Yearly Archives: 2007

What Do You Know of War?By Monica Benderman 11/28/07 “ICH” — – -The doors have opened on another holiday season. Utility workers have spent hours hoisting holiday decorations to the tops of buildings and attaching lights to all the telephone … Continue reading →

Another CIA sponsored Coup D’Etat? Venezuela’s D-Day: Democratic Socialism or Imperial Counter-RevolutionBy Prof James Petras 11/28/07 “ICH” — – On November 26, 2007 the Venezuelan government broadcast and circulated a confidential memo from the US embassy to the CIA which … Continue reading →

Blackwater guards pumped on steroids, lawsuit alleges WASHINGTON (CNN) — A quarter of Blackwater security guards in Iraq use steroids and other “judgment-altering substances,” according to a lawsuit filed by the families of several Iraqis killed or wounded in a … Continue reading →

Kudos to Janet Gilles for a terrific letter in today’s Austin American-Statesman about the proposed border fence, the reasons behind the largest mass migration in human history, US farm subsidies and the fallacy of “free trade” — awesome, woman; really … Continue reading →

An Integrated Solar Power SystemBy Paul Spencer I have collected the pieces of an interesting puzzle – an experiment actually. Y’all might be interested in the results, when they become available. I should have some initial data within three months. … Continue reading →

A little more comedy for you tonight. “A Generalized Meltdown of Financial Institutions”By Mike Whitney, Nov 26, 2007, 11:50 Take a Look at Professor Roubini’s Crystal Ball. Reality has finally caught up to the stock market. The American consumer is … Continue reading →

Hah, hah, hah, hah …… If Conservatism Is The Ideology of Freedom, I’m The Queen of EnglandBy David Michael Green 11/24/07 “ICH” — — – I wish I had a nickel for every time a conservative told a lie in … Continue reading →

Noam Chomsky on U.S. Policy Towards Iran: Are assumptions about Iran wrong? “Suppose it was true that Iran is helping insurgents in Iraq. I mean, wasn’t the United States helping insurgents when the Russians invaded Afghanistan? Did we think there … Continue reading →

The World Continues to Look Away. Don’t.By Brian O’Connell Some stories, as horrific as they are, need to be read by everyone. This is one of them. 11/24/07 “SMH” — — Ombeni is late. School starts in 20 minutes and … Continue reading →

Preventing the Impending War on Iranby Marjorie CohnNovember 25, 2007, HuffingtonPost Rhetoric flowing out of the White House indicates the Bush administration is planning a military attack on Iran. Officials in Saudi Arabia, a close Bush ally, think the handwriting … Continue reading →

The U.S. Aggression Process and Its Collaborators: From Guatemala (1950-1954) to Iran (2002-)by Edward S. Herman and David PetersonNovember 25, 2007 We are living in a very dangerous period in which a predatory superpower has embarked on a series of … Continue reading →

Because they refuse to report facts and would rather distort the material relevant to the Iranian nuclear question, per instructions from BushCo, no doubt. Politics of Reporting on IAEA Reportsby Farideh Farhi It is always interesting to read the actual … Continue reading →