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Bob Barr: Stop the War Threats,
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| (Sunday, 06 July 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Emphasize Diplomacy with Iran, Says Bob Barr Washington is filled with rumors of pending American or Israeli military action against Iran, says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for President. But “an attack on Iran would be unnecessary, ... (3879 more chars) |
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What Will be Here When We're Gone?
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| (Saturday, 05 July 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
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The way humans are going, someday, maybe as much as a million or
more years from now (if we're lucky), we too will become extinct. Alan
Weisman has written a book called "The World without Us." He gave a
book reading not long ago on C-Span. Wha... (2150 more chars) |
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New is Out! Used is Cool!
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| (Thursday, 03 July 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| Are you really, I say REALLY trying to leave a smaller footprint on
this earth? I have been for years, and believe me, it can be
frustrating and darn right tedious at times. But we have to keep
trying. Eventually it will become second nature. One thing tha... (4509 more chars) |
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Despicable!
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| (Wednesday, 02 July 2008) By Dan Alba |
| Journalist Raped by State Police; Story Ignored by AP June 26 : While entering his home country from a trip abroad, a member of the press was detained, tortured, beaten, and sodomized by militants of the foreign state that illegally occupies his country.... (2212 more chars) |
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What gasoline purchase will harm future generations the least?
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| (Tuesday, 01 July 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
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In these Days of High Gas Prices, what Else Should You Consider When you Drive up to the Tank?
Not long ago I got a nasty email that told me I was being unpatriotic if I ever purchased Citgo gasoline. A few days ago, I got another email... (4184 more chars) |
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Israelis Assault Award Winning IPS Journalist
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| (Sunday, 29 June 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Mel Frykberg Mohammed Omer, the Gaza correspondent of IPS, and joint winner of the 2008 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, was strip-searched at gunpoint, assaulted and abused by Israeli security officials at the Allenby border crossing between J... (5294 more chars) |
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Promises, Promises, Empty Promises in USA
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| (Saturday, 28 June 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| When will They be Kept?
I'm measuring the promises that were made when my daughters were babies to now as adult women. USA leaders have failed to keep their promises to hopeful
parents and the next generation.
I'm tired of my government in the US... (4106 more chars) |
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Dodd tries to block the Immunity Bill
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| (Wednesday, 25 June 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| "This morning the senate has a scheduled cloture vote to cut off debate on the FISA bill which grants retroactive immunity to telecoms who engaged in warrantless wiretapping. Senators Russ Feingold and Christopher Dodd have pledged to try and filibuster the ... (539 more chars) |
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Will Martial Law Prevent US elections in November?
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| (Sunday, 22 June 2008) By Rachael Bliss |
| Will we even see an election this fall in the USA? Conversely,
will we be forced to endure more time under the influence of the Bush
Administration, during which time new judges will be possibly appointed
to federal judgeships, including the Supreme Court... (3988 more chars) |
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AN AWARD FOR THE VOICLESS PEOPLE OF PALESTINE
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| (Sunday, 22 June 2008) By Desert Peace |
| Mohammed Omer shown with Benjamin Heine A month ago I posted THIS . At the time it seemed virtually impossible for my dear Brother, Mohammed Omer to personally accept the reward in question, but with the assistance of the Dutch governmen... (1037 more chars) |
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Lefts are smarter says study
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| (Thursday, 19 June 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain By Denise Gellene, Even in humdrum nonpolitical decisions, liberals and conservatives literally think differently, researchers show. Exploring the neurobiology of politics, scientists have found that li... (3926 more chars) |
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There is no Iraqi insurgency
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| (Wednesday, 18 June 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| By Lindsay Beyerstein Military experts say The good news is that there's no insurgency in Iraq. The bad news is that there's something much worse... According to the conventional wisdom, the United States is fighting an insurgency in Iraq. In a clas... (2049 more chars) |
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JERUSALEM ~~ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE
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| (Wednesday, 11 June 2008) By Desert Peace |
| Image by Ismael Shammout For decades the status of Jerusalem has been discussed, debated, fought over. The Israelis claim it to be their Capital. The Palestinians claim it to be theirs. Western nations supportive of Israeli policies in general ... (3568 more chars) |
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Cheney talks trash
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| (Monday, 09 June 2008) By Shahram Vahdany |
| The sordid history conjured by the vice president's joke about inbreeding between poor white people. By Gregory Rodriguez Things are getting complicated. In the same week that a black man clinched the Democratic nomination for president, the current whi... (1283 more chars) |
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Assisting Pillagers
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| (Saturday, 07 June 2008) By Dan Alba |
| The Associated Press can always be relied upon to facilitate the economic, military, and political rape of defenseless people by imperial powers. They are the most prolific source of contrived controversy, myopic context, factual omissions, and general disinf... (17073 more chars) |
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