Global Research, May 7, 2008 The Levant could be the starting point of a major international conflict with global ramifications and which could quickly spin out of control. Such a conflict could even involve the use of Israeli or American nuclear weapons against Iran and Syria. Syria has additionally declared that it is preparing for an inevitable war with [...]
Archive for May 12th, 2008
12 May
On Torture and “Administration Interrogation Rules”
Global Research, May 8, 2008 Testimony of Marjorie Cohn “From the Department of Justice to Guant�namo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules” Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties House Judiciary Committee May 6, 2008 What does torture have in common with genocide, slavery, and wars of aggression? They are all [...]
12 May
The Unitary King George
Global Research, June 1, 2007 As the nation focused on whether Congress would exercise its constitutional duty to cut funding for the war, Bush quietly issued an unconstitutional bombshell that went virtually unnoticed by the corporate media. The National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive, signed on May 9, 2007, would place all governmental [...]
12 May
Bush Administration Moves To Exploit Burma Cyclone Disaster
by Joe Kay Global Research The Bush administration lost no time in seeking to exploit the devastating tragedy in Burma (Myanmar). It has seized upon the cyclone that struck the country over the weekend, killed at least 20,000 and likely many more, to aggressively push its foreign policy agenda in Asia. On Tuesday, Bush [...]