‘Democracy’ Brings Bleak Days to Iraq

With Arkan Hamed BAGHDAD - Many Iraqis see dismal days ahead in the face of rising violence and the decision by the U.S. government not to seek any further funds for reconstruction. "It is obvious that the situation is much worse than it used to be," retired...

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A Formula for Slaughter

One of the true scandals of media coverage of the war in Iraq has been the simple fact that you – relatively small numbers of you anyway – had to visit TomDispatch.com, or Juan Cole's invaluable Informed Comment blog, or Antiwar.com, or other Internet sites...

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Abramoff and the Israeli Connection

The snakepit of corruption that is Washington, D.C., is writhing and roiling these days with the news that super-lobbyist and Republican fundraiser Jack Abramoff has pleaded guilty to bribery, fraud, and other charges that could embroil Capitol Hill in the biggest...

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Backtalk January 11, 2006

Nuking Iran With the UN's Blessing Dear Mr. Jorge Hirsch, I agree with every single word you wrote in your above article. But I was waiting to read your suggestions as well, meaning what the world, including the U.S.A., should do concerning the irresponsible Iranian...

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Stuff and Nonsense

If the publisher and editors of the New York Times thought the soon-to-be released book – entitled State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration – by their reporter James Risen will undo the damage done to the reputation of the...

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MoveOn.org Surrenders

It's a good thing for MoveOn.org that George W. Bush was reelected. If he hadn't been, the liberal troupe would have nothing to contest. Even if the bloody occupation had continued under a John Kerry presidency (it most certainly would have), the cowering office-chair...

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Sharon’s Demise Gives Analysts the Jitters

Nearly a week after a massive stroke effectively removed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon from Israeli politics, the outlook in Washington is mostly worried and pessimistic. The administration of President George W. Bush, who personally clearly admired the former general...

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How to Stop the Planned Nuking of Iran

Multiple pieces of independent evidence suggest that America is embarked in a premeditated path that will lead inexorably to the use of nuclear weapons against Iran in the very near future. Facing clear evidence of this peril, we cannot wait for the final proof –...

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