Cowards:
Democrats signal compromise on Iraq funding:
Democrats controlling Congress sent the most explicit signals yet on Thursday that they are resigned to providing additional funding for the war in Iraq before Congress adjourns for the year
By Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
CIA Destroyed Video of ‘Waterboarding’ al–Qaida Detainees
The decision to destroy two videotapes documenting the use of waterboarding against Abu Zubaydah and another high–value al–Qaida detainee was made in November 2005 – as American media were just beginning to focus on the existence of the secret CIA prison network
Fred Thompson doubts Iran nuke report:
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Tuesday he’s skeptical of a new report that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago and questioned the United States’ ability to gather intelligence.
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WORLD NEWSGates Urges Gulf Region to Counter Iran;
Defense Secretary Robert Gates planned to tell Gulf countries Saturday they must work together to help the U.S. counter Iranian threats, including Tehran’s ballistic missiles and meddling in Iraq
from Eric G
Penn endorses Kucinich, challenges conventional wisdom
CIA Destroyed Torture Tapes
The revelation that the Central Intelligence Agency destroyed at least two video tapes depicting the torture of prisoners held by the United States underscores the brazen criminality of the Bush administration. Aside from the torture itself, the elimination of evidence of brutal interrogation exposes top CIA and government officials to obstruction of justice charges
By Naeem Sadiq
Pakistan PCOed
Pakistan is suffering from an acute disease of compulsive constitutionlessness. The citizens of Pakistan must intervene to save this country. The politicians will not do so. They are only awaiting the next oath taking ceremony that would clear the way for their endless global junkets and Umrahs at the tax payers’ expense, aboard the 14 luxury aeroplanes parked in the VVIP section of Islamabad airport
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BUSINESSPaisley Wants Trump
REAL estate mogul Donald Trump was this week urged to consider relocating plans for a multi billion–dollar golf course to Northern Ireland after being dramatically snubbed by his ancestral cousins in Scotland.
Offshore gas and oil reserves announced in Brazil
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MARKETSIran stops selling oil in U.S. dollars –report
Iran has completely stopped selling any of its oil for U.S. dollars, an Iranian news agency reported on Saturday, citing the oil minister of the world’s fourth–largest crude producer.
The dollar will take a major hit from this. As more nations switch to the Euro, foreign demand for dollars will drop, and that demand was propping up the already-weak dollar.
Florida Just First to Face National Run on the Bank: : (Bloomberg)
Florida officials are going to meet today to talk about the crisis in the state’s Local Government Investment Pool. I don't know what they are going to talk about, but I know what they had better decide
By Mike Whitney
The Central Bank; Silent Partner in the Bloodletting
A nation's economy is a reflection pool. The face that looks back from the water; is the face of the culture and the prevailing ethos. It's no different with America. The stewards of the US economic system – Paulson and Bernanke – are inextricably linked to a political/military establishment which has been thoroughly marinated in a culture of violence and corruption
U.S. Economic Collapse Infects World
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ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE/TECHHyundai may beat BMW and Mercedes with its new Genesis sedan
By Peter Goodchild
Alternative Energy And The Pollyanna Principle
The problem of explaining "peak oil" does not hinge on the issue of peak oil as such, but rather on that of "alternative energy". Most people now have some idea of the concept of peak oil, but it tends to be brushed aside in conversation because of the common incantation: "It doesn’t matter if oil runs out, because by then everything will be converted to [whatever] power". Humanity’s faith in what might be called the Pollyanna Principle – everything will work out right in the end – is eternal.The critical missing information in such a dialogue, of course, is that "alternative energy" will do little to solve the peak–oil problem, although very few people are aware of the fact
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HEALTH
The outbreak, which started in August, has sparked panic amongst officials, health workers and the public, with the medical union calling on staff to refuse looking after patients unless they are issued proper protective gear.
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Love Shows the Way
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Pacific storm brings mudslides, blackouts to Northwest
Mudslides halt some Amtrak passenger train service routes, Gusts to 100 mph were reported along the Oregon coast, All highways were closed Monday into Tillamook, Oregon
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Interviews Scott Ritter
Scott Ritter: Cheney’s Iran Policy Still Stands –
Scott Ritter, former U.S. Marine and UN weapons inspector, discusses the new Iran NIE, his admiration for Ron
A must listen / read
Scott Horton Interviews Scott Ritter
Scott Ritter: Cheney’s Iran Policy Still Stands – Scott Ritter, former U.S. Marine and UN weapons inspector, discusses the new Iran NIE, his admiration for Ron Paul and the need of the American people to destroy the careers of their warmonger representatives
Iraq: A New Country?
Must Watch 5 Minute Video – A video that describes what the situation is really like in Iraq
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THE CHENEY
Village submerged
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OP–EDBy Vidyadhar Date
Marx Was Right, Absolutely Right
The violence against the peasants in Singur and Nandigram in the past few months has raised serious questions about the nature of governance by the West Bengal government led by the Communist party of India (Marxist). However, the fault lies not with Marxist philosophy. Actually, Marx was on the ball, as David Harvey, the eminent Marxist geographer, author and thinker, pointed out in Mumbai on December 6
by John Bachtell, reoporting from Minsk
Communists upbeat at world meeting in Minsk
MINSK, Belarus – The mood was upbeat as representatives from communist and workers’ parties around the world gathered here Nov. 3–5 to exchange experiences and observe the 90th anniversary of the Great October Revolution and its relevance for today
By N. Raghuram
Why US Is The Only ‘Superpower’
In a controversial book, John Perkins narrates a real life tale. His personal journey from the member of international community of highly paid professionals who are employed to cheat poor countries around the globe to maintain US monopoly. Eventually he calls himself as a former economic hit man and deconstructs international intrigue and corruption, the sinister mechanics of imperial manipulations and control
By Chandi Sinnathurai
Tamils: Anti–Landmine Protestations
The Western nations cannot ignore the ground reality. In fact, they ought to be disagreeable, in the most vehement manner, with the Sinhala state. When perched on a high moral ground, how on earth can the Western governments keep their voices muffled, when the Sri Lankan state engages in landmine warfare? This is unadulterated crime. State terror against its own citizens
Luc Majno
9/11 and the American Empire:
How Should Religious People Respond?
Luc Majno
THE PARADOXICAL COMMANDMENTS
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