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USA Today: Afghanistan Resembling Iraq
May 31, 2006 In the wake of a massive anti-U.S. riot in the streets of Kabul, the paper's editorial board writes that Afghanistan is starting to look like Iraq.
U.S. Prepared to Join Direct Talks With Iran
May 31, 2006 Sec. of State Rice said America will join Europe in direct talks if Iran suspends its programs to enrich uranium and reprocess spent nuclear fuel. It's a dramatic about-face, and comes a mere three weeks after the Iranian president sent a personal letter to Bush--the first direct communication between the two countries in over 20 years.
Robert Redford: Americans Ready to Kick the Oil Habit
May 31, 2006 "Today the American people are way out in front of our leaders," says the actor and noted environmental activist. "I believe America is ready to kick the oil habit and launch a new movement for real solutions and a better future."
Bush’s New Policy Advisor Wished ‘Explosion’ on Reporters in Iraq
May 31, 2006 Karl Zinsmeister, Bush's new chief domestic policy advisor, said this in 2003 about journalists in Iraq: "A significant number are whiny and appallingly soft. ? I almost wished there would be a very loud explosion very nearby just to shut up their rattling."
The Purpose-Driven Life Takers
May 31, 2006 Christian fundamentalist Tim LaHaye's series of "Left Behind" books has been made into a Grand Theft Auto-style video game. Preview: The main character says "Praise the Lord" after blowing away a heathen. (Talk2action has more.) Let's see: We've got a deputy undersecretary of defense who sees the war on terror as a fight between Judeo-Christians and Satan; a president who has called the war on terror a "crusade" and, now, video game makers encouraging preteens to kill heathens. If those are the people being saved, Leave Me Behind.
Iraqi Ambassador to America: Marines Killed My Cousin
May 31, 2006 Watch the exchange on CNN in which Al-Sumaidaie makes the startling accusation.
Military Report: Evidence Points to Marine Massacre in Haditha
May 31, 2006 A military investigator reportedly has evidence that the Iraqi civilians killed in Haditha last November were the victims of bullet wounds, not a roadside bomb, as the Marines implicated in the crime had claimed. Earlier: Rep. Murtha alleges military coverup on massacre.
Lamont Seen as ‘Serious’ Challenger to Lieberman
May 31, 2006 A key Democratic Party opinion-maker says this about Ned Lamont, who is challenging Joe Lieberman for a Conn. Senate seat: "He's intelligent. He's accomplished. There are no personal warts. He teaches in the Bridgeport public schools. How many people of his pedigree and background go do that?" Earlier: See Lamont's Truthdig interview.
Stanley Sheinbaum: Support Winograd for Congress
May 31, 2006 The internationally renowned diplomat, peace activist and Democratic Party salon ringmaster is urging people to support Marcy Winograd, a peace candidate running against Jane Harman in California's 36th Congressional District.
Iraqi Ambassador to U.S.: Marines Killed My Cousin
May 31, 2006 The new Iraqi ambassador to America, fresh after meeting Bush in Washington for the first time, told CNN that U Marines killed his cousin in cold blood in Haditha five months before the November massacre there (h/t: The Dan Report) This is huge: The ambassador of a newly minted "friendly" country went on national TV to accuse the U of murdering a relative Diplomatically speaking, it's a violent smack across Bush's face .Bush Caught in Lie About Snow Resignation
May 31, 2006 Bush's spokesman tacitly admitted that Bush lied to the press about the timing of Treasury Secretary John Snow's departure in order not to upset the markets.Death Toll Rises to 90 After Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11, 2017 President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable.