Yearly Archives: 2007

We’ll believe this after Junior and Darth are both back home at the ranches. Commander’s Veto Sank Threatening Gulf BuildupGareth Porter* WASHINGTON, May 15 (IPS) – Admiral William Fallon, then President George W. Bush’s nominee to head the Central Command … Continue reading →

Pakistan grabs Code Pink protestersBy S.A. Miller, December 4, 2007 Pakistan police today arrested the leader of the feminist U.S. antiwar group Code Pink, who was in Lahore for a student peace rally, according to a spokeswoman for the group. … Continue reading →

Time to Mount Up and RideBy Vincent L. Guarisco ‘Drag your tongue across the sugar cube and hope you get a taste. It’s like smelling the food but you’re not allowed to touch the silverware. Fascism you can vote for, … Continue reading →

Henry Thoreau and the Patrons of VirtueBy Charles Sullivan 12/03/07 “ICH” — – The form of government we have is anything but the democratic republic it purports to be. The more access to wealth a person has the more responsive … Continue reading →

Why Bush’s troop surge won’t save IraqBy Juan Cole The influx of U.S. troops brought a relative lull in violence — but the failing state remains in political chaos and is headed for collapse. Dec. 4, 2007 | Appearing on … Continue reading →

Endangered truth: Exposing the administration’s lies on scienceClay Evans, guest editor for the Camera editorial boardSunday, December 2, 2007 It’s long been a right-wing canard that the federal Endangered Species Act is, if you’ll pardon the term, a political animal. … Continue reading →

The conscientious publicBy Carla Seaquist, Special to The Times For some time now, the commentariat — columnists, critics, bloggers — has bashed the American public as “celebrity-starved,” gobbling every sighting and, better yet, smashup of a person “famous for being … Continue reading →

Public sentiment for Bush / Cheney impeachment expandsBy John Kaminski and Gary Higginbottom 12/01/07 “Times Record” — — The percentage of Americans favoring impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney is approaching the percentage who favored impeachment of President … Continue reading →

Reflections on Venezuela: A People Under FireBy Fidel Castro 12/01/07 “Prensa Latina ” — — Venezuela, whose people are heirs to Bolivar’s ideas which transcend his era, is today facing a world tyranny a thousand times more powerful than that … Continue reading →

When Fear is Not an Option: A Visit From the FBIBy SHEMON SALAM I was visited by the FBI at my residence on Thursday, November 29th. I am an Asian-American Muslim Man. I am an anti-war activist who believes that … Continue reading →

An Interview with Nir Rosen: “Iraq Doesn’t Exist Anymore”By MIKE WHITNEY Nir Rosen, author of In the Belly of the Green Bird: The Triumph of the Martyrs in Iraq, has spent more than two years in Iraq reporting on the … Continue reading →

Emblems of the Bush Age: Adrift in a Sea of BoozeBy ALEXANDER COCKBURN Politicians here still parrot Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” campaign against teen drug use. Barrack Obama’s in trouble for supposedly having told teens as part of his … Continue reading →