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Kennedy: Fascist America Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman February 01, 2005 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wants to run for Attorney General of New York State.
He might announce his candidacy within the next two weeks.
He’s the son of Robert F. Kennedy, the former Attorney General under his brother, John F. Kennedy.
In 2001, President Bush named the Justice Department building after RFK.
The young Kennedy attended the ceremony.
We asked him what he thought of President Bush naming (…)

Condi Fails Her Way Right To The Top Bill Gallagher January 25, 2005 Detroit - Rice pudding: Equal measures of glibness, obfuscation and self-righteousness stirred around the only interests she recognizes — whatever President George W. Bush is thinking or wants. Condoleezza Rice served up her favorite recipe to members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at her confirmation hearing and, sadly, all but two were able to stomach the intellectual slop.
In an administration where the (…)

Bush Talks A Good Game, Leaving Results To Speak For Themselves John Hanchette January 25, 2005 Olean, NY - Some observations on current events before I get back to shoveling snow ... President George W. Bush’s inaugural speech, though somewhat more stirring than I expected, was a bit confusing to me. In using the words "free" or "freedom" more than 25 times, and in describing the spreading of liberty and democracy as "the calling of our time," Bush seemed to be saying he’s not afraid of (…)

The Dangerous Gold Star Families
A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION by Cindy Sheehan
Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld continues to astound us Gold Star Families with his heartlessness, callousness and disrespect in the faces of our children who are being killed in the mindless invasion and occupation of Iraq.
I am one of the founding members of a group called Gold Star Families for Peace. Some of us families who have lost loved ones in this illegal and immoral war in Iraq have (…)

Is Chertoff A Security Risk? Melissa Johnson and Sander Hicks, News Reporter and Special to the Star January 20, 2005 Federal Appeals Court Judge Michael Chertoff’s ties to the financiers of the Sept. 11 attacks may prevent his confirmation as Homeland Security Chief.
According to a June 20, 2000 article in the The Record of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chertoff defended accused terrorist financier Dr. Magdy Elamir.
Elamir’s HMO was sued by the State of New Jersey to recoup $16.7 (…)

FBI Grills Jack Kemp In Oil-For-Food Scandal Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball Jan. 19 - Former vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp has been questioned by the FBI about his dealings with an Iraqi-American businessman who this week became the target of the first Justice Department criminal indictment in the United Nations Oil-for-Food scandal, NEWSWEEK has learned.
Kemp today confirmed that the FBI interviewed him last October about his contacts with Samir A. Vincent, a Northern (…)

The Three Technologies That Will Blow Oil Away
© By Daniel A. Stafford 01/24/2005
There are currently three relatively new technologies poised to put oil to rest in the United States. Each has been years in development, each is reaching a production price range that is directly competitive with traditional power sources. Together, they overcome seasonal limitations on renewables generation and vastly reduce atmospheric pollutants, virtually eliminating carbon dioxide being added to the (…)

By Tony Barber in Rome
An experiment in holding US-style primary elections has backfired for Italy’s centre-left opposition by denting the image of moderate reformism that party leaders deem vital to defeat Silvio Berlusconi, prime minister, in 2006.
To the surprise of opinion pollsters, and to the dismay of many centre-left leaders, a self-declared gay Catholic hardline communist, emerged as the winner this week in a primary contest to choose the opposition’s candidate to run for (…)

Rumsfeld Scraps Visit To Germany Over Abu Ghraib War Crimes Probe
MUNICH - Due to Germany’s refusal to halt a law suit against him, United States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he will not take part at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, in February, according to Expatica.
The lawsuit, filed by the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights in December with the Federal German Prosecutor’s Office, accuses Rumsfeld of war crimes and torture in connection with (…)

Why I’m Willing To Defend Hussein Former Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark Explains His Offer To Help The Deposed Dictator Ramsey Clark January 24, 2005 Late last month, I traveled to Amman, Jordan, and met with the family and lawyers of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. I told them that I would help in his defense in any way I could.
The news, when it found its way back to the United States, caused something of a stir. A few news reports were inquisitive - and some were skeptical - but most (…)