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The 'Orwellian' Bush administration
The Bush administration continues to insist that it alone must decide whether a judge is allowed to hear a case that might harm national security. When Judge Harry Pregerson, who serves on the U.S. Court... ...
Sanctions: A Prelude to War?
http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=2nm2LDrhm5Q Why shouldn't Iran have nuclear weapons? As international political powers seek Iran's capitulation on nuclear weapons development, little notice is given... ...
'War on terror' is now war on Iran
Scores of middle-aged, mild-mannered, bearded gentlemen - the technocrats of the Iranian military bourgeoisie - are now officially enjoying the status of "terrorists", at least from a Washington point... ...
"I Don't Think This Place is Worth Another Soldier's Life"
The Washington Post's Joshua Partlow reports how some soldiers in Iraq are becoming increasingly skeptical about the direction of the Iraq War in the face of "mounting sectarian violence" and an increase... ...
Senate Battles Over FEC Nominee von Spakovsky
Matthew Mosk for The Washington Post reports on the standoff between Republicans and Democrats over the nomination of Hans A. von Spakovsky to the FEC. Democratic critics contend that "von Spakovsky advocated... ...
(Un)Fair Game: Targeting Iraqis as "Big Game"
Nick Turse, writing for TomDispatch.com, says: "At a recent conference on urban warfare in Washington, DC, James Lasswell, a retired Marine Corps colonel who now heads the Office of Science and Technology... ...
Second Court Ruling Redacts Information About Interrogation
Dan Eggen for The Washington Post reports on the case of Abdallah Higazy, who is suing the FBI and FBI agent Michael Templeton, for their aggressive interrogation techniques, which forced Higazy to admit... ...
White House Feels Waxman's Oversight Gaze
Jonathan Weisman, of The Washington Post, reports: "Waxman has become the Bush administration's worst nightmare: a Democrat in the majority with subpoena power and the inclination to overturn rocks. But... ...
Boxer Seeks Answers on Edited Climate Testimony
Juliet Eilperin, reporting for The Washington Post, writes, "Bush administration officials acknowledged yesterday that they heavily edited testimony on global warming, delivered to Congress on Tuesday... ...
Bush’s response to 9/11 was deadlier than the attacks themselves
AlterNet by Chalmers Johnson 10/24/07 Holmes draws several interesting implications from this American overinvestment in Cold-War-type military power. One is that the very nature of the 9/11 attacks... ...