Second-Term Blues and the War

Democrats are touting Tuesday's election results, in which Democrats won governorships in Virginia and New Jersey and Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger got trounced on the four ballot initiatives he had embraced as essential, as a sign of disillusionment with...

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Power Über Alles

Perfidy loves company. George W. Bush instructed his British puppet, Prime Minister Tony Blair, to get moving on the detention issue so that he, Bush, would have company when he attacked the Constitution's guarantee of habeas corpus. Habeas corpus prevents authorities...

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A ‘Legal’ US Nuclear Attack Against Iran

On September 24 of this year, the United States finally achieved a goal it had persistently pursued over several years. Iran was declared by the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) to be in "non compliance" with its obligations under the Nuclear...

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Backtalk, November 12, 2005

The Last Lie of the Iraq War ExposedThanks for the well-written article. Finally people are starting to get the message, but I believe it will take more time to expose all of the corruption and lies. At least the real news is starting to come out more in the...

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The Myth of Zarqawi

The Middle East's newest tragedy was marked by three almost-simultaneous suicide missions against popular American hotels in Amman. The event, which took place on the 9th day of the 11th month, carries the signature of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the top representative of...

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German Gloom, Chinese Boom

Much has happened in the past two months – hurricane after hurricane, a devastating earthquake, avian flu on Europe's doorstep, Libby under fire, Saddam in a cage, China in space again… Important people from all walks of life tend to discuss China, even if...

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Their Terrorism, and Ours

The War Party is going bonkers, these days – maybe it's the indictment of Scooter Libby. Or the way the war itself is going – badly. In any case, the war's proponents seem to be in a downward spiral of what can only be described as utter craziness. Why else...

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Controversial WMD Reporter and NY Times Divorce

Was she an innocent dupe who was played mercilessly by exile chieftain Ahmed Chalabi and his neoconservative and Pentagon backers who led the march to war with Iraq in March 2003? Or was she a co-conspirator in what former Secretary of State Colin Powell's chief of...

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