Daily Archives: August 25, 2008 »
Reinventing the Evil Empire
By Stephen Lendman – RINF | For the West, everything changed but stayed the same, hard-wired and in place. Things just lay dormant in the shadows during the Yeltsin years, certain to reemerge once
Read More »The Contradiction of Choice from the Government
London Progressive Journal | Buzzwords abound in the rhetoric of politicians and never more so than when the talk is of public sector reform. Of the current phrases spewing forth ‘choice’ and ‘empowerment’ are two
Read More »Security services colluded in unlawful detention
Open Democracy | In a key intervention in the 42 days debate last month, the former head of MI5, Baroness Manningham-Buller stated: “arguments can be made to justify any time of detention, just as in
Read More »Two arrested in DNC protests
By Sue Lindsay | The first session of DNC Court was convened at 4:15 today in Denver County Court. Four people appeared, but only two had been arrested in relation to convention protests. The court
Read More »Dictatorial Power on War and Treaties
By Jacob G. Hornberger | If anyone still has any doubts about whether President Bush is exercising powers that any self-respecting dictator would relish, all he has to do is consider the military pact
Read More »Dem Convention Begins: Time To Suspend Disbelief
By Ruth Conniff | If the all-too-familiar sight of a slightly paunchy Joe Biden jogging to the podium, his white comb-over waving gently in the breeze (think “energy!”) to accept the job as Barack
Read More »Documents reveal PR push for Iraq war preceded intel findings
By Nick Juliano | New documents from within the Bush administration and US intelligence community during the run-up to the invasion of Iraq reveal that the White House began assembling a case for war
Read More »A New Rush to Spy
NY Times | There is apparently no limit to the Bush administration’s desire to invade Americans’ privacy in the name of national security. According to members of Congress, Attorney General Michael Mukasey is preparing
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