Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 " t r u t h o u t " <messenger General Odom Calls for Immediate Exit from Iraq Fri, 02 Dec 2005 14:31:40 -0800 General Odom calls for immediate exit from Iraq; Tom Engelhardt; Juan Cole; reports of 'secret torture flights' pile up, putting US on defense; 1,000th person executed in US since 1977; Le Nouvel Observateur interviews a former French intelligence officer; activists plan rallies to combat global warming; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org Join fellow bloggers at the t r u t h o u t Town Meeting. Get perspective on today's important issues from TO's editorial team and prominent guest bloggers. Join the debate! http://forum.truthout.org/blog t r u t h o u t | 12.02 General Odom Calls for Immediate Exit from Iraq http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205A.shtml Retired three-star Lt. Gen. William Odom, writing for NiemanWatchdog.org, wrote that while President George W. Bush wants to bring democracy and stability to the Middle East, the only way to achieve that goal is for the US armed forces to get out of Iraq now. Tom Engelhardt | How (Not) to Withdraw from Iraq http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205B.shtml This is not Vietnam, which happened in slow-time, writes Tom Engelhardt. This war, as the historian Marilyn Young claimed in its first weeks so few years ago, is " Vietnam on crack cocaine, " and whatever anyone is saying now, it's a fair bet that events will outpace all administration plans and fantasies in the explosive year to come. Reports of 'Secret Torture Flights' Puts US on Defensive http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205C.shtml The United States was facing mounting embarrassment as allegations continued to emerge of a shadowy network of both secret prison camps and CIA " torture flights " carrying undeclared detainees through European and other countries. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will face a barrage of questions about alleged secret CIA prisons for terror suspects when she heads to Europe for a five-day visit next week. US Executions Top 1,000 since 1977 http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205D.shtml A double murderer who said he didn't want to be known as a number became the 1,000th person executed in the United States since capital punishment resumed 28 years ago. The execution of Kenneth Boyd in North Carolina for murdering his wife and her father comes at a time of growing misgivings over the death penalty, as reflected in jury verdicts, opinion polls, and the actions of courts and state legislatures. Juan Cole | How Bush Created a Theocracy in Iraq http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205E.shtml Juan Cole: The Bush administration naively believed that Iraq was a blank slate on which it could inscribe its vision for a remake of the Arab world. Iraq, however, was a witches' brew of dynamic social and religious movements, a veritable pressure cooker. When George W. Bush invaded, he blew off the lid. Venezuela Touts Cheap Fuel to US as Bush Takes Heat http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205F.shtml Venezuela on Thursday launched an ad campaign touting its cheap heating oil program for the US poor, as Washington faces criticism for doing little to protect consumers from high fuel prices. Rallies Planned to Combat Global Warming http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205G.shtml Activists demanding urgent action on global warming plan to take to the streets Saturday across the United States and beyond, with hybrid car parades, parties and marches. The demonstrations are planned to coincide with a 10-day United Nations Climate Change Conference being held in Montreal. In Intelligence, One Has Only Temporary Allies http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205H.shtml A former French intelligence officer asserts: " If these prisons really exist, as I believe they do, those guilty of complicity are not the intelligence services who receive the orders: it's the politicians. The government commands: functionaries execute those orders. " Abramoff Corruption Scandal Grows http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205I.shtml Many forces are bearing down on Mr. Abramoff. Last week, his closest business partner, Michael Scanlon, pleaded guilty to conspiracy in exchange for cooperating in the inquiry, being run by an interagency group, into whether money and gifts were used in an influence-peddling scandal that involved lawmakers. Fitzgerald CIA Leak Investigation Centers In on Rove http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205J.shtml A conversation between Karl Rove's lawyer and a journalist for Time magazine led Mr. Rove to change his testimony last year to the grand jury in the CIA leak case, people knowledgeable about the sequence of events said Thursday. Possibly 100 Different Rebel Groups in Iraq http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205K.shtml The insurgency consists not of a few groups but of dozens, possibly as many as 100. And it is not, as often depicted, a coherent organization whose members dutifully carry out orders from above but a far-flung collection of smaller groups that often act on their own or come together for a single attack, the officials say. 2 More US Allies Departing Crumbling Coalition http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205L.shtml Two of America's allies in Iraq are withdrawing forces this month and a half-dozen others are debating possible pullouts or reductions, increasing pressure on Washington as calls mount to bring home US troops. Blair Faces Allegations of Complicity in Torture http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205M.shtml Pressure is mounting on the White House to answer claims that the CIA is using UK airports to fly terrorist suspects to secret prisons in Europe for torture. J. Sri Raman | Governments, Guns Can't Prevent Another Gujarat http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205N.shtml J. Sri Raman asks, can a pogrom, a state-aided carnage, be prevented by arming the police and other uniformed forces with more powers? The government of India proposes precisely such a method to prevent another Gujarat. Justice Staff Saw Texas Redistricting as Illegal http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205O.shtml Justice Department lawyers concluded that the landmark Texas congressional redistricting plan spearheaded by Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) violated the Voting Rights Act, according to a previously undisclosed memo obtained by the Washington Post. But senior officials overruled them and approved the plan. Roadside Bomb Kills 10 US Marines in Fallujah http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205Y.shtml A roadside bomb killed 10 Marines and wounded 11 more while they were on a foot patrol near Fallujah, the Marine Corps said Friday. This represents the deadliest attack on American troops in nearly four months. Paul Krugman: Bullet Points over Baghdad http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205Z.shtml Paul Krugman writes: The National Security Council document released this week under the grandiose title " National Strategy for Victory in Iraq " is neither an analytical report nor a policy statement. It's simply the same old talking points - " victory in Iraq is a vital US interest; " " failure is not an option " - repackaged in the style of a slide presentation for a business meeting. VIDEO SPECIAL | The Prairie Chapel Road 12 A Film by Rebecca MacNeice http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm In September, a new county ordinance was passed to ban parking and camping on the roads around Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas. This November, twelve of Cindy Sheehan's supporters chose to challenge that ordinance. Red State Road Trip: A 60-Minute Documentary http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm How could America have given George W. Bush a second term? 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