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William Rivers Pitt | Something to Choke On, Again

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William Rivers Pitt | Something to Choke On, Again

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105A.shtml

There have been two bad moments looming over the horizon for the last

couple of weeks. One is still in the offing, and a lot of people who

have been watching and working the details should prepare themselves for

the ram. The other went down this morning, and a lot of good folks are

choking on their own rage right now.

 

 

Leaked Emails Claim Guantanamo Trials Rigged

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105B.shtml

Leaked emails from two former prosecutors claim the military

commissions set up to try detainees at Guantanamo Bay are rigged,

fraudulent, and

thin on evidence against the accused.

 

 

Iran Will Reopen Nuclear Facility

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105C.shtml

Iran is to resume the processing of uranium at a nuclear plant,

breaking seals placed on the facility by the UN nuclear watchdog in

late 2004.

 

 

Bob Herbert | Who We Are

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105D.shtml

You won't find many people willing to accuse John McCain, John Warner

or Lindsey Graham of being soft on terrorism. But the three Republican

senators, according to Herbert, are giving the White House fits with

their attempt to get legislation approved that would expressly prohibit

cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment of detainees in US custody.

 

 

Norman Solomon | " Operation Withdrawal Scam "

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105E.shtml

A few days ago, the White House launched a new phase of its propaganda

siege for the Iraq war. Solomon claims the strategy is double-barreled:

Keep killing in Iraq while hyping scenarios for withdrawal of US

troops.

 

 

Battle over Gay Marriage Plays Out in Indian Country

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105F.shtml

More than a year after Massachusetts became the first state to

recognize same-sex marriages, the emotional issue is playing out in the

Cherokee courts in Oklahoma, confronting historic issues of cultural

traditions and Indian sovereignty.

 

 

Uzbekistan Kicks US out of Military Base

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105G.shtml

Uzbekistan has given the US six months to close its military base

there, in its first move to sever relations with its former sponsor.

 

 

John Garang's Death Sparks Riots in Khartoum

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105H.shtml

Violent riots that broke out in Khartoum today after the announcement

of the death of the southern rebel leader John Garang in a helicopter

accident. This has forced the Sudanese authorities to decree a twelve

hour curfew beginning at 5 pm (Paris time).

 

 

Marjorie Cohn | Bush Defies Military, Congress on Torture

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105I.shtml

A group led by Democratic Senator Carl Levin seeks an amendment calling

for an independent commission to investigate the Bush administration's

interrogation policies and mistreatment of prisoners, writes TO's

Marjorie Cohn.

 

 

Roberts Argued against Voting Rights Act

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105J.shtml

In the early 1980s, John G. Roberts Jr. was part of the vanguard of a

conservative political revolution in civil rights, advocating new legal

theories and helping enforce the Reagan administration's effort to

curtail the use of courts to remedy racial and sexual discrimination.

 

 

John W. Dean | Hiding Nominee's Records from the US Senate

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105K.shtml

It is difficult to think of anything that might better inform the

Senate about Judge John Roberts's attitude and philosophy than those

likely

to be found in the files of the Solicitor General's office, writes

former White House Counsel John W. Dean.

 

 

CIA Sued for 'Firing Spy Who Questioned WMD Claims'

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105L.shtml

The Central Intelligence Agency was told by an informant in the spring

of 2001 that Iraq had abandoned a major element of its nuclear weapons

program, but the agency did not share the information with other

agencies or with senior policy makers, a former CIA officer has charged.

 

 

Secret Memo - Send to Be Tortured

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105M.shtml

US officials who discussed plans to ship terror suspects to foreign

nations that practice torture could be prosecuted for conspiring to

violate US law, an FBI agent warned superiors in a memo three years ago.

 

 

Saudi King Fahd Dies, Abdullah Replaces Him

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105N.shtml

While US crude oil jumped to $61 a barrel after Fahd's death, diplomats

said they expected no major shifts in foreign policy under King

Abdullah.

 

 

Paul Krugman | Triumph of the Machine

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105O.shtml

The administration is getting nowhere on its grand policy agenda,

writes New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. But the agenda it has

always

taken with utmost seriousness - consolidating one-party rule, and

rewarding its friends - is moving forward quite nicely.

 

 

John Nichols | Being Like Bernie

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105P.shtml

Polls consistently identify Sanders as the most popular politician in

Vermont, and election results confirm the survey research: He was

re-elected in 2004 with more than two-thirds of the vote against a

well-funded Republican challenger, sweeping not just his traditional

base in

Burlington but the vast majority of the state's 251 rural towns.

 

 

Rove Likely Learned of Plame from within Administration

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105Y.shtml

Sources indicate that Rove may have learned Valerie Plame's identity

from within the Administration rather than from media contacts.

 

 

Bush to Appoint Bolton, Dodd Says " Damaged Goods "

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/080105Z.shtml

President Bush sidestepped the US Senate on Monday and installed

controversial nominee John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations,

saying

the post was " too important to leave vacant any longer. "

 

 

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