Yearly Archives: 2007

From Border Bullies to Prosecutors: Seize the Land, Chain the Peace ActivistsBy BRENDA NORRELL The Gate, Tonoho O’Odham Nation (Arizona) While Homeland Security announced the forced occupation and takeover of Lipan Apache lands in Texas for the border wall, I … Continue reading →

Exposing The Guardians Of PowerBy John Pilger, Dec 8, 2007, 05:05 What has changed in the way we see the world? For as long as I can remember, the relationship of journalists with power has been hidden behind a bogus … Continue reading →

The Howard’s LegacyBy Ghali Hassan, Dec 8, 2007, 12:35 For a decade, Australians have been living under a right-wing, semi-fascist and racist Liberal government, led by an egomaniac John Winston Howard. In order to win elections, the Howard’s gang manipulated … Continue reading →

The Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act: A Tutorial in Orwellian NewspeakBy Robert Weitzel, Dec 8, 2007, 12:34 “Political language has to consist largely of euphemisms . . . and sheer cloudy vagueness.” – George Orwell – H.R 1955: the Violent Radicalization … Continue reading →

SUPERCAPITALISM, SUPER IMPERIALISMPART 2: Deregulation: Global war on laborBy Henry C K Liu (Click here for PART 1: A structural link) The long-range consequence of the Carter deregulation policies and practices that had begun during 1978-1982 was magnified during the … Continue reading →

Worldwide protests urge climate change action: Marches held in more than 50 cities to coincide with U.N. warming summitUpdated 1:58 p.m. PT, Sat., Dec. 8, 2007 LONDON – Skiers, fire-eaters and an ice sculptor joined in worldwide demonstrations Saturday to … Continue reading →

Now and ForeverBy Bob Herbert 12/07/07 “New York Times” — — Most of the time we pretend it’s not there: The staggering financial cost of the war in Iraq, which continues to soar, unchecked, like a rocket headed toward the … Continue reading →

Scott Ritter: Cheney’s Iran Policy Still StandsAudio : 12/06/07 Scott Ritter, former U.S. Marine and UN weapons inspector, discusses the new Iran NIE, his admiration for Ron Paul, and the need of the American people to destroy the careers of … Continue reading →

Embattled State Department inspector general resignsBy Warren P. Strobel | McClatchy NewspapersPosted on Friday, December 7, 2007 WASHINGTON — Embattled State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard submitted his resignation Friday, forced out for allegedly impeding ongoing criminal investigations into the … Continue reading →

The central problem is most likely that they don’t want to save the world. Roger Baker Thanks Roger for posting this article. The Planet will probably change and survive, as it has for Billions of years. The Question is, what … Continue reading →

Settlement for Torture of 4 Men by PoliceBy MONICA DAVEY and CATRIN EINHORN, December 8, 2007 CHICAGO, Dec. 7 — The City of Chicago is preparing to pay nearly $20 million to four men who were once sent to death … Continue reading →

Geopolitical Diary: Questions Raised by the NIEDecember 04, 2007 03 00 GMT The U.S. National Intelligence Estimate released on Monday — the little bombshell that says Iran has had its nuclear weapons program on hold since 2003 — raises two … Continue reading →