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Last Updated: Oct 30th, 2006 - 02:18:15 |
Commentary
Foley�s folly -- or the closet can be a dark, dark place
By Jerry Mazza
Well, we�ve got
another Republican stepping out of office and the closet, Republican
Congressman Mark Foley of Florida, this one sending hot emails to a 16-year old
congressional page. Well, the meek are always game for predators, especially
the ones who sanctimoniously preach against gay marriage and such. Like our
president, Karl Rove, even George Bush Sr. Yet a hard look will reveal there�s
a history of Brokeback Mountain and
more in this administration and party.
Oct 10, 2006, 00:18
Commentary
Ambling towards disaster: Bush�s North Korea policy
By Mike Whitney
It
took six years of relentless threats, sanctions and belligerence, but Bush
finally succeeded in pushing Kim Jong-Il to build North Korea�s first nuclear
bomb. Now, Kim can just add a few finishing touches to his ballistic-missile
delivery system, the Taepo-dong ICBM, and he�ll be able to wipe out nine
western states with a flip of the switch.
Oct 10, 2006, 00:15
Commentary
Columbus, the gold, and phony Italians
By Luciana Bohne
"One who has
gold," observed Christopher Columbus in his travel log, "does as he
wills in the world, and it even sends souls to Paradise." The man was not
only a cynical practitioner of "real-politick" (a la today's and
yesterday's Neocons), but he was also a psychic.
Oct 9, 2006, 01:40
Commentary
Answering the mail re: Greenberg & AIG
By Jerry Mazza
Among many positive
emails I received for my Online Journal
article 9/11
and the Greenberg Familia, I received one nasty, even threatening one. �Mr.
Mazza,� it read, �I am a former employee of AIG, so I can speak my mind on your
essay . . . You have lied and slandered Hank Greenberg, AIG and others.� Well,
Mr. Smith, I beg to disagree.
Oct 9, 2006, 01:35
Commentary
Putin fights back
By Mike Whitney
The ongoing fracas
between Russia and the Republic of Georgia appears to be a quarrel between
neighbors over the arrest of four Russian officers by President Mikhail
Saakashvili. In reality, it is a clash between the Bush administration and
Vladimir Putin over who will prevail in the struggle to control Central Asia.
The stakes couldn�t be higher and it looks as though the conflagration could go
on for some time to come.
Oct 9, 2006, 01:26
Commentary
Palestinian power struggle: Siege within
By Ramzy Baroud
It is no secret that the Palestinian people have
always struggled with the problem of impotent, self-seeking leaders, who have
historically invested far greater time fending for their own status and
position at the helm -- however worthless -- than representing the legitimate
rights and aspirations of an occupied nation. Alas, the present fails to
deviate from that role, although it offers an unprecedented lesson.
Oct 9, 2006, 01:23
Commentary
Six Flags over Neo-Nuremberg: Bush, Oprah, the San Diego Chicken and a proto-fascist panopticon of the mind
By Phil Rockstroh
Many believe fascism
will come to the United States of America resembling contrived spectacles such as the Super Bowl, the Academy
Awards, and American Idol, with the proceedings intercut with teary, yet
ultimately triumphant, Oprahesque tales of how redemption can be gained through
the renunciation of one�s rights and liberties, as well as, the dutiful turning
in of one�s subversive neighbors.
Oct 6, 2006, 01:12
Commentary
�Shut up and sing!� -- conservatives stifle patriotism and disregard our Bill of Rights
By Nick Paccione
�Shut up and sing� is a conservative�s acerbic
advice to liberal entertainers who dare to speak about their political
convictions.
Oct 6, 2006, 00:52
Commentary
Is Woodward being used to effect another "silent" coup?
By Bev Conover
In what may seem a curious turn of events, Bob
Woodward, who wrote two suck-up books that fawned over the Bush administration,
has now turned, in his latest tome, State of Denial, on his Bush
buddies. Perhaps it's not so curious, after all.
Oct 5, 2006, 00:42
Commentary
When will Americans hold the guilty accountable?
By Linda S. Heard
Imagine what would
happen to a corporate CEO who overspent his budget to the tune of billions.
Oct 5, 2006, 00:32
Commentary
Thugs we can call our own
By Ben Tanosborn
Nothing evidences our
monolithic approach to international politics better than our response to a
little foreign criticism coming from any quarter. Such criticism may come
from nations that we usually identify with, and which have always been
considered allies; or from nations that resent our meddling in their internal
affairs and confront our behavior. It doesn�t matter. We trash them
all . . . messengers as well as messages. How dare anyone challenge us!
Oct 5, 2006, 00:27
Commentary
Revenge of the Jedi Bag Lady
By Mickey Z.
Communists are long
out of vogue, welfare moms are so 1995, and Osama has taken the reclusive
shtick a little too far for our short attention spans. My fellow Americans, we
obviously, desperately need a new super-villain to fear, a new reason to circle
the wagons, surrender our rights, and embrace a lifetime of Code Orange.
Oct 4, 2006, 02:23
Commentary
Iraq: bloodied, divided but not yet broken
By Linda S. Heard
Iraq is in danger of
being split up into three autonomous states in 2008. According to the UN and a
Pentagon report, the country is on the verge of a civil war. In August and
September alone almost 7,000 Iraqis lost their lives due to sectarian violence
and clashes with the occupation forces.
Oct 4, 2006, 02:21
Commentary
Kissinger gives Bush bad advice on Iraq
By
Ivan Eland
The bell weather of
the cautious establishment press, Bob Woodward, has finally unloaded both
barrels on the Bush administration�s Iraq policy, in his new book, State of
Denial.
Oct 4, 2006, 02:19
Commentary
Is it time to revolt yet?
By Frank Pitz
I get pissed, I quit posting to this as well as other
sites because I just get tired of the same rhetoric over and over. You know;
the Bush administration is doing, has done_____________________(fill in the
ubiquitous blank). Then follows the plethora of outraged comments from readers
expressing their dismay and exhorting their fellow posters to stay the course;
elections are coming, �we�ll make change.�
Oct 3, 2006, 01:24
Commentary
American stew
By Ezekiel Jones
I have been writing for about four months under
the pseudonym of "Ezekiel" about the need for Americans to plan for
emigration from the U. S.
Oct 3, 2006, 01:13
Commentary
Ballot blues
By Frank Scott
Want to shake the
jellyfish Democrats from their spineless state of being? Invite foreign leaders
to the United Nations to speak truth to power, thus regaling the assembled
global representatives, while reducing the leadership of America's shameful
opposition to professionally patriotic rage.
Oct 3, 2006, 01:10
Commentary
Revolution just ain't what it used to be
By Mickey Z.
If you were to
publicly declare your discontent with the U.S. government and your subsequent
desire to abolish that government, the land of the free would likely reward you
with an orange jumpsuit and a one-way ticket for an all-inclusive vacation at
Guantanamo Bay.
Oct 3, 2006, 01:01
Commentary
Afghanistan is "falling," have you noticed?
By Luciana Bohne
You've probably not
heard that Afghanistan is "falling" and that the Taleban is winning.
The Nation magazine points out, in part, why you don't know. Newsweek has an
international edition, the front page of which features a Taleban warrior and
proclaims that the Taleban is taking Afghanistan back. The US edition of
Newsweek, however, sports on the front page a picture of Annie Leibowitz,
photographer to the stars, completing her rigorous and danger-ridden assignment
of interviewing Angelina Jolie.
Oct 2, 2006, 00:48
Commentary
Desperate measures from desperate men
By Jerry Mazza
And I might add, for
desperate times. I�m talking about the US Senate passing the Military Commissions Act of 2006 that discards key human
rights protections. This is an act of a desperate president, seeking to
rally support for his failed and brutal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, by
further rallying the spineless and frightened Congress round the flag. The more
Bush is cornered by failure, the more he goes on the attack and flails fearful
legislators with the loss of their jobs if they�re not patriotic enough.
Oct 2, 2006, 00:44
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