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Chomsky on Iran (five parts)

May 2, 2008 – 3:20 pm

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less than 3/8th human

April 22, 2008 – 10:08 am

At least the Founders cared whether the slaves lived or died.
For McCain, the only thing in Iraq that matters is that our soldiers aren’t getting killed. The Iraqis can kill each other just as much as they like. On This Week (4/20/08):
STEPHANOPOULOS: You’ve defined success in Iraq as a “generally peaceful, [...]

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Win Without War Townhall webcast

December 4, 2007 – 10:06 am

[ December 4, 2007; 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Join Former Congressman Tom Andrews, National Director of Win Without War, as he hosts a lively Town Hall Meeting featuring the former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, Col. Larry Wilkerson (USA, ret.) and Lt. General Robert Gard, Jr. ( USA, ret.) on why Congress should stop President Bush from attacking Iran.

Col. [...]

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there are no good choices

December 4, 2007 – 9:38 am

Either Bush really is Cheney’s puppet, told what to say when and kept in the dark until the last moment; or, he’s a craven, power-mad asshole:
The U.S. National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) took U.S. friends and foes by surprise after years of strident rhetoric from Washington accusing Iran of pursuing a covert nuclear weapons program.
Bush warned [...]

By slim | Also posted in Bush crime family, Fascism, Foreign policy, Impeachment, War on terror | Comments (0)

does this mean we get six more weeks of winter?

November 26, 2007 – 12:43 pm

The war czar has come out of his hidey hole, at the press briefing today with Dana Peroxide:
GENERAL LUTE: As Dana just mentioned, today is an important day for us on the Iraq team, because President Bush and Prime Minister Maliki of Iraq signed an important document that frames our emerging strategic relationship with Iraq. [...]

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Chomsky on our policy (or more correctly our threats) towards Iran

November 20, 2007 – 7:49 pm

“The basic assumption underlyng the discussion is that we own the world.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTGf4X_Qjew


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The Proliferation Dodge..did Israel destroy the rest of Iraq’s WMDs in Syria..??

November 20, 2007 – 6:45 am

By Caroline Glick
Jerusalem Post | Tuesday, November 20, 2007
According to foreign reports, Israel destroyed a nuclear weapons installation in Syria in September. Never has a larger story been pushed under the rug by so many so quickly. What are we to make of this?
Over the weekend former federal prosecutor and the head of the non-governmental [...]

By Chief | Also posted in Military, War on terror | Comments (11)

kucinich was right

November 1, 2007 – 3:32 pm

The man needs professional help - he seems to think he’s William Wallace:
[T]his concept of stability has — in other words, that foreign policy ought to promote stability as opposed to freedom has led to dangers, and that the only way to solve America’s long-term security needs is to remember that the enemy that we [...]

By slim | Also posted in Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, War on terror | Comments (3)

of smoking guns, and lies

October 29, 2007 – 11:42 am

Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaking on CNN on Iran’s nuclear program, yesterday:
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[W]e are not talking about Iran having today a nuclear weapon. We are trying to make sure that the future intention of Iran is peaceful, and that’s really what we are talking about. Risk assessment of possible future [...]

By slim | Also posted in Iraq, Middle East conflicts, Peace | Comments (0)

Video Post Cards From Iran

October 24, 2007 – 10:52 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVDdT1pPRo4

And check out this modern slideshow re Iran.
Thanks to Thinking Out Loud for the links.


By bushtool | Also posted in Culture, Iraq | Comments (0)

October 27th Mobilization To End The War

October 24, 2007 – 11:27 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcJG8gyn3c4


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how many ways can you say “9/11″?

October 8, 2007 – 12:47 pm

Bush*, at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial this weekend:
When others are looking for the exits, our firefighters are looking for the way in. When the frightened occupants of a burning building are rushing down the stairwell, our firefighters are going the opposite direction — up the stairs, and toward the flames.

Apropos, from Mr. Fish:

*I guess [...]

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