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McCain crosses the border, but Mexico backs El Negrito
Politics – If American Mexicans have a stake in 2008, Mexican Mexicans don't see much difference between the Democrats and the Republicans. As Berta Robledo, an activist friend, laughs, both want to be the president of the biggest criminal gang in the world. Asked for who she might cast a ballot: "Why of course for the Negrito - Memin Penguin!"
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Voted for on July 21, 2008 01:17pm
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The Democrats are the Real Problem
Politics – The Democrats are a party of blood just like the Republicans, they're just more discreet about it. That's why people who are serious about ending the war have to support candidates outside the two-party charade. The Democrat/Republican duopoly will not deliver the goods; it's as simple as that.
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Voted for on July 21, 2008 12:56pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / 1 sink
'Justifying' Torture: Two Big Lies
Do No Evil – Lie Number One - Keeping the country safe from terror attacks. Lie Number 2: Torture Saves Lives. Review of US use of torture shows these are just cynical lies. The "old hands" in the CIA, the ones who know something of interrogation and intelligence, don't believe administration claims. Worse still, they say, torture is counterproductive
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Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:49pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / 1 sink
Nine Reasons to Investigate War Crimes Now
Do No Evil – General Taguba, who led the Army's investigation into Abu Ghraib, recently wrote in the new report, Broken laws, Broken Lives: "There is no longer any doubt the current administration has committed war crimes." The specter of more war crimes haunts our future. Nothing provides greater deterrent to future war crimes than accountability.
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Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:38pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 13 votes / 1 sink
The Pentagon and the Hunt for Black Gold
Politics – Until the mainstream media begins to tease out the close-knit relationships among Hunt Oil, other energy corporations, and the Pentagon, key aspects not just of major scandals but of how our world works will remain hidden.
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Voted for on July 20, 2008 05:07pm
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Why Afghanistan is Not the Good War
Politics – This is not the "good" war. It is just as wrong as the US adventure in Iraq. Likewise, it can not be won, no matter what the politicians and the generals say. The solution to Afghanistan begins, just like in Iraq, with the unconditional and immediate withdrawal of the US military.
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Voted for on July 20, 2008 10:00am
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Afghanistan's Descent
Books – A new book by one of the most respected journalists of Afghanistan and Pakistan contends that the years between 2002 and 2007 were as crucial to the stability of the region as they were squandered by the Bush administration.
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Voted for on July 20, 2008 09:54am
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Uk Parliament: US 'can't be trusted on torture'
News – THE British government should no longer accept US assurances that it does not use torture, a parliamentary oversight committee said today in a wide-ranging report looking at London's human rights policy.
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Voted for on July 20, 2008 09:44am
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Nobel Winner Stiglitz: The End of NeoLiberalism
Money – Neo-Liberalism has never had a basis in economic theory and was mostly propaganda for transferring wealth to the super-rich. Since Reagan, Neo-Liberalism has failed spectacularly and repeatedly, and continues to do so. It is now time to recognize the death of neo-liberalism and replace it in the world's political and economic decisions.
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Voted for on July 20, 2008 09:20am
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Resisting Israeli Land Seizures: The Untold Story of Ni'lin
Politics – Christians, jews and moslems are all fighting zionist land thefts in the village of Nilin. Many of those injured by the IDF are Israelis. Despite mass peaceful protest and resistance, US corporate media have refused to cover the story.
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Voted for on July 19, 2008 10:42am
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The New FISA Compromise: It's Worse than You Think
Politics – The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 opens up loopholes so large that the feds could drive a truck loaded down with purloined civil liberties through it. So the telecom immunity stuff is just the smoke; let's take a look at the fire.
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Voted for on July 19, 2008 10:37am
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How to Save Afghanistan
Politics – Just because Afghanistan has problems that need to be solved does not mean that the West can solve them all. Those pushing for an expansion of our military presence there are wrong. We don't need bold new plans and billions more in aid. Instead, we need less investment ââ;¬" but a greater focus on what we know how t
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Voted for on July 18, 2008 06:15pm
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Eulogy For The "Ownership Society"
Money – The Fed's emergency rescue plan for financial markets is a hopelessly flawed, scattershot approach that doesn't address the real problem: an unregulated, unsustainable finance system that emerged in full-force after 2000 and spawned a corrupt shadow banking system that creates trillions of dollars of credit without sufficient capital reserves.
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Voted for on July 18, 2008 04:54pm
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Has the 'Surge' in Iraq Worked?
Politics – The surge caused a temporary, selective reduction in violence in Iraq. The US is decidedly weaker everywhere in the Middle East since the surge began, because of the surge. The Middle East is a large geopolitical balloon. Squeeze one point and air will simply displace to another. The balloon is getting more fragile and on the verge of bursting.
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Voted for on July 18, 2008 09:37am
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Status Report on the Collapse of the U.S. Economy
Money – The producing economy of working men and women is being crushed by the overall debt burden on households, businesses, and governments that could reach $70 trillion by 2010. The financial system, including mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is bankrupt, as the debts it is based on cannot be repaid.
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Voted for on July 18, 2008 08:57am
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