As The Fires Die: The Terror Of The Aftermath

"By Biju Mathew 06 December, 2008 Samar Mag As the smoke lifts from Mumbai, skepticism must prevail over those conjectures which support the official state narrative. It is crucial to increase the...

The War, Obama and His Acolytes - A Flip Of Unimaginable Cynicism

" David Limbaugh writes: What the Obama Cult Factor Portends Excerpt: "Given the nation’s Bush fatigue — no matter how unjustified from a broad historical perspective — and Bush’s very low approval ratings, it only made sense for Democratic presidential...

Texas Sen. Cornyn: GI Bill great for my dad, but not today's troops. Votes ...

Perhaps the saddest part of Sen. John Cornyn's speech on the Senate floor was his speaking of U.S. "success in our current efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan". However, the most ludicrous was the retention argument, being peddled as well by McCain/Bush, saying giving the...

There's no business like war business

"There are 160,000 troops stationed in Iraq.  There are 200,000 contractors serving various military functions there.  Some of these contractors perform mundane tasks such as meal preparation and laundry.  But many are involved in dangerous activities. ...

A Karl Rove "Quotabull"

""I don't see Dick Cheney's leadership in running a construction and oil service company to be a problem at all when compared to [the Clinton] administration's failure to have a comprehensive energy policy." - Rove in 2000, after Cheney accepted the vice...

Halliburton Income More Than Doubles

"Halliburton Co. said Monday second-quarter net income more than doubled to $1.5 billion, lifted largely by a $933 million gain from the separation of its former subsidiary, KBR Inc."Surely this has nothing to do with"During the month of June, 453 unidentified corpses, some...