Month: July 2005

The “We’re So Screwed” Open Thread

This thread is OPEN, but do check out Chris Floyd’s latest: “Reality Check: That Long Black Cloud is Coming Down.” Snippet: “Do you have any idea how desperate for oil both China and America are going to...

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Cause: US-UK Invasion of Iraq Blowback

[From the diaries by susanhu w/ minor edits. Oui lives in The Netherlands.] Blowback – The Nation ◊ by Chalmers Johnson, Oct. 15, 2001 Homegrown terror: We need to define the meaning of this term. The model of the...

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Human Rights Group: 128,000 Iraqis Dead

Along with the tragic news from Iraq today “[A]t least 26 people have died in a massive car bombing in Baghdad – almost all of the victims were children. The bomb went off next to a U.S. army vehicle. At the time...

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BLOOD ON THE TRACKS — THE LONG WAY HOME

Who Planted the London Bombs? Raids, arrests in U.K. — Suspects British citizens of Pakistani origin; all believed to have died John Steele, Ben Fenton and Paul Stokes The Daily Telegraph; Wednesday, July 13, 2005 LONDON...

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Recess Bolton Appointment Imminent?

I shuddered as I read this: “He’ll take the recess” appointment, said the administration source, who is familiar with Bolton’s thinking. “The president has made his selection, and the president is...

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