Submitted by davidswanson on Sat, 2008-05-31 23:45. Cindy Sheehan Elections By Cindy Sheehan This is a picture of our new campaign bumper sticker. I am “Your Voice” for Congress if you believe in the following humane ideals: 1) Violence should never be used at a foreign (or domestic) policy tool. 2) Our troops should not [...]
Archive for May, 2008
31 May
Our nation’s self-respect demands impeachment
By LINDA BOYD, GUEST COLUMNIST, Seattle Post-Intelligencer [1] I wept to see Sami al Haj embrace his young son for the first time after six years in Guantanamo prison. Sami al Haj, a Sudanese news cameraman, was seized in Pakistan while working for al Jazeera News. He was imprisoned, tortured and brutalized by Americans while [...]
31 May
The Great Oil Swindle
Global Research, May 30, 2008 The Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating trading in oil futures to determine whether the surge in prices to record levels is the result of manipulation or fraud. They might want to take a look at wheat, rice and corn futures while they’re at it. The whole thing is a [...]
31 May
McCain (Mis)Speaks
McCain (Mis)Speaks by Christopher Cerf, Victor S. Navasky, and Tom Engelhardt TomDispatch Last fall was a great time for official optimism when it came to Iraq. The military “metrics” looked ever better and, as had happened at crucial moments in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, Bush administration and military statements turned practically peachy [...]
30 May
WEBB’S GI BILL WOULD ENCOURAGE 30,000 NEW RECRUITS ANNUALLY
The Pentagon, the White House and other conservatives have rallied against Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-VA) 21st Century GI Bill, citing a recent CBO report that concluded that Webb’s bill would reduce reenlistment rates by 16 percent. In fact, the report says that the drop in reenlistment rate would be offset by a 16 percent increase in recruitment. Slate has taken a closer look at [...]
30 May
VA SECRETARY CALLS VETS’ CONCERNS ABOUT PTSD ‘OVERBLOWN
Over the weekend, VA Secretary James Peake visited Alaska with Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK). While there, they met with Vietnam veteran John Guinn, who questioned the Secretary about the growing problem of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) amongst veterans. Peake suggested that some concerns about PTSD are “overblown,” adding that many of the brain injuries were “akin [...]
30 May
What’s Next? The New Progressive Agenda
About This Event Domestic Policy Panel Write-Up The upcoming election is “our opportunity to present a new vision of ambition and scope to the nation that addresses the great challenges of our times, from the threats of Islamist terror and global warming, to the transformations of the global economy and the aging Baby Boom,” said [...]
30 May
Bold Progressive Ideas: New Proposals for American Challenges
Center for American Progress May 30, 2008 For more on this event, please visit the events page. The upcoming election is “our opportunity to present a new vision of ambition and scope to the nation that addresses the great challenges of our times, from the threats of Islamist terror and global warming, to the transformations [...]
30 May
Monster’s Ball
By Dana Milbank Friday, May 30, 2008; Page A03 VIDEO McClellan On The Defensive After the release of his inflammatory book “What Happened,” former White House press secretary Scott McClellan talks with Katie Couric about his allegations against the Bush administration. � LAUNCH VIDEO PLAYER McClellan’s former White House colleagues had built and trained the [...]
30 May
Barney Unleashed
By Ruth Marcus Friday, May 30, 2008; Page A13 I know what they’ll say. “This doesn’t sound like Barney, it really doesn’t.” “A completely different canine is emerging in this book than the one we knew.” “Frankly, I don’t remember him barking up about these things at the time.” And about the president’s reaction: “He [...]
29 May
Colonel Says Speaking Out Cost a Medal
By Josh White Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 29, 2008; Page A09 The former chief military prosecutor for terrorism trials at Guantanamo Bay thinks the Defense Department has punished him for testifying publicly that he faced political pressure to speed up the cases and to use evidence derived from torture. Air Force Col. Morris [...]
29 May
The Man Who Wasn’t There, Still Here
Stephen J. Hadley, low-key Vulcan, next to Condoleezza Rice at a 2006 summit. (By Pablo Martinez Monsivais — Associated Press) By Dana Milbank Thursday, May 29, 2008; Page A03 “Anybody seen Steve Hadley? Anybody seen Steve Hadley?” Jane Purcell, part of the American entourage at yesterday’s meeting of President Bush’s Proliferation Security Initiative at the [...]
