Should Iraq Be Forced to Pay for Its Own Reconstruction?

NO! Put the shoe on another foot: Russia invades Afghanistan, destroys the country, and then demands that the Afghanis pay for the cost of reconstruction to Russian corporations. Or better yet, Iraq invades the US, destroys the American infrastructure, kills upwards of 1.25...

Kissinger, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Iran's Nuclear Program

Those beating the drum about Iran’s nuclear program should be made aware that the United States has been complicit in the Iranian program since the Ford administration. Then Secretary-of-State, Henry Kissinger offered a ‘strange deal’ to Pakistan that had been...

McCain Suggests Using Iraq Military Tactics to Tackle Urban Crime

Senator John McCain has suggested adopting tactics used in Iraq to combat urban crime here at home. McCain made the comment while he spoke before the National Urban League.     Sen. John McCain: “And some of those tactics, very frankly—you mention the war...

In the Company of Tyrants

Corporate and independent news services have been all a-buzz now that Radovan Karadzic has finally been brought to The Hague to stand trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity after hiding in plain sight for...

The Power of Public Opinion vs. the Public Opinion of Power

Ecuador has formally told the Bush administration that the US military must vacate its base in the Ecuadorian city of Manta once its lease expires next year. The US has used the Manta base for the past decade to lead anti-drug flights throughout Latin America. Ecuador’s...

The House Judiciary Committee Votes to Hold Karl Rove in Contempt of Congress

After repeatedly ignoring a Congressional subpoena and refusing to appear before the House Judiciary Committee, the Committees voted 20-14 to present a resolution of Contempt of Congress against the...

Karl Roves Gets a Taste of Democracy in Action

DES MOINES, Iowa  - On Friday four American citizens  attempted to make a “citizens arrest” of Karl Rove, former top aide to President George W. Bush . They were arrested themselves, instead. Rove,...

Karl Roves Gets a Taste of Democracy in Action

DES MOINES, Iowa  - On Friday four American citizens  attempted to make a “citizens arrest” of Karl Rove, former top aide to President George W. Bush . They were arrested themselves, instead. Rove,...

MCain Lies About Lobbyists

John McCain, the Presumptive Nominee of the Republican Party (PNRP) in an interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News was asked to respond to a comment regarding his continued ties to lobbyists made by David Axelrod, a reporter, media consultant and advisor to Senator...

Citizen's Arrest of War Criminals

On Wednesday 28th May 2008, George Monbiot, columnist and author, attempted a citizen’s arrest of John Robert Bolton, former Under-Secretary of State, US State Department, for the crime of aggression, as established by customary international law and described by Nuremberg...

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