Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 22:50:23 -0400 (EDT) OpEdNews: New Features and A Plea for Help From Readers rob To read articles click to see the web page version with links. http://www.opednews.com/flyer/news_20060614_1.html Newest Articles By Aaron Glantz Bush " Surprise Visit, " A Lead Balloon In Iraq George Bush's much ballyhooed " surprise " visit went over like a lead balloon in Iraq. By Mike Whitney Bush Policy Kills 3 Guantanamo Inmates Guantanamo is the face of America under Bush.... One day we'll tear down the gun-towers and block walls and erect a monument to the countless victims of this vile and vicious regime. By Howard Boyer Time To Dump The Republicrats Destroy the Republicrats. The American working men and women have been lied to, and ignored by the New Democrat Party (Republicrats). We are only tolerated by the New Democrats at election time. When the election is over they run to their corporate bosses and ask what more can we do for you. By JGideon 'Daily Voting News' For June 14, 2006 a run-down of the days elections/voting news from across the country and overseas. By Jackson Thoreau Coulter Accused Of Plagiarism, Taking Items Out Of Context In Another Book Take the Republican challenge to find items Coulter took out of context or plagiarized in her latest book. By Bob Burnett Campaign 2006 – Top 10 Senate Races In order to regain control of the Senate, Democrats will have to win at least six of the eight Republican seats that are in play and retain all nine of the contested Democratic sets. Here are the ten most interesting Senatorial races. By David Swanson Democracy Corpse The Take Back America conference produced some stunningly boring speeches, speeches that many had heard before, speeches (like Hillary's) that no one had any use for, speeches that make Al Gore seem lively. But the pollsters from Democracy Corps(e) took the prize. By Randolph T. Holhut AL-ZARQAWI IS DEAD, BUT NOTHING WILL CHANGE IN IRAQ By Evelyn Pringle Karl Rove And Bush - Most Insidious Traitors By Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers What Rove's Skate May Mean So Rove is given a walk by the Special Counsel. No Fitzmas present after all. It's bad news, but maybe not all bad. By David Swanson Feingold Rocks TBA Conference Eli Pariser introduced Russ Feingold this morning, who was cheered with " Run, Russ, Run! " as he arrived, and who received four standing ovations just during the introduction and many, many more during his speech. By Charles Sullivan The Flag Of The Corporate States Of America Above all else America is a place of commerce. Capitalism is god here. Countless atrocities have been committed against earth and man under the American flag in the government's efforts to expand markets and increase corporate profits. The commercial media has not told us the truth about these acts. By Jim Bush I Stand In Solidarity With The Prisoners Of Guantanamo By Roman Bystrianyk More Inconvenient Truths While a new medication, vaccine, or surgical treatment will almost always get a large amount of generally favorable press, a study that shows leafy green vegetables greatly decreases the risk of skin cancer, meat and dairy greatly increase the risk of cancer, or coffee increases spontaneous abortion hardly gets any mention. By Richard Mathis It's About Time The real scandal is not Ann Coulter's but the mainstream media that has nurtured her hate. By Tedbohne INCREDIBLY STUPID FACT OR FICTION. YOU DECIDE. Another insane attempt to inflate george's sickly numbers?, or another bald faced lie. By Allen L Roland GUANTANAMO / AMERICA'S AUSCHWITZ With the Cheney/Bush administration Perception is always more important than Reality. The perception of Guantanamo is a normal prison for terrorists ~ the reality is that Guantanamo is a concentration camp employing total psychological terror on its prisoners. By Joaquín Ramón Herrera A Paper America In The Gasoline Breeze Are we already living under Martial Law? And if so, do we even care? Your friendly neighborhood crayola-breaker proposes that the answers are Yes, No....Maybe. By Jim Prues The Principle Of Universality The principle of universality must be a cornerstone to any serious effort to reform our government and culture. By Debby Bodkin " Witnesses Sought To Soul Murder... " An internet search will reveal the many efforts of media publications nationwide, demanding accountability for killings, kidnapping, fatal accidents, bank robberies and weapons of mass destruction.... Why does an internet search fail to reveal multiple efforts relating to " Witnesses Sought to Soul Murder (Clergy Sex Abuses) " ? By Anthony Wade Psyops Against The American People, The Boogeyman Principle Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been eliminated and with him goes the number one psyop weapon this side of Osama. It is time to face our fears and embrace the truth as we head to the polls this November. Vote fear out. By Bill Wetzel Iraq And The Shifting Paradigms In American Foreign Policy The history of United States foreign policy has been characterized by paradigms shifts between interventionist and noninterventionist philosophies. We may be on the verge of another shift due to the problems created by the Iraq War. By Stephen Crockett Crazy Republican Talking Points Article takes on Republican talking points (lies) about the pre-invasion threat of Saddam Hussein and Iraq, the outing of Valerie Palme as a covert CIA agent by the Bush White House and the importance of the death of al-Zarqawi. It calls on citizens to challenge all republican Spin and disinformation. By David Swanson Tomgram: David Swanson On War Porn And Iraq Many of these images were sent by American soldiers to a website that marketed pornography. Presumably, these were viewed as war pornography. Presumably, they were created by people who have come to love war. By Len Hart Bush Is Killing And Torturing Innocent People Because He Has Neurotic, Personal Problems With " Daddy " Bush had planned to attack and invade Iraq even before the election of 2000. It didn't matter that Iraq didn't have " weapons of mass destruction " . Bush had a score to settle. With " Daddy " . By Missy Comley Beattie When Bush Comes To Shove By JGideon 'Daily Voting News' For June 13, 2006 a run-down of the days elections/voting news from across the country and overseas. By Sam Vaknin Thoughts On The Internet's Founding Myths A savage who finds himself amidst the collections of the Library of Congress is unlikely to benefit much. By Evelyn Pringle Karl Rove Gets Off - I Want My Money Back By Ron Fullwood Escalation Masquerade There's nothing left for the tyrants as they gather in the comfort of the presidential retreat this week to line our soldiers up like matchsticks for a future flame . . . By Mark H. Gaffney Showdown Looming With Iran -- Can We Break The Cycle Of History? For many years prior to the Bush era US foreign policy drifted toward a debacle in the Middle East. Under the present administration the drift became a rush toward unparalleled catastrophe. Can we avert an explosion that will shake the world? By Bob Portune A Subtle Barbarity The death of Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi will certainly not be mourned by the victims or future targets of his particular brand of terrorism. Still, the way in which the image of his mutilated corpse has been publicly paraded by our media - and openly celebrated by our citizenry - is a sad commentary on the character of a nation that fancies itself " morally superior " to its enemy... By Vi Ransel The PNAC Gallery By Richard Mathis Holiness 101: A Primer For Ann Coulter Ann Coulter is reported to not be known at the church she claims to attend. Maybe she needs a bit of help in learning the basics of holiness. By Steven Leser Karl Rove Non-Indictment – Time For Jason Leopold And William Rivers Pitt To Pony Up With Names And Specifics Truthout as well as Jason Leopold who reported that the indictment had in fact happened on Friday May 12 and his editor William Rivers Pitt now have a responsibility to take readers through the process that led them to report the incorrect information. By Terry Ballard A Tale Of Two Towns Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly has bragged about his boyhood in Levittown, New York. This has been called into question by others, including his own mother. New evidence from an unlikely source helps to clear up the mystery once and for all. By Joaquín Ramón Herrera Anne Coulter Glimpses The Beast Why the poor Coulter creature is really angry. An early-morning dalliance in psychology uncovers the true object of the damaged woman's loathing. By Allen L Roland THE JOY OF THE WORLD CUP There is another reason I am relishing this years World Cup ~ for it is indicative of my own evolvement from an ashamed and embarrassed American to a joyful and proud citizen of the world. By Richard Neville THE DREAD OF BEING A BYSTANDER We have failed to throw a spanner in the war machine; we have failed to seize the moment, we gave failed to re-invent protest. By David Swanson BLOGGING FROM TAKE BACK AMERICA CONFERENCE The first event was a meeting for bloggers with movie star Robert Redford and Jerome Ringo, President of the Apollo Alliance, which is " challenging Americans to achieve energy independence by 2015. " www.apolloalliance.com By Stephen Crockett Fighting The Democratic No Ideas Myth It is time for Democrats to counter the myth that Democrats have no policy ideas or prposals that Republicans and their corporate mainstream media allies are trying to sell to the public. By JGideon 'Daily Voting News' For June 12, 2006 a run-down of the days elections/voting news from across the country and overseas. By Jane Stillwater Madame Jane Predicts: I WILL Return From Afghanistan Alive Is my dream trip to Afghanistan this week still on? With a stop-over in Dubai, the Las Vegas of the Middle East? And will I return alive from America's second most dangerous colony -- where over 500 people have been killed in the last few weeks? By Sheila Samples SUPPORT THE TROOPS To Bush, " support the troops " means don't criticize him when thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of innocents die in an illegal, bloody mess that he lied to get us into. By Amanda Lang " Take Back America " Conference Coverage - Day 1 Opening Statements The rampant corruption of the right wing political establishment has consolidated power, but not competence. In fact, incompetence serves it purpose and as public opinion polls now show, the American public is rejecting Bush and the ideology of conservatism. By William Fisher SAUDI ARABIAN COSMETICS? Saudi Arabia puts the finishing touches on its new Human Rights Commission. By Evelyn Pringle ACE Inhibitors Should Have Been Banned For Pregnant Women By Dan Merica Republicans Have Stolen The American Flag For Themselves And Don't Want It Desecrated. Flag desecration is a `non-problem', but a proposed constitutional amendment against it evokes patriotic passion and makes a perfect election year diversion for failed Republican policies. It is a ludicrous idea, but if successful, it could be used as the first step to repeal the First Amendment. (See Related Cartoon in Article) By Ron Schalow Bait, Switch, Switch And Switch Apologists for the Iraq War keep saying that everyone thought Saddam had WMD, but finding WMD was never the issue. To read articles click to see the web page version with links. http://www.opednews.com/flyer/news_20060614_1.html Best News Links from the Web By 11-Year-Old Who Witnessed Death Of Her Family On Gaza Beach Becomes Arab Media Icon Screaming " Oh world " before her father's corpse, Gaza schoolgirl Huda Ghalia, The London Times reports, has become the poster child for Palestinian suffering. By On War: Boos For Clinton, Cheers For Kerry At the Campaign for America's Future " Take Back America " conference in Washington Tuesday, two U.S. senators with 2008 presidential ambitions addressed a large audience of mostly liberal Democrats from around the country. By Pelosi Speech At Take Back America 2006 Conference " Are you ready to take America in a new direction? I thought so. Have you had enough? Have you had enough of a war that is failing to make America more secure? Have you had enough of burdening our children with billions in debt to pay for tax cuts...? By Obama, Feingold To Send-Off Progressives To 'Take Back America' The Campaign for America's Future today released details for the last day of the organization's 2006 " Take Back America " conference. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., will begin the day by addressing thousands of progressive leaders on Wednesday morning and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Gerald McEntee will address the conference's closing luncheon. By World Sees US In Iraq Bigger Danger Than Iran: Poll The world increasingly fears Iran's suspected pursuit of a nuclear bomb but believes the U.S. military in Iraq remains a greater danger to Middle East stability, a survey showed on Tuesday. By Bush Makes A Show Visit To Iraq Bush jetted into Baghdad, with a steep and winding descent so his plane couldn't be hit by insurgent fire. And he gave PM Maliki all of a 5-minute heads-up that he was in town. That doesn't really inspire confidence that Iraq is a safe place to be, or that the U.S. is on the road to success there. By The Future Of American Warfare: Play-Station Consoles And Robots Wired To Kill On Their Own " In just a few years, " writes Stephen Graham in The New Statesman, " US forces will be able to deal death. . . with no human intervention whatsoever. " Any Americans involved will sit in front of monitors with streetscapes reminiscent of " Grand Theft Auto. " By Kucinich Introduced In The House A Package Of Legislation, Including The Genetically Engineered Food Right To Know Act By How Bush Defrauded The World And, In The Process, Murdered Tens Of Thousands Of Innocent Civilians Since Bush ordered the war of aggression against Iraq, tens of thousands of innocent civilians have been killed. The war crimes case against George W. Bush can be found in official documents —just as at Nuremberg —and in various verifiable items in the public record. Each death as a result of the U.S. invasion is, in fact, a capital crime under 18 S 2441. By Before 9/11 There Was Cubana Flight 455 Finally arrested in the US thirty years after playing a pivotal role in blowing up Cubana Flight 455, Luis Posada Carriles seeks American citizenship to keep from being deported and facing execution. By Bush Officials Stoke International Outrage Over Guantanamo Suicides Administration officials described the suicides as " good PR move to draw attention. " In addition, Guantanamo's camp commander called the suicides " an act of asymmetric warfare waged against us. " The comments caused a diplomatic uproar around the world and have led to renewed calls for Guantanamo's closure. A few examples of the international displeasure from both conservative and liberal editorial boards. By Peace Activists At Hillary Clinton's Speech Try To Take Back " Take Back America " " We were amazed to discover that the organizers of Take Back America treat dissent the same way that the organizers at a Bush rally do, " said Gael Murphy, co-founder of CODEPINK. By Agencies: Homegrown Radicals Inside U.S. U.S. counterterrorism officials say they are uncovering homegrown Islamic radicals inside the United States who lack formal ties to al-Qaida and operate independently. By BLUMENTHAL: The Liberation Of Karl Rove Bush's political brain escapes indictment, but mysteries and legal entanglements remain. By Senator Clinton Faces Anti-war Progressives At 'Take Back America' Why is MSNBC using 'liberal' to describe progressives? GOP mouthpiece trying to make 'liberal' a dirty word? By " POTUS " Dashes To Iraq To Make Political Hay Over Greasing Zarqawi " The POTUS is on board, " Bush yelled to reporters as he climbed onto Air Force One for a meet-and-greet with Prime Minister al-Maliki and other Iraqi leaders. By Rove Escapes Indictment " Rove can now focus all his energy on trying to help hold on to both houses of Congress, " writes Joe Gandelman in The Moderate Voice, " which means it's going to be a long, divisive and tempestuous election year. " By Pathogen Causing US Health-Care Ills Isolated Shame on Canada for embarrassing the US with its successful national health-care plan. " If only, " writes historian and newspaper columnist William Marvel, " those stubborn Canadians would abandon their nationalized health system and migrate to the United States " their better health could reduce our group rates. By George Galloway On Che's Image: Both What He Stood For And The Photo Meeting both Che Guevara's son and photographer in Cuba last month, Britain's anti-war MP found that the resurgence of interest in Che is an indication of another generation " standing up to imperialist savagery. " By At The Movies With The Inconvenient Truth And The Meatrix By Mary Cheney Book Bombs - Only 6000 Sold Did Daddy Dick buy 5000? Or uh, did the taxpayer's. By At The U.N., Bluster Backfires Last month President Bush issued a rare apology. " Saying 'Bring it on,' kind of tough talk, you know, that sent the wrong signal, " he confessed. " I think in certain parts of the world it was misinterpreted. " Well done, Mr. President, you've understood that bluster can backfire. Now how about sharing this insight with your ambassador to the United Nations? By Bush's Armageddon Wish John Bolton, a notorious neocon warmonger who could not be confirmed as America's ambassador to the UN by even the compliant and corrupt US Senate, got the job as a recess appointment. He is using the platform to push America into war with Iran. By Bush's Armageddon Wish John Bolton told the Financial Times that the Bush Regime has no intention of reaching an agreement with Iran. Time is running out for diplomacy, Bolton told the Financial Times. Iran has a short time remaining in which it can give up its right under the non-proliferation treaty to enrich uranium for nuclear energy or be attacked. Bolton said that US security guarantees for Iran " were not on the table. " By Ramadi: Fallujah Redux Fearful residents are now pouring out of Ramadi after the US military has been assaulting the city for months with tactics like cutting water, electricity and medical aid, imposing curfews, and attacking by means of snipers and random air strikes. This time, Iraqis there are right to fear the worst - an all out attack on the city, similar to what was done to nearby Fallujah. By Stocks Wander As Inflation Fears Linger Wall Street meandered in nervous trading Monday as inflation fears kept investors on edge following hefty losses last week, the worst so far in 2006. By 'Red, White And Screwed' Katrina vanden Heuvel reviews Lewis Black's new HBO special. By Al Qaeda Announces Zarqawi Successor An apparent al Qaeda website announced the successor to Abu Musa'ab al-Zarqawi today, a name different than the one U.S. military forces had cited last week. Abu Hamza al-Muhajir was described as " hoping to continue what Abu Musa'ab has started. " By IBM Chief Calls For End To Colonial Companies Sam Palmisano, head of IBM, on Monday called on multinationals to evolve into a new type of corporation if they are to avoid an anti-globalisation backlash that leads to the election of governments hostile to the interests of big business. By UAW Boss: The Worst Is Upon Us UAW President Ron Gettelfinger, in a bluntly worded report to members on the eve of the union's convention, said the automotive sector faces challenges unlike any other in the union's 71-year history. By Time For Bold Politics Bush has moved from swagger to sorry. By U.S.-Led Forces In Iraq Kill 9 In Raid - Children Among Dead U.S.-led forces raided a house near a volatile city northeast of Baghdad on Monday, killing nine people, including two children, the military said. To read articles click to see the web page version with links. http://www.opednews.com/flyer/news_20060614_1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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