Bush knew! says Capitol Hill Blue, a Washington-based website, a rumor which, if true, is perhaps why POTUS is getting himself a lawyer: "Witnesses told a federal grand jury President George W. Bush knew about, and took no action to stop, the release of a covert CIA...
A View from Iraq It's hard to watch the world turn as I sit here in Iraq and watch the biggest US mistake unfold. It's absolutely ludicrous the facts that are hidden by the US government. I have been here 5 months and take no pride in being here or even have the...
More Imperial Intrigue as CIA Director Resigns
The abrupt resignation of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director George Tenet adds new grist to Washington's rumor mills, already churning at warp speed due to the ongoing prisoner-abuse scandal in Iraq and reports that the Bush administration's favorite in...
Entering the Interim
So now there's an interim government in Iraq, and at least there's the appearance that the Iraqis exercised a bit of independence from the United States in the choice of a prime minister (Iyad Allawi, a Shia with longstanding military and CIA connections, head of the...
The Sorrows of Empire
Foreign policy scholar Chalmers Johnson, author of The Sorrows of Empire and, Blowback, discusses his works with Saul Landau. Check out his other interviews High Bandwidth (DSL or Cable modem): Low Bandwidth (dial-up modem):
Chávez Says Opposition May Have Enough Signatures
CARACAS (IPS) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez admitted that the opposition may have gathered enough signatures to trigger a recall referendum that could remove him from power within the next few months. The political crisis thus seems to be moving smoothly in the...
The Emperor May Have Had Fewer Clothes Than Originally Reported
The Editors have become concerned at the reporting in these pages over the last year. Accordingly, we have undertaken a painstaking review of all stories and reporting of the Emperor over the past 12 months. As other events have shown, we believe our dedication to the...
Recall Qualifies: Regime Change Imminent in Venezuela?
CARACAS (IPS) - Venezuela will hold a recall vote for President Hugo Chávez, it was confirmed Thursday, after the election authorities announced that the opposition had gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum. The valid signatures total at least...
Beware of ‘Credible Intelligence’
Last Wednesday it was Attorney General John Ashcroft joined Friday by me-too Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge claiming that "credible intelligence from multiple sources indicates that al-Qaeda plans to attempt an attack on the United States" between...
Egypt Eager to Help Israel Out of Gaza
CAIRO (IPS) - Egypt has presented a security initiative to support an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, but wants to avoid being drawn into a "security trap." The initiative calls for a bilateral ceasefire agreement between the Palestinians and Israelis, and the...


