Jan
26
I hope that you’ve heard about the study from The Center for Public Integrity in which they collected 935 false statements by eight top administration officials in the period before the March 18, 2003 invasion of Iraq.
We have the searchable database now. Provable, documented lies that can’t disappear or be denied.
Iraq: The War Card - [...]
Jan
21
These are just a few of the stories I got in one email from Common Dreams. Here’s the newswire, but email subscription is recommended.
“If we do not act we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark and shameful corridors of time reserved for those who possess power without compassion, might without morality, and strength [...]
Dec
14
So what’s been happening with Halliburton? Ugly, ugly stuff, even against their own…
Gang Rape Cover-Up by US, Halliburton/KBR
A Houston, Texas woman says she was gang-raped by Halliburton/KBR coworkers in Baghdad, and the company and the U.S. government are covering up the incident. Jamie Leigh Jones, now 22, says that after she was raped by multiple [...]
Dec
07
I received an email today from Senator Saxby Chambliss, and I’m posting both his communication and my own.
Dear Ms. N: Thank you for contacting me regarding the National Security Agency’s (NSA) monitoring of conversations connected to terrorist activity and the treatment of military detainees. It is good to hear from you.
I certainly understand [...]
Oct
30
This question and answer session with Valerie Plame at the Washington Post is really worth a read.
Plame Wilson was online Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 1 p.m. ET to discuss her book, Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House, which details her CIA training, covert status, experiences, responsibilities, the outing [...]
Sep
23
Here is the original version of the editorial that ran on Op-Ed News. They had an exclusive for at least 48 hours on the pithier version - and it ran five days ago.
Note the current status of the situation:
1. There is now a video that shows that Blackwater USA guards opened fire against civilians [...]
Sep
23
I hear “betray us” whenever they say General Petraeus’ name too, but yeah, it was a bit cheap to play on the name. Making a stink about the childishness of of that would be fair, but the comments I’m hearing are really over the top. And with all of the concentration on the word play, [...]