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 Israel 'will attack Iran' before new US president sworn in, John Bolton predicts
Toby Harnden via reed, Wednesday, Jun 25 2008, 8:37am
John Bolton, the former American ambassador to the United Nations, has predicted that Israel could attack Iran after the November presidential election but before George W Bush's successor is sworn in.
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Real Australian spirit required to remedy national crises
major mitchell, Tuesday, Jun 24 2008, 10:59pm
Enough time has passed for every Aussie to conclude that the Rudd government, faced with critical issues, is GUTLESS and USELESS! Rudd and his mob of no-hopers appear even more servile and slavish to U.S. dictates and corporate interests than the previous Howard government -- as inconceivable as that REALITY may be for most Aussies. However, after seven months of Rudd’s vacuous parading and poncing around, blind Freddy sees!
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 The ACT of DEFIANCE that ended a military Empire
nano, Monday, Jun 23 2008, 11:37am
It is generally believed the collapse of the USSR was due to the unsuccessful campaign in Afghanistan – not so, though it was an effective final act. Afghanistan was actually the last straw that broke the Soviet back but the major destabilising force originated in Prague in the form of the ’68 Velvet Revolution! (story and 1 image)
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The ‘news’ of the day, I just wiped my arse with it!
finch, Sunday, Jun 22 2008, 1:21am
Where shall I start? It’s all of one substance/character, managed and manipulated, vacuous, sensationalist, propaganda tailored for western empty-heads, isn’t that right Mr. Murdoch? The ‘wires’ are overflowing with mindless excrement perfectly suited for a mindless western, shit-for-brains, audience! (story and 1 comment and 1 image)
Last Commented Saturday, Jun 28 2008, 2:16am
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U.S. 'bipartisanship' defined
Glenn Greenwald via krill, Saturday, Jun 21 2008, 8:34pm
It's bad enough watching the likes of Steny Hoyer, Rahm Emanuel and a disturbingly disoriented Nancy Pelosi eviscerate the Fourth Amendment, exempt their largest corporate contributors from the rule of law, and endorse the most radical aspects of the Bush lawbreaking regime. But it's downright pathetic to see them try to depict their behavior as some sort of bipartisan "compromise" whereby they won meaningful concessions: (story and 1 image)
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Mugabe invokes ‘God’ -- it worked for Bush!
peptide, Friday, Jun 20 2008, 9:26pm
Mugabe and Bush may have more in common than first pathologically thought! Both pursue their sick visions/delusions without regard to Law, the Constitution or the will of the people. Both exhibit contempt for the sanctity of human life and refuse to acknowledge the huge number of innocent lives they have destroyed. Both leaders justify their actions with theistic babble, a clear indication of psychopathology/megalomania! Both refuse to acknowledge they are directly responsible for war crimes and other crimes against humanity. Indeed, both men share more characteristics in common than differences. They are the most reprehensible criminal leaders the world has seen in decades AND they BOTH MUST BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE! (story and 2 images)
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Simon Mann names London tycoon as coup leader
Martin Fletcher via reed, Friday, Jun 20 2008, 10:37am
Simon Mann, the former SAS officer accused of plotting to overthrow the President of Equatorial Guinea, yesterday portrayed a reclusive London-based tycoon as “the Cardinal”, who controlled every aspect of the attempted coup in 2004, and himself as a mere “junior”. (story and 1 image)
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The Singular, unilateral USA approves War Bill
costic, Friday, Jun 20 2008, 3:01am
No viable political alternative exists in the USA and only a fool would think otherwise. Noises of opposition from the Democrats are for appearances only; the charade of a democracy must be maintained. Congress passed Bush’s War Bill 268 to 155 votes, which effectively puts an end to all illusions the Democrats actually represent a viable alternative! (story and 1 comment)
Last Commented Friday, Jun 20 2008, 9:46am
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General who probed Abu Ghraib says Bush officials committed war crimes
Warren P. Strobel via reed, Thursday, Jun 19 2008, 9:11am
WASHINGTON — The Army general who led the investigation into prisoner abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison accused the Bush administration Wednesday of committing "war crimes" and called for those responsible to be held to account. (story and 1 image)
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 Deals With Iraq Are Set to Bring Oil Giants Back
Andrew E. Kramer via rialator, Thursday, Jun 19 2008, 8:18am
BAGHDAD — Four Western oil companies are in the final stages of negotiations this month on contracts that will return them to Iraq, 36 years after losing their oil concession to nationalization as Saddam Hussein rose to power. (story and 1 attached file)
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Illegitimate declarations of War and Criminal Government
yarra, Wednesday, Jun 18 2008, 11:42pm
The executive powers that Bush and Cheney utilised to gain unprecedented power and unaccountability are based on powers granted to the President during times of war, we all noted how quick – some would say too quick -- Bush was to declare war after 9/11. [US military supplied anthrax attacks were overkill, that and a number of other factors will be your undoing gentlemen!] (story and 1 comment)
Last Commented Friday, Jun 20 2008, 11:18pm
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Afghanistan: US/NATO desperate for ‘good news’
budgie, Wednesday, Jun 18 2008, 7:27am
When you are taking a pounding and your whole strategy goes up in smoke it becomes imperative to feed the home front some ‘good news’ (lies) – we wouldn’t want to appear as incompetent losers, would we?
For US/NATO occupation forces it’s ALL bad news at the moment and has been so for quite some time! So, in the absence of REAL good news just manufacture some! However, for lies to appear credible they must at least conform to known truths and realities. (story and 1 comment and 2 images)
Last Commented Wednesday, Jun 18 2008, 8:42am
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The Bitter harvest of Bush's economic 'management'
Mike Whitney via reed, Tuesday, Jun 17 2008, 10:11pm
[We have it on good authority that those responsible for the current economic collapse -- insider elites -- are making contingency plans to evade responsibility and future arrest. It is imperative that these corporate criminals are monitored, as they are likely to flee to nations that do not have extradition treaties with the home nation. Maintain tracking of all felons (and war criminals); the peoples' demand for justice must be satisfied! Ed]
The economy is in tatters. Consumer confidence has plummeted, food and energy prices are soaring, and the housing market is experiencing its biggest crash since the Great Depression. Manufacturing is down, unemployment is up, gasoline is topping $4 per gallon, and tent cities are sprouting up throughout the Southwest. If there's a silver lining to this mess; it's not visible from planet earth. (story and 1 image)
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Addressing America's "Deeper Malignancies"
Walter C. Uhler via reed, Tuesday, Jun 17 2008, 9:20pm
If you want to know what's wrong with the foreign policy establishment in the United States, look no further than Condoleezza Rice's article, "The New American Realism," published in the July/August 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs." Not only has the Council on Foreign Relations spread its pages wide open for an infamous interventionist -- a lying and deceitful enabler of the Bush administration's illegal, immoral unprovoked invasion of Iraq - it also readmitted Ms. Rice without requiring anything resembling a mea culpa for the crimes against humanity that have lowered her, the Bush administration and the United States to the depths of moral disrepute around the world.
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Stating the OBVIOUS!
AAP report via reed, Tuesday, Jun 17 2008, 6:01am
"... lawyers for Dr Haneef said the involvement of Mr Howard's department raised the possibility the former prime minister may have colluded with his immigration minister to create a political storm similar to the Tampa controversy which helped the coalition win the 2001 election." (story and 1 image)
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Obama: an accurate definition
finch, Monday, Jun 16 2008, 11:17pm
“A palliative (from the Latin palliare, ‘to cloak’) is a form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of disease symptoms, rather than halting or delaying progression of the disease itself or providing a CURE” (story and 1 comment and 1 image)
Last Commented Saturday, Jun 21 2008, 9:13am
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Peter Costello or a REAL alternative
barra, Sunday, Jun 15 2008, 11:03pm
Australian government since former PM John Howard surrendered the nation to the Corporations is only a meaningless body going through motions and parading as though government actually mattered. The current Murdoch approved Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, constrained by the Corporations, is too frightened to force them to return a fair percentage of their obscene profits to the nation for essential infrastructure and other essential services. The primary concern of all government should be the general welfare of the nation, not the welfare of Transnationals that take their profits offshore!
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 America/NATO: Failure at every turn
major mitchell, Sunday, Jun 15 2008, 12:03am
The extremely successful attack on a Kandahar prison by the Taliban this week (see link) highlights a fact that America and its few allies would rather not face – and that is the world’s ‘greatest military alliance’ is a fucking joke! Open your eyes to the REALITY not the spin!
What has occurred since Bush and his allies embarked on their demented PNAC strategies to conquer the world, they have FAILED MISERABLY? America/capitalism is plunging into an economic and political vortex from which it cannot recover, as has become excruciatingly evident to even the most demented fantacist in Washington today! (story and 2 comments and 2 images and 1 attached file)
Last Commented Tuesday, Jun 17 2008, 8:42pm
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Lisbon Is Dead
Mike Whitney via reed, Sunday, Jun 15 2008, 12:00am
On Friday, Ireland delivered a knockout punch to European elites and corporatists and shattered their plan for an EU Superstate. The so-called Lisbon Treaty was nothing more than a repackaging of the European Constitution that was defeated by French and Dutch voters in 2005. The treaty was loaded with the typical "democratic" gobbledygook to conceal the vicious neo-liberal policies at its heart. If it had passed, the treaty would have paved the way for greater privatization of public services, diminished workers rights, less state control over trade policies and civil liberties, and an aggressive plan to militarize Europe. Ireland's entire political and corporate class stood foursquare behind the treaty, but the Irish people shrugged off the fear-mongering and bogus promises of prosperity and voted No. The referendum results showed 53.4% voted No, while 46.6% voted Yes. Despite the massive public relations campaign; the vote wasn't even close.
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A Meeting With Che Guevara
Gajendra Singh via reed, Saturday, Jun 14 2008, 10:50am
Che Guevara;"an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom" -- Nelson Mandela.
Che Guevara is "not only an intellectual but also the most complete human being of our age" -- Jean-Paul Sartre.
"The first thing to note is that in my son's veins flowed the blood of the Irish rebels, the Spanish conquistadors and the Argentinean patriots. Evidently Che inherited some of the features of our restless ancestors. There was something in his nature, which drew him to distant wanderings, dangerous adventures and new ideas. -- Ernesto Guevara Lynch, Che's Father (story and 2 images and 1 attached file)
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