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William Rivers Pitt | Bush Is No Nixon

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/081005I.shtml

No mother who lost her son to this Iraq war should be made to stand in

a ditch, writes TO contributor William Rivers Pitt. And yet that is

exactly where Cindy Sheehan stands today, by the side of the road in

Crawford, Texas.

 

9/11 Panel: 'Did Pentagon Withhold Hijacker Files?'

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/081005J.shtml

" I think this is a big deal, " said John F. Lehman, a Republican member

of the commission. " The issue is whether there was in fact surveillance

before 9/11 of Atta and, if so, why weren't we told about it? Who made

the decision not to brief the commission's staff or the commissioners? "

 

Shiite Rebels Oust Baghdad Mayor

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/081005K.shtml

" This is the new Iraq, " said Mr. Tamimi, the deposed mayor. " They use

force to achieve their goal. "

 

Anger over Plan for Secret Courts in Britain

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/081005L.shtml

The thought of secret hearings in which the accused would not hear the

cases against them filled her with dread, said the director of Liberty.

 

Michael Schwartz | The Bush Administration's Iranian Nightmare

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/081005M.shtml

It seems unimaginable that the world would be forced to endure the

horror of nuclear war in a regional dispute, writes Professor Michael

Schwartz. However, the record of Bush administration belligerence

makes it

difficult to imagine America's top leadership giving up the ambition of

toppling the Islamic regime in Iran.

 

An Anti-War Film That Refuses to Be Banned

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/081005N.shtml

Like a live hand grenade brought home from a distant battlefield, the

34-year-old antiwar documentary " Winter Soldier " has been handled for

decades as if it could explode at any moment.

 

Maureen Dowd | Why No Tea and Sympathy?

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/081005O.shtml

W. can't get no satisfaction on Iraq, writes New York Times columnist

Maureen Dowd. There's an angry mother of a dead soldier camping outside

his Crawford ranch, demanding to see a president who prefers his

sympathy to be carefully choreographed.

 

Over 50,000 Pages of Roberts' Papers Held Back

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/081005Z.shtml

White House aides are delaying the release of tens of thousands of

documents from the Reagan administration to give themselves time to find

any new surprises before they are turned into political ammunition by

Democrats.

 

 

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