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Creeping Fascism: History’s LessonsBy Ray McGovern “There are few things as odd as the calm, superior indifference with which I and those like me watched the beginnings of the Nazi revolution in Germany, as if from a box at the … Continue reading →

Since when does corporate Amerikkka need protection from its citizens? Seems to us that they should be passing laws that protect us from all the rich bastards that own those telecoms and from the good ol’ boys who run our … 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 →

Breaking Down an Innocent Man: The FBI’s Right to Threaten TortureBy JAMES BOVARD A federal appeals court has concluded that an FBI agent must go to trial on charges he coerced a false confession out of a prime suspect in … Continue reading →

Tomgram: Nick Turse, Big-Game Hunting in Iraq Evidently, Blackwater, the now infamous private security company whose hired guns, working for the State Department, mowed down at least 17 Iraqis in a Baghdad square recently, wants to soften its image. (I … Continue reading →

On the Eve of DestructionBy Scott Ritter 10/23/04 “TruthDig” — – Don’t worry, the White House is telling us. The world’s most powerful leader was simply making a rhetorical point. At a White House press conference last week, just in … Continue reading →

The architects of IraqTareq Y Ismael, 18 – 09 – 2007 The impulse that drives United States policy in Iraq is reflected in the professional character of its leading military and diplomatic figures, says Tareq Y Ismael. A potentially decisive … Continue reading →

Given that the politics of fear seems more and more prevalent in American life with each passing day, perhaps there is real cause for concern. We’re seriously considering moving to South America …. A Grave Blow to the Constitution: Padilla … Continue reading →

Hayden’s hypocrisy is revealing: “The documents provide a glimpse of a very different time and a very different agency,” Hayden told a conference of historians. What he means is that NOW the agency is much, much better at hiding its … Continue reading →

How Not to Do It: Countering TerrorismBy Veterans Intelligence Professionals for Sanity MEMORANDUMFROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for SanitySUBJECT: Countering Terrorism; How Not To Do It On June 6, 2002, former FBI Special Agent Coleen Rowley testified before the Senate Committee … Continue reading →

Bush and the Psychology of Incompetent DecisionsBy John P. Briggs, MD, and J.P. Briggs II – TruthoutMar 22, 2007, 17:51 *****************Editorial Comment: There is only thing missing from this otherwise exemplary analysis of the mind and behavior of George W. … Continue reading →

We love the deer-in-the-headlights look of so many members of BushCo these days. All of this comes with thanks, courtesy of Juan Cole at Informed Comment. No faith in FeithSpencer AckermanFebruary 9, 2007 8:30 PM Unless he had a dentist’s … Continue reading →