Archive for March 3rd, 2008

How Many Iraqis Have Really Died?

| AfterDowningStreet.org How Many Iraqis Have Really Died? Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2008-03-03 19:30. Evidence By Diane Farsetta, PR Watch, AlterNet It’s one of the most controversial questions today: How many Iraqis have died since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion? That there is no definitive answer should not come as a surprise, given the chaotic [...]

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President’s Budget Would Restrain Entitlements and Domestic Discretionary Spending

There Is No “War on Terror” by Edward S. Herman and David Peterson Global Research, January 21, 2008 One of the most telling signs of the political naiveté of liberals and the Left in the United States has been their steadfast faith in much of the worldview that blankets the imperial state they call home. [...]

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Address to the Worthy Citizens of Brattleboro Vermont

Address to the Worthy Citizens of Brattleboro Vermont Submitted by davidswanson on Sun, 2008-03-02 15:22. Criminal Prosecution By Laurie Dobson, www.dobsonforsenate.com I would like to acknowledge the wonderful town of Brattleboro, Vermont, for having the spirit to start this town-based, local effort to give the President the proverbial ‘boot’ out of town. It’s important to [...]

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Top Ten Reasons Not to Impeach Dick Cheney | AfterDowningStreet.org

Top Ten Reasons Not to Impeach Dick Cheney Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2008-03-03 20:00. Impeachment 10. If we just wait one more year, only a couple of more hundred thousand Iraqis and some hundreds of US troops will die – nothing to get excited about. 9. In the next year we’ll probably only launch [...]

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War Profiteer to Purchase Diebold and Count Your Votes Fair and Square – Promise | AfterDowningStreet.org

War Profiteer to Purchase Diebold and Count Your Votes Fair and Square – Promise Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2008-03-03 01:59. Elections By Jerry Policoff United Technologies is making a bid to buy Diebold Just when you thought voting couldn’t get any worse) LINK. This is really interesting, and scary. United Technologies is a big [...]

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Brattleboro VT Votes on Indicting Bush and Cheney Tomorrow | AfterDowningStreet.org

Brattleboro VT Votes on Indicting Bush and Cheney Tomorrow Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2008-03-03 10:46. Criminal Prosecution [Also, listen to Vermont Public Radio interview of Dan Dewalt.] Absentee voters report trouble finding Bush indictment article By Susan Smallheer, Rutland Herald BRATTLEBORO -— Brattleboro has a chance to set an example for the rest of [...]

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Letter to Brattleboro | AfterDowningStreet.org

Letter to Brattleboro Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2008-03-03 16:08. Criminal Prosecution Mark Venzke Missouri City, Texas MV.deziner@yahoo.com January 30, 2008 Mr. Jerry Goldberg Executive Director and the staff of the Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce 180 Main Street Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 V 802 254-4565 V 877-254-4565 info@brattleborochamber.org transmitted via e-mail text and e-mail attachment to [...]

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There Is No “War on Terror”

There Is No “War on Terror” by Edward S. Herman and David Peterson Global Research, January 21, 2008 One of the most telling signs of the political naiveté of liberals and the Left in the United States has been their steadfast faith in much of the worldview that blankets the imperial state they call home. [...]

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US Financial Powerhouse: “House of Cards“

Bush Budget Would Bring Record Deficits President Bush holds up a laptop computer showing the electronic version of the fiscal 2009 Federal Budget, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008, during a meeting with members of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Bush Budget Would Bring Record Deficit [...]

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Defining Victory Downward

Defining Victory Downward NO, THE SURGE IS NOT A SUCCESS. By Michael Kindly Slate Posted Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, at 2:59 PM ET U.S. soldiers in Iraq Why was President Bush’s decision a year ago to send another 30,000 troops to Iraq called the “surge”? I don’t know who invented this label, but the word [...]

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Mr. Cheney’s Government

Mr. Cheney’s Government The vice president once again pursues his own agenda. Washington Post Editorial Saturday, February 23, 2008; Page A14 THE BUSH administration has long taken the position that if you’re not with it, you’re against it. This holds true, it seems, for everyone except Vice President Cheyenne who gets to have it both [...]

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Brattleboro VT Votes on Indicting Bush and Cheney Tomorrow

Brattleboro VT Votes on Indicting Bush and Cheney Tomorrow Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2008-03-03 10:46. Criminal Prosecution [Also, listen to Vermont Public Radio interview of Dan Dewalt.] Absentee voters report trouble finding Bush indictment article By Susan Smallheer, Rutland Herald BRATTLEBORO -— Brattleboro has a chance to set an example for the rest of [...]

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