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The Trillion Dollar Tag Sale: How the Pentagon Could Help Bail Out America
Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com: "Wars, bases, and money. The three are inextricably tied together. If the United States had never wasted the better part of a trillion dollars fighting a war in Vietnam and,... ...
The Cold War that wasn’t
The Nation by Mark Ames 10/22/08 You may not have noticed it, but a couple of weeks ago, the New York Times slipped in a story that completely contradicted a narrative that it had been building up for... ...
Additional Thoughts on the Bailout
"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office" - Aesop By Paul Craig Roberts Just as the Bush regime's wars have been used to pour billions of dollars into the pockets of its... ...
Radiation fears over low-energy light bulbs
Here is today's Irish Times update on LED lightbulbs and the related health issue. Friday, October 10, 2008 Gormley to lay down light bulb standards HARRY McGEE, Political Staff THE GOVERNMENT will... ...
Iraq: New Documents Detail Civilian Deaths Caused by US Forces
http://www.commondreams.or g/news2008/0702-03.htm AC LU Releases Navy Files on Civilian Casualties in Iraq War http://www.commondream s.org/news2008/0702-01.htm -------- Iraq: New Documents Detail Civilian... ...
The Price of Hunger
The Los Angeles Times editorial board poses the question, "What would it really cost to end global hunger? The United Nations estimates that it would take at least $30 billion per year to solve the food... ...
Number of Disabled Vets Up With Iraq, Afghan Wars
Jennifer C. Kerr of The Associated Press writes: "Increasing numbers of US troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation... ...
Senators: Where is Iraq’s oil money going?
CNN 03/09/08 Two senators are asking congressional investigators to look at Iraq’s oil revenues and see if the war-ravaged nation can pay for its own reconstruction, an effort that has been bankrolled... ...
War Is Hell: One Week at War in Iraq and Afghanistan for $3.5 Billion
William D. Hartung writes for TomDispatch.com: "So, perhaps you're wondering, what does that $3.5 billion per week actually pay for? And how would we even know? The Bush administration submits a supplemental... ...
Bush Keeps War Cost Under Wraps
Truthout's Maya Schenwar reports: "President Bush's 2009 federal budget, released Monday, does not declare how much funding the administration expects to need for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan next... ...