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US Massacre in Afghanistan

US Massacre in Afghanistan

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In Afghanistan, filmmaker Jamie Doran has uncovered evidence of a massacre: Taliban prisoners of war – having already surendered – suffocated in containers, shot in the desert under the watch of American troops. The film has been broadcast on national television in countries all over the world and has been screened by the European parliament. Human rights lawyers are calling for investigation into whether U.S. forces are guilty of war crimes. Afghan Massacre: The Convey of Death can be viewed…

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Cunningham pleads guilty

Cunningham pleads guilty

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CNN.com – Rep. Cunningham pleads guilty to tax violations – Nov 28, 2005 Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and tax charges. He admitted taking $2.4 million in bribes in a case that grew from an investigation into the sale of his home to a wide-ranging conspiracy involving payments in cash, vacations and antiques. Appearing close to tears, Cunningham said today: “I cannot undo what I have done but I can atone.” U.S. Attorney Carol Lam said:…

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Nixon Playground Fad

Nixon Playground Fad

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The first American President I remember is(was) President Richard Nixon. I didn’t know anything at all about Nixon except that I had seen his face on television – and he looked pretty mean to me. At my school there was a fad. A kid would draw the following set of lines on paper, or in the dirt, or by laying out twigs: | | | / | | | | Then ask “Who’s the devil?” Even if you had seen…

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Peace Not Poverty

Peace Not Poverty

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I am concerned about the Peace Not Poverty site. It holds up for me as a very good summary of some of the ethical and practical issues of the USA and its relationship to the world. Nothing seems to have been going on there since the Declaration was completed. What happened? Have the co-sponsors gone on with something further? And if so, where is the link? Please comment if you know. I am posting the declaration here, just in case….

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We Need Interviews and Debates

We Need Interviews and Debates

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Most of the people of Iraq want us to leave. I wonder why we don’t start asking them why. Where are the interviews? I am not referring to the latest appearances by Chalabi or Cheney, but real current in-depth interviews with people who are there – people of all the groups, all the areas – let’s get some perspectives. If soldiers are not allowed to state their opinions, then it’s even more important to be asking in their stead. Might…

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Burroughs’ Thanksgiving Prayer

Burroughs’ Thanksgiving Prayer

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See William S Burroughs perform his Thanksgiving prayer-poem here From BBC Interviews: Naked Lunch is regarded as Burroughs’ masterpiece, the template for all his work. Written in a stream of consciousness style, it is a nightmare peopled by secret agents, mad doctors, gangsters, zombies, phallic monsters, vampires and extraterrestrials, involved in sadomasochistic orgies, transformations, diabolical plots and interplanetary warfare. Its nihilistic humour, visionary intensity, strong social satire and brilliant style received critical approval in 1962, when American writer Norman Mailer…

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