldiers was described as "brutal", "cruel" and "revolting" by the military judge.
And he added that the shocking pictures, used as evidence in the trial, had "undoubtedly tarnished the international reputation of the British Army and to some extent the British nation too".
A panel of (…)

by Anna Thompson
Racism is not static. The racism we encountered in the civil rights era is not the same racism we encounter today. Now most people recognize it is not acceptable to explicitly support white supremacy, that is not to say they do not support it implicitly. The point I want to make is that just because the law no longer provides for the overt expression of racism does not mean that racism is not a major factor in our contemporary lives.
I remember in the 60’s I was (…)