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It’s All About the Oil … Again
The US lines up its chess pieces to trigger the demise of the Bolivarian Revolution and achieve regional dominance.By Ramón Santiago / May 13, 2008 Since the violation of Ecuador’s sovereignty by the Colombian military, relations between Venezuela and Colombia … Continue reading
If Your Heart’s Not In It …
Frankly, My Dear…By Chuck Dupree / May 13, 2008 Barney Frank is known for a lot of things. The most prominent gay member of Congress, he’s now the chairman of the Financial Services Committee. In his 14th term in the … Continue reading
Dude. You’re a Security Threat.
Blunt Federal Letters Tell Students They’re Security ThreatsBy Scott Shane / May 13, 2008 WASHINGTON — A German graduate student in oceanography at M.I.T. applied to the Transportation Security Administration for a new ID card allowing him to work around … Continue reading
Made in the USA?
Let’s remember that the USA is the biggest arms manufacturer in the world. Using nothing but Las Vegas odds, the likelihood that all those “Iranian” arms being found in Iraq actually came from the USA is rather high. “[T]he US … Continue reading
White House E-Mail Is Broken, Deliberately
The following article outlines technical reasons that the White House e-mail system failed and cannot provide evidence for an investigation into potential criminal activities that emanated from that building. That e-mails were missing, whether inadvertently through bad information technology (IT) … Continue reading
Surprise! You Can’t Trust Any of Them!
Jim Mitchell, communications director for the Office of the Special Counsel, in Washington on Tuesday. Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP.F.B.I. Raids Office of Special Counsel By David Stout / May 7, 2008 WASHINGTON — The office of the official responsible … Continue reading
Ecuador: "We All Want National Sovereignty"
U.S. Base Is No Longer Welcome in Ecuadorby Jim Wyss / May 5, 2008 MANTA, Ecuador – Mayor Jorge Zambrano pulled up to the Manta City Hall in his black Ford Explorer, expecting to find a rally in support of … Continue reading
We Are a Nation at War with Ourselves
The Pentagon vs. Americaby Scott Ritter / May 5, 2008 I recently heard from an anti-war student I met while I was speaking at a college in northern Vermont. The e-mail included the following query: “I told you about how … Continue reading
The Amerikkkan Bureaucracy Churns Tediously
U.S. has Mandela on terrorist listBy Mimi Hall WASHINGTON — Nobel Peace Prize winner and international symbol of freedom Nelson Mandela is flagged on U.S. terrorist watch lists and needs special permission to visit the USA. Secretary of State Condoleezza … Continue reading
Can We Stop the Destruction?
Fantasy or Reality – Is There a Way Back?By Siv O’Neall / May 1, 2008 The world is standing on its head. Logic and reason are gone. Humpty Dumpty had a big fall and is sliding downhill faster than has … Continue reading
C. Loving : Buy American!
Your Tax Rebate: The federal government is sending us a $600 rebate… some more & some less. However, if we spend that money at Wal-Mart, the money will go to China. If we spend it on gasoline it will go … Continue reading
Bush is Most Worsest
BuckFush.com.Bush’s disapproval rating worst of any president in 70 yearsBy Susan Page WASHINGTON — President Bush has set a record he’d presumably prefer to avoid: the highest disapproval rating of any president in the 70-year history of the Gallup Poll. … Continue reading
