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MSM Silence About Torture, War Crimes Makes Them Complicit
What I am saying here is that we need to muster all the noise we are able to bring these bastards to justice. We cannot let these crimes go unpunished. Every day, we are uncovering new revelations of the depth … Continue reading
Senate Report on Torture : Blood on Rummy’s Hands
Rummy the Impaler. Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg / UPISenate places blame on Rumsfeld:‘The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody cannot simply be attributed to the actions of “a few bad apples” acting on their own.’By Joby Warrick / December … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Congress, Department of Defense, Guantanamo, Rumsfeld, Torture, War on Terror
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Freddie/Fannie Pay to Prevent Regulatory Reform
Mortgage firm arranged stealth campaignBy Pete Yost / October 20, 2008 WASHINGTON — Freddie Mac secretly paid a Republican consulting firm $2 million to kill legislation that would have regulated and trimmed the mortgage finance giant and its sister company, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Bankruptcy, Congress, Lobbyists, Republican Party
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Big Pharma and Your Pocketbook : Big Hurt
‘In no other civilized nation, would you, as a sufferer from an illness, have the opportunity to subsidize one of the three most profitable industries in the world.’ By Dr. S.R. Keister / The Rag Blog / October 17, 2008 … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Pharma, Congress, Generic Drugs, Health Care, Pharmaceutical Companies
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Bernie Sanders: Alternatives to the Massive Bailout
Bailout Passes Senate; 9 Reasons That’s Bad News for YouBy Sen. Bernie Sanders / October 1, 2008. Forcing each American to fork over $2,200 at a time when median family income has declined by as much is no way to … Continue reading
Michael Moore : Bucks Not Delivered; People Say ‘No’
‘Hundreds of thousands of Americans woke up yesterday morning and decided it was time for revolt’By Michael Moore / September 30, 2008 Everyone said the bill would pass. The masters of the universe were already making celebratory dinner reservations at … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Congress, Economic Collapse, Financial Crisis, Populism
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett on Bush’s ‘Gilded Trillion-Dollar Bridge to Wall Street’
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, left, talks with Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, center, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 13, 2008. House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C., is at right. Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP.What’s wrong with … Continue reading
Perhaps There Is a Little Justice in This World
Pedestrians walk by the American International Group Inc. building in New York, Sept. 17, 2008. Photographer: Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg NewsPelosi, Kerry May Share Investor Pain as AIG Stakes EvaporateBy Jonathan D. Salant / September 19, 2008 The market storm that brought … Continue reading
But Will Dick Cheney Be Impeached? No !!
Dick Armey, victim of the big lie. Photo: CBSVice President Dick Cheney’s Incredible and Deadly LieBy John W. Dean / September 19, 2008 By Deceiving a Congressional Leader, Cheney Sent Us to War on False Pretenses and Violated the Separation … Continue reading
On Meeting Junior’s 2007 Iraq Benchmarks
Frankly, I take issue with Mr. Doggett’s propensity to lay so much blame on the current Iraqi government. Remember that it was the United States military, with tacit Congressional approval and on the orders of George Bush, that illegally entered … Continue reading
It Is Remarkable How Prescient Eisenhower’s Concerns Were
Sanders Demands Answers on War Profiteering, CorruptionBy Bob Geiger / September 15, 2008 Invoking Republican president Dwight Eisenhower’s warning against the rise of the “military industrial complex,” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) gave a good speech on the Senate floor late … Continue reading
Weasels in Congress Plan to Allow Offshore Drilling
Senate Democrats to push bipartisan drilling billBy Mary Clare Jalonick / September 4, 2008 Democratic leaders in the Senate plan to push a bipartisan energy proposal that would allow for some expansion of offshore drilling when Congress returns next week … Continue reading
