Yearly Archives: 2006

I know it’s only Sunday, but make the popcorn and pipe down. And please butter and salt it well — we want consistency with the status quo … Riverbend began talking of this potential problem at least two years ago, … Continue reading →

Plea to the Awake, Aware and OutragedBy Cathy GargerOct 11, 2006, 15:43 If you are awake, aware, and more than outraged, I’ve got to ask. Has this been a week from Hades or what? Certainly Hugo Chavez – and the … Continue reading →

If you have not read Wendell Berry (or even if you have read him, but perhaps not recently), this is a marvelous example of his writing at its best. This article predates the onset of Operation Iraqi Liberation Freedom by … Continue reading →

Much of Iraq still in ruin as U.S. builders leaveBy CHARLES J. HANLEYAssociated PressOct. 15, 2006, 12:07AM Close behind U.S. tanks and troops, America’s big builders invaded Iraq three years ago. Now the reconstruction funds are drying up and they’re … Continue reading →

We’re ’round to Singin’ on Sunday once again, and I picked a tune I’d almost forgotten. My sister, Deb, did a recital to wind up her BFA in music at the University of Texas. At that point, she was about … Continue reading →

Dear Cindy Sheehan, Hopefully Gavan Duffy, an old friend from Austin, Texas, can hand deliver the accompanying letter of appreciation. It is from a number of US Americans in Europe and originally written to be given to you upon your … Continue reading →

Guess they’ll be dropping in to ask us questions soon, eh? When you see the picture of this kid, you’ll wonder what we’re coming to. Teen Questioned Over Bush Threats on MySpaceSecret Service Agents Remove 14-Year-Old Girl From ClassBy DON … Continue reading →

Elections in the USA – Justice and Perversion and the Perversion of JusticeBy James PetrasOct 11, 2006, 11:05 In a month in which the US Congress voted to legalize torture, discard the US Constitution by abolishing habeas corpus and increase … Continue reading →

Soulless New World: Bush’s Military Commissions Act and the Future of AmericaBy JENNIFER VAN BERGEN “The legacy of Nuremberg and the solemn undertaking that Justice Jackson gave for the United States at the opening session, are under assault by the … Continue reading →

A Last Wild Ride on the Titanic: Bush Leading the Ship to DestructionBy Mike WhitneyAl-Jazeerah, October 13, 2006 Yesterday’s report in the Washington Post that over 650,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the US-led invasion is just the … Continue reading →

Kids these days – ya gotta love ’em ….

Halliburton CEO David Lesar has refused to come clean about his war profiteering, so we thought we’d help him out a bit. From the producers of ‘Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers.’