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US Iraqi Refugee Program: Not Exactly Successful
Tarek Darwish kisses his wife Nahida Mahmoud goodbye outside the family’s apartment. For for Iraqi attorney Tarek Darwish, his wife Nahida Mahmoud and their 5 children, the hope of obtaining the “American Dream” was quickly fleeting in the five months … Continue reading
NATO Has Developed a Strict Scenario to Convey Its Positive Message
A US soldier poses with a dead Afghani man in the hills of Afghanistan.Truth in Reporting: Meaningless to NATO in AfghanistanBy Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog / February 28, 2009 Thanks to Wikileaks, we now know with certainty that … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, NATO, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Government, U.S. Military
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This Is How the US Conducts Foreign Policy
Binyam Mohamed See video below. Letters prove US warningBy Paola Totaro / February 7, 2009 A FLURRY of letters between the British Foreign Office and the US State Department has revealed that Washington did threaten to withdraw intelligence-sharing with Britain … Continue reading
Greenwald: The Socioeconomic and Racial Inequities in Our Justice System
The definition of a “two-tiered justice system”By Glenn Greenwald / January 28, 2009 Aside from the intrinsic dangers and injustices of arguing for immunity for high-level government officials who commit felonies (such as illegal eavesdropping, obstruction of justice, torture and … Continue reading
Hirschhorn: The Greed Tax
Great idea, but this is definitely a post-revolution happening. At the least, I have mailed this article to my member of Congress and both Senators, telling them I believe this is a proposal that reflects true justice. We’ll see what … Continue reading
Medical Mistakes Kill 100,000 Per Year in the US
See related John Rockefeller Op-ed below. Health Care in AmericaBy Janet Gilles / The Rag Blog / January 31, 2009 In this video, Tom Daschle analyzes our health care system, not the best in the world. In the US, medical … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Reminders of Why We’ve Already Lost
NY Times caption: A DynCorp worker, kneeling, trained policemen recently near Kabul, Afghanistan. DynCorp got 94 percent of $2.2 billion in police training and drug eradication contracts from a State Department bureau. (Fake dialogue by The Enchanted Porkfist.)The Afghan Scam: … Continue reading
Juan Cole Proposes a Different Approach to Curbing the Influence of AIPAC
AIPAC controls Washington now. Photo: source.Only an America First PAC Can Stop the MadnessBy Juan Cole / January 12, 2009 I want to follow up today on my postings over the weekend on how organizing to defend progressive congressional representatives … Continue reading
Blum on America’s ‘Stability Operations’ Around the World
The Anti-Empire ReportBy William Blum / January 2, 2009 America’s other glorious war The Pentagon pushes hard for a large increase in troops for Afghanistan. Barack Obama has been calling for the same since well before the November election. Listen … Continue reading
Constitutional Conventions: The Power to Reform Government to Eliminate Corruption
Illinois Citizens Deserve Corrupt GovernmentBy Joel Hirschhorn / December 12, 2008 Public Corruption Runs Rampant Because Americans Do Not Seek Genuine Political Reforms The current Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich, recently charged with crimes by the federal government, just follows in … Continue reading
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If We Do Not Change the Way We Produce Food, There Will Be Crisis Within Ten Years
‘Yes We Can’ Create a Sane Food Policy in the USBy Bruce Friedrich / December 6, 2008 Two extensive reports released in April indicate that our current method of devising food policy is broken and that the current system is … Continue reading
Spain an Accessory to CIA Rendition Flights
Afghan detainees are walked to a Chinook helicopter for transport bySpecial Operation Forces. Photo: Darren McCollester/Getty. “However, if, for unseen reasons, an emergency landing were necessary, the U.S. government would like the Spanish government’s authorization to use one of our … Continue reading
