When he announced the commutation of Scooter Libby's 30-month sentence, George W. Bush cited the ways Libby has and will suffer: damage to his reputation, the suffering of his wife and children, large fines, and the "long-lasting" consequences of being a convicted felon. FULL STORY...
Allegations and Innuendo versus Facts and Evidence
Op_ed
By William Cook
Friday, 06 July 2007
Silencing the Messenger of Truth with Canada’s “Hate Provisions”
As an American living under Bush’s Military Commission’s Act, I feel a bit unnerved when charged with “allegations” of hate crimes issued by Canada’s Council on Human Rights, “allegations” made by an unidentified group against the editors of “Peace, Earth and Justice,”
I remember John Perkins. He was a real jerk. A gold-plated, super-slick lying little butthole shill for corporate gangsters; a snake-oil salesman with a movie-star grin, shiny loafers, a crooked calculator and a tooled leather briefcase full of high-blown bullshit.
Israel/Gaza Strip: Rockets and Shelling Violate Laws of War
Special Features
By HRW
Thursday, 05 July 2007
Neither Defense Nor Retaliation Is Justification
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli towns and Israeli artillery strikes near populated areas in northern Gaza have caused hundreds of civilian casualties since September 2005 and constitute serious violations of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said.
British Muslim communities have taken out newspaper advertisements condemning the recent attempted bomb attacks in London and at Glasgow airport in Scotland.
The Australian prime minister has denied that oil had anything to do with Australia's involvement in the Iraq war, contradicting his defence minister who said that protecting Iraq's oil supplies was one of his country's motivations for keeping troops there.
Police in Australia have seized computer files and other material from two hospitals in connection with the investigation into three failed car bombings in Britain.
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