LOCAL News :: War in Iraq
$9B Goes Missing In Iraq-Huge Sum Disappears Without A Trace
26 Feb 2005
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Repost--Helen Thomas
This article is from reposted from anothor source, and taken from the Wash. DC IMC:
By: Helen Thomas
Profiteering from the Iraq war is not a surprise, especially in light of the Bush administration’s pandering to the military-industrial complex. But some Democratic lawmakers are concerned that profiteering may have achieved stratospheric dimensions in the case of the $9 billion that is missing from the sale of Iraqi oil.
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Announcement :: Activism
CONDEMN the spread of Christian Fascism in India
CONDEMN the spread of Christian Fascism in India
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OUT WITH ANAN
Kofi Anan lied, turned a blind eye to blatant violations of international law and abrogated his responsibility as the Secretery General of the United Nations, while he failed to uphold the UN charter. Out with the incompetent.
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News :: Civil & Human Rights
Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity
This article is from the Omahaimc.org:
by Cary Vigneri
Depleted Uranium keeps on killing. Is it nuclear warfare or just death by radiological toxin?
Depleted Uranium (DU) sounds harmless. After all, it’s depleted.
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Review :: Civil & Human Rights : Crime & Police : Europe : History : Peace
PUZZLE: Morto i Serbi
In the aftermath of the NATO's attack on a sovereign country there is more destruction and hate that Nato would be justified to use the same logic and bomb itself by itself in order to disroot similar failures.
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BTL:Bush Pick for Intelligence Czar Turned Blind Eye Toward U.S.-Backed...
...Death Squads In Honduras~ Interview with Peter Kornbluh, senior analyst with the National Security Archive, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
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News :: Culture : Europe : History
Patriotism versus Nationalism (outise the US)
In some cases there are warning signs that a culture is to be split, devoured, extinct. This just might be one of those first warning signs.
There is a lot of talk these days about patriotism and dissent. Most Americans have confused Patriotism with Nationalism, though the two are often diametrically opposed. Waving a flag is Nationalism. Dissent is Patriotism. "My country, right or wrong" and "USA: Love it or Leave it" is Nationalism. Pointing out dangerous flaws in government policy is Patriotism. Telling people to "Shut up and get in line with the President" or "If you don't like it, move to France" is the antithesis of Democracy.
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News :: Protest Activity
Petition: Defend Ward Churchill and Protect Academic Freedom
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News :: Activism
Iraq's Right to Resistance and Self-Determination
This really put activists in there proper sphere.
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