Archive for June, 2009

Get Ready for a New Hallmark Holiday Card – OpEdNews

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

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Get Ready for a New Hallmark Holiday Card
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language eerily reminiscent of Rove and Rumsfeld that "The national united government succeeded in putting down the sectarian war that was threatening
US withdraws from Iraqi cities; Cheney fumesCapitol Hill Blue

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Background Note: Zimbabwe (Scoop.co.nz)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Geography Area: 390,580 sq. km. (150,760 sq. mi.), slightly larger than Montana. Cities: Capital –Harare (pronounced Ha-RAR-e), pop. 1.5 million. Other towns –Bulawayo, Chitungwiza, Mutare, Gweru, Kwekwe, Masvingo, Marondera. Terrain: Desert and savanna. …

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Obama Vows to Deal With Torture, But His Pledge Doesn't Apply to … – The Public Record

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Obama Vows to Deal With Torture, But His Pledge Doesn't Apply to
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On Monday, former Reagan Administration Associate Attorney General Bruce Fein said Obama has “shut his eyes” to confessions of war crimes.
Obama's Torture HypocrisyOpEdNews

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Readers' Forum: June 30, 2009 – Terre Haute Tribune Star

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

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Readers' Forum: June 30, 2009
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The fact that George W. and Dick Cheney ultimately committed troops showed that Saddam continued his total disregard and disdain to every nation around him
US withdraws from Iraqi cities; Cheney fumesCapitol Hill Blue

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Peace, What is it Good For? (Hartford Advocate)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

It has been said of the 1990s that the world enjoyed a decade of “peace and prosperity.” In retrospect, this may sound right — certainly the decade looks better given the decade that followed — but is it even true? Where, for example, was the enjoyment of peace in Iraq, Sudan,…

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First thoughts: Good news, bad news – msnbc.com

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

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First thoughts: Good news, bad news
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George Bush, Dick Cheney and those hundreds who enabled you to ruin our country and our once good name, how so you sleep at night?

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Obama's Torture Hypocrisy – OpEdNews

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Obama's Torture Hypocrisy
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In 2004, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld admitted that at the request of then-CIA Director George Tenet, he authorized the US military in the fall of
Free Bernie MadoffHuffington Post

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Madoff Judgment – Political Cortex

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Madoff Judgment
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Former VP Dick Cheney and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld "explicitly authorized heinous acts of torture," writes Edgar.

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Crocker owes atonement – Tue, 30 Jun 2009 PST (The Spokesman-Review)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Maybe Review editors didn’t notice the blood on Ryan Crocker’s hands (“Hometown welcomes distinguished native son,” June 19). As praise for the “enormity of his job” mounts, don’t forget that Crocker played his part in killing tens of thousands of Iraqis in an illegal invasion/occupation. I’d rather see Crocker brought to public justice as accessory to G.W. Bush’s war crimes.

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The Rise of Private Armies — Mercenaries, Murder and Corruption in … – Auburn Journal

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

The Southern Ledger
The Rise of Private Armies — Mercenaries, Murder and Corruption in
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JEREMY SCAHILL: Well, there's no question that Obama inherited an absolute mess from President Bush. But the reality is that Obama is escalating the war in
Watershed Moment Summer: Deadly Reasons to Oust Incumbents in 2010OpEdNews

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