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regarding ahmadinejad


Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut, said he thought the invitation to Ahmadinejad was a mistake “because he comes literally with blood on his hands.”
Yes, Ahmadinejad is a nut. He thinks Israel should disappear. But U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) thinks we should wipe Mecca and Medina off the map in response [...]

pay no attention to the car bombs and cholera behind the curtain


Two ridiculously self-cancelling articles in the Columbian this morning - one from the hard copy and the other online. First, the “good” news:
PATROL BASE MURRAY, Iraq (AP) — From this base in insurgent country south of Baghdad, there are no doubts that the U.S. decision to pour 30,000 additional troops into the fight [...]

Leave Iran alone or use DIPLOMACY


Politicians these days can’t get enough of fear mongering about Iran. We can’t let them develop nuclear weapons. They are interfering in Iraq. The soldiers in their military are terrorists. They want to annihilate Israel. Democrats and Republicans alike seem to think the right approach is to demonize and threaten [...]

cheney is f*cking nuts


From Juan Cole today:

Barnett Rubin relays a message from a well-connected friend in Washington on the Cheney Administration’s plans to roll out a military confrontation with Iran in September. He writes at the Global Affairs blog:
My friend had spoken to someone in one of the leading neo-conservative institutions. He summarized what he was told [...]

We are going to make it right, trust me.


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Fox Attacks Iran


It's sad that we have to point this out to people, but corporations now function as defacto governments, manipulating public thought and influencing political figures. Fox news is one of their most obvious propanganda outlets. Robert Greenwald's latest project points out how they have been helping build the case for going to war with Iran. [...]

Attack Iran or Impeachment


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Baird: Early departure from war bad for Iraq


The headline makes me laugh.  The article makes me cry.  Here is the article.  The headline should read "prolonging an illegal occupation of a country that was attacked without cause is bad for America and bad for those occupied".
But we have to "save them from Iran" now.  Let's see, who else can we save?  Katrina [...]

Rageh: Inside Iran documentary


[ May 22, 2007; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Vancouver for Peace
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 7:00 p.m.
RAGEH: INSIDE IRAN
A BBC Documentary
St. Lukes Episcopal Church
420 E. Fourth Plain Blvd

Rageh Omaar embarks on a unique journey [...]

Road of Good Intentions - Gorka


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