Thursday, March 9, 2006
IRAN - IT'S ALL ABOUT OIL - AGAIN!!!
There's always more going on in US foreign policy than meets the eye (or appears in the lamestream media) and this article explains, as well as any I've read, the shenanigans going on behind the frankly spurious and unlikely rhetoric currently aimed at Iran. Read on... It's becoming increasingly...
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Tuesday, March 7, 2006
'War on Terror' Trials Could Allow Evidence Obtained Through Torture
Following on from my post about Guantanamo Bay earlier today, I now find the US "authorities" there are refusing to rule out evidence obtained through torture (article below). Am I the only one who finds it totally abhorent and appalling that we are even having this discussion? How far is America...
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CONSTANT CONDEMNATION - YET NOTHING CHANGES
It's high time the American "administration" started asking itself some serious questions about Guantanamo Bay. I mean, how much more high level, global condemnation will it take before Bush finally sees the error of his ways over this issue? Or does he simply not give a flying fuck? 1. The UN...
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Thursday, March 2, 2006
WHAT BUSH CAN LEARN FROM SADDAM
Since that horrendous temple bombing last week in Iraq, the country has been teetering on the brink of civil war. Even phony-president Bush used the c-word, though only to deny the country is teetering on the brink of civil war. Who is responsible for briefing that twat, anyway? The BBC ran an...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
SO - IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE OIL!!
Shilpa Shah says the proposed production agreements for developing Iraq’s oil reserves give an insight into the real reasons behind the invasion in 2003. Towards the end of last year, the nationwide Iraqi elections were declared by some to be a major milestone on the rocky road gouged by coalition...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
GUNMAN CHENEY AND HIS HALLIBURTON MILLIONS
Cheney's Halliburton stock options rose 3,281% last year, senator finds An analysis released by a Democratic senator found that Vice President Dick Cheney's Halliburton stock options have risen 3,281 percent in the last year, RAW STORY can reveal. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) asserts that Cheney's...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Dubai Ports World
Fascinating news, this port thing. Basically, five ports on the US Eastern Seaboard are currently run by a British company - P&O. P&O have recently become a takeover target and the acquiring company is Dubai Ports World, based in the United Arab Emirates and wholly owned by the UAE government. Now,...
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Monday, February 20, 2006
The Wisdom of James Madison
Today, I bring you a short quote. All I ask is for you to ponder upon the words, and the wisdom behind the words, and see how it relates to America today. “Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. "War is...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006
THE KILLER EMERGES - IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE END?
History is littered with events that are, on the surface, small and insignificant, but have a much greater impact on events than might reasonably have been expected. I wonder whether Dick Cheney shooting an elderly lawyer is one such event. I made a comment earlier in the week about the killer...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Billions Stolen From Iraq?
Some $8.8 billion dispersed for reconstruction efforts in Iraq is unaccounted for, says the U.S. official in charge of tracing it. I'll be covering this in a lot more depth soon. For now, here's a taster... 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft investigates the billions spent on...
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