Bush the Internationalist
Mar 14, 2006 "It's hard to keep up with George W Bush's shuttles between internationalism and isolationism You may recall he couldn't even be bothered to learn the names of the Grecians and Kosovians".
‘They tried to attach themselves to his virtue; then they wiped their feet with him.’–Mary Tillman
Mar 8, 2006 With the Pentagon's inspector general suggesting criminal negligence in the killing of former NFL star and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, it is time to demand congressional hearings into the way the Bush administration cynically spun the story to serve its political purposes at the expense of the truth.House Moves Toward Scuttling Ports Deal
Mar 8, 2006 Breaking with Bush, House Republicans will allow a vote that could prevent a UAE company from gaining control over six major U.S. ports.
Army Plans Criminal Investigation into Tillman’s Death
Mar 6, 2006 The military originally said the former NFL player was killed by enemy fire, but it turned out he was shot by his fellow Rangers. Now a lawmaker is alleging a possible coverup by the Army.Taliban in Afghanistan Stronger Than Ever
Mar 4, 2006 A New York Times reporter writes: "Four years after the Taliban were ousted from power by the American military, their presence is bigger and more menacing than ever, say police and government officials, village elders, farmers and aid workers across southern Afghanistan."The Prison Death Tally
Feb 22, 2006 Almost 100 prisoners have died in U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan since August 2000, with homicide suspected or confirmed in 34 deaths, concludes a report fom Human Rights First.
Take From the Poor, Give to the Military
Feb 8, 2006 Where would the Bush administration be without terrorism? The sweeping rationale for irrational governance has wrought yet another outrage: the $2.77-trillion budget the president proposed to Congress on Monday.Feeding the Cartoon Furor in Afghanistan
Feb 8, 2006 Look past the cartoons, writes Christian Parenti of The Nation. The violence in Afghanistan stems from grievances over four years of occupation by U.S. and NATO troops and ineffectual foreign aid schemes. | storyPentagon Requests Billions More for War
Feb 4, 2006 Remember when that genius Paul Wolfowitz told Congress that Iraqi oil would more than cover the cost of the occupation? Oops, we need $120 billion more just to get through this year. And Bush made this guy the head of the World Bank? | storyGore Vidal’s State of the Union
Feb 1, 2006 The famed novelist, playwright and social activist continues his 30-year-old tradition of delivering his own State of the Union address. | streaming media and transcript at Democracy Now!
