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Yearly Archives: 2007
The Coming War Is Political
How the Peace Movement Can Win: A Field Guideby Tom Hayden The Republicans, led by George W. Bush, Rudy Giuliani and their hard-core neoconservative hit squads, have spent millions on television messages supporting the military surge in Iraq. They mounted … Continue reading
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How Many More Traumatised Children?
Iraq : Looking Back : ‘Internationally Sponsored Genocide’By Felicity Arbuthnot, Nov 27, 2007, 18:22 Editors have a mantra, do not look back, move on, write what is current. But sometimes looking back is vital. Those who ignore even the recent … Continue reading
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These Bombs Are a Threat to Hawaii
Merry Christmas, Hawaii – and Bombs Away!By Cathy Garger, Nov 27, 2007, 17:47 It’s the end of the world as we know it. The US Military has officially run out of foreign lands to bomb. Apparently out of desperation to … Continue reading
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Most Journalists Are the Agents of Power
The cyber guardians of honest journalismBy John Pilger 11/30/07 “ICH” — — 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 … Continue reading
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More MSM Failure – Facts Are Systematically Buried
Venezuela: beyond the corporate Thingby toni solo, December 01, 2007 Over the last week or so Western Bloc corporate media wrapped their clammy, information-choking tendrils mostly around the latest fake Middle East peace talks, continuing grief for the corporate financial … Continue reading
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As Long As It Was Kept Secret
Iran Didn’t Spark a Middle East Nuclear Arms Race, It’s Joining the One Israel StartedBy George Monbiot, Comment Is Free. Posted December 1, 2007. When will the US and the UK tell the truth about Israel’s nuclear weapons? George Bush … Continue reading
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Veinte Años for Voz
Remarks of John Stanford at the recent 20th anniversary dinner of Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, San Antonio, Texas. I really appreciate being honored along with Ruth Lofgren, Nickie Valdez, T.C. Calvert, and María Antonietta Berriozábal; but I’m not sure … Continue reading
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Suburbia Is a Ponzi Scheme
Where the politicians responsible sneak away in the night …. The Sorrows of Suburbia: Politics and the Housing CrashBy ALAN FARAGO The world wide credit crisis started in the heart of America suburbia itself, and primarily through the politics of … Continue reading
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The Political Duopoly Endorses Torture
It’s time we stopped kidding ourselves. Amy talks about the “moral compass of the nation.” Bullshit – it’s long since vanished, virtually without a trace. I write these words, but do nothing meaningful to stop these fucking criminals that litter … Continue reading
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COINTELPRO Is Quietly Becoming Legal
The House of Reps Vote 404 to 6 to Pass the Bill that Legalizes COINTELPRO?by Justin Ponkow and Troy Nkrumah, November 28, 2007 One month ago a bill passed almost unanimously in the House. This bill has received no mainstream … Continue reading
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Sanity Is a Rare Commodity in the White House
If Bush Attacks Iran, He Won’t Get My TaxesBy Chris Hedges 11/29/07 “The Nation” — – — I will not pay my income tax if we go to war with Iran. I realize this is a desperate and perhaps futile … Continue reading
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Lowering Standards and Calling It Opportunity
The Myths of Military Progress: The More Things Appear to Change, the More They Don’tBy Ron Jacobs 11/29/07 “Counterpunch” — – Making occupation and calling it peace. Killing fewer and calling it progress. Rotating troops and calling it a withdrawal. … Continue reading
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