Friday, May 28, 2004
Albert Einstien Says It's Socialism or Barbarism
I am sure I have posted this before but it's worth the re-read. Albert Einstein answers why socialism.
Thursday, May 27, 2004
NPR: Voz del Pueblo? Or Running Dogs of Conformity and Power?
You can guess where the FAIR study on NPR came down on this one.
The Lies of Our Times
Yesterday's New York Times mea culpa on their Iraq coverage (I can't find it online) was incredible that it occurred at all and in its inability to name names. Judith Miller and Michael Gordon were number 1 offenders but they're no Jason Blair, I guess. Remember JB? He fibbed about some stories and the entire editorial brass was canned along with pages and pages of corrections. The Judith Miller/Michael Gordon stories and others led to the deaths of thousands and thousands to come and all we get is an editorial on page 14(?). Here's a commentary on the whole deal by Amy Goodman.
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
General Zinni on Iraq
One of the casualties of the brass takes his shots at the neocons and Iraq strategy.
Repeating Historic Mistakes in Iraq?
A decent essay on the Brenner government from an academic who interviewed many of them.
Monday, May 24, 2004
Wedding Video
A US news agency broadcasts before and after video of bombed wedding in Iraq. As reported by the BBC.
Friday, May 21, 2004
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
British Goverment Study Finds Best Method For Reducing Teenage Pregnancy: Oral Sex
The story as reported by the Guardian.
Weather Underground
Saw a great documentary on the Weather Underground last night. PBS is showing it. Check your local station.
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Sistani Calls For Iraq Wide Protests
Influential Iraqi Shia Ayatollah Sistani calls for protests. Could anything more go wrong? Unforunately yes!
Report From Iraq From A Military Man
"About the Army - Man, it hurts my heart to write this about an institution I dearly love but this army is completely dysfunctional, angry and is near losing its honor. We are back to the Army of 1968. I knew we were finished when I had a soldier point his Squad Automatic Weapons at me and my bodyguard detail for driving down the street when he decided he would cross the street in the middle of rush hour traffic (which was moving at about 70 MPH) ... He made it clear to any and all that he was preparing to shoot drivers who did not stop for his jaunt because speeding cars are 'threats.'"
"Unlike the wars of the past 20 years where the Army encouraged (needed) soldiers, NGOs, allies and civil organizations to work together to resolve matters and return to normal society, the US Forces only trust themselves here and that means they set their own limits and tolerances. Abu Ghuraib are good examples of that limit. I told a Journalist the other day that these kids here are being told that they are chasing Al Qaeda in the War on Terrorism so they think everyone at Abu Ghuraib had something to do with 9/11. So they were encouraged to make them pay. These kids thought they were going to be honored for hunting terrorists."
Link to entry.
"Unlike the wars of the past 20 years where the Army encouraged (needed) soldiers, NGOs, allies and civil organizations to work together to resolve matters and return to normal society, the US Forces only trust themselves here and that means they set their own limits and tolerances. Abu Ghuraib are good examples of that limit. I told a Journalist the other day that these kids here are being told that they are chasing Al Qaeda in the War on Terrorism so they think everyone at Abu Ghuraib had something to do with 9/11. So they were encouraged to make them pay. These kids thought they were going to be honored for hunting terrorists."
Link to entry.
Powell Admits They Lied About WMD, Does Anyone Care?
David Corn on Colin Powell's admission of lying and the reaction to it.
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