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Greg Palast | Keeping Iraq's Oil in the Ground

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Greg Palast on Big Oil's interest in suppressing Iraq's oil production;

global image of US worsens; Robert Scheer on Tom DeLay's departure;

Robert Dreyfuss on Dick Cheney's daughter's role in Middle East policy;

William Fisher interviews Samar Dahmash-Jarrah about her new book, " Arab

Voices Speak to American Hearts " ; David Swanson on looking at photos of

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Greg Palast | Keeping Iraq's Oil in the Ground

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/061406J.shtml

Greg Palast asks, " Did the petroleum industry, which had a direct, if

hidden, hand in promoting invasion, cheerlead for a takeover of Iraq to

prevent overproduction? "

 

Global Image of the US Is Worsening, Survey Finds

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/061406K.shtml

As the war in Iraq continues for a fourth year, the global image of

America has slipped further, even among people in some countries closely

allied with the United States, a new opinion poll has found.

 

Robert Scheer | DeLay's Mission Continues

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/061406L.shtml

" What is the born-again East Texas Christian word for chutzpah?

Whatever you call it, DeLay displayed enormous amounts when he, a GOP

party

boss who long fought for the expansion of federal government influence

over all areas of Americans' private lives up to and including when to

pull the plug on brain-dead relatives, castigated liberals for wanting

'more control over people's lives and decisions,' " writes Robert Scheer.

 

Robert Dreyfuss | The Other Cheney Behind the Scenes

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/061406M.shtml

" Since 2005, Dick Cheney's daughter Elizabeth has held a powerful

position guiding Middle East policy, " writes Robert Dreyfuss. " And like

father, like daughter: Liz is a key player in the push for regime

change in

Iran and Syria. "

 

William Fisher | Arab Voices

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/061406N.shtml

William Fisher interviews Samar Dahmash-Jarrah, a Kuwait-born

Palestinian-American speaker, journalist, and Political Science

instructor at

the University of South Florida in Tampa, about her recent book, " Arab

Voices Speak to American Hearts. "

 

David Swanson | The Iraq War as a Trophy Photo

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/061406O.shtml

" A peace activist should keep a photo in his or her wallet of a small

Iraqi child torn to pieces - a constant reminder to live like others are

dying, " writes David Swanson. " The trouble is that we find it almost

unbearable to look at such images. We believe the war would end if the

corporate media showed such images, yet we turn our faces away if they're

placed in front of us; even more so, if they happen to be images of

torture or of soldiers enjoying humiliating Iraqis. "

 

House Accepts $3,300 Raise

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/061406P.shtml

Despite record low approval ratings, House lawmakers Tuesday embraced a

$3,300 pay raise that will increase their salaries to $168,500.

 

VIDEO | Caught in the Crossfire

The Untold Story of Fallujah

A Film by Mark Manning

http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm

Independent filmmaker Mark Manning was the only Westerner to travel to

Fallujah un-embedded, and he lived with the refugees of Fallujah and

experienced life from their point of view, returning with them to their

destroyed city after the siege by the United States. Unknown to any

authorities, he recorded what he saw. He went through the checkpoints,

witnessed the devastation of thousands of homes, shops and mosques, and

documented the horrors of the siege as recounted by those who survived

inside the city during the battles. The people of Fallujah asked him to

tell their story to the world, and he is now fulfilling that request with

the release of Caught in the Crossfire. Shot from November 2004 to

April 2005 inside the city of Fallujah, Caught in the Crossfire

details the

conditions experienced by civilians as they endured the violent clashes

and consequences of Operation Phantom Fury and became refugees outside

the eyes and care of the international community.

 

 

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