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Published on Thursday, April 6, 2006
by Duncan Campbell Two Latin American countries are to stop sending troops for training to a controversial military academy in the US.
The move was welcomed by groups that have been campaigning against the academy since it was accused, in its previous incarnation, of training Latin American soldiers in illegal interrogation techniques.
The defence ministers of Argentina and Uruguay have decided to stop sending soldiers to train at the Western (…)

Published on Thursday, April 6, 2006
Was it only three years ago that some of our puffed up patriots were denouncing the French as “cheese-eating surrender monkeys,” too fattened on Camembert to stub out their Gaulois and get down with the war on Iraq? Well, take another look at the folks who invented the word liberté. Throughout the month of March and beyond, they were demonstrating, rioting, and burning up cars to preserve a right Americans can only dream of: the right not to be fired at (…)

University professors denounced for anti-Americanism; schoolteachers suspended for their politics; students encouraged to report on their tutors. Are US campuses in the grip of a witch-hunt of progressives, or is academic life just too liberal?
By Gary Younge
After the screenwriter Walter Bernstein was placed on the blacklist during the McCarthyite era he said his life "seemed to move in ever-decreasing circles". "Few of my friends dropped away but the list of acquaintances diminished," (…)

by Rod Powers
It seems that hardly a week goes by that I don’t receive email from someone asking how they can get out of the military. Sometimes the person is disillusioned — perhaps their recruiter lied to them, or perhaps they had "selective listening," and only heard what they wanted to hear. Perhaps they simply decide, after basic training and/or job training, that they don’t like the military, and want out.
If you thought this was an article detailing the "secret tips" to getting (…)

by John Nichols
In November 2004, the village of Luxemburg, Wisconsin, voted to re-elect George W. Bush by a hefty margin of 701 to 431. Always a GOP stronghold, the community voted for other Republicans as well, even the challenger to popular Democratic Senator Russ Feingold, who was winning by a landslide statewide.
There’s not much question that the majority of the 2,000 residents of this rural northeastern Wisconsin village of well-maintained homes, neat storefronts and large (…)

We hear news today that Scooter Libby has told prosecutors in the CIA Plame Leak case that King George and his Prime-Minister Dick Cheney authorised him to leak contents of a classified National Intelligence Estimate to NYT Times reporter Judith Miller.... I thought that was illegal ? .... NOOOO !!!.... Our preznit’ , invoking his dictatorial powers as Commander-in Chief , had earlier issued an "Executive Order " granting his Prime Ministerial Dick plenary authority to (…)

So where were we before Channel 4 and the BBC decided to rain on our parade? Well, we were having a little look at how it might actually be a good idea to try and take drugs out of the hands of dealers and protect citizens from crime and adulterated substances.
Obviously this represents a concept that might be mistaken for joined up thinking so it’s unlikely that there will be a queue of politicians lining up to join us.
However, before we get back to the straight forward sensible stuff (…)

eb Bush - Head of No. 1 Criminal Syndicate in Florida
Jeb’s Taliban Hard At Work In Florida Covering-Up Murder, Pushing Drugs And Spreading Climate Of Terror, Says Sarasota Man Who Claims Father’s Murder Being Hidden By Gov. Jeb Bush
By Greg Szymanski 4-6-6
According to Steve Esdale of Florida, ’Jeb’s Taliban’ is hard at work in his state covering-up murders, pushing drugs and spreading a general climate of fear and terror, claiming Gov. Jeb Bush is "real the kingpin of crime" and (…)

These passages, culled from Shakespeare, reveal the truth about our "noble" leader.
"I have touched the lowest point of all my greatness, and from this full meridian of my glory haste now to my settling. I am falling like a gasped exhalation,and men hope to see me no more"
"I see your pockets are full of dicontent,your hearts of sorrow,and your eyes of tears"
"I observe my shakey reputation is at stake, and my undeserved fame is shrewdly gored"
"The dragon wing of RIGHT espreads the (…)

Former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan has devolved into a pitiful shell of his former self..... Pitchfork Pat’ is shoveling the airwaves with mucho "Bush-it"....He LUVS the GOP .... He used to call that fetid party the second wing of abird of prey’ , conspirators operating alongside the Dems .... agents of free trade and perpetual war for Israel..... Now he heaps praise on Christian Zionist jackals like Tom Delay.... Sings hosannas and and says "Hail Marys" to judicial (…)