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Yearly Archives: 2006

An Iraqi Blogger Speaks Out

The illusion Mind you, these are the qualities of most Iraqis, I brought them with me, and somehow they are built-in I cannot change them even if I want to. I still fix the photocopier at work instead of waiting … Continue reading

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Today, It’s Still About the Oil, Stupid

Here’s how Juan Cole puts it: The Iraqi government is putting the final touches on petroleum legislation, which will allow contracts to be signed by the oil majors. Up until now, legal uncertainties kept them away. My guess is that … Continue reading

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Palast on the Bagman

Only when you have an administration full of neocons can realpolitik begin to look like high principle. Or, as Arlo Guthrie said, “If you wanna see the light you gotta have a dark to put it in.” Steve Russell The … Continue reading

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Bataka Revolution Sings On Sunday

Diamonds in the Rough -The Bataka Revolution This is Humanity Hip Hop- WE ARE TRYING TO BREAK DOWN THE WALLS NOT BUILD MORE. THINK GLOBAL.*UGANDAN HIP HOP DOCUMENTARY COMING SOON*directed by Brett MazurekProduced by Subterranean Network.com & Moving Talking Pictures … Continue reading

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More Signs of a Sick Society

And another piece of George Bush’s shameful legacy. And don’t forget the prison camps the man is building. U.S. Imprisons More People Than Any Other NationBy James Vicini, Reuters WASHINGTON (Dec. 9) — Tough sentencing laws, record numbers of drug … Continue reading

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Rampant Racism

We figure there’s a special karmic treat in store for these folks. Man Threatens to Race Pigs to Protest MosqueBy RASHA MADKOUR, AP KATY, Texas (Dec. 8) – A plan to build a mosque in this Houston suburb has triggered … Continue reading

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It’s About the Oil, Stupid !!!

Thank you to Alan Pogue for finding this article. It’s still about oil in IraqA centerpiece of the Iraq Study Group’s report is its advocacy for securing foreign companies’ long-term access to Iraqi oil fields. By Antonia Juhasz, ANTONIA JUHASZ … Continue reading

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Silber Exercising a Little Journalistic Prescience

Of Repetition Compulsion, War Crimes, and National Narcissism [snip] And that remains the American perspective, and it very accurately captures our colonialist, condescending, and racist national attitude toward Iraq and its peoples: we were doing them a favor. If it … Continue reading

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The Military Grunts Protest

A Young Marine Speaks Outby Philip Martin I’m sick and tired of this patriotic, nationalistic and fascist crap. I stood through a memorial service today for a young Marine that was killed in Iraq back in April. During this memorial … Continue reading

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Today, We’re Doggin’ Dick

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Mid-Eastern Pragmatism

“There will come a person after Bush, who will try to put this [Iraq] investment to profitable use” Syrian vice-president Farouk al-Sharaa made remarks in an interview with the Syrian electronic newspaper Champress.com that are worth noting for a number … Continue reading

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No More Victims

Citizens Respond to Militarism The mission of No More Victims, a non-profit, non-sectarian, humanist organization, is to restore health and well-being to victims of war and to advocate and educate for peace. The organization was founded in September 2002. We … Continue reading

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