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Iniquities and Inequities of War »

By Ray McGovern on Feb 2, 2008 in Bush/Cheney, DoD, Guantanamo, Health Care, Iraq, Soldiers/Veterans, Torture | 35 Comments

“For the oppressors, what is worthwhile is to have more—always more—even at the cost of the oppressed having less or having nothing. For them, to be is to have and to be the class of the ‘haves.’” Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed Finally, the truth is seeping out. Contrary to how President George W. [...]

BIG PICTURE: Why the ’08 Presidential Election Is Critical »

By SusanUnPC on Dec 6, 2007 in Guantanamo, Homeland Security, Supreme Court, U.S. Constitution | 86 Comments

FRIDAY UPDATES from Steve Clemons’ Washington Note:      (1) “The Horror. . .The Horror: Torture Up Close and Pondering the Blowback”      (2) “Alex Gibney: This Film is About the Corruption of the American Character” EVENING UPDATES:      (1) “[T]he Senate-House Intelligence Conference voted today to make the Army Field Manual the standard for all [...]

The New NIE on Terrorism »

By Larry Johnson on Jul 17, 2007 in Current Affairs, GWOT | 27 Comments

Here’s the link for the latest National Intelligence Estimate, The Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland.  I’ll post a comment later this afternoon.  This much is clear.  George Bush and his national security team have failed the basic task of bringing to justice the men who planned and executed the 9-11 attacks.

October 27, 1947–The Real Day of Infamy? »

By Larry Johnson on Jul 13, 2007 in Al Qaeda, Current Affairs, GWOT, Intelligence, Iran, Pakistan | 16 Comments

by Larry C Johnson Imagine it is October 27, 1947. Why October 27, 1947? Because that date is 2128 days from December 7, 1941 and the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. So what? Today, 12 July 2007, marks 2128 days since Al Qaeda attacked us on 11 September 2001. Can we envision President Harry Truman [...]

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