Month: May 2005

Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 3

description: An Australian citizen kidnapped by Iraqi militants has pleaded for US-led coalition forces to leave Iraq to save his life. This footage is of that plea. The tape shows a man identifying himself as Douglas Wood, 63....

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Opinion: ‘Genocide’ is a political term

[Quote:] “Hath not an Arab eyes? Hath not an Arab hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed...

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The Changing of the Guard

Something revolutionary happened yesterday, although it was done in such a quiet fashion that almost no one paid any attention at all. What I’m referring to was the unanimous election of Jose Miguel Insulza to the post of...

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More Pundits than Journalists

Fresh from re-watching Bush’s lame press conference through the eyes of The Daily Show, I found this journalist who has been tracking the US media in recent years. Danny Schechter, a media veteran of almost 40 years says:...

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Bright Eyes Kicks George in the Family Jewels

I must confess that emo is not where I’m at right now. But Bright Eyes, aka Conor Oberst, who was introduced to me via dKos and last night’s Leno, is a fine representative of the genre. Bright Eyes sang When the...

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