'US special squad killed Benazir'
[Editor's note:  And Lebanese PM Al Hariri and its Army Chief of Staff]
18 May 2009, nation.com.pk, staff
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Politics/18-May-2009/US-special-squad-killed-Benazir

41 Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence Agency Veterans Challenge 9/11
[Editor's note:  Here's a web site that is making a difference]
18 May 2009, patriotsquestion911.com, Alan Miller
http://patriotsquestion911.com/Counterterrorism_Veterans.pdf

Supreme Court Says Top Officials Cannot Be Sued for Alleged Detainee Abuses
[Editor's note:  Reject argument holding Ashcroft and Mueller responsible]
18 May 2009, huffingtonpost.com, Jesse J. Holland
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/18/supreme-court-top-us-offi_n_204600.html

Bigger, Bloodier Wars Equal Peace and Justice
[Editor's note:  There is reason to fear that he may be correct]
17 May 2009, rense.com, James Petras
http://www.rense.com/general85/petras.htm

Obama's Word Breaks Ice in Geneva Arms Talks
[Editor's note:  The word was "verifiable" in nuclear arms reduction]
17 May 2009, Associated Press, Charles J. Hanley
http://www.truthout.org/051709Y?n

Cheney's Multiple Layers Of Deceit
[Editor's note:  Nice overview of an evil influence upon our way of life]
16 May 2009, opednews.com, Bill Hare objectives in Iraq.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Cheney-s-Multiple-Layers-o-by-Bill-Hare-090515-463.html

[Obama] Government Readies Youth Corps To Take On Vets
[Editor's note:  Parallels with Hitler Youth may be no exaggeration]
15 May 2009, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson & Kurt Nimmo
http://www.prisonplanet.com/government-readies-youth-corps-to-take-on-vets.htm
For "Headlines":

'US special squad killed Benazir'
[Editor's note:  And Lebanese PM Al Hariri and its Army Chief of Staff]
18 May 2009, nation.com.pk, staff
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Politics/18-May-2009/US-special-squad-killed-Benazir

41 Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence Agency Veterans Challenge 9/11
[Editor's note:  Here's a web site that is making a difference]
18 May 2009, patriotsquestion911.com, Alan Miller
http://patriotsquestion911.com/Counterterrorism_Veterans.pdf

Supreme Court Says Top Officials Cannot Be Sued for Alleged Detainee Abuses
[Editor's note:  Reject argument holding Ashcroft and Mueller responsible]
18 May 2009, huffingtonpost.com, Jesse J. Holland
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/18/supreme-court-top-us-offi_n_204600.html

Bigger, Bloodier Wars Equal Peace and Justice
[Editor's note:  There is reason to fear that he may be correct]
17 May 2009, rense.com, James Petras
http://www.rense.com/general85/petras.htm

Obama's Word Breaks Ice in Geneva Arms Talks
[Editor's note:  The word was "verifiable" in nuclear arms reduction]
17 May 2009, Associated Press, Charles J. Hanley
http://www.truthout.org/051709Y?n

Cheney's Multiple Layers Of Deceit
[Editor's note:  Nice overview of an evil influence upon our way of life]
16 May 2009, opednews.com, Bill Hare objectives in Iraq.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Cheney-s-Multiple-Layers-o-by-Bill-Hare-090515-463.html

[Obama] Government Readies Youth Corps To Take On Vets
[Editor's note:  Parallels with Hitler Youth may be no exaggeration]
15 May 2009, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson & Kurt Nimmo
http://www.prisonplanet.com/government-readies-youth-corps-to-take-on-vets.html

Ex-CIA Official: Agency Brass Lied to Congress About Interrogations
[Editor's note:  Cheney and Yoo have been making false claims]
15 May 2009, truthout.org, Jason Leopold
http://www.truthout.org/051509A?n

Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III | Afghanistan/Pakistan: Where Empires Go to Die
[Editor's note:  Obama may be committing a massive blunder]
15 May 2009, truthout.org, Wilmer J. Leon III
http://www.truthout.org/051509C?n

Military Tribunals Will Resume, Obama Says
[Editor's note:  With enhanced legal safeguards, but is that enough?]
15 May 2009, Washington Post, Peter Finn
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051501771.html?hpid=topnews

Why the Caged Bird Sang (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  What's the score with Dick Cheney?]
15 May 2009, truthout.org, William Rivers Pitt
http://www.truthout.org/051509J?n

Prosecutors to Question Rove on US Attorney Firings
[Editor's note:  It's about time to figure this one out]
15 May 2009, Washington Post, Carrie Johnson
http://www.truthout.org/051509K?n

Pelosi and Torture - The CIA Invented Evidence of Informing Democrats
[Editor's note:  Why don't things like this surprise me?]
15 May 2009, opednews.com, Steven Leser
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Pelosi-and-Torture--Bombs-by-Steven-Leser-090515-707.html

New York's 9/11 déjà vu (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  What was really going on here?  More terrorism?]
15 May 2009, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4705.shtml

Netanyahu Asks Pope to Condemn Iran
[Editor's note:  Entangling Pope Benedict XVI is Mid-Eastern Politics]
15 May 2009, nytimes.com, Racahel Donadio
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/world/middleeast/15pope.html?th&emc=th

Netanyahu to Meet Obama as U.S. Priorities Shift
[Editor's note:  A giant step in the right direction]
15 May 2009, nytimes.com, Mark Landler
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/world/middleeast/15diplo.html?th&emc=th

Who Rules America? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Is Obama under the control of a powerful group?]
14 May 2009, informationclearinghouse.com, Paul Craig Roberts
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22611.htm

New 'prisoner abuse' photographs emerge despite US bid to block publication
[Editor's note:  Attempts to suppress do not appear to be successful]
14 May 2009, telegraph.co.uk, Alex Spillius
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5325444/New-prisoner-abuse-photographs-emerge-despite-US-bid-to-block-publication.html

Shadowy Forces In Karachi
[Editor's note:  A bad situation is growing worse]
14 May 2009, newmatilda.clom, Mustafa Qadri
http://newmatilda.com/2009/05/14/shadowy-forces-karachi

Prosecutors to Question Rove on U.S. Attorney Firings
[Editor's note:  It's about time to get to the bottom of this]
14 May 2009, washingtonpost.com, Carrie Johnson
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051402816.html

Mike Connell, Paul Wellstone, and Bevery Eckert Buffalo Plane Crashes and Futuristic Directed Energy Weapons Systems
[Editor's note:  Nice piece citing evidence of sophisticated weaponry]
13 May 2009, opednews.com, Eric Nelson
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Mike-Connell-Paul-Wellsto-by-E-Nelson-090513-568.html

Swine Flu May Be Human Error; WHO Investigates Claim (Update1)
[Editor's note:  Or, more likely, a deliberate contrivance to instill fear]
13 May 2009, bloomberg.com, Jason Gale and Simeon Bennett
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=afrdATVXPEAk&refer=worldwide

Cancer Patients Challenge the Patenting of a Gene
[Editor's note:  Patenting forms of life is patenting laws of nature]
13 May 2009, nytimes.com, John Schwartz
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/health/13patent.html?th&emc=th

Bush's 'Smoking Gun' Witness Found Dead
[Editor's note:  Using torture to extract false "confessions"]
13 May 2009, impeachbush.org, staff
http://www.impeachbush.org/site/News2/605766745?page=NewsArticle&id=5363&news_iv_ctrl=1281

Rogue Diva of Doom (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Cheney's "nasty campaign of fear and loathing"]
13 May 2009, nytimes.com, Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/opinion/13dowd.html?th&emc=th

Congress's Torture Bubble (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Briefing four members hardly qualifies as oversight]
13 May 2009, nytimes.com, Vicki Divoll
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/opinion/13divoll.html?th&emc=th

Pilots Chatted in Moments Before Buffalo Crash
[Editor's note:  This crash was not caused by a conversation]
13 May 2009, nytimes.com, Matthew L. Wald
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/nyregion/13crash.html?th&emc=th

Christians in Mideast Losing Numbers and Influence
[Editor's note:  Is this necessarily such a bad thing?]
13 May 2009, nytimes.com, Ethan Bronner
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/middleeast/13christians.html?th&emc=th

Letting the "too big to fail" fail and why (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  We should not prop up inefficiency and corruption]
13 May 2009, Online Journal, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4694.shtml

Counseling Was Ordered for Soldier in Shooting
[Editor's note:  Events like this are going to become more common]
13 May 2009, nytimes.com, James Dao and Lizette Alvarez
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/middleeast/13shoot.html?th&emc=th

Tillmans: Senate should scrutinize McChrystal
[Editor's note:  They have good reasons to distrust this general]
12 May 2009, Associated Press, Lara Jakes
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/05/ap_tillmans_mcchrystal_051209/

Afghans Describe "Tractor Trailers Full of Pieces of Human Bodies"
[Editor's note:  This is not what I had expected from Obama]
7 May 2009, alternet.org, Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/139881/after_u.s._strikes,_afghans_describe_'tractor_trailers_full_of_pieces_of_human_bodies'/

Millions Wasted On Voter Registration In '08
[Editor's note:  Election theft continues unabated]
6 May 2009, huffingtonpost.com, Arthur Delaney
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/06/millions-wasted-on-voter_n_197600.html

America's Shame (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Our lopsided policy toward Israel is corrupt and immoral]
11 January 2009, vdare.com, Paul Craig Roberts
http://www.vdare.com/roberts/090111_shame.htm

Secret Bush-Clinton-Federal Reserve Pakistani Accounts Revealed
[Editor's note:  None of this would surprise me at all]
9 May 2009, blogs.myspace.com,Tom Heneghan
http://blogs.myspace.com/tom_heneghan_intel

It wasn't Muslims (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Evidence exonerating the Islamic world regarding 9/11]
http://www.takeourworldback.com/itwasntmuslims.htm

Commander's Ouster Is Tied to Shift in Afghan War
[Editor's note:  But are they now pursuing the right tactics?]
12 May 2009, nytimes.com, Elisabeth Bumliller and Thom Shanker
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12military.html?th&emc=th

NOTE:  Tillman memo contradicted citation
[Editor's note:  Same general misrepresented the death of Pat Tillman]
3 July 2008, Associated Press, Scott Lindlaw and Martha Mendoza
http://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2007-08-03-2214422074_x.htm

PLUS:  Has Cheney been Murdering Americans?
[Editor's note:  Tillman appears to have been deliberately taken out]
12 April 2009, opednews.com, Jim Fetzer
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Has-Cheney-been-Murdering-by-Jim-Fetzer-090408-987.html

On His Tour, Pope Runs Into Politics of Middle East and Holocaust
[Editor's note:  We were expecting something else, like rose pedals?]
12 May 2009, nytimes.com, Rachel Donadio
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/middleeast/12pope.html?th&emc=th

An Agenda for Mr. Netanyahu (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  An extreme right-wing PM meets a centerist president]
12 May 2009, nytimes.com, editorial board
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12tue1.html?th&emc=th

A Moderate Plan for Health Care (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Support for a public and private combination]
12 May 2009, nytimes.com, editorial board
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12tue2.html?th&emc=th

Faking Left (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Engaging on abortion, punting on gay rights?]
12 May 2009, nytimes.com, Ross Douthat
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12douthat.html?th&emc=th

Krugman: US Risks "Lost Decade" Due to Half-Steps
[Editor's note:  Less agressive policies may produce stagnation]
12 May 2009, Reuters, Alan Wheatley
http://www.truthout.org/051209O?n

CIA and ISI together created Taliban: Zardari
[Editor's note:  Rare truth from the mouth of the Pakistan President]
11 May 2009, indiatimes.com, news report
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/CIA-ISI-together-created-Taliban-Zardari/articleshow/4508279.cms

U.S. Soldier in Iraq Kills 5 Comrades at Stress Clinic
[Editor's note:  Events like this will happen more and more often]
11 May 2009, Ernesto Londoño with Comments by John McCarthy
https://wm3.d.umn.edu/horde3/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwm3.d.umn.edu%2Fhorde3%2Fimp%2Fmailbox.php%3Fmailbox%3DINBOX%26start%3D18

Afghan Leader Says Civilian Deaths Strain Ties With U.S.
[Editor's note:  President Hamid Karzai complains about airstrikes]
9 May 2009, nytimes.com, Helene Cooper
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/09/world/asia/09policy.html?th&emc=th

CIA memo cites 40 Congressional briefings on torture
[Editor's note:  Lots of members were told about "enhanced interrogation"]
9 May 2009, wsws.org, Bill van Auken
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/may2009/memo-m09.shtml

Obama Set to Revive Military Commissions
[Editor's note:  But with greater rights for detainees]
9 May 2009, Washington Post, Peter Finn
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/08/AR2009050804228.html

The Care and Feeding of Arlen (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Nice profile of a self-indulgent senator]
9 May 2009, nytimes.com, Gail Collins
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/09/opinion/09collins.html?th&emc=th

NOTE:  Arlen Specter and The "Magic" Bullet
[Editor's note:  This is the same guy who covered up JFK's assassination]
1 May 2009, opednews.com, Jim Fetzer
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Arlen-Specter-and-The-Mag-by-Jim-Fetzer-090429-78.html

Pentagon?s Black Budget Grows to More Than $50 Billion (Updated)
[Editor's note:  With less and less Congressional accountability]
7 May 2009, wired.com, Noah Shachtman
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/05/pentagons-black-budget-grows-to-more-than-50-billion/

Justice Dept. Finds Flaws in F.B.I. Terror List
[Editor's note:  24,000 listed based on irrelevant information]
7 May 2009, nytimes.com, Eric Lichtblau
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/us/07terror.html?th&emc=th

Bristol Palin's New Gig (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Abstinence education is worse than useless]
7 May 2009, nytimes.com, Gail Collins
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/opinion/07collins.html?th&emc=th

Bush Officials Try to Alter Ethics Report
[Editor's note:  Trying to cover-up malfeasance again?  Shocking!]
6 May 2009, Washington Post, Carrie Johnson
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050502219.html

William Rivers Pitt | Bad Trouble in Pakistan (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Nukes, instability, and terrorists together again]
5 May 2009, truthout.org, William Rivers Pitt
http://www.truthout.org/050509R?n

Gardasil Linked to Nerve Disorder
[Editor's note:  New vaccine may increase risk of Guillain-Barre Syndrom]
30 April 2009, webmd.com, Charlene Laino
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cervical-cancer/news/20090430/gardasil-linked-to-nerve-disorder

U.S. Plans Attack and Defense in Cyberspace Warfare
[Editor's note:  Beware of attempts to attack freedom of speech]
28 April 2009, nytimes.com, David E. Sanger, John Markoof, and Thom Shanker
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/us/28cyber.html?th&emc=th

How '07 ABC Interview Tilted a Torture Debate
[Editor's note:  Lies, lies, and more lies from official sources]
28 April 2009, nytimes.com, Brian Stelter
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/business/media/28abc.html?th&emc=th

Clinton Says U.S. Is Ready to Lead on Climate
[Editor's note:  It's about time]
28 April 2009, nytimes.com, John M. Broder
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/science/earth/28climate.html?th&emc=th

Democrats Announce Agreement on Budget Pact
[Editor's note:  A tactical maneuver the GOP has used many times]
27 April 2009, nytimes.com, Associated Press
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/27/us/AP-US-Congress-Budget.html?th&emc=th

Cheney for President (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Running Cheney would have better defined the party]
27 April 2009, nytimes.com, Ross Douthat
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28douthat.html?th&emc=th

A Lexicon of Disappointment (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Is Obama continuing the polices of George W. Bush?]
18 April 2009, globalresearch.ca, Naomi Klein
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13235

Ex-Italian President: 9/11 Was CIA/Mossad Operation
[Editor's note:  Cossiga says "It's common knowledge"
15 April 2009, americanfreepress.net, staff report
http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/9-11_solved118.html

Military Whistleblower Witness Observed Flight 93 Stand-Down Order
[Editor's note:  From Ft. Meade, where the decision was made]
8 April 2009, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/military-whistleblower-claims-she-witnessed-flight-93-shootdown-order.html

Should Obama Control the Internet?
[Editor's note:  New bill would grant him emergency control]
2 April 2009, Mother Jones, Steve Aquino
http://www.treehuggersofamerica.org/Should_Obama_Control_Internet.php

Six Years Later: An on-the-Ground View of Iraq
[Editor's note:  Are things in Iraq better or worse?]
23 March 2009, commondreams.org, Michele Naar-Obed
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/03/23-4

The Real AIG Scandal, Continued!
[Editor's note:  A briliant critique of ongoing malfeasance]
22 March 2009, slate.com, Eliot Spitzer
http://www.slate.com/id/2214407/

House Passes Heavy Tax on Bonuses at Rescued Firms
[Editor's note:  But will this move actually turn into law?]
20 March 2009, nytimes.com, Carl Hulse and David M. Herszenhorn
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/business/20bailout.html?th&emc=th

Connecticut Senator Draws Voters' Ire for His Bonus Role
[Editor's note:  A distinguished Senator may have crossed the line]
20 March 2009, nytimes.com, Raymond Hernandez and Thomas Kaplan
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/nyregion/20dodd.html?th&emc=th

Soldiers' Accounts of Gaza Killings Raise Furor in Israel
[Editor's note:  Israelis are killing Palestinians:  what else is new?]
20 March 2009, nytimes.com, Ethan Bronner
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/world/middleeast/20gaza.html?th&emc=th

WPost Is a Neocon Propaganda Sheet (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The need to read with a critical eye]
18 March 2009, opednews.com, Robert Parry
http://www.opednews.com/articles/WPost-Is-a-Neocon-Propagan-by-Robert-Parry-090318-475.html

The Case For a Domestic Marijuana Industry (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  60% if drug profits would evaporate if it were legalized]
17 March 2009, foreignpolicy.com, Aaron Houston
http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/03/17/the_case_for_a_domestic_marijuana_industry

The Granny Bashers (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  We have an obligation across generations to fix health care]
16 March 2009, Truthout, Dean Baker
http://www.truthout.org/031609R

Southern Oligarchy and the Labor Unions (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  "Cheap labor is the thread connecting Southern history"]
16 March 2009, Progressive Populist, Joseph B. Atkins
http://www.truthout.org/031609LA

Bill Could Lower Birth Control Costs at Colleges
[Editor's note:  An appropriate move to benefit society]
16 March 2009, Associated Press, Justin Pope
http://www.truthout.org/031609WA

Government Combs Through G.M.'s Survival Plan
[Editor's note:  Is the better choice a managed bankruptcy?]
16 March 2009, nytimes.com, David E. Sanger and Bill Vlasic
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/business/16autos.html?th&emc=th

Economic Advisers Warn of No Quick Turnarounds
[Editor's note:  This news comes as no surprise]
16 March 2009, nytimes.com, Brian Knowlton
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/us/politics/16econ.html?th&emc=th

Cheney Says Obama Has Increased Risks
[Editor's note:  They needed torture to extract false "confessions"]
16 March 2009, nytimes.com, A. G. Sulzberger
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/us/politics/16cheney.html?th&emc=th

Cheney: US achieved much of what it wanted in Iraq
[Editor's note:  Massive cost, 1 million Iraqis dead, big oil back in]
15 March 2009, CNN's "State of the Union", Dick Cheney
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j2FdCeNACWJbPI-SPyuU9YWlzIswD96UGFHO0

How Not to End Another President's War (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Escalation is not the answer]
15 March 2009, The New York Times, Robert Dallek
http://www.truthout.org/031509B

Clinton Advances Mideast Peace
[Editor's note:  Adopting a more even-handed approach]
15 March 2009, truthout.org, James J. Zogby
http://www.truthout.org/031509D

Bolivia Passes Land From Rich to Poor
[Editor's note:  Advancing a liberal agenda and helping the poor]
15 March 2009, Reuters
http://www.truthout.org/031509E

Election Dirty Tricks Again in Washington and El Salvador
[Editor's note:  Obama should get US out of election rigging
15 March 2009, Truthout, Robert Naiman
http://www.truthout.org/031509Z

Israel's new defence minister accused of war crime
[Editor's note:  Responsible for assassinating head of Hamas]
15 March 2009, The Sunday Times, Uzi Mahnaimi
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article5908235.ece

A.I.G. Planning Huge Bonuses After $170 Billion Bailout
[Editor's note:  No restraining their arrogance and greed]
15 March 2009, nytimes.com, Edmund L. Andrews and Peter Baker
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/business/15AIG.html?th&emc=th

Chilean Town Withers in Free Market for Water
[Editor's note:  A resource that, like air, should never be private]
15 March 2009, nytimes.com, Alexei Barrionuevo
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/world/americas/15chile.html?th&emc=th

Pentagon Rethinking Old Doctrine on 2 Wars
[Editor's note:  Let's prepare to attack every nation in the world]
15 March 2009, nytimes.com, Thom Shanker
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/washington/15military.html?th&emc=th

President Obama: Tougher Food Safety Measures
[Editor's note:  Another step in the right direction]
15 March 2009, truthout.org, Barack Obama
http://www.truthout.org/031509Y

Building Coalitions, One Issue at a Time
[Editor's note:  A president who can chew gum and walk at the same time]
15 March 2009, nytimes.com, Peter Baker
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/us/politics/15obama.html?th&emc=th

Who Profits from the Israeli Occupation?
[Editor's note:  A question much worth asking]
14 March 2009, Monthly Review, Daniel Rosenberg
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/rosenberg140309.html

Osama bin Laden: Arab leaders 'complicit' with Israel
[Editor's note:  The authenticity of this tape, like past ones, is in doubt]
14 March 2009, AFP, anonymous
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hjizAtJirBg4cZvDY1xyZwUz9geQ

"Assassination Unit" Still Active Under Obama, Including Domestically
[Editor's note:  This is completely unacceptable and must be prosecuted]
14 March 2009, Prison Planet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/cheney-assassination-unit-still-active-under-obama-including-domestically.html

Obama Justice Department defends Rumsfeld in torture case
[Editor's note:Obama admin would take 'stronger moral stance' on torture
13 March 2009, The Raw Story, Rachel Oswald
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Obama_Justice_Dep._defends_Rumsfeld_in_0313.html

Education means more than job-training
[Editor's note:  Abandoning our most precious intellectual resource]
13 March 2009, National Post, Patrick Keeney
http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1383401

The Zionist Nexus Linking 9/11 and the Financial Crisis
[Editor's note:  A courageous journalist confronts 9/11 truth]
25 February 2009, kennysideshow.blogspot.com, Christopher Bollyn
http://kennysideshow.blogspot.com/2009/03/zionist-nexus-linking-9-11-and.html

America's Shame (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Why does Israel have a right to exist but Palestine doesn't?]
11 January 2009, vdare.com, Paul Craig Roberts
http://www.vdare.com/roberts/090111_shame.htm

The proliferation of space warfare technology
[Editor's note:  US continues to puruse "full spectrum dominance"]
11 December 2008, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Matthew Hoey
http://thebulletin.org/web-edition/features/the-proliferation-of-space-warfare-technology

John Dean: Cheney is guilty of 'murder' if Hersh claims are true
[Editor's note:  No doubt, he was also assassinating Americans]
13 March 2009, rawstory.com, David Edwards and Rachel Oswald
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/John_Dean_Bush_and_Cheney_neutered_0313.html

Updating the Militarization and Annexation of North America
[Editor's note:  Is Obama going to put a stop to this form of treason?]
13 March 2009, opednews.com, Stephen Lendman
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Updating-the-Militarizatio-by-Stephen-Lendman-090313-946.html

Eyes wide shut: A look at British news censorship
[Editor's note:  Photojournalists losing rights in name of counter-terrorism]
13 March 2009, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4476.shtml

Investors See a Glimmer and Shares Soar Worldwide
[Editor's note:  Few experts are willing to call an end to the bear market]
13 March 2009, nytimes.com, Steve Lohr and Jack Healy
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/business/13markets.html?th&emc=th

China 'Worried' About Safety of U.S. Treasuries
[Editor's note:  Biggest holder of government debt concerned about assets]
13 March 2009, nytimes.com, Bettina Wassener
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/14/business/worldbusiness/14china.html?th&emc=th

Obama on Spot as Rulings Aid Gay Partners
[Editor's note:  Whether to provide health insurance to same-sex partners]
13 March 2009, nytimes.com, Robert Pear
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/us/politics/13benefits.html?th&emc=th

Poll Excludes Single-Payer Healthcare; Respondents Endorse It Anyway
[Editor's note:  Rigged poll probably funded by health-care industry]
12 March 2009, opednews.com, Jerry Policoff
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Poll-Excludes-Single-Payer-by-Jerry-Policoff-090312-353.html

"Political Leaders for 9/11 Truth"
[Editor's note:  New effort to bring about a reinvestigation]
12 March 2009, new organization
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2009 Rosemary Award for Worst FOIA Performance Goes to FBI
[Editor's note:  FBI can't find 66% records vs. agency average 13%]
13 March 2009, nsarchive.org,Thomas Blanton and Kristin Adair
http://www.nsarchive.org

Israel Stance Was Undoing of Nominee for Intelligence Post
[Editor's note:  Excessive influence of AIPAC lobby]
12 March 2009, nytimes.com, Mark Mazzetti and Helene Cooper
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/washington/12lobby.html?th&emc=th

The CIA responds to Seymour Hersh (via MinnPost)
[Editor's note:  "Utter nonsense," but it was not a CIA operation]
12 March 2009, minnpost.com, Eric Black
http://www.minnpost.com/ericblackblog/2009/03/12/7344/the_cia_responds_to_seymour_hersh_via_minnpost

Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh describes 'executive assassination ring'
[Editor's note:  Circumventing State and CIA, reporting only to Cheney]
11 March 2009, opednews.com, Eric Black
http://www.opednews.com/populum/linkframe.php?linkid=84980

"There is nobody there"
[Editor's note:  Many high-level admin positions remain unfilled]
11 March 2009, dailymail.com, Don Surber
http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/2009/03/11/thereisnobodythere/

5 Years After It Halted Weapons Programs, Libya Sees the U.S. as Ungrateful
[Editor's note:  Washington has done too little to reward the country]
11 March 2009, nytimes.com, Michael Slackman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/world/africa/11libya.html?th&emc=th

Obama Outlines Plan for Education Overhaul
[Editor's note:  Challenges states to lift limits on charter schools]
11 March 2009, nytimes.com, David Stout
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/us/politics/11web-educ.html?th&emc=th

Senate Clears Spending After Fractious Debate
[Editor's note:  $410 spending measure was approved by a voice vote]
11 March 2009, nytimes.com, DavidM. Herszenhorn
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/us/politics/11spend.html?th&emc=th

Obama's Court Nominees Are Focus of Speculation
[Edotor's note:  Signs of how plans to shape the nation's judiciary]
11 March 2009, nytimes.com, Neil A. Lewis
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/us/politics/11judges.html?th&emc=th

Narrowing the Voting Rights Act (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Requiring high proportion to deserve protection]
11 March 2009, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/opinion/11wed2.html?th&emc=th

Steven Jones Interview Goes Blooey: Coincidence or Sabotage?
[Editor's note:  Technical glitches appear deliberate]
11 March 2009, truthjihad.blogspot, Kevin Barrett
http://www.truthjihad.blogspot.com

Can Humans Cause Earthquakes/Hurricanes and Use Them As Weapons?
[Editor's note:  The answer appears to be, "Yes!"]
10 March 2009, alternet.org, Scott Thill
http://www.alternet.org/story/130892/

Justices, 5-4, Set Limit on Sweep of Voting Law
[Editor's note:  Differences on protecting minority voting rights]
10 March 2009, nytimes.com, Adam Liptak
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/washington/10votes.html?th&emc=th

Zealous Watchman to Follow the Money
[Editor's note:  Earl E. Devaney to police $787 billion stimulus package]
10 March 2009, nytimes.com, Scott Shane
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/us/politics/10devaney.html?th&emc=th

Obama Looks to Limit Impact of Tactic Bush Used to Sidestep New Laws
[Editor's note:  Consult attorney general about signing statements]
10 March 2009, nytimes.com, Charlie Savage
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/us/politics/10signing.html?th&emc=th

Conspicuous Consumption, a Casualty of Recession
[Editor's note:  The downturn has tripped the reset button]
10 March 2009, nytimes.com, Shaila Dewan
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/us/10reset.html?th&emc=th

Obama Puts His Own Spin on Mix of Science With Politics
[Editor's note:  Another step in the right direction]
10 March 2009, nytimes.com, Sheryl Gay Stolbert
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/us/politics/10obama.html?th&emc=th

In Afghanistan, Less Can Be More
[Editor's note:  Keep your footprint small]
10 March 2009, nytimes.com, Arthur Keller
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/opinion/10keller.html?th&emc=th

Treasury Official Quits Amidst Fraud Scandal
[Editor's note:  Man at center of scandal allowed to retire]
8 March 2009, ABC News, Brian Ross, Justin Rood,and Joseph Rhee
http://www.truthout.org/030809A

Obama's Next Gauntlet: Reviving the Middle Class (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Creating a structure of the new economy]
8 March 2009, The Campaign for America's Future, Robert Borosage
http://www.truthout.org/030809B

Pentagon's Unwanted Projects in Earmarks
[Editor's note:  Democrats added $524 million more in miliary pork]
8 March 2009, The Washington Post, R. Jeffrey Smith and Ellen Nakashima
http://www.truthout.org/030809C

Ex-Countrywide honchos set up firm to buy bad loans
[Editor's note:  Taking advantage of the American people (twice!)]
5 March 2009, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4443.shtml

Truth Commission May Not Lead to Prosecutions
[Editor's note:  Judiciary Committee moves ahead on hearings]
5 March 2009, Truthout, Matt Renner
http://www.truthout.org/030509A

Obama Takes Aim at Costly Defense Contracts
[Editor's note:  Cracking down on cost overruns and outright fraud]
5 March 2009, Reuters, Ross Colvin
http://www.truthout.org/030509B

Memos Provide Blueprint for Police State
[Editor's note:  Creating a truly imperial presidency]
4 March 2009, Truthout, Marjorie Cohn
http://www.truthout.org/030409A

Obama Skews Battle Lines in "Class War"
[Editor's note:  Taking from the rich to benefit the poor]
4 March 2009, The Los Angeles Times, Michael Hiltzik
http://www.truthout.org/030409B

Bill Would Create New Oversight of Pentagon Costs
[Editor's note:  Need to cut defense budget drastically]
4 March 2009, The Washington Post, Ellen Nakashima
http://www.truthout.org/030409C

The Laugher Curve (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  What a glorious mess this is!]
4 March 2009, Truthout, William Rivers Pitt
http://www.truthout.org/030409J

Prosecuting the Bush Team?
[Editor's note:  Will Obama follow international law?]
4 March 2009, Foreign Policy in Review, Robert Pallitto
http://www.truthout.org/030409K

Declassified Memos Provide Look Into Bush Policies
[Editor's note:  The Bush dictatorship revealed]
4 March 2009, NPR News, Ari Shapiro
http://www.truthout.org/030409L

Glenn Beck Mentions FEMA Camps on Fox & Friends
[Editor's note:  Good work from an unexpected source]
3 March 2009, prisonplanet.com, Kurt Nimmo
http://www.prisonplanet.com/glenn-beck-mentions-fema-camps-on-fox-friends.html

"Why has the US government has been building prison camps all over?"
[Editor's note:  A good question from FOX News]
3 March 2009, brasschecktv.com, Fox News
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/577.html

$30 billion more for AIG
[Editor's note:  Billions more for private pockets]
3 March 2009, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4438.shtml

The German Constitutional Court has declared electronic
voting machines too insecure for use in Germany.
[Editor's note:  Black box voting is unconstitutional]
"Der Einsatz von Abstimmcomputern bei der Bundestagswahl warlaut
Verfassungsgericht grundgesetzwidrig - die bisherigen Maschinen sind
einfach zu unsicher."
http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/tech/0,1518,610960,00.html
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,611148,00.html

CIA Destroyed 92 Interrogation Tapes
[Editor's note:  What else would we expect of theagency]
2 March 2009, The Associated Press, Devlin Barrett
http://www.truthout.org/030209R

Cost of locking up Americans too high
[Editor's note:  Reform our incarceration practices]
2 March 2009, reuters.com, Pew study
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE5215TW20090302

Iran "Not Close" to Nuclear Weapon
[Editor's note:  Throwing cold water on a hot topic]
2 March 2009, Reuters, Deborah Zabarenko
http://www.truthout.org/030209J

Clinton Dives Into Arab-Israeli Peacemaking
[Editor's note:  The thorniest of the thorny problems]
2 March 2009, Reuters, Sue Pleming
http://www.truthout.org/030209M

Problems Face Sebelius if She Is Next Health Chief
[Editor's note:  Serious challenges await her and the nation]
2 March 2009, The Associated Press, Ricardo Alonzo-Zaldivar
http://www.truthout.org/030209L

Obama Wasn't Kidding About Health Care
[Editor's note:  Moving in the right direction once again!]
2 March 2009, The New York Magazine, Dan Amira
http://www.truthout.org/030209HA

Scientists' Stem Cell Breakthrough Could End Ethical Dilemma
[Editor's note:  New source of stem cells for research]
2 March 2009, The Guardian UK, Ian Sample
http://www.truthout.org/030209O

Revenge of the Glut (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Economic crisis is the revenge of a global saving glut]
2 March 2009, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/opinion/02krugman.html?th&emc=th

Iran, the Jews and Germany (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  U.S. propensity to demonize countries]
2 March 2009, nytimes.com, Roger Cohen
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/opinion/02cohen.html?th&emc=th

Make My Filibuster (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Harry Reid should call the minority's bluff]
2 March 2009, nytimes.com, David E. RePass
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/opinion/02RePass.html?th&emc=th

Change for the Worse:  A banana republic by 2012?
[Editor's note:  Pessimistic assessment for reliable source]
1 March 2009, vdare.com, Paul Craig Roberts
http://www.vdare.com/asp/printPage.asp?url=http://www.vdare.com/roberts/090301_change.htm

Obama Budget Marks Large Ideological Swing
[Editor's note:  Fundamental reordering of national priorities]
1 March 2009, The Washington Post, Lori Montgomery
http://www.truthout.org/030109A

Obama's War with the Right & Media (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Is government working for the Amerian people?]
1 March 2009, Consortium News, Robert Perry
http://www.truthout.org/030109Y

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Tapped to Lead HHS
[Editor's note:  She appears to be a very wise choice]
1 March 2009, The Associated Press, Charles Babington and John Hanna
http://www.truthout.org/030109B

US, China End Talks With Plans for More
[Editor's note:  Concluding their first military consultations]
1 March 2009, The Washington Post, Maureen Fan
http://www.truthout.org/030109C

Finally a Progressive Budget (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  But didn't he help get us in this fix?]
1 March 2009, Robert Reich's blog, Robert Reich
http://www.truthout.org/030109D

Netanyahu Fails Again to Sway Livni
[Editor's note:  Divisions in Israeli politics]
1 March 2009, The Washington Post, Linda Gradstein
http://www.truthout.org/030109E

French Professor Sacked Over 9/11 Conspiracy Theory
[Editor's note:  Freedom of speech and of inquiry in jeopardy]
Global Research, February 28, 2009
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=12488

Holder Vows To End Raids On Medical Marijuana Clubs
[Editor's note:  A giant step in the right direction]
26 February 2009, huffingtonpost.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/26/holder-vows-to-end-raids_n_170119.html

Twilight Of The Psychopaths (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Are military institutions for psychopathic killers?]
21 August 2008, rense.com, Kevin Barrett
http://rense.com/general83/twi.htm

Civilian Inmate Labor Program
[Editor's note:  It's there in black and white]
14 January 2005, Army Regulation 210-35
http://www.apfn.org/pdf/prison_camps.pdf

Senate to Investigate CIA's Actions Under Bush
[Editor's note:  Sweeping examination of controversial actions coming]
27 February 2009, The Los Angeles Times, Greg Miller
http://www.truthout.org/022709J

Obama to Overturn Bush "Right to Conscience" Rule
[Editor's note:  Getting rid of a grossly inappropriate policy]
27 February 2009, Rob Stein
http://www.truthout.org/022709R

Economy Shrinks at Fastest Pace in 26 Years
[Editor's note:  The trend that has to be reversed]
27 February 2009, The Associated Press, Jeannine Aversa
http://www.truthout.org/022709T

Sources: Obama Cuts Funds for Nevada Nuclear Dump
[Editor's note:  The Yucca Mountain site was severely flawed]
27 February 2009, The Associated Press, H. Josef Hebert
http://www.truthout.org/022709EA

Obama to Seek Higher Tax on Affluent to Pay for Health Care
[Editor's note:  A giant step in the right direction for America]
26 February 2009, nytimes.com, Jackie Calmes and Robert Pear
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/us/politics/26budget.html?th&emc=th

The war on Wall Street terror
[Editor's note:  Is this our second "false flag" 9/11?]
27 February 2009, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4421.shtml

GOP Turns to Talk of "Spending Freeze"
[Editor's note:  More insane policies motivated by ideology]
26 February 2009, The Washington Independent, David Weigel
http://www.truthout.org/022609B

Norman Solomon | Where the Money Goes (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Reduce military spending, increase social spending]
26 February 2009, The San Francisco Chronicle, Norman Solomon
http://www.truthout.org/022609A

Marvin Kalb | The Future of Cuba (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Return Guantanamo to Cuba to whom it rightfully belongs!]
26 February 2009, truthout.org. Marvin Kalb
http://www.truthout.org/022609C

Mahler Gets 6 Years Over Holocaust Statement
[Editor's note:  If this is true, it is an intellectual atrocity]
26 February 2009, rense.com, no attribution
http://www.rense.com/general85/mahl.htm

Doomsday Clock May Finally Stop Ticking
[Editor's note:  Steps in the direction of reducing nuclear tension?]
25 February 2009, Inter Press Service, Haider Rizvi
http://www.truthout.org/022509C

Obama Said Ready to Withdraw Combat Troops From Iraq
[Editor's note:  It's about time!  Sooner is better than later]
25 February 2009, Reuters, Andrew Gray and David Morgan
http://www.truthout.org/022509J

Obama Assures Nation: 'We Will Rebuild'
[Editor's note:  Asks Congress to address energy, education and health care]
25 February 2009, nytimes.com, Jeff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/us/politics/25obama.html?th&emc=th

In Time of Crisis, Urging Bold Action and Big Ideas
[Editor's note:  Now is the right time for expanding aspirations]
25 February 2009, nytimes.com, Peter Baker
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/us/politics/25assess.html?th&emc=th

President Barack Obama | Address to Joint Session of Congress
[Editor's note:  A masterful address impressing all Americans]
25 February 2009, truthout.org, President Barack Obama
http://www.truthout.org/022509K

Ann Wright | Can Gaza Be Rebuilt Through Tunnels?
[Editor's note:  A continuation of an illegal and immoral blockade and siege]
25 February 2009, Truthout, Anne Wright
http://www.truthout.org/022509L

Lawyer says Guantanamo abuse worse since Obama
[Editor's note:  Getting their "kicks" before the prison is shut down]
25 February 2009, Reuters, Luke Baker
http://www.prisonplanet.com/lawyer-says-guantanamo-abuse-worse-since-obama.html

Senate Confirms Solis as Labor Secretary
[Editor's note:  About time we had a Labor Secretary who is pro-labor!]
25 February 2009, The Associates Press, Sam Nananel
http://www.truthout.org/022509M

Michael T. Klare | A Planet at the Brink
[Editor's note:  Will increased civil unrest and strife follow?]
25 February 2009, TomDispatch.com, Michael T. Klare
http://www.truthout.org/022509B

George Lakoff | The Obama Code
[Editor's Note:  Gifted scholar discerns deeper meaning]
24 February 2009, Truthout, George Lakoff
http://www.truthout.org/022409R

US Clears Path to Bank Takeovers
[Editor's note:  About time to get serious]
24 February 2009, The Washington Post, Binyamin Appelbaum
http://www.truthout.org/022409S

The Deficit Hawks' Attack on Our Entitlements (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Trying to undermine our social safety net]
24 February 2009, The Washington Post, Robert Kuttner
http://www.truthout.org/022409N

Irresponsible, Thy Name Is Peterson (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Effort to undermine Social Security and Medicare]
24 February 2009, The Campaign for America's Future, Bill Scher
http://www.truthout.org/022409O

Art Levine | Why the GOP Hates Unions
[Editor's note:  More from the nasty rich]
24 February 2009, The Huffington Post, Art Levine
http://www.truthout.org/022409LA

  From a Carrier, Another View of America's Air War in Afghanistan
[Editor's note:  Flying thousands of missions amid uproar over casualties]
24 February 2009, nytimes.com, Elisabeth Bumiller
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/world/asia/24carrier.html?th&emc=th

U.S. to Give $900 Million in Gaza Aid
[Editor's note:  Funneled through nongovernmental organizations]
24 February 2009, nytimes.com, Helene Cooper
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/washington/24gaza.html?th&emc=th

A Short History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Past Is Prologue
[Editor's note:  We have to understand the origins of Israel]
24 February 2009, thedailycrock.com, Stephen Lendman
http://www.thedailycrock.com/?p=542

Public Supports Obama on Campaign Promises, not working with GOP
[Editor's note:  Let's hope Barack follows his own game plan]
24 February 2009, opednews.com, Rob Kall
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Poll-Public-Supports-Obam-by-Rob-Kall-090224-626.html

A 3rd Rescue Would Give U.S. 40% of Citigroup
[Editor's note:  Nationalization appears to be inevitable]
24 February 2009, nytimes.com, Eric Dash
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/business/24citigroup.html?th&emc=th

Across the Atlantic, Echoes in R.B.S.'s Lifeline
[Editor's note:  British minority stake in the Royal Bank is 68 percent]
24 February 2009, nytimes.com, Landon Thomas, Jr.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/business/worldbusiness/24pound.html?th&emc=th

What Part of 'Stimulus' Don't They Get? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  GOP sticking with ideology, not working on policies]
24 February 2009, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/opinion/24tue1.html?th&emc=th

Israeli Rivals Split on Future of Mideast Peace Process
[Editor's note:  No agreement on two state solution to the problem]
23 February 2009, Agence France-Presse, Jean-Luc Renaudie
http://www.truthout.org/022309L

Amnesty Citing Phosphorus Shells Urges Israeli Weapons Ban
[Editor's note:  Banned US weapons used against Palestinian population]
23 February 2009, The Guardian UK, Rory McCarthy
http://www.truthout.org/022309N

Lugar: "Time to Rethink US Sanctions on Cuba"
[Editor's note:  Top Republican says it's time to revised our policies]
23 February 2009, Agence France-Presse,
http://www.truthout.org/022309O

Secret U.S. Unit Trains Commandos in Pakistan
[Editor's note:  To battle Al Qaeda and the Taliban in lawless areas]
23 February 2009, nytimes.com, Eric Schmitt and Jane Perlez
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/world/asia/23terror.html?th&emc=th

F.A.A. Often Takes Years to Carry Out Lessons From Air Crashes
[Editor's note:  NTSB investigations can be excruciatingly slow]
23 February 2009, nytimes.com, Matthew L. Wald
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/nyregion/23safety.html?th&emc=th

Ms. Jackson Makes a Change (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The new EPA brings a sense of urgency to global warming]
23 February 2009, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/opinion/23mon3.html?th&emc=th

Disagreements About Stimulus Embroil G.O.P.
[Editor's note:  A party that has lost all sense of direction]
23 February 2009, nytimes.com, Jackie Calmes and Robert Pear
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/us/politics/23govs.html?th&emc=th

S.E.C. Chief Pursues Reversal of Years of Lax Enforcement
[Editor's note:  Turning the agency into a watchdog with teeth]
23 February 2009, nytimes.com, Stephen Labaton
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/business/23schapiro.html?th&emc=th

Benjamin R. Barber | Which Capitalism Will It Be? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Will the marker serve us or we continue to serve it?]
23 February 2009, Newsday, Benjamin R. Barber
http://www.truthout.org/022309M

Orwellian Doublethink: "Nationalize the banks." "Free Markets."
[Editor's note:  A discussion of the use of deceptive language]
23 February 2009, globalresearch.ca, Michael Hudson
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=HUD20090223&articleId=12418

Geithner versus the banking oligarchs (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The small group that "calls the shots"]
23 February 2009, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4398.shtml

Banking on the Brink (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Why not just go ahead and nationalize?]
23 February 2009, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/opinion/23krugman.html?th&emc=th

Our Friend in Tehran (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  If we want to improve relations with Tehran, try Ahmadinejad]
23 February 2009, nytimes.com, Ali Reza Eshraghi
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/opinion/23eshraghi.html?th&emc=th

Is Barack Obama turning into George W. Bush?
[Editor's note:  Are we being betrayed by our new leader?]
18 February 2009, capitolhillblue.com, Doug Thompson
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/15758

Obama?s War on Terror May Resemble Bush?s in Some Areas
[Editor's note:  Why hasn't Obama renounced these Bush excesses?]
17 February 2009, nytimes.com, Charlie Savage
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/us/politics/18policy.html?_r=1%3EReports

New Legislation Authorizes FEMA Camps In U.S.
[Editor's note:  Shades of Nazi Germany right here in the USA]
27 January 2009, Prison Planet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.sianews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3593

Scahill: Blackwater now in the private intelligence business
[Editor's note:  The world would be better off without them]
31 July 2008, rawstory.com, David Edwards and Muriel Kane
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Scahill_updates_Blackwater_book_with_new_0731.html

Found in Translation
[Editor's note:  FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds spills her secrets]
28 January 2008, The American Conservative, Philip Giraldi
http://www.amconmag.com/article/2008/jan/28/00012/

No Rights for Detainees in Afghanistan
[Editor's note:  Is Obama betraying the principles of the nation?]
21 February 2009, Associated Press, Nedra Pickler
http://www.truthout.org/022109Z

Obama Widens Missile Strikes Inside Pakistan
[Editor's note:  Obama broadening of the campaign inside Pakistan]
21 February 2009, nytimes.com, Mark Mazzetti and David E. Sanger
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/21/washington/21policy.html?th&emc=th

Netanyahu, Once Hawkish, Now Touts Pragmatism
[Editor's note:  Calls on centrists and the left to form unity government]
21 February 2009, nytimes.com, Ethan Bronner
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/21/world/middleeast/21netanyahu.html?th&emc=th

Changing Climate Numbers (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming]
21 February 2009, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/21/opinion/21sat3.html?th&emc=th

A Safe, Secure and Dwindling Arsenal (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Nukes must be reduced in size and managed carefully]
21 February 2009, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/21/opinion/21sat4.html?th&emc=th

6 Governors May Reject Portions of Stimulus
[Editor's note:  Putting ideology before assistance]
21 February 2009, nytimes.com, Shaila Dewan
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/21/us/21govs.html?th&emc=th

Guantnamo Meets Geneva Rules, Pentagon Study Finds
[Editor's note:  Egad! Report compliance with humanitarian guidelines]
21 February 2009, nytimes.com, William Glaberson
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/21/us/21gitmo.html?th&emc=th

Money Is the Root of All Hypocrisy (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Fooling some of the people can be remunerative]
21 February 2009, Truthout, Michael Winship
http://www.truthout.org/022109Y

U.S. Tries a Trillion-Dollar Key for Locked Lending
[Editor's note:  Subsidizing hedge funds and private equity firms]
20 February 2009, nytimes.com, Vikas Bajaj
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/business/20lend.html?th&emc=th

Iran Has More Enriched Uranium Than Thought
[Editor's note:  Tehran has enough to make a bomb]
20 February 2009, nytimes.com, William J. Broad and David E. Sanger
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/world/middleeast/20nuke.html?th&emc=th

Netanyahu Gains in Bid to Be Israeli Premier
[Editor's note:  Receiving support from the far right]
20 February 2009, nytimes.com, Ethan Bronner
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/world/middleeast/20israel.html?th&emc=th

Biden Says Bush Gave Al Qaeda Recruiting Tool
[Editor's note:  Criticized the Bush detention and interrogation policies]
20 February 2009, nytimes.com, Scott Shane
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/us/politics/20intel.html?th&emc=th

Health Care Industry in Talks to Shape Policy
[Editor's note:  Secret talks appear to be inching toward consensus]
20 February 2009, nytimes.com, Robert Pear
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/us/politics/20health.html?th&emc=th

Salvaging Afghanistan (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Before things fall apart, Obama nees a plan]
20 February 2009, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/opinion/20fri1.html?th&emc=th

Two Early Tests on Guns (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Obama should reverse a policy and repeal an amendment]
20 February 2009, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/opinion/20fri2.html?th&emc=th

Who'll Stop the Pain? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Obama needs stronger policy initiatives]
20 February 2009, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/opinion/20krugman.html?th&emc=th

Ex-Grace Officials on Trial in Asbestos Poisoning
[Editor's note:  Accountability for W. R. Grace at last?]
19 February 2009, nytimes.com, Kirk Johnson
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/us/19asbestos.html?th&emc=th

Kansas Governor Seen as Top Choice in Health Post
[Editor's note:  Gov. Kathleen Sebelius would be a great choice!]
19 February 2009, nytimes.com, Peter Baker and Robert Pear
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/us/politics/19health.html?th&emc=th

Study Calls for Oversight of Forensics in Crime Labs
By SOLOMON MOORE
[Editor's note:  Crime labs grossly underfunded and lack scientific foundation]
19 February 2009, nytimes.com, Solomon Moore
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/us/19forensics.html?th&emc=th

Recreating a Plane Crash
[Editor's note:  Did the crew overreach to a computerized system?]
19 February 2009, nytimes.com, Matthew L. Wald
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/nyregion/19crash.html?th&emc=th

Learning Not to Love the Bomb
[Editor's note:  Obama needs to break free from cold war thinking]
19 February 2009, nytimes.com, Philip Taubman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/opinion/19taubman.html?th&emc=th

9/11 Questions -- The Pentagon
[Editor's note:  What's wrong with the official account?]
19 February 2009, opednews.com, Greg Szymanski
http://www.opednews.com/populum/linkframe.php?linkid=83193

Putting Stamp on Afghan War, Obama Will Send 17,000 Troops
[Editor's note:  Turning this conflict into "Barack's War"]
18 February 2009, nytimes.com, Helene Cooper
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/washington/18web-troops.html?th&emc=th

Afghan Civilian Deaths Rose 40 Percent in 2008
[Editor's note:  UN report deepens concern about US in Afghanistan]
18 February 2009, nytimes.com, Dexter Filkins
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/world/asia/18afghan.html?th&emc=th

Obama Team Has Billions to Spend, but Few Ready to Do It
[Editor's note:  Career stand-ins without political authority]
18 February 2009, nytimes.com, Peter Baker
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/us/18cabinet.html?th&emc=th

The Bailout Is Robbing the Banks
[Editor's note:  Not a good use of scarce capital]
18 February 2009, nytimes.com, John C. Coates and David S. Scharfstein
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/opinion/18scharfstein.html?th&emc=th

Aides Say No Pardon for Libby Irked Cheney
[Editor's note:  A furious last-ditch effort to secure a pardon]
18 February 2009, nytimes.com, Jim Rutenberg and Jo Becker
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/us/politics/18cheney.html?th&emc=th

Cheney and the Goat Devil (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Did Bush ever realize he'd been handled by Cheney?]
that he trusted the wrong father figure.
18 February 2009, nytimes.com, Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/opinion/18dowd.html?th&emc=th

Is Israel assassinating Iran nuclear scientists?
[Editor's note:  Isn't that exactly what we would expect?]
17 February 2009, haaretz.com, Yossi Melman
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1064852.html

Eastern Europe is about to Blow
[Editor's note:  Foreign capital is fleeing at an alarming rate]
17 February 2009, informationclearinghouse.info, Mike Whitney
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22007.htm

Pakistan Makes a Taliban Truce, Creating a Haven
[Editor's note:  Is this a step in the right direction in Swat?]
17 February 2009, nytimes.com, Jane Perlez
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/world/asia/17pstan.html?th&emc=th

From Pakistan, Taliban Threats Reach New York
[Editor's note:  Pakistani immigrants harassed by Taliban]
17 February 2009, nytimes.com, Kirk Semple
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/nyregion/17swat.html?th&emc=th

G.O.P. Governors Support Obama
[Editor's note:  Some care about their constituents' best interests]
17 February 2009, nytimes.com, Jackie Calmes
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/us/politics/17repubs.html?th&emc=th

California, Almost Broke, Nears Brink
[Editor's note:  Searching for a solution to a budget crisis]
17 February 2009, nytimes.com, Jennifer Steinhauer
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/us/17cali.html?th&emc=th

Obama Riding the Wave (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  President emerging as model for high public office]
17 February 2009, nytimes.com, Bob Herbert
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/opinion/17herbert.html?th&emc=th

The Cellphone, Navigating Our Lives
[Editor's note:  Cellphones initiating a new era]
17 February 2009, nytimes.com, John Markoff
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/science/17map.html?th&emc=th

Seven Habits of Truly Liberal People
[Editor's note:  Alan Wolfe's persuasive portrait of liberalism]
16 February 2009, slate.com, K. Anthony Appiah
http://www.slate.com/id/2210158

Stop Baby Boomer Bashing: Protect Social Security and Medicare (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Measures to benefit the middle class]
16 February 2009, Truthout, Dean Baker
http://www.truthout.org/021609A

Dahr Jamail | Boys With Toys (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  "We just want to return to a normal life in Iraq]
16 February 2009, Truthout, Dahr Jamail
http://www.truthout.org/021609B

Anti-Terror Tactics "Weaken Law"
[Editor's note:  Anti-terror measures undermining human rights]
16 February 2009, BBC News, global study
http://www.truthout.org/021609C

Obama Slows Down Troop Boost Decision
[Editor's note:  Obama refusing to be rushed into sending troops]
16 February 2009, The Politico, David S. Cloud
http://www.truthout.org/021609D

Clinton Criticizes Bush on North Korea
[Editor's note:  Should have adhered to an earlier agreement]
16 February 2009, Washington Post, Glenn Kessler
http://www.truthout.org/021609E

Talks Fail to End California Budget Impasse
[Editor's note:  Searching to find one more vote for a budget]
16 February 2009, San Francisco Chronicle, Matthew Yi and Wyatt Buchanan
http://www.truthout.org/021609F

Is it a crime to take pictures?
[Editor's note:  Encroaching on reporters' rights]
16 February 2009, BBC News, Victoria Bone
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7888301.stm

We Are All Socialists Now
[Editor's note:  Are we becoming more and more European?]
16 February 2009, NEWSWEEK, Jon Meacham and Evan Thomas
http://www.newsweek.com/id/183663/output/print

Fires the deadly inevitability of climate change
[Editor's note:
10 February 2009, theage.com, Freya Mathews
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/fires-the-deadly-inevitability-of-climate-change-20090209-8289.html?page=-1

Liberalism:  Anatomy of an idea
[Editor's note:  No reason to bury a legendary political label]
5 February 2009, economist.com, editorial
http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13055964

Socialism is not a dirty word
[Editor's note:  What do we have to fear from our government?]
13 January 2009, usforacle.com, Bryan Friesen
http://www.usforacle.com/socialism_is_not_a_dirty_word-1.1298159

Inquiry on Graft in Iraq Focuses on U.S. Officers
[Editor's note:  Could this be why they want to stay in Iraq?]
15 February 2009, nytimes.com, James Glanz, C.J. Chiers, and William Rashbaum
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/world/middleeast/15iraq.html?th&emc=th

FOCUS | A Torture Report Could Spell Big Trouble for Bush Lawyers
[Editor's note:  Causing anxiety among former Bush administration officials]
15 February 2009, Newsweek, Michael Isikoff
http://www.truthout.org/021509Z

U.S. Military Will Offer Path to Citizenship
[Editor's note:  The latest recruiting "gimmick"]
15 February 2009, nytimes.com, Julia Preston
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/us/15immig.html?th&emc=th

Rise in Jobless Poses Threat to Stability Worldwide
[Editor's note:  In countries as varied as Latvia, Chile, Greece and Iceland]
15 February 2009, nytimes.com, Nelson D. Schwartz
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/business/15global.html?th&emc=th

In Gingrich Mold, a New Voice for Solid Resistance in G.O.P.
[Editor's note:  Great!  More intransigence from the Republicans]
15 February 2009, nytimes.com, Adam Nagourney
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/us/politics/15cantor.html?th&emc=th

In Plane Crash, Loss of Momentum Still a Mystery
[Editor's note:  Surprise!  Things are not adding up]
15 February 2009, nytimes.com, Matthew L. Wald
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/nyregion/15crash.html?th&emc=th

Economy Puts More Small Planes in the Air
[Editor's note:  Inceasingly the only link to small cities]
15 February 2009, nytimes.com, Ken Belson and Christine Negroni
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/nyregion/15commuter.html?th&emc=th

They Sure Showed That Obama (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Obama has once again outwitted the punditocracy]
15 February 2009, nytimes.com, Frank Rich
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/opinion/15rich.html?th&emc=th

Stimulus Plan Sets New Limits on Executive Pay
Editor's note:  A good move in the right direction]
14 February 2009, nytimes.com, Edmund L. Andrews and Eric Dash
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/business/economy/14pay.html?th&emc=th

Bipartisanship Isn't So Easy, Obama Discovers
[Editor's note:  Not when an open hand is met with a clenched fist]
14 February 2009, nytimes.com, Peter Baker
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/us/politics/14obama.html?th&emc=th

Crew Reported 'Significant Ice Buildup' Before Crash
[Editor's note:  Its anti-icing equipment should have handled it]
14 February 2009, nytimes.com, Matthew L. Wald and Al Baker
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/nyregion/14crash.html?th&emc=th

Fifty Varied Lives, Ended on a Cold, Foggy Night
[Editor's note:  One of whom was a significant 9/11 truth activist]
14 February 2009, nytimes.com, Ray Rivera
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/nyregion/14passengers.html?th&emc=th

49 Killed After Plane Crashes Into House Near Buffalo
[Editor's note:  Including a prominent 9/11 activist]
13 February 2009, nytimes.com, Matthew L. Wald and Trymaine Lee
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/nyregion/13crash.html?th&emc=th

Flight recorders recovered; aircraft was new, had no safety issues
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29173163/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29173163/page/2/
The second link includes a series of (not very informative) slides.
9/11 widow among victims of crash near Buffalo
Beverly Eckert was flying to her hometown to mark late husband's birthday
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29176877/

Pakistan Backtracks on Link to Mumbai Attacks
[Editor's note:  Acknowledging they were planned in Pakistan]
13 February 2009, nytimes.com, Salman Madood
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/world/asia/13pstan.html?th&emc=th

Court Excludes 'Huge Number' of Ballots in MN U.S. Senate Contest
[Editor's note:  Restriction to those "legally cast" in this election]
13 February 2009, bradblog.com, Brad Friedman
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6916

William Rivers Pitt | Dump the GOP
[Editor's note:  They are trying to sabotage our economic recovery]
13 February 2009, Truthout, William Rivers Pitt
http://www.truthout.org/021309A

Failure to Rise (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  We aren't rising to meet our economic challenge]
13 February 2009, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/opinion/13krugman.html?th&emc=th

Yes, we can't (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Not as stimulating as it should be]
13 February 2009, Online Journal, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4361.shtml

We Are All Socialists Now (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  An exaggeration, no doubt, but worth pondering]
Jon Meacham and Evan Thomas
February 2009, NEWSWEEK, Jon Meacham and Evan Thomas
http://www.newsweek.com/id/183663/output/print

US presidents have approved false flag operations against the US
[Editor's note:  Sobering reminder that "false flags" are not new]
12 February 2009, Seattle Exopolitics Examiner, Alfred Webre
http://www.examiner.com/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner~y2009m2d12-US-presidents-have-vetoed-or-approved-false-flag-operations-against-the-US-homelan

Dahr Jamail | The New Fallujah
[Editor's note:  Little sign of reconstruction, four years later]
12 February 2009, TomDispatch.org, Dahr Jamail
http://www.truthout.org/021209R

Israeli Elections: Kadima Emerges With Most Seats
[Editor's note:  Kadima 28, Lukid 27, and Israel Our Home 15]
12 February 2009, The Guardian UK, Rory McCarthy, David Batty, et al.
http://www.truthout.org/021209U

Beijing Skyscraper Fire: The Silence Is Deafening
[Editor's note:  Why is there no comparison to WTC-7?]
12 February 2009, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/beijing-skyscraper-fire-the-silence-is-deafening.html

Stimulus Victory for Obama, but in a New Political Climate
[Editor's note:  Opening act for a more ambitious agenda]
12 February 2009, nytimes.com, Richard W. Stevenson
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/us/politics/12assess.html?th&emc=th

FEMA & DHS preparing for mass graves and martial law near Chicago
[Editor's note:  Troubling signs of a near-term false flag attack]
11 February 2009, dailynewscaster.com, D. H. Williams
http://www.dailynewscaster.com/2009/02/11/inside-source-reveals-fema-dhs-prepairing-for-mass-graves-and-martial-law-near-chicago/

Continuity of the Wrong Kind
[Editor's note:  Obama should not be invoking "state secrets"]
11 February 2009, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/opinion/11wed2.html?th&emc=th

Bailout Plan: $2.5 Trillion and a Strong U.S. Hand
[Editor's note:  The largest role in markets and banks since the 30s]
11 February 2009, nytimes.com, Edmund L. Andrews and Stephen Labaton
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/business/economy/11bailout.html?th&emc=th

Looting Social Security
[Editor's note:  Rolling back our most important program]
11 February 2009, The Nation (2 March 2009), William Greider
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090302/greider/print?rel=nofollow

Iran Offers 'Dialogue With Respect' With U.S.
[Editor's note:  A conditional proposal to dialogue with Obama]
11 February 2009, nytimes.com, Nazila Fathi and David E. Sanger
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/world/middleeast/11iran.html?th&emc=th

Palestinians Press for War Crimes Inquiry on Gaza
[Editor's note:  Singling out civilians, using white phosphoros, and more]
11 February 2009, nytimes.com, Marlise Simons
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/world/middleeast/11hague.html?th&emc=th

Source: Petraeus Leaked Misleading Story on Pullout Plans
[Editor's note:  Promoting his own political ambitions for 2012]
10 February 2009, Inter Press Service, Gareth Porter
http://www.truthout.org/021009A

Iranian President Says Talks With US Possible
[Editor's note:  Encouraging signs for an era of detente with Iran]
10 February 2009, The Associated Press, Ali Akbar Dareinin
http://www.truthout.org/021009B

Matt Renner | Obama Meets Press, Nation Head On
[Editor's note:  Taking the Republican obstructionists head-on]
10 February 2009, Truthout, Matt Renner
http://www.truthout.org/021009J

Geithner Said to Have Prevailed on the Bailout
[Editor's note:  But is this guy a trustworthy source?]
10 February 2009, nytimes.com, Stephen Labaton and Edmund L. Andrews
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/business/economy/10bailout.html?th&emc=th

Patrick Leahy | Restoring Trust in the Justice System
[Editor's note:  Providing accountability to the rule of law]
10 February 2009, US Sen. Patrick Leahy
http://www.truthout.org/021009K

The Prophet of "The War of Nature"
[Editor's note:  The 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin]
10 February 2009, nypost.com, George F. Will
http://www.nypost.com/seven/02102009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_prophet_of_the_war_of_nature_154301.htm

Robert Reich | Why Republicans Won't Support the Stimulus
[Editor's note:  Screwing the country for the sake of political gain]
10 February 2009, Robert Reich's Blog, Robert Reich
http://www.truthout.org/021009M

?Restoring Trust in the Justice System"
[Editor's note:  A proposal for a truth commission]
9 February 2009, United States Senate, Sen. Patrick Leahy
http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200902/020909a.html

The Destructive Center (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Perhaps it can be improved in "conference"]
9 February 2009, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/opinion/09krugman.html?th&emc=th

U.S. Bank Bailout to Rely in Part on Private Money
[Editor's note:  A scenario that appears highly implausible]
9 February 2009, nytimes.com, Floyd Norris
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/business/09bailout.html?th&emc=th

A Visit to a U.S. Ally, but an Increasingly Wary One
[Editor's note:  Richard Holbrooke has his work cut out for him]
9 February 2009, nytimes.com, Jane Perlez
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/world/asia/09pstan.html?th&emc=th

Attack on Women at an Indian Bar Intensifies a Clash of Cultures
[Editor's note:  Women appear to have limited rights in India]
9 February 2009, nytimes.com, Somini Sengupta
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/world/asia/09india.html?th&emc=th

Biden Signals U.S. Is Open to Deal With Russia on Missiles
[Editor's note:  Biden left open the possibility of compromise]
8 February 2009, nytimes.com, Helene Cooper and Nicholas Kulish
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/washington/08biden.html?th&emc=th

'Mom in Chief' Touches on Policy, and Tongues Wag
[Editor's note:  Michelle has begun promoting her husband's priorities]
8 February 2009, nytimes.com, Rachel Swarns
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/us/politics/08michelle.html?th&emc=th

Slumdogs Unite!
[Editor's note:  Populist rage is coursing through America]
8 February 2009, nytimes.com, Frank Rich
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/opinion/08rich.html?th&emc=th

Israel hopes to colonize parts of Iraq as ?Greater Israel?
[Editor's note:  Does this explain why we invaded Iraq?}
30 January 2009, onlinejournal, Wayne Madsen
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4301.shtml

Mossad - The Israeli Connection To 911
[Editor's note:  A classic piece on a crucial issue]
14 April 2005, American Free Press, Christopher Bollyn
http://www.rense.com/general64/moss.htm

AP CEO Urges Better Press Access to Military Ops
[Editor's note:  US military has become a global propaganda machine]
7 February 2009, Associated Press, John Hanna
http://www.truthout.org/020709A

Obama Team Revisits Bush-Era Decisions on Car Exhaust and Mercury Emissions
[Editor's note:  Putting the teeth back into environmental protection]
7 February 2009, The Guardian UK, Suzanne Goldenberg
http://www.truthout.org/020709D

Beyond the Bailout: Agenda for a New Economy (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Opportunity to rethink and redesign our financial system]
7 February 2009, YES! Magazine, David Korten
http://www.truthout.org/020709F

On the Edge (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  We may be falling into an economic abyss]
6 February 2009, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/opinion/06krugman.html?th&emc=th

To stimulate or not to stimulate? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Nice introduction to the issues]
6 February 2009, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4332.shtml

Panetta: Obama Won't O.K. "Extraordinary Rendition"
[Editor's note:  Restoring elements of international law to U.S. policies]
6 February 2009, The Associates Press, Pamela Hess
http://www.truthout.org/020609J

Farewell, Monroe Doctrine (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  This would be another giant step in the right direction]
6 February 2009, Foreign Policy in Focus, Philip Brenner and Saul Landau
http://www.truthout.org/020609M

Obama Administration Moves to Heal Rift With Europe
[Editor's note:  Adopting a more balanced foreign policy]
6 February 2009, Reuters, Ross Colvin
http://www.truthout.org/020609O

Gaza War Created Rift Between Israel and Turkey
[Editor's note:  Good for the Turks!  We should emulate them.]
5 February 2009, nytimes.com, Sabrina Tavernise and Ethan Bronner
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/world/europe/05turkey.html?th&emc=th

Citing U.S., British Court Blocks Data on Suspect
[Editor's note:  U.S. threatens to cease sharing intelligence]
5 February 2009, nytimes.com, Raymond Bonner
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/world/europe/05london.html?th&emc=th

Senate Advances Tax Break for Homebuyers
[Editor's note:  A giant step in the right direction]
5 February 2009, nytimes.com, David M. Herszenhorn
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/us/politics/05stimulus.html?th&emc=th

Drilling Leases Scrapped in Utah
[Editor's note:  Reversing an insane Bush maneuver]
5 February 2009, nytimes.com, Leslie Kaufman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/us/05leases.html?th&emc=th

Unfinished business: Darwin's ideas have spread, but not widely enough
[Editor's note:  There is a need to understand evolutionary theory]
5 February 2009, The Economist, UK
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13059028

Untouched by the hand of God
[Editor's note:  A measure of ignorance about evolution]
5 February 2009, The Economist, UK
http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13062613

THE WAR ON TERROR IS A HOAX (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Governing by fear and intimidation]
4 February 2009, Information Clearinghouse, Paul Craig Roberts
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21906.htm

Cracking the Homeland Security Monolith (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Putting common sense into the security mystique]
4 February 2009, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/opinion/05thu4.html?th&emc=th

In Shattered Gaza Town, Roots of Seething Split
[Editor's note:  More proof of Israeli war crimes]
4 February 2009, nytimes.com, Ethan Bronner and Sabrina Tavernise
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/world/middleeast/04gaza.html?th&emc=th

U.S. Plans to Curb Executive Pay for Bailout Recipients
[Editor's note:  Could greed be a major part of the problem?]
4 February 2009, nytimes.com, Edmund L. Andrews and Vikas Bajaj
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/business/04pay.html?th&emc=th

Both Parties Move to Aid Homeowners
[Editor's note:  Isn't it about time?]
4 February 2009, nytimes.com, Edmund L. Andrews
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/us/politics/04housing.html?th&emc=th

Bush buys his Brain some time! (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Executive privilege in perpetuity?  Sorry about that!]
4 February 2009, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4320.shtml

In Attack on Kennedy, Echo of a Spitzer Tactic
[Editor's note:  Dirty tactics by Gov. Paterson's administration]
4 February 2009, nytimes.com, Danny Hakim and Nicholas Confessore
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/nyregion/04paterson.html?th&emc=th

Fed Secretly Lends $2 Trillion to Banksters without Oversight
[Editor's note:  A form of looting!  The FED should be federalized]
3 February 2009, Inforwars, Kurt Nimmo
http://www.infowars.com/fed-secretly-lends-2-trillion-to-banksters-without-oversight/

Holder Confirmed as Attorney General
[Editor's note:  Let's hope he can straighten out the mess at Justice]
3 February 2009, The Washington Post, Carrie Johnson
http://www.truthout.org/020309J

The Looming Crisis at the Pentagon: Taxpayers Finance Fantasy Wars (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Expert assesses crisis in the military/industrial complex]
3 February 2009, TomDispatch.com, Chalmers Johnson
http://www.truthout.org/020309L

Gazans Say Israeli Troops Forced Them Into Battle Zones
[Editor's note:  More evidence of war crimes by Israeli troops]
3 February 2009, McClatchy Newspapers, Dion Nissenbaum
http://www.truthout.org/020309M

Waste, Fraud in Iraq Being Repeated in Afghanistan (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  What, precisely, are we trying to accomplish?]
3 February 2009, The Associated Press, Richard Lardner
http://www.truthout.org/020309O

Leading Experts: Let the Banks Fail (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Economy can't recover if they are being propped up]
2 February 2009, georgewashington2.blogspot.clom
http://georgewashington2.blogspot.com/2009/02/leading-experts-let-banks-fail.html

'Can We Get a Do-Over? Or Some Help From the Supremes?': Week 2 Begins
[Editor's note:  Coleman tries to wrest victory from Franken in MN]
3 February 2009, bradblog.com, Brad Friedman
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6879

The Political Suspicions of 9/11
[Editor's note:  TV program features 9/11 as "an inside job"]
2 February 2009, nytimes.com, Brian Stelter
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/business/media/02fx.html

Minot base crew commander found dead
[Editor's note:  He probably knew too much about "the nuke incident"]
2 February 2009, airforcetimes.com, The Associated Press
http://airforcetimes.com/news/2009/02/ap_missilecrewcommander_020109/

Barack Obama grants CIA permission to retain right to carry out renditions
[Editor's note:  This is a very troubling, even distressing, development]
2 February 2008, timesonline.co.uk, Times of London
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5636297.ece

How Republicans created the myth of Ronald Reagan (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Propping up the party of the rich with Reagan mythology]
2 February 2009, salon.com, Will Bunch
http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/02/02/ronald_reagan/index.html

Israeli Spokesman Says We Control Stupid Americans
[Editor's note:  Not the first time Such claims have been made]
1 February 2009, www.daily.pk
http://www.daily.pk/world/americas/9334-israeli-spokesman-says-we-con%20trol-stupid-americans.html

Obama's Gregg Pick Worries GOP
[Editor's note:  Republican for Commerce might be replaced by Democrat]
1 February 2009, newsmax.com, David A. Patten
http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/gregg_obama_commerce/2009/02/01/177320.html?s=al&promo_code=7937-1

Pointing to a New Era, U.S. Pulls Back as Iraqis Vote
[Editor's note:  Americans are drifting away; Iraqis are glad its happening]
1 February 2009, nytimes.com, Alissa J. rubin
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/world/middleeast/01withdraw.html?th&emc=th

Slain Exile Detailed Chechen Ruler's Systematic Cruelty
[Editor's note:  Former bodyguard of president of gunned down in Vienna]
1 February 2009, nytimes.com, C. .J. Chivers
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/world/europe/01torture.html?th&emc=th

Disgorge, Wall Street Fat Cats (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Courts must force wrongdoers to repay ill-gotten gains]
1 February 2009, nytimes.com, Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/opinion/01dowd.html?th&emc=th

Good Bank, Bad Bank; Good Plan, Better Plan (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Government can assume toxic debt without printing money]
1 February 2009, nytimes.com, Max Holmes
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/opinion/01holmes.html?th&emc=th

Obama Team Looks for Opening in Iran
[Editor's note:  Hoping Iran will make the first move]
31 January 2009, Politico.com, David S. Cloud
http://www.truthout.org/013109A

Obama Unlikely to Widen Afghan War
[Editor's note:  More likely to streamline US focus in Afghanistan]
31 January 2009, The Associated Press, Anne Gearan
http://www.truthout.org/013109B

Castro Demands Return of Guantanamo
[Editor's note:  An excellent idea that Obama ought to implement]
31 January 2009, Reuters, Marc Frank
http://www.truthout.org/013109E

Gaza Horror: Charges Filed Against 15 Israeli Officials
[Editor's note:  An important story not carried in the US press]
26 January 2009, pakalert.worldpress.com
http://pakalert.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/gaza-horror-charges-filed-against-15-israeli-officials/

The Rocket Man's Dark Side
[Editor's note:  The other side of Werner von Braun]
26 March 2002, time.com, Leon Jaroff
http://www.time.com/time/columnist/jaroff/article/0,9565,220201,00.html#

Steep Slide in U.S. Economy as Unsold Goods Pile Up
[Editor's note:  GDP's sharpest contraction in 26 years]
31 January 2009, nytimes.com, Louis Uchitelle
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/business/economy/31econ.html?th&emc=th

Supreme Court Steps Closer to Repeal of Evidence Ruling
[Editor's note:  Weakening barriers against police misconduct]
31 January 2009, nytimes.com, Adam Liptak
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/washington/31scotus.html?th&emc=th

Guantanamo Judge Refuses Obama's Request for Delay
[Editor's note:  Astounding insubordination to undermine Obama]
30 January 2009, The Maimi Herald, Carol Rosenberg
http://www.truthout.org/013009A

Bush?s Brain busted? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  He must not be allowed to evade an appearance]
30 January 2009, Online Journal, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4303.shtml

Michael Isikoff | A Long-Lived Privilege?
[Editor's note:  A defiant act to protect Rove and obstruct justice]
30 January 2009, Newsweek, Isikoff
http://www.truthout.org/013009E

The 'Bush Legacy Project' for Truthful and Accurate about 9/11
[Editor's note:  This book is now available free via the internet]
Ron Schalow, author of "Bullshit Artist: The 9/11 Leadership Myth."
http://www.bushseptember11legacy.com/

Leaders of Turkey and Israel Clash at Davos Panel
[Editor's note:  Turkish leader stands up to Shimon Peres]
30 January 2009, nytimes.com, Katrin Bennhold
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/world/europe/30clash.html?th&emc=th

From New Administration, Signals of Broader Role for States
[Editor's note:  Allowing them to set greenhouse gas emission standards]
30 January 2009, nytimes.com, John Schwartz
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/us/politics/30federal.html?th&emc=th

Health Care Now (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Why such silence about a national health care system?]
30 January 2009, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/opinion/30krugman.html?th&emc=th

President Decries 'Shameful' Bonuses For Wall St. CEOs
[Editor's note:  But what does he intend to do about it?]
30 January 2009, The Washington Post, Michael D. Shear
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/29/AR2009012903727.html

Yoo Suggests He Fixed Law Around Bush Administration's Desire to Torture
[Editor's note:  More and more revealed about Bush's corruption]
29 January 2009, opednews.com, Jason Leopold
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Yoo-Suggests-He-Fixed-Law-by-Jason-Leopold-090129-492.html

Avalanche of documentation 9/11 was an "inside job" tip of historical evil.
[Editor's note:  Getting deeper and deeper into the core of the matter]
29 January 2009, opednews.com, W. Christopher Epler
http://www.opednews.com/articles/An-avalanche-of-documentat-by-W-Christopher-Epl-090129-235.html

Former minister urges downing of US drones
[Editor's note:  Standing up for national sovereignty]
29 JANUARY 2009, www.dailypak
http://www.daily.pk/local/other-local/9265-former-minister-urges-downing-of-us-drones.html

U.S. professors call for academic and cultural boycott of Israel
[Editor's note:  A significant and striking development]
29 January 2009, haaretz.com, Raphael Ahren
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1059775.html

On Iraq, Obama Faces Hard Choices
[Editor's note:  Some tension between the military and Obama]
29 January 2009, nytimes.com, Peter Baker and Alissa J. Rubin
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29prexy.html?th&emc=th

Holder Confirmation - GOP Guilty of Extortion, Obstruction or Racketeering?
[Editor's note:  Sen. Kit Bond puts his foot in it, big time!]
29 January 2009, opednews.com, Steven Leser
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Holder-Confirmation-Contro-by-Steven-Leser-090129-44.html

After the War on Terror
[Editor's note:  Obama buried the lead--the war on terror is over]
29 January 2009, nytimes.com, Roger Cohen
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/opinion/29cohen.html?th&emc=th

Putin's Grasp of Energy Drives Russian Agenda
[Editor's note:  Putin understands the fundamentals]
29 January 2009, nytimes.com, Andrew E. Kramer
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/world/europe/29putin.html?th&emc=th

A PROFESSIONAL RUN ON BANKS HAS BEGUN (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Predicts an international economic collapse]
29 January 2009, The International Forecaster, Bob Chapman
http://rense.com/general84/prof.htm

Motivation For 911 Far More Complicated Than Anyone Could Imagine
[Editor's note:  Specific target selections determined course of attack]
28 January 2009, opednews.com, William Cormier
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Facts-Suggest-Motivation-F-by-William-Cormier-090127-283.html

Collateral Damage: U.S. Covert Operations and September 11, 2001
[Editor's note:  Historical study provides insights about 9/11]
28 Junee 2008, israelshamir.net, E.P. Hedner
http://www.israelshamir.net/Contributors/Collateral_Damage_911.pdf

Gaza Zoo And Its Animals Destroyed By Israelis
[Editor's note:  Vicious, wanton destruction of zoo animals]
28 January 2009, China National News
http://freedom4um.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=94644

Israeli Warplanes Strike in "Retaliation"
[Editor's note:  Continued attacks undermine ceasefire and more]
28 January 2009, The Associated Press, Steve Weizman
http://www.truthout.org/012809A

ACLU Tests Obama With Request for Secret Bush-Era Memos
[Editor's note:  ACLU pushes for transparency and accountability]
28 January 2009, McClatchy Newspapers, Marisa Tayloe
http://www.truthout.org/012809B

Bill for 'National Emergency Centers' On Military Installations
[Editor's note:  Exactly what Obama must stop--FEMA Camps in H.R. 645]
22 January 2009, govtrack.us
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-645

CLASSIC:  Noam Chomsky: Controlled Asset of the New World Order
[Editor's note:  Chomsky as gatekeeper and master propagandist]
27 September 2005, False Flag News, Daniel L. Abrahamson
http://www.modernhistoryproject.org/mhp/ArticleDisplay.php?Article=NoamAsset

Global Warming Is Irreversible, Study Says
[Editor's note:  This may be the beginning of the end]
27 January 2009, NPR News, Richard Harris
http://www.truthout.org/012709O

Three more headlines from hell (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  More atrocities inflicted on Palestinians]
27 January 2009, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4285.shtml

BBC Assailed for Refusing to Carry Gaza Appeal
[Editor's note:  Inhumane conduct by UK news giant]
27 January 2009, nytimes.com, John F. Burns
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/world/europe/27britain.html?th&emc=th

Gaza War Gives Bigger Lift to Israel's Right Than to Those in Power
[Editor's note:  Likud increases its lead since the attacks on Hamas]
27 January 2009, nytimes.com, Isabel Kershner
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/world/middleeast/27mideast.html?th&emc=th

Conyers Subpoenas Rove
[Editor's note:  At least one Democrat still has balls!]
27 January 2009, The Hill, Susan Crabtree
http://www.truthout.org/012709K

GOP Links Nomination to Torture Prosecutions
[Editor's note:  Disgusting tactic by corrupt politicians]
26 January 2009, Northwest Progressive Institute Advocate, Ken Camp
http://www.truthout.org/012609J

The Mideast's One-State Solution (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  A possible route to ending this conflict]
26 January 2009, International Hearld Tribune, Muammar Qaddafi
http://www.truthout.org/012609K

Experts: Mitchell as US Mideast Envoy Revitalizes Peace Process
[Editor's note:  Strong move by Obama to solve a crucial problem]
26 January 2009, Agence France-Presse
http://www.truthout.org/012609M

Obama approves missile strikes in Pakistan
[Editor's note:  This is not a step in the right direction]
26 January 2009, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4280.shtml

Obama's Order Is Likely to Tighten Auto Standards
[Editor's note:  Allowing the states to take the initiative]
26 January 2009, nytimes.com, John M. Broder and Peter Baker
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/us/politics/26calif.html?th&emc=th

Nationalization Gets a New, Serious Look
[Editor's note:  This may be the only way to make all this work]
26 January 2009, nytimes.com, David E. Sanger
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/business/economy/26banks.html?th&emc=th

Bad Faith Economics (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Beware of misleading but plausible arguments]
26 January 2009, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/opinion/26krugman.html?th&emc=th

  From Here to Retirement (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The wipeout of 401(k)s undermines privatization]
26 January 2009, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/opinion/26mon1.html?th&emc=th

The Moment for National Service (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Good idea to approve the "Serve America Act"]
26 January 2009, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/opinion/26mon2.html?th&emc=th

Gillibrand Is a Centrist With a Tenacious Style
[Editor's note:  She may prove to have been a great choice]
26 January 2009, nytimes.com, Michael Powell and Raymond Hernandez
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/nyregion/24gillibrand.html?th&emc=th

Once a Boon, Euro Is Now a Burden to Some Nations
[Editor's note:  A common currency becomes a selective burden]
24 January 2009, nytimes.com, Landon Thomas, Jr.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/business/worldbusiness/24euro.html?th&emc=th

Pelosi Backs Letting Courts Modify Troubled Mortgages
[Editor's note:  A strong move that would help home owners]
24 January 2009, The Washington Post, Renae Merle
http://www.truthout.org/012409Z

NSA Wiretaps Were Combined with Credit Card Records of U.S. Citizens
[Editor's note:  They were conducting surveillance on all of us]
23 January 2009, blogwired.com, Kim Zetter
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/01/nsa-whistlebl-1.html

Obama to Close Foreign Prisons and Guantánamo Camp
[Editor's note:  Some would say, "It's about time!"]
22 January 2009, nytimes.com, Mark Mazzetti and William Glaberson
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/us/politics/22gitmo.html?th&emc=th

On Day One, Obama Sets a New Tone
[Editor's note:  New rules on transparency and ethics]
22 January 2009, nytimes.com, Sheryl Gay Stolberg
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/us/politics/22obama.html?th&emc=th

On Palestinian Question, Tough Choices for Obama
[Editor's note:  This will be the acid test for this administration]
22 January 2009, nytimes.com, Steven Erlanger
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/world/middleeast/22gaza.html?th&emc=th

A Great Gettin' Up Morning (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Thank God, Bush and Cheney are finally gone!]
20 January 2009, truthout.org, William Rivers Pitt
http://www.truthout.org/012009C

TARP II: Money for Banks, Not Homeowners
[Editor's note:  More money going into the bankers' pockets]
19 January 2009, truthout.org, Dean Baker
http://www.truthout.org/011909A

The Bush Years: 8 in 8 Minutes (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Hard to believe how bad it has been]
18 January 2009, truthout.org, Keith Olbermann
http://www.truthout.org/011809Z

Israel Declares Unilateral Cease-Fire in Gaza
[Editor's note:  100 dead Palestinians for every dead Israeli]
17 January 2009, truthout.org
http://www.truthout.org/011709X

The Most Ridiculous Speech of All (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Bending the definition of "absurd" into bold new shape]
16 January 2009, truthout.org, William Rivers Pitt
http://www.truthout.org/011609J

Obama Preparing Order to Close Guantanamo
[Editor's note:  Let us hope he follows through]
13 January 2009, Associated Press, Lara Jakes
http://www.truthout.org/011309J

Obama Vows to Focus on Gaza and Iran From Start
[Editor's note:  Excellent news about the new administration]
13 January 2009, The Financial Times, Daniel Dombey
http://www.truthout.org/011309K

Mukasey: Aliens Have No Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel
[Editor's note:  More corruption of due process from (In)Justice]
9 January 2009, Legal Times
http://www.truthout.org/010909O

Obama Camp "Prepared to Talk to Hamas"
[Editor's note:  Another move in the right direction]
9 January 2009,  The Guardian UK, Suzanne Goldenbert
http://www.truthout.org/010909J

Democrats Are Cowards in the Face of Israel's Brutality
[Editor's note:  Can't Obama do better than this miserable record?]
6 January 2009, alternet.org, Stephen Zunes
http://www.alternet.org/audits/117475/democrats_are_cowards_in_the_face_of_israel%27s_brutality/?page=entire

Israeli envoy to Caracas expelled
[Editor's note:  In protest at Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip]
7 January 2009, bbc.co.uk
http://news.bbc.co.uk:80/2/hi/americas/7814857.stm

The Greatest Greatness of George W. Bush (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  We are our brother's keeper]
7 January 2009, truthout, William Rivers Pitt
http://www.truthout.org/010709J

Fears Mount of Gaza Conflict Spillover in Europe
[Editor's note:  Possible violence in retaliation for Israeli brutality]
7 January 2009, Associated Press, John Leicester
http://www.truthout.org/010709K

Nat Hentoff | Obama's Black Widow (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Get rid of this massive surveillance operation]
7 January 2009, The Village Voice, Nat Hentoff
http://www.truthout.org/010709M

Gates Estimates Another $69.7 Billion Needed in Fiscal 2009 for Wars
[Editor's note:  Let's kill more and more using taxpayer's money!]
7 January 2009, Congressional Quarterly, Josh Rogin
http://www.truthout.org/010709N

Trans Texas Corridor is dead, TxDOT says
[Editor's note:  This is devoutly to be wished]
6 January 2009, Dallas Morning News, Michael A. Lindengerger
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/010609dnmetttc.43c00ac6.html

Franken up 225 With Recount Complete; Focus Turns to Court
[Editor's note:  Coleman is not going to give up without a fight]
4 January 2009, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Mike Kaszuba and Kevin Duchshere
http://www.truthout.org/010409Y

Four Senate Seats Still Up in the Air
[Editor's note:  GOP opposed to seating Al Franken]
3 January 2009, The Washington Post, Paul Kane
http://www.truthout.org/010309Y

What Became of Western Morality? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Why ano massive protests of Israeli atrocities?]
2 January 2009, informationclearinghouse.info, Paul Craig Roberts
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21606.htm

The Politics of An Israeli Extermination Campaign (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Why Israel believes it can get away with anything]
2 January 2009, petras.lahaine.org, James Petras
http://petras.lahaine.org/articulo.php?p=1770&more=1&c=1

Bigger Than Bush (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The GOP as the party of racial backlash]
2 January 2009, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/opinion/02krugman.html?th&emc=th

Moderate Arab States Feel Popular Anger
[Editor's note:  Egypt, Syria, and Saudi Arabia on the defensive]
31 December 2008, nytimes.com, Robert F. Worth
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/world/middleeast/31arabs.html?th&emc=th

U.S. Presses Israel on Cease-Fire
[Editor's note:  Who takes Condoleezza Rice seriously?  Seriously!]
31 December 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Landler
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/world/middleeast/31diplo.html?th&emc=th

Add Up the Damage (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Holding Bush accountable]
30 December 2008, nytimes.com, Bob Herbert
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/opinion/30herbert.html?th&emc=th

Cynthia McKinney relief boat hit by Israeli ship
[Editor's note:  Shades of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty]
29 December 2008, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Julia Malone and Bob Deans
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/12/29/cynthia_mckinney_gaza.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab&imw=Y

Was the 'Credit Crunch' a Myth Used to Sell a Trillion-Dollar Scam?
[Editor's note:  Nothing would surprise me at this point in time]
29 December 2008, AlterNet, Joshua Holland
http://www.alternet.org/workplace/115768/was_the_%27credit_crunch%27_a_myth_used_to_sell_a_trillion-dollar_scam/?page=entire

Israeli Troops Mass Along Border; Arab Anger Rises
[Editor's note:  Death toll rising, Arab anger increasing]
29 December 2008, nytimes.com, Taghreed El-Khodary and Isabel Kershner
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/world/middleeast/29mideast.html?th&emc=th

Gaza Crisis Is Another Challenge for Obama, Who Defers to Bush for Now
[Editor's note:  This one will make-or-break his foreign policy]
29 December 2008, nytimes.com, Steven Lee Myers and Helene Cooper
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/washington/29diplo.html?th&emc=th

Veterans of '90s Bank Bailout See Opportunity in Current One
[Editor's note:  Capitalizing on the latest economic meltdown]
29 December 2008, nytimes.com, Eric Lipton and David D. Kirkpatrick
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/us/29bank.html?th&emc=th

Fifty Herbert Hoovers (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The governors undermine economic recovery]
29 December 2008, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/opinion/29krugman.html?th&emc=th

The Tennessee Coal Ash Disaster (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  What non-enforcement of regulations brings]
27 December 2008, Facing South, Sue Sturgis
http://www.truthout.org/122708Y

Why Al Franken Should NOT Be Riding Private Planes
[Editor's note:  Excellent advice from knowledgeable sources]
24 December 2008, Common Dreams, Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2008/12/24

US Economy Shrinks as IMF Warns of Great Depression
[Editor's note:  World-wide financial crisis]
24 December 2008, Agence France-Presse
http://www.truthout.org/122408R

Instability, Violence Threaten Upcoming Afghan Elections
[Editor's note:  A tribal nation confronts democratic elections]
24 December 2008, Christian Science Monitor, Anand Gopal
http://www.truthout.org/122408S

Russia to Raise Nuclear Missile Output Fourfold
[Editor's note:  The US is perceived as a major threat]
24 December 2008, The Guardian, Tom Parfittand Julian Borger
http://www.truthout.org/122408T

General George S. Patton was assassinated to silence his criticism
[Editor's note:  Just as Pat Tillman would similarly be taken out]
21 December 2008, telegraph.co.uk, Tim Shipman

Top 25 Censored Stories for 2008
http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/category/y-2009

    * # 1 Over One Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by US Occupation

    * # 2 Security and Prosperity Partnership: Militarized NAFTA

    * # 3 InfraGard: The FBI Deputizes Business

    * # 4 ILEA: Is the US Restarting Dirty Wars in Latin America?

    * # 5 Seizing War Protesters' Assets

    * # 6 The Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act

    * # 7 Guest Workers Inc.: Fraud and Human Trafficking

    * # 8 Executive Orders Can Be Changed Secretly

    * #9 Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Testify

    * # 10 APA Complicit in CIA Torture

    * # 11 El Salvador's Water Privatization and the Global War on Terror

    * # 12 Bush Profiteers Collect Billions From No Child Left Behind

    * # 13 Tracking Billions of Dollars Lost in Iraq

    * # 14 Mainstreaming Nuclear Waste

    * # 15 Worldwide Slavery

    * # 16 Annual Survey on Trade Union Rights

    * # 17 UN's Empty Declaration of Indigenous Rights

    * # 18 Cruelty and Death in Juvenile Detention Centers

    * # 19 Indigenous Herders and Small Farmers Fight Livestock Extinction

    * # 20 Marijuana Arrests Set New Record

    * # 21 NATO Considers "First Strike" Nuclear Option

    * # 22 CARE Rejects US Food Aid

    * # 23 FDA Complicit in Pushing Pharmaceutical Drugs

    * # 24 Japan Questions 9/11 and the Global War on Terror

    * # 25 Bush's Real Problem with Eliot Spitzer

Time to Reboot America (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  More than a bailout, we need a national makeover]
24 December 2008, nytimes.com, Thomas L. Friedman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/opinion/24friedman.html?th&emc=th

Madoff Dealings Tarnish a Private Swiss Bank
[Editor's note:  Why did it not look closely at its returns?]
24 December 2008, nytimes.com, Nelson D. Schwartz
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/business/worldbusiness/24ubp.html?th&emc=th

In Madoff Scandal, Jews Feel an Acute Betrayal
[Editor's note: A communal cry beyond financial to theological and personal]
24 December 2008, nytimes.com, Robin Pogrebin
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/us/24jews.html?th&emc=th

Bush Pushes Persian Gulf Nuclear Agreement
[Editor's note:  Making a volatile situation even worse]
23 December 2008, Christian Science Monitor, Howard Lafranchi
http://www.truthout.org/122308M

Will Environmental Justice Finally Get Its Due? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Appointments reflect a turn toward the green]
23 December 2008, The American Prospect, Bentin Mock
http://www.truthout.org/122308N

The World According to Cheney (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Rewriting the history of a corrupt administration]
23 December 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/opinion/23tue1.html?th&emc=th

Obama Announces Task Force to Assist Middle-Class Families
[Editor's note:  Measuring success by middle class impact]
22 December 2008, nytimes.com, Jeff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/22/us/politics/22family.html?th&emc=th

PENTAGON MEMO:  Trying to Redefine Role of U.S. Military in Iraq
[Editor's note:  Staying in Iraq as "trainers" and "advisers"?]
22 December 2008, nytimes.com, Elisabeth Bumiller
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/22/washington/22combat.html?th&emc=th

Popularity Isn't Everything (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Kristol compliments Cheney and Blagojevich]
22 December 2008, nytimes.com, William Kristol
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/22/opinion/22kristol.html?th&emc=th

Two Shoes for Democracy(op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The Green Zone must be eliminated--and soon!]
22 December 2008, nytimes.com, Roger Cohen
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/22/opinion/22cohen.html?th&emc=th

Likely Pick for Intelligence Chief Must Corralling Fractious Agencies
[Editor's note:  Dennis C. Blair looks like another great choice!]
21 December 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Mazzetti
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/us/politics/21intel.html?th&emc=th

FOCUS | Harold Meyerson: Labor's Fresh Face
[Editor's note:  A great choice for Secretary of Labor]
21 December 2008, Los Angeles Times, Harold Meyerson
http://www.truthout.org/122108Z

UAW's Sacrifices Look to Some Like Surrender
[Editor's note:  Has the Auto Workers' Union finally been busted?]
21 December 2008, The Washtington Post, Peter Whoriskey
http://www.truthout.org/122108A

TRANSITIONS | For Obama, Challenges Across the Sea and Across the Potomac
[Editor's note:  Advice from experts on foreign affairs and military policy
21 December 2008, nytimes.com, multiple authors
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/opinion/21transition.html?th&emc=th

As Outlook Dims, Obama Expands Recovery Plans
[Editor's note:  The problems we face are more than daunting]
21 December 2008, nytimes.com, Jackie Calmes
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/us/21stimulus.html?th&emc=th

In Need of Cash, More Companies Cut 401(k) Match
[Editor's note:  America's tattered safety net is unraveling]
21 December 2008, nytimes.com, Mary Williams Walsh and Tara Siegel Bernard
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/your-money/401ks-and-similar-plans/21retire.html?th&emc=th

THE RECKONING:  White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire
[Editor's note:  It goes back to Bush promoting "The Ownership Society"]
21 December 2008, nytimes.com, Jo Becker, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Stephen Labaton
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/business/21admin.html?th&emc=th

"We no longer have a civilian-led government. The Pentagon is muscling
in everywhere."
[Editor's note:  It's time to stop the mission creep.
21 December 2008, washingtonpost.com, Thomas A. Schweich
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/19/AR2008121902748.html

The suspicious, disturbing death of election rigger Michael Connell
[Editor's note:  Shades of the crash that killed Sen. Paul Wellstone]
20 December 2008, freepress.org, Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2008/332

FOCUS | Jerry Brown: Gay-Marriage Ban Should Be Invalidated
[Editor's note:  Attorney General believes it violates California's
Constitution]
20 December 2008, Los Angeles Times, Jessica Garrison
http://www.truthout.org/122008Y

FOCUS | Tortured Reasoning (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Torture doesn't work and makes matters worse]
20 December 2008, Vanity Fair, David Rose
http://www.truthout.org/122008Z

Secret nuclear sell-off creates political storm in England
[Editor's note:  British no longer control production of their own nukes]
20 December 2008, independent.co.uk, Ben Russell
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/secret-nuclear-selloff-storm-1204979.html

Cheney Throws Down Gauntlet
[Editor's note:  Cheney admits he supported torture, including waterboarding]
19 December 2008, truthout.org, Marjorie Cohn
http://www.truthout.org/121908J

Blackwater Might Lose License to Work in Iraq
[Editor's note:  A development devoutly to be wished!]
19 December 2008, Associated Press
http://www.truthout.org/121908M

Severed cable disrupts net access
[Editor's note:  Cutting off communications between Europe, the Middle
East, and Asia
19 December 2008, BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7792688.stm

Military to be on high alert for inauguration
[Editor's note:  11,500 troops with chemical attack experts will join
security]
18 December 2008, latimes.com, Julian E. Barnes
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-obama-inauguration18-2008dec18,0,693338.story

Russia "sells Iran air defence kit"
[Editor's note:  Would allow Iran to defend itself against US or
Israeli attacks]
18 December 2008, scotsman.com
http://news.scotsman.com/world/Russia-39sells-Iran-air-defence.4803565.jp

Martin Luther King's Final Speech Fraudulently Edited
[Editor's note:  Reprinted with omissions and substituted text in 18
out of 20 cases]
18 December 2008, freespeachblog.blogspot.com
http://freespeachblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/martin-luther-kings-final-speech.html

Ariz. police say they are prepared as War College warns military must
prep for unrest
[Editor's note:  Using the military to contain the American population]
17 December 2008, Phoenix Business Journal, Mike Sunnucks
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/12/15/daily34.html

Northcom Chief Vows to Address Worries About New Homeland Unit
[Editor's note:  Probably intended to enforce martial law upon the nation]
17 December 2008, cqpolitics.com
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=cqmidday-000002998749

Career Army Specialist sues Rumsfeld, Cheney, saying no evacuation
order given on 9/11
[Editor's note:  A courageous woman condemns the Bush administration]
17 December 2008, rawstory.com, Stephen C. Webster
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/911_survivor_blasts_Rumsfeld_Cheney_No_1217.html

Bush-Era Abortion Rules Face Possible Reversal (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Moving a "right of conscience" to undermine legal
medical procedures]
17 December 2008, Wall Street Journal, Laura Meckler
http://www.truthout.org/121708C

J. Sri Raman | India's Right Wing Wants Nuclear War
[Editor's note:  Other countries have to cope with their crazies, too]
17 December 2008, truthout.org, J. Sri Raman
http://www.truthout.org/121708M

Obama: My Administration Will Value Science
[Editor's note:  A welcome reaffirmation of rationality of belief]
16 December 2008, Los Angeles Times, JimTankersley
http://www.truthout.org/121608EA

Art Levine | Is GOP Risking the Economy to Win the PR War Against Unions?
[Editor's note:  Using a crisis to bust unions and enhance corporate profits]
16 December 2008, The Huffington Post, Art Levine
http://www.truthout.org/121608LA

Pirates in Skiffs Still Outmaneuvering Warships Off Somalia
[Editor's note:  Lawlessness at sea off the African coast]
16 December 2008, nytimes.com, Jeffrey Gettleman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/world/africa/16pirate.html?th&emc=th

"HAARP and 9/11" by Bob Nichols, Project Censored Award Winner
[Editor's note:  How much energy does it take to dustify the Twin Towers?]
15 December 2008, opednews.com, Bob Nichols
http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=11187

Illinois Citizens Deserve Corrupt Government
[Editor's note:  Americans do not seek real political reforms]
12 December 2008, associatedcontent.com, Joel Hirschhorn
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1295584/illinois_citizens_deserve_corrupt_government.html

Total Defeat for U.S. in Iraq (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  US has agreed to new Status of Forces Agreement to
get us out]
11 December 2008, counterpunch.org, Patrick Cockburn
http://www.counterpunch.org/patrick12112008.html

Illinois Governor Suspends Business With Bank of America
[Editor's note:  And the next day or two, he is politically savaged]
9 December 2008, New York Daily News, Corky Siemaszko
http://www.truthout.org/120908K

Obama Will Not Prosecute Bush And Cheney
[Editor's note:  He should give this further thought]
8 December, 2008, Countercurrents.org, Joseph A. Lopisi
http://www.countercurrents.org/lopisi081208.htm

Pakistan's Spies Aided Group Tied to Mumbai Siege
[Editor's note:  Getting beneath the surface of the attack]
8 December 2008, nytimes.com, Eric Schmitt, Mark Mazzetti, and Jane Perlez
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/world/asia/08terror.html?th&emc=th

Detroit Bailout Is to Bring On U.S. Oversight
[Editor's note:  Taking steps that might actually help working people]
8 December 2008, nytimes.com, David M. Herszenhorn and Jackie Calmes
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/washington/08autos.html?th&emc=th

In Hard Times, Russia Moves In to Reclaim Private Industries
[Editor's note:  Another government taking more control of industries]
8 December 2008, nytimes.com, Clifford J. Levy
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/world/europe/08kremlin.html?th&emc=th

Bag the Fed!
[Editor's note:  It's long past time to federalize the Fed]
8 December 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4101.shtml

The Extinction of Right Wing Neanderthals (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Are conservative extremists a dying breed?]
7 December 2008, opednews.com, Rob Kall
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Extinction-of-Right-W-by-Rob-Kall-081207-707.html

Obama Pledges Public Works on a Vast Scale
[Editor's note: the largest since the interstate highway system]
7 December 2008, nytimes.com, Peter Baker and John M. Broder
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/us/politics/07radio.html?th&emc=th

General Critical of Iraq War Is V.A. Chief Pick
[Editor's note:  Gen. Eric K. Shinseki great choice for the VA]
7 December 2008, nytimes.com, Jackie Calmes
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/us/politics/07shinseki.html?th&emc=th

Indian Police Arrest 2 in Mumbai Investigation and Look at Cellphone Link
[Editor's note:  Multiple signs leading to Pakistan]
7 December 2008, nytimes.com, Jeremy Kahn
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/world/asia/07mumbai.html?th&emc=th

Abortion Politics Didn't Doom the G.O.P. (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  What would happen if Roe were overturned?]
7 December 2008, nytimes.com, Ross Douthat
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/opinion/07douthat.html?th&emc=th

Gen. Jim Jones: What Kool-Aid Will He Offer Obama? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Concern about our future foreign policy]
1 December 2008, truthout.org, Steve Weissman
http://www.truthout.org/120108A

Deficits and the Future (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Strong fiscal expansion our future's best bet]
1 December 2008, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.truthout.org/120108C

Confronting the Terrorist Within (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Our wars are acts of state-sponsored terrorism]
1 December 2008, truthout.org, Chris Hedges
http://www.truthout.org/120108D

Press and "Psy Ops" to merge at NATO Afghan HQ
[Editor's note:  Very damaging move to corrupt intelligence]
29 November 2008, reuters.com, Jon Hemming
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AS0ZV20081129

Obama, Ask the Kremlin About Gates (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Skepticism about keeping a Secretary of Defense]
30 November 2008, Consortium News, Robert Parry
http://www.truthout.org/113008A

Transition or Coup D'Etat? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Bush subverting our government to the bitter end]
30 November 2008, truthout.org, Kevn Berends
http://www.truthout.org/113008B

Indian Security Chief Resigns After Mumbai Attacks
[Editor's note:  When's the last time anyone took responsibility?]
30 November 2008, Associated Press, Paul Peachey
http://www.truthout.org/113008C

Eleventh-Hour Rush to Enact a Rule That Obama Fought
[Editor's note:  Attempting to subvert the EPA]
30 November 2008, nytimes.com, Robert Pear
http://www.truthout.org/113008D

FOCUS | Mumbai Terrorist Siege Over, India Says
[Editor's note:  The count stands at 162 dead and 283 wounded
29 November 2008, nytimes.com, Somini Sengupta, Keith Bradsher, Mark McDonald
http://www.truthout.org/112908Z

"See Who's Editing Wikipedia - Diebold, The CIA, A Campaign" John Borland,
August 2007, wired.com John Borland
http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2007/08/wiki_tracker

"Wikipedia Shows CIA Page Edits"
15 August 2007, BBC News, Jonathan Fildes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6947532.stm

When Will America wake up from her slumber?
[Editor's note:  Is Israel destroying America financially?]
3 October 2008, AlWilayah.info, Khalid Amayreh
http://www.AlWilayah.info/index2799.htm

FOCUS | Afghan Leader Demands Plan for NATO Withdrawal
[Editor's note:  Karzai stands up for his nation's sovereignty]
28 November 2008, Washington Post, Candace Rondeaux
http://www.truthout.org/112808Y

FOCUS | Despite Agreement US Future in Iraq Unclear
[Editor's note:  "a muddle of triumphs and disappointments"]
28 November 2008, Truthout, Maya Schenwar
http://www.truthout.org/112808Z

Sophisticated Attacks, but by Whom?
[Editor's note:  Do these attacks have "external linkages"?]
28 November 2008, nytimes.com, Alan Cowell and Souad Mekhennet
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/world/asia/28group.html?th&emc=th

Indian Commandos Storm Jewish Center
[Editor's note:  Murky situation becomes more complex]
28 November 2008, nytimes.com, Somini Sengupta and Keith Bradsher
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/world/asia/28mumbai.html?th&emc=th

India's Suspicion of Pakistan Clouds U.S. Strategy in Region
[Editor's note:  Increasing tensions rather than reducing them]
28 November 2008, nytimes.com, Jane Perlez
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/world/asia/28diplo.html?th&emc=th

Emergency Update on Mumbai False Flag BLACK OP Attacks
[Editor's note:  The problem is, he might be right!]
27 November 2008, Intel Expert, Tom Heneghan
http://blog.myspace.com/tom_heneghan_intel

Happy Thanksgiving? Not for all
[Editor's note:  We have to do better!]
27 November 2008, Online Journal, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4060.shtml

India Terrorist Attacks Leave at Least 101 Dead in Mumbai
[Editor's note:  There is suspicion this was a false flag attack]
27 November 2008, Los Angeles Times, Mark Magnier and Subhash Sharma
http://www.truthout.org/112708Z

Emergency Update on Mumbai False Flag BLACK OP Attacks
[Editor's note:  Interesting speculations that might even be true]
27 November 2008, Intel Expert, Tom Heneghan
http://blog.myspace.com/tom_heneghan_intel

Verdict in MySpace Suicide Case
[Editor's note:  An important verdict over gross internet abuse]
27 November 2008, nytimes.com, Jennifer Steinhauer
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/27/us/27myspace.html?th&emc=th

Obama Describes Team as Experienced Yet Fresh
[Editor's note:  He needs people who know how to clean up the mess]
27 November 2008, nytimes.com, Jeff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/27/us/politics/27obama.html?th&emc=th

Joe Klein | Bush's Last Days: The Lamest Duck
[Editor's note:  The President who never really was]
26 November 2008, Time Magazine, Joe Klein
http://www.truthout.org/112708C

The Ideology of No Ideology (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Obama a pragmatist, not an ideologue]
26 November 2008, truthout.org, Norman Solomon
http://www.truthout.org/112608R

Weapons Come Second: Can Obama Take On the Pentagon?
[Editor's note:  He will have to surround the building]
26 November 2008, TomDispatch.com, Frida Berrigan
http://www.truthout.org/112608T

Paul Ortiz | On the Shoulders of Giants (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  How Obama executed a brilliant campaign]
25 November 2008, Truthout, Paul Ortiz
http://www.truthout.org/112508R

Nick Turse | Lawrence Wilkerson's Lessons of War and Truth
[Editor's note:  The need to reaffirm the nation's moral foundation]
25 November 2008, TomDispatch.com, Nick Turse
http://www.truthout.org/112508T

Obama and Bush Working to Calm Volatile Market
[Editor's note:  And Obama appears to be taking control]
25 November 2008, nytimes.com, Jeff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/us/politics/25obama.html?th&emc=th

Economic Slump May Limit Moves on Clean Energy
[Editor's note:  Use clean energy initiatives to revive the economy]
25 November 2008, nytimes.com, Elisabeth Rosenthal
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/world/25climate.html?th&emc=th

Court Backs Warrantless Searches Abroad
[Editor's note:  A move in the wrong direction]
25 November 2008, nytimes.com, Benjamin Weiser
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/nyregion/25embassy.html?th&emc=th

Russian Professor Says U.S. Will Break Up After Economic Crisis
[Editor's note:  Interesting, but not very likely]
24 November 2008, Bloomberg, Robin Stringer
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a3sayDZz.QKc&refer=us

For Detroit, Chapter 11 Would Be the Final Chapter
[Editor's note:  The last major industry left in America]
24 November 2008, nytimes.com, Spencer Abraham
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/24/opinion/24abraham.html?th&emc=th

Obama Vows Swift Action on Vast Economic Stimulus Plan
[Editor's note:  A plan to create 2.5 million jobs]
23 November 2008, nytimes.com, Jackie Calmes and Jeff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/us/politics/23obama.html?th&emc=th

Clinton-Obama Détente: From Top Rival to Top Aide
[Editor's note:  A brilliant step in the right direction]
23 November 2008, nytimes.com, Elisabeth Bumiller
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/us/politics/23hillary.html?th&emc=th

Eight Years Is More Than Enough (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Dump GOP civil servants intent on sabotaging reform]
23 November 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/opinion/23sun2-2.html?th&emc=th

Obama Tilts to Center, Inviting a Clash of Ideas
[Editor's note:  A preference for pragmatists rather than ideologues]
22 November 2008, nytimes.com, David E. Sanger
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/us/politics/22assess.html?th&emc=th

Yes, Play Politics in the White House (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Using the "bully pulpit" effectively]
21 November 2008, nytimes.com, Edward J. Rollins
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/opinion/21rollins.html?th&emc=th

Al Qaeda Coldly Acknowledges Obama Victory
[Editor's note:  But most of this is CIA propaganda]
20 November 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Mazzetti and Scott Shand
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/world/middleeast/20qaeda.html?th&emc=th

Iran Said to Have Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon
[Editor's note:  Which it could only use for defensive purposes]
20 November 2008, nytimes.com, William J. Broad and David E. Sanger
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/world/middleeast/20nuke.html?th&emc=th

New York Police Fight With U.S. On Surveillance
[Editor's note:  Everyone wants to spy on everyone else]
20 November 2008, nytimes.com, David Johnston and William K. Rashbaum
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/washington/20terror.html?th&emc=th

Flunking the Electoral College (op/ed)
Editor's note:  Make candidates fight for every voter's vote]
20 November 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/opinion/20thu1.html?th&emc=th

Treasury Denounced Over Bailout
[Editor's note:  Need to help out homeowners, not just fat cats]
19 November 2008, nytimes.com, Edmund L. Andrews
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/business/economy/19bailout.html?th&emc=th

Democrats Gain as Stevens Loses His Senate Race
[Editor's note:  Giving Democrats at least 58 seats in the Senate]
19 November 2008, nytimes.com, Carl Hulse
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/us/politics/19cong.html?th&emc=th

Holder Seen as Pick for Justice as Obama Begins to Settle on His Team
[Editor's note:  An experienced, capable candidate for Attorney General]
19 November 2008, nytimes.com, Eric Lichtblau and John M. Broder
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/us/politics/19obama.html?th&emc=th

Who are the Architects of Economic Collapse?
[Editor's note:  We must always ask, Who profits?]
9 November 2008, Global Research, Michel Chossudovsky
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10860

US military: last hope for the US constitution and the republic
[Editor's note:  Sounds like something I said in June 2006]
24 October 2007, Pravda.Ru, John Stanton
http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/99409-0/

Premier of Iraq Is Quietly Firing Fraud Monitors
[Editor's note:  Adopting the Bush model to scam America]
18 November 2008, nytimes.com, James Glanz and Riyadh Mohammed
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/world/middleeast/18maliki.html?th&emc=th

Iraqi and American Critics of Security Pact Speak Up
[Editor's note:  Multiple reasons why this is not a "done deal"]
18 November 2008, nytimes.com, Campbell Robertson and Steve Lee Myers
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/world/middleeast/18iraq.html?th&emc=th

Early Test for Obama on Domestic Spying Views
[Editor's note:  Let's hope that he passes effortlessly]
18 November 2008, nytimes.com, James Risen and Eric Lichtblau
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/washington/18nsa.html?th&emc=th

Pact, Approved in Iraq, Sets Time for U.S. Pullout
[Editor's note:  Setting a definite date for troop removal]
17 November 2008, nytimes.com, Campbell Robertson and Stephen Farrell
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/world/middleeast/17iraq.html?th&emc=th

If Detroit Falls, Foreign Makers Could Be Buffer
[Editor's note:  Japanese and German carmakers could take over]
17 November 2008, nytimes.com, Louis Uchigtelle
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/business/economy/17impact.html?th&emc=th

My deck chair on the Titanic (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Actual debt massively greater than visible debt]
17 November 2008, Online Journal, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4016.shtml

FOCUS | Maliki Tells Bush He Now Backs New US Troop Deal
[Editor's note:  Complete withdrawal by end of 2011]
15 November 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Leila Fadel
http://www.truthout.org/111508Z

Secret Directed-Energy Tech Protecting the President?
[Editor's note:  Additional proof of their existence]
15 November 2008, Global Research, David Hambling
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10968

Hillary for Secretary of State?
[Editor's note:  She just might do a terrific job!]
15 November 2008, nytimes.com, Gail Collins
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/opinion/15collins.html?th&emc=th

Obama to renew the hunt for Osama Bin Laden
[Editor's note:  He needs to get up-to-speed about 9/11]
11 November 2008, scotsman.com
http://www.scotsman.com/barackobama/Obama-to-renew-the-hunt.4683112.jp

The Danger of Keeping Robert Gates (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  A master of "politicized intelligence"]
14 November 2008, Consortium News, Robert Parry
http://www.truthout.org/111408A

Kashkari Accused Of Bailout “Bait and Switch” During Angry Hearing
[Editor's note:  Kucinich suspects a taxpayer swindle]
14 November 2008, Prison Planet, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/kashkari-accused-of-bailout-bait-and-switch-during-angry-hearing.html

Celente Predicts Revolution, Food Riots, Tax Rebellions By 2012
[Editor's note:  Scary predictions from a man who'se been right]
13 November 2008, Prison Planet, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.infowars.com/?p=5938

Obama Team Faces Major Task in Justice Department Overhaul
[Editor's note:  Where to begin an arduous but necessary task]
13 November 2008, The Washington Post, Carrie Johnson
http://www.truthout.org/111308D

Don't Let Barack Obama Break Your Heart (op/ed(
[Editor's note:  Sixth wedding party eradicated since 2001]
12 November 2008, TomDispatch.com, Tom Engelhardt
http://www.truthout.org/111208B

Senators Hurry to Keep Health Care in Forefront
[Editor's note:  Obama needs to move swiftly to get it done]
12 November 2008, The Washington Post, Ceci Connolly
http://www.truthout.org/111208C

Cold War Hawks Nesting With Obama (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Surprise!  Georgia initiated the attack!
12 November 2008, Truthdig, Robert Scheer
http://www.truthout.org/111208D

What is Obama thinking of? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Is he defeating himself with his staff?]
12 November 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3996.shtml

In Final Days, Bush Pushes for Iraq's Oil
[Editor's note:  That, after all, was the whole rationale]
11 November 2008, Truthout, Maya Schenwar
http://www.truthout.org/111108A

For South, a Waning Hold on National Politics
[Editor's note:  A seismic shift in political alignments]
11 November 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nossiter
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/us/politics/11south.html?th&emc=th

Beyond the Fat Cats (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Quick help for the rich, but not for the poor]
11 November 2008, nytimes.com, Bob Herbert
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/opinion/11herbert.html?th&emc=th

Darkness at Dusk (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Battle lines drawn for the soul of the GOP]
11 November 2008, nytimes.com, David Brooks
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/opinion/11brooks.html?th&emc=th

Fed Defies Transparency Aim in Refusal to Identify Bank Loans
[Editor's not:  Refusing to identify whose getting our $2 trillion]
10 November 2008, bloomberg.com, Mark Pittman, Bob Ivry and Alison Fitzgerald
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aatlky_cH.tY&refer=home

Conned Again (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Wisdom from a reliable source]
9 November 2008, informationclearinghouse.info, Paul Craig Roberts
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21177.htm

The White Van:  Were Israelis Detained on Sept. 11 Spies?
[Editor's note:  Important evidence of 9/11 complicity]
22 June 2002, commondreams.org, ABC News
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0622-05.htm

Secret Order Lets U.S. Raid Al Qaeda in Many Countries
[Editor's note:  A 2004 classified order by Donald Rumsfeld]
10 November 2008, nytimes.com, Eric Schmitt and Mark Mazzetti
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/washington/10military.html?th&emc=th

Obama Weighs Quick Undoing of Bush Policy
[Editor's note:  The sooner, the better]
10 November 2008, nytimes.com, Jeff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/us/politics/10obama.html?th&emc=th

Google Signs a Deal to e-Publish Out-of-Print Books
[Editor's note:  New ways to sell books in digital form]
10 November 2008, nytimes.com, Eric Pfanner
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/business/worldbusiness/10kindle.html?th&emc=th

FOCUS | Palin Blamed for Death Threats Against Obama
[Editor's note:  Secret Service agents revealed spike in threats]
9 November 2008, The Telegraph UK, Tim Shipman
http://www.truthout.org/110908Y

Georgia Claims on Russia War Called Into Question
[Editor's note:  Karl Rove visited shortly before attack]
7 November 2008, nytimes.com, C. J. Chivers and Ellen Barry
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/world/europe/07georgia.html?th&emc=th

Keep Your Euphoria to Yourself, Soldier
[Editor's note:  Pentagon tries to suppress troops' enthusiasm]
7 November 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/opinion/07fri4.html?th&emc=th

The Obama Agenda (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Resisting the urge to think small]
7 November 2008, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/opinion/07krugman.html?th&emc=th

U.S. Decides One Nuclear Dump Is Enough
[Editor's note:  Except Yucca Mountain is a terrible waste site]
7 November 2008, nytimes.com, Matthew L. Wald
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/washington/07yucca.html?th&emc=th

Judge Opens First Habeas Corpus Hearing on Guantnamo Detainees
[Editor's note:  Restoring the United States' Constitution]
7 November 2008, nytimes.com, William Glaberson
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/washington/07gitmo.html?th&emc=th

Among Democrats' Leadership Questions: What to Do With Lieberman?
[Editor's note:  Get rid of him]
7 November 2008, nytimes.com, David M. Herszenhorn and Carl Hulse
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/us/politics/07cong.html?th&emc=th

Reid looking to remove Lieberman as committee head
[Editor's note:  The minimum necessary response]
6 November 2008, apnews.myway.com, Andrew Miga
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081107/D949OCKO0.html

Big Business Prepares for a Less Friendly Washington
[Editor's note:  Shifting from offense to defense]
6 November 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Kevin G. Hall
http://www.truthout.org/110608B

Democrats Gain in Oregon Senate Race; Three Other Races Unresolved
[Editor's note:  Alaska, Minnesota and Georgia still up for grabs]
6 November 2008, Congressional Quarterly, Rachel Kapochunas and Marie Horrigan
http://www.truthout.org/110608C

STOLEN ELECTION IN ALASKA?
[Editor's note:  Good reasons to question the integrity of the election]
6 November 2008, huffingtonpost.com, Shannyn Moore
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannyn-moore/stolen-election-in-alaska_b_141704.html

Obama Elected President as Racial Barrier Falls
[Editor's note:  Elected 44th President in an electoral romp]
5 November 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nagourney
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/us/politics/05elect.html?th&emc=th

For Obama, No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part
[Editor's note:  Never a greater accumulation of serious problems]
5 November 2008, nytimes.com, Peter Baker
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/us/politics/05ahead.html?th&emc=th

Near-Flawless Run From Start to Finish Is Credited in Victory
[Editor's note:  Perhaps the most brilliant campaign in our history]
5 November 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nagourney, Jim Rutenberg, and Jeff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/us/politics/05recon.html?th&emc=th

7 Things That Could Go Wrong on Election Day
[Editor's note:  Obama not protected against theft by voting machines]
4 November 2008 time.com, Michael Scherer
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1853246_1853243,00.html

Editorial: So Little Time, So Much Damage
[Editor's note:  Bush uses a last-minute wrecking ball.
4 November 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/opinion/04tue1.html?ei=5070&emc=eta1

How McCain Could Win (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  It could still happen]
3 November 2008, Truthout, Greg Palast
http://www.truthout.org/110308A

Is the Election About to Be Stolen in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Elsewhere?
[Editor's note:  The media has been ignoring McCain's IT consultants]
3 November 2008, Truthout, Cynthia Boaz, Ange-Marie Hancock, David McCuan,
Mark Crispin Miller and Michael Nagler
http://www.truthout.org/110308R

No Currency Left to Buy the Big Lies (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Sobering thoughts on a corrupt GOP campaign]
3 November 2008, The Huffington Post, John Cusack
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-cusack/no-currency-left-to-buy-t_b_140250.html

Rejoin the World (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  61% of historians rate Bush the worst ever]
3 November 2008, nytimes.com, Nicholas D. Kristof
http://www.truthout.org/110308M

Democrats Defend Their Indefensible Election Protection Efforts
[Editor's note:  What steps have been taken to prevent theft?]
2 November 2008, bradblog.com, Brad Friedman
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6607

A Campaign for the Ages, Tilting Toward Democrats
[Editor's note:  Obama appears to hold decisive advantages]
2 November 2008, Associated Press, Liz Sidoti
http://www.truthout.org/110208Y

The Prank: The "Fake Sarkozy"- The True Face of Sarah Palin
[Editor's note:  Making an idiot of an ignorant candidate]
2 November 2008, Global Research, Michel Chossudovsky
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=CHO20081102&articleId=10786

White House Memos on Wiretapping Sought
[Editor's note:  Judge orders production of documents]
2 November 2008, Associated Press, Joan Lowy
http://www.truthout.org/110208A

David M. Kotz | Shocked Disbelief (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Greenspan can't believe he was wrong]
2 November 2008, Truthout, David M. Kotz
http://www.truthout.org/110208B

Roger Cohen | American Stories (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Obama's transcendent story]
2 November 2008, nytimes.com, Roger Cohen
http://www.truthout.org/110208C

William Greider | Paulson's Swindle Revealed
[Editor's note:  Taxpayers being ripped off in broad daylight]
2 November 2008, The Nation, William Greider
http://www.truthout.org/110208D

OPRAH SEES HER OWN VOTE DROPPED BY TOUCH-SCREEN VOTING MACHINE
[Editor's note:  Get rid of these machines for paper ballots]
31 October 2008, bradblog.com, Brad Friedman
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6603

9/11: Energy budget and molecular dissociation of the World Trade
Center (WTC) by Independent scientist Leuren Moret
19 September 2008, peaceinspace.blogs.com, Leuren Moret

Obama Is Up, and Fans Fear That Jinxes It
[Editor's note:  If only because 2000 and 2004 were stolen]
1 November 2008, nytimes.com, Michael Powell
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/01/us/politics/01angst.html?th&emc=th

Turdblossom's Insider's Guide to Swinging Elections, Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=layFiC31fOc

Turdblossom's Insider's Guide to Swinging Elections, Part 2
http://wakeupandsaveyourcountry.com/home.htm

Judge Compels GOP IT Guru Mike Connell Deposition in Ohio '04 Election Case
[Editor's note:  This case could blow GOP election theft wide open]
31 October 2008, velvetrevolution.us, Steve Heller
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6600

Bush Administration Makes a Last Push to Deregulate
[Editor's note:  Not having done enough damage already, . . . ]
31 October 2008, The Washington Post, R. Jeffrey Smith
http://www.truthout.org/103108A

Elliot Cohen | Hell to Pay (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Bush will not go readily into that dark night]
31 October 2008, Truthdig, Elliot Cohen
http://www.truthout.org/103108D

"A Second 9/11": An Integral Part of US Military Doctrine
[Editor's note:  The US can strike the US whenever it chooses]
31 October 2008, globalresearch.ca, Michel Chossudovsky
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10767

Growing Doubts on Palin Take a Toll, Poll Finds
[Editor's note:  A reckless choice drags the ticket down]
31 October 2008, nytimes.com, Michael Cooper and Dalia Sussman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/us/politics/31poll.html?th&emc=th

Now, the $2 Billion Campaign (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Spending on the election has gotten out of hand]
31 October 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/opinion/31fri4.html?th&emc=th

When Consumers Capitulate (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  A bid time for tightening our belts, alas!]
31 October 2008, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/opinion/31krugman.html?th&emc=th

Erica Jong:  Obama Loss "Will Spark the Second American Civil War"
[Editor's note:  Blood Will Run in the Streets' By Jason Horowitz
30 October 2008, observer.com, Jason Horowitz
http://www.observer.com/2008/politics/erica-jong-tells-italians-obama-loss-will-spark-second-american-civil-war-blood-will-r

RAND Lobbies Pentagon: Start War To Save U.S. Economy
[Editor's note: Urges military leaders to attack major foreign power]
30 October 2008, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson & Yihan Dai
http://www.prisonplanet.com/rand-lobbies-pentagon-start-war-to-save-us-economy.html

Goldman Sachs £7bn salary and bonus package? after its £6bn bail-out?
[Editor's note:  Anyone smelling the foul stench of a scam?]
30 October 2008, US Daily Mail, UK, Simon Duke
http://www.prisonplanet.com/goldman-sachs-ready-to-hand-out-7bn-salary-and-bonus-package-after-its-6bn-bail-out.html

Most Presidents Ignore the Constitution (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  A nation the Founders could never have imagined]
29 October 2008, online.wsj.com, Andrew P. Napolitano
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122523872418278233.html

Demonstrations prompt closure of U.S. Embassy in Syria
[Editor's note:  Bush commits war crimes while nation distracted by
campaigns]
29 October 2008, CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/29/iraq.syria/

Fury sweeps Syria after US raid
[Editor's note:  US again damages its standing in the world]
29 October 2008, BBC News, Paul Wood
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7698820.stm

CIA Can Hide Torture Allegations, Court Rules
[Editor's note:  What has become of our once-great nation?]
29 October 2008, blog.wired.com, Ryan Singel
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/cia-can-hide-to.html

Why I Won't Vote for John McCain
[Editor's note:  A former fellow POW tells it like it is]
25 October 2008, laprogressive.com, Phillip Butler
http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/08/25/why-i-won’t-vote-for-john-mccain/

Top Scoop - Have American Elections Really Been Stolen? See The Proof
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00428.htm
See it and comment on OpEdNews.com
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Have-American-Elections-Re-by-Mark-Adams-081029-64.html 

Appeals Courts Pushed to Right by Bush Choices
[Editor's note:  Another Bush legacy to the nation]
29 October 2008, nytimes.com, Charlie Savage
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/us/29judges.html?th&emc=th

Gates Gives Rationale for Expanded Deterrence
[Editor's note:  Why the world regards us as a rogue state]
29 October 2008, nytimes.com, Thom Shanker
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/washington/29gates.html?th&emc=th

The Vote Grab: Voter purge could swing result to McCain
[Editor's note:  Mass removal of voters from rolls could undermine Obama]
28 October 2008, independent.co.uk, Peter Tatchell
http://blogs.independent.co.uk/openhouse/2008/10/the-vote-grab-v.html

The End of International Law?
[Editor's note:  Bush wreaks damage to the end]
28 October 2008, thenation.com, Robert Dreyfuss
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/dreyfuss/377081

Former POW Roomate & Naval Academy Classmate Won't Vote For McCain
[Editor's note:  The man does not have the temperament to be president]
27 October 2008, opednews.com, Rob Kall
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Interview-With-Phil-Butler-by-Rob-Kall-081027-613.html

Early Voters Face Intimidation, Machine Malfunctions
[Editor's note:  If it can't win fairly, then the GOP cheats!
23 October 2008, truthout.org, Amy Goodman
http://www.truthout.org/article/102308A

Police Prepare for Post-Election Unrest
[Editor's note:  Why prepare for outrage if the election is honest?]
23 October 2008, truthout.org, Alexandra Bolton
http://www.truthout.org/article/102308C

Wealth Gap Creating a Social Time Bomb
[Editor's note:  Effects of giving more of our wealth to the rich]
23 October 2008, truthout.org, John Vidal
http://www.truthout.org/article/102308D

Obama Woos Virginia Before Heading to Visit Grandmother
[Editor's note:  A devoted grandson makes a final journey home]
23 October 2008, truthout.org, Robert Barnes and Anne E. Kornblut
http://www.truthout.org/102308J

McCain Is Faltering Among Hispanic Voters
[Editor's note:  One more group that is not supporting the GOP]
23 October 2008, truthout.org, Larry Rohter
http://www.truthout.org/102308K

GOP Pulls the Plug on Bachmann
[Editor's note:  Republican's abandon an outspoken extremist]
23 October 2008, truthout.org, Associated Press
http://www.truthout.org/102308L

Big Oil's Last Stand
[Editor's note:  Spending on oil distorts the entire economy]
23 October 2008, truthout.org, Antonia Juhasz
http://www.truthout.org/102308M

Pakistan Stares Into the Abyss
[Editor's note:  Source of the next international crisis?]
23 October 2008, truthout.org, Anddrew Buncombe and Omar Waraich
http://www.truthout.org/102308N

Preparing the Cover Story for the Theft of the Election
[Editor's note:  A hidden vote against Obama based upon race]
22 October 2008, opednes.com, Anthony Wade
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Preparing-the-Cover-Story-by-Anthony-Wade-081022-947.html

Questions About Their Health (op/ed)
There is no excuse for both candidates' failure to fully
disclose medical records that clearly bear on their ability
21 October 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/opinion/21tue1.html?th&emc=th

The Real Scandal (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Why is the GOP working to disenfranchise voters?]
21 October 2008, nytimes.com, Bob Herbert
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/opinion/21herbert.html?th&emc=th

Donation Record as Colin Powell Endorses Obama
[Editor's note:  Important support from a GOP soldier/statesman]
20 October 2008, nytimes.com, Jeff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/us/politics/20campaign.html?th&emc=th

Powell's Endorsement Puts Spotlight on His Legacy
[Editor's note:  Trying to compensate for mistakes of the past]
20 October 2008, nytimes.com, Elisabeth Bumiller
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/us/politics/20powell.html?th&emc=th

Many Holes in Disclosure of Nominees' Health
[Editor's note:  Little on McCain's mental health, nothing from Palin]
20 October 2008, nytimes.com, Lawrence K. Altman, M.D.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/us/politics/20health.html?th&emc=th

ROLLING STONE: IT'S ALREADY STOLEN
[Editor's note:  Why McCain insists he's still going to win!]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast <http://www.gregpalast.com/>
http://www.gregpalast.com/rolling-stone-its-already-stolen/#more-2118

Real Deal on 'Joe the Plumber' Reveals New Slant
[Editor's note:  His name is not "Joe", he's not a plumber, on and on]
17 October 2008, nytimes.com, Larry Rohter
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/us/politics/17joe.html?th&emc=th

The Acorn Story (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Voter fraud is not the same as election fraud]
17 October 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/opinion/17fri1.html?th&emc=th

Let's Get Fiscal (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Nobel Prize winner offers important advice]
17 October 2008, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/opinion/17krugman.html?th&emc=th

MOVIE REVIEW | "W." Oliver Stone's Vision Thing: Bush, the Family
[Editor's note:  His long and winding road to the White House]
17 October 2008, nytimes.com, Manohla Dargis
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/movies/17ston.html?th&emc=th

Make-Believe Maverick
[Editor's note:  A disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty]
16 October 2008, rollingstone.com, Tim Dickinson
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain

A More Aggressive McCain Lacked Game Changer
[Editor's note:  His appearance was weak and ineffectual]
16 October 2008, Los Angeles Times, Cathleen Decker
http://www.truthout.org/101608J

Requiem for the Bailout Storyline (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  $700 billion is not making a difference]
16 October 2008, truthout.org, Norman Solomon
http://www.truthout.org/101608K

About 200,000 Ohio Voters Have Records Discrepancies
[Editor's note:  Secretary of State trying to straighten it out]
16 October 2008, truthout.org, Associated Press
http://www.truthout.org/101608L

Groups: ACORN Attacks Meant to Suppress Vote
[Editor's note:  Using "voter fraud" to perpetrate "election fraud"]
16 October 2008, The Hill, Chris Good
http://www.truthout.org/101608M

Report: Taxpayers Paid for GOP Politicking in 2006 Elections
[Editor's note:  Using cabinet officers to promote candidates]
16 October 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Marisa Taylor
http://www.truthout.org/101608N

McCain's Latest Pander Plan
[Editor's note:  Brilliant critique of a disastrous campaign]
15 October 2008, truthout.org, Keith Olbermann
http://www.truthout.org/101508A

White House Memos Endorsed CIA Waterboarding
[Editor's note:  What else is new from the world's biggest liars?]
15 October 2008, Washington Post, Joby Warrick
http://www.truthout.org/101508B

"The Ultra-Secret NSA From 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America"
[Editor's note:  James Bamford's latest book on the NSA]
15 October 2008, truthout.org, Amy Goodman
http://www.truthout.org/101508C

Can Obama See the Grand Canyon? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Can he make sense of what is going on here?]
15 October 2008, TomDispatch.com, Mike Davis
http://www.truthout.org/101508D

Europe Always Creates Itself in the Crucible of Crisis (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Europe begins its own economic governance]
15 October 2008, Le Nouvel Observateur, Jean-Marcel Bougereau
http://www.truthout.org/101508E

Poll Says Attacks Backfire on McCain
[Editor's note:  Obama would win if election held today]
15 October 2008, nytimes.com, Michael Cooper and Megan Thee
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/us/politics/15poll.html?th&emc=th

Bush Declares Exceptions to Sections of Two Bills He Signed Into Law
[Editor's note:  Bush continues to circumvent Congress]
15 October 2008, nytimes.com, Charlie Savage
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/washington/15signing.html?th&emc=th

Deficit Hits $455 Billion, Highest Percent Since '04
[Editor's note:  Deficit continues to grow and grow]
15 October 2008, nytimes.com, Bloomberg News
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/washington/15deficit.html?th&emc=th

What To Expect When Martial Law Is Declared
[Editor's note:  Steal election --> public protest --> impose martial law]
14 October 2008, aftermathnews.wordpresss.com,
http://aftermathnews.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/what-to-expect-when-martial-law-is-declared/

What To Expect When Martial Law Is Declared
[Editor's note:  Steal election --> public protest --> impose martial law]
14 October 2008, aftermathnews.wordpresss.com,
http://aftermathnews.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/what-to-expect-when-martial-law-is-declared/

The Moment (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Racism and bigotry coming home to roost]
13 October 2008, truthout.org, John Cory
http://www.truthout.org/101308J

Obama's Favorability Ratings Rising
[Editor's note:  Obama gains, McCain loses, across time]
13 October 2008, The Washington Post, Anne E. Kornblut
http://www.truthout.org/101308K

Democrats Call for Wide-Ranging Stimulus Plan
[Editor's note:  Support for a new economic stimulus plan]
13 October 2008, Reuters, David Lawder
http://www.truthout.org/101308L

Guantanamo Prosecutor Who Quit Had "Grave Misgivings" About Fairness
[Editor's note:  Growing doubts about the rightness of the course]
13 October 2008, Los Angeles Times, Josh Meyer
http://www.truthout.org/101308M

John Lewis: McCain Sows Hatred
[Editor's note:  Civil rights icon speaks out against agitation]
12 October 2008, truthout.org, Associated Press
http://www.truthout.org/101208A

The Terrorist Barack Hussein Obama (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The need to exorcise the demons of race in America]
12 October 2008, nytimes.com, Frank Rich
http://www.truthout.org/101208B

Detention Has a Wide, Destructive Impact in Iraq
[Editor's note:  Disgusting abuse of Iraqi population]
12 October 2008, truthout.org, Nick Mottern and Bill Rau
http://www.truthout.org/101208C

White House Overhauling Rescue Plan
[Editor's note:  Administration revises its own rescue plan]
12 October 2008, nytimes.com, Edmund L. Andrews and Mark Landler
http://www.truthout.org/101208D

Was the 2004 Election Stolen? : Photos : Rolling Stone
http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/10467024/was_the_2004_election_stolen/

Secret Bush Administration Plan to Suspend US Constitution
[Editor's note:  "Continuity of Government" Provisions activated in 2001]
6 October 2008, Global Research, Tom Burghardt
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10473

In Florida's Economic Pain, Obama Gains Ground
[Editor's note:  Another reason Obama should prevail]
4 October 2008, nytimes.com, Damien Cave
http://www.truthout.org/100408Z

Dick Cheney, Role Model (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Palin doesn't understand our recent history]
4 October 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/opinion/04sat1.html?th&emc=th

Palin's Alternate Universe (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The wrong candidate at the wrong time]
4 October 2008, nytimes.com, Bob Herbert
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/opinion/04herbert.html?th&emc=th

Talking in Points (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Does Sarah advance the cause of women's rights?]
4 October 2008, nytimes.com, Gail Collins
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/opinion/04collins.html?th&emc=th

The Credit Squeeze Scare (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Is this crunch any worse than past recessions?}
3 October 2008, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Dean Baker
http://www.truthout.org/100308J

Biden Teaches Palin the Meaning of "Maverick" (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Adopting phony personas for the electorate]
3 October 2008, The Nation, John Nichols
http://www.truthout.org/100308K

Obama Opens Lead in Six of Seven Swing States, Two Polls Show
[Editor's note:  Looking very promising for the Democrats]
3 October 2008, Bloomberg News, Jeff Bliss and Mark Drajem
http://www.truthout.org/100308L

What Comes After Senate Approval of the Bailout Bill? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Desperate need to regulate what happens now]
3 October 2008, The American Prospect, Robert Kuttner
http://www.truthout.org/100308M

The New Yorker | The Choice (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Americans seem to understand this election]
3 October 2008, The New Yorker
http://www.truthout.org/100308N

Howard Zinn | From Empire to Democracy
[Editor's note:  Financial collapse marking end of the American empire]
2 October 2008, The Guardian UK, Howard Zinn
http://www.truthout.org/article/howard-zinn-from-empire-democracy

Red Flag on Purging Voter Rolls
[Editor's note:  Abusing lists to exclude voters]
30 September 2008, CBS NEWS, Pia Malbran
http://www.truthout.org/article/red-flag-purging-voter-rolls

2008 election results to be routed to private middlemen in IL, CO, KY
[Editor's note:  You can't say we haven't been warned]
29 September 2008, opednews.com, Bev Harris
http://www.opednews.com/articles/2008-election-results-to-b-by-Bev-Harris-080929-93.html

Japan Questions 9/11 and the Global War on Terror
[Editor's note:  One of the top 25 censored stories of 2007]
14 January 2008, Rense.com and Rock Creek Free Press, Benjamin Fulford
http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/24-japan-questions-9-11-and-the-global-war-on-terror/

My Vacation with McCain
[Editor's note:  Further proof of McCain's unfitness for office]
2 October 2008, tellingthoughts.com, Anasuya Dubey (w/comments)
http://www.tellingthoughts.com/us-politics/my-holiday-with-mccain

Life begins at rape . . . Ask Mayor Palin
[Editor's note:  What kind of family values are her values?]
2 October 2008, shannynmoore.wordpress.com, Shannyn Moore
http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/life-begins-at-rapeask-mayor-palin-2/

Economic Fears Driving Voters Into Obama Camp
[Editor's note:  An unexpected benefit for the good guys]
2 October 2008, Globe and Mail, John Ibbitson
http://www.truthout.org/100208L

Washington to Wall St. Bailout - The Mother of All Scams (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Why this move betrays the American people]
2 October, lightfrom dale.blogspot.com, Dale Robertson
http://lightfromdale.blogspot.com/2008/10/washington-to-wall-st-bailout-mother-of.html

Show Us the Hope (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Bailout does little to avert the defaults and foreclosures]
2 October 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/opinion/02thu1.html?th&emc=th

Report Implicates White House
[Editor's note:  Serious evidence of administration corruption]
1 October 2008, The Washington Post, Carrie Johnson
http://www.truthout.org/100108K

House Prices Continue to Decline as Talk of Credit Crisis Spins Out of Control
[Editor's note:  Excellent critique of shortcomings of this humongous scam]
1 October 2008, The Center for Economic and Policy Research, Dean Baker
http://www.truthout.org/100108A

Let the Rich Bail Them Out (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  "We can do better than the legislation before us"]
1 October, Senate Floor Speech, Bernie Sanders
http://www.truthout.org/100208J

U.S. Army Troops To Serve As U.S. Policemen?
[Editor's note:  A real threat to freedom and liberty in America]
1 October 2008, chuckbaldwinlive.com, Chuck Baldwin
http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2008/cbarchive_20081001.html

Bush had no plan to catch Bin Laden
[Editor's note:  Probably because he was already dead]
1 October 2008, atimes.com, Gareth Porter
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JJ01Df05.html

US to sell 75 fighter jets to Israel
[Editor's note:  Beefing up the Mid-East's most powerful nation]
1 October 2008, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/US_to_sell_75_fighter_jets_to_Israel/articleshow/3547007.cms

The Cost of Boots on the Ground in Iraq
[Editor's note:  The fabulous expense of foreign actions]
30 September 2008, Foreign Policy in Focus, John Basil Utley
http://www.truthout.org/100108M

Sarah Palin: "I Know What Americans Are Going Through"
[Editor's note:  In her own words, with a conservative host]
30 September 20008, townhall.com, Hugh Hewitt
http://townhall.com/columnists/HughHewitt/2008/09/30/sarah_palin_i_know_what_americans_are_going_through

America, it?s time to play Monopoly! (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Perceptive observations on a phony crisis]
30 September 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3810.shtml

Is This the U.S. Congress or the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs?
[Editor's note:  Why it doesn't do any good for the American people]
29 September 2008, Democracy Now!, Dennis Kucinich
http://www.truthout.org/100108B

Stocks Plunge as Bailout Fails
[Editor's note:  "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!"
29 September 2008, nytimes.com, Carl Hulse and David Herszenhorn
http://www.truthout.org/092908R

Paulson Will Have No Peer
[Editor's note:  The creation of a financial czar]
29 September 2008, The Los Angeles Times, Peter G. Gosselin
http://www.truthout.org/092908S

The Bailout: Congress Endorses Conservative Nanny State
[Editor's note:  Bailout a victory for upward wealth redistribution]
29 September 2008, Truthout, Dean Baker
http://www.truthout.org/092908T

Wall Street welfare (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Socializing risk while privatizing profits]
29 September 2008, Online Journal, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3804.shtml

Trouble in Banktopia: The financial system is blowing up
[Editor's note:  A $700 billion boondoggle moves forward]
Global Research, 28 September 2008, Global Research, Mike Whitney
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=WHI20080928&articleId=10355

Counting Every Vote
[Editor's note:  California's Secretary of State has principles!]
28 September 2008, ABC News, Erica Naone
http://www.truthout.org/092908VA

Rep. Michael Burgess - ?We are under Martial Law?
[Editor's note:  We need to figure out what this really means]
28 September 2008, dailynewscaster.com, D. H. Williams
http://www.dailynewscaster.com/2008/09/28/rep-michael-burgess-we-are-under-martial-law/

McCain's Suspension Bridge to Nowhere (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  A brillian critique of a no-where man]
27 September 2008, The New York Times, Frank Rich
http://www.truthout.org/092808Y

A Freddie Mac Money Trail Catches Up With McCain
[Editor's note:  An anti-lobbyist managed by lobbyists]
27 September 2008, Newsweek, Michael Isikoff and Holly Bailey
http://www.truthout.org/092808Z

McCain Wins Debate (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Campaign ad released before debate takes place!]
26 September 2008, washingtonpost.com, Chris Cillizza
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/09/mccain_wins_debate.html

Is the Bailout Needed? Many Economists Say "No"
[Editor's note:  There are more cost/effective alternatives]
25 September 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Kevin G. Hall
http://www.truthout.org/092608R

Economy Overshadows Bush's Agenda as His Term Winds Down
[Editor's note:  Looking for ways to rip off the nation]
24 September 2008, nytimes.com, Sheryl Gay Stolbert and Steven Lee Myers
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/business/24bush.html?th&emc=th

Buyout Plan for Wall Street Is a Hard Sell on Capitol Hill
[Editor's note:  Is anyone looking out for the American people?]
24 September 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Landler and Steven Lee Myers
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/business/economy/24fannie.html?th&emc=th

Obama and McCain Stand Firm on Bailout
[Editor's note:  If only this would solve the underlying problem]
24 September 2008, nytimes.com, Elisabeth Bumiller and Patrick Healy
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/us/politics/24campaign.html?th&emc=th

F.B.I. Looks Into 4 Firms at Center of the Economic Turmoil
[Editor's note:  Better late than never!]
24 September 2008, nytimes.com, Eric Lichtblau
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/business/24inquiry.html?th&emc=th

Congress Objects to Lack of Help Aimed at Homeowners
[Editor's note:  More counterproductive "trickle down" econommics]
24 September 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Landlelr and David Herszenhorn
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/business/24cong.html?th&emc=th

Upheaval on Wall St. Stirs Anger in the U.N.
[Editor's note:  Bush seeks to reassure the rest of the world]
24 September 2008, nytimes.com, Neil MacFarquhar
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/world/24nations.html?th&emc=th

An Inadequate Case for the Bailout (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Congress has more work to do, indeed!]
24 September 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/opinion/24wed1.html?th&emc=th

Dear Iraqi Friends (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Why we are spending $1 billion a day in Iraq?]
24 September 2008, nytimes.com, Thomas L. Friedman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/opinion/24friedman.html?th&emc=th

Park Avenue Diplomacy (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Sarah Palin meets Henry Kissinger]
24 September 2008, nytimes.com, Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/opinion/24dowd.html?th&emc=th

The Buck Stopped Then (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The dollar is floating freely without backing]
24 September 2008, nytimes.com, James Grant
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/opinion/24grant.html?th&emc=th

First Fear, Then Loathing, Toward Wall Street
[Editor's note:  American's disgust with a fiscal double-standard]
23 September 2008, msnbc.com, Allison Linn
http://www.truthout.org/article/first-fear-then-loathing-toward-wall-street

RFK Jr. and Mike Papantonio: "Is Your Vote Safe?" (op/ed)
[Editort's note:  A rare discussion of political thievery by the GOP]
22 September 2008, Ring of Fire, Robert Kennedy, Jr., and Mike Papantonio
http://www.truthout.org/article/rfk-jr-and-mike-papantonio-is-your-vote-safe

Democrats Set Bailout Conditions as Treasury Chief Rallies Support
[Editor's note:  Democrats want greater oversight to bail out Wall Street]
22 September 2008, nytimes.com, David Herszenhorn et al.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/22/business/22paulson.html?th&emc=th

2 Candidates Back Bailout, With Caveats
[Editor's note:  Claiming it won't affect their programs]
22 September 2008, nytimes.com, John Harwood and Michael Cooper
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/22/us/politics/22campaign.html?th&emc=th

A Fine Mess (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Some sensible thoughts from a conservative]
22 September 2008, nytimes.com, William Kristol
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/22/opinion/22kristol.html?th&emc=th

Cash for Trash (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  A bad plan to create a fiscal dictator]
22 September 2008, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/22/opinion/22krugman.html?th&emc=th

Army website: Army, other branches to "patrol homeland" of USA
[Editor's note:  Rare note about militarizing the nation]
21 September 2008, dailypaul.com, Papillon2
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/63101

As Campaign Heats Up, Untruths Can Become Facts
[Editor's note:  Their Rovean strategy is to lie and stonewall]
10 September 2008, The Washington Post, Jonathan Weisman
http://www.truthout.org/article/as-campaign-heats-up-untruths-can-become-facts

A Peek Inside Palin's Pentacostal Church (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Less like a congregation, more like a 60's acid trip]
10 September 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3728.shtml

Ten ways the McCain/Palin GOP is now stealing the Ohio vote
[Editor's note:  There is nothing subtle about this election fraud]
10 September 2008, onlinejournal.com, Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3726.shtml

Analysis: Obama is back on defense against McCain
[Editor's note:  Playing against Karl Rove again]
10 September 2008, Associated Press, Nedra Pickler
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=5767275

Sarah Palin 'claims expenses for nights spent at home'
[Editor's note:  Her corruption fits right in with Bush and McCain]
10 September 2008,  Toby Harnden
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/johnmccain/2712570/John-McCain-running-mate-Sarah-Palin-claims-expenses-for-nights-spent-at-home.html

TROOPERGATE: Warned by the Court
[Editor's note:  Judge told Palin and family not to badmouth sister's ex
9 September 2008, Newsweek.com, Mark Hosenball
http://www.newsweek.com/id/158140

The McCain-Palin Lies and the Neil Armstrong Principle (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  A campaign of lies and distortions]
9 September 2008, huffingtonpost.com, Paul Begala
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-begala/the-mccain-palin-lies-and_b_125240.html

Pulling the Curtain on Palin (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  She's obviously not ready for "prime time"]
9 September 2008, The Washington Post, E.J. Dionne Jr.
http://www.truthout.org/article/pulling-curtain-palin

Secret killing program is key in Iraq, Woodward says
[Editor's note:  Using high-tech methods to track human targets]
9 September 2008, cnn.com
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/09/iraq.secret/

Bush to maintain Iraq troop levels until 2009
[Editor's note:  Any cuts up to next president (who will lose the war)]
9 September 2008, msnbc.com
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26612311/

No questions, please; Palin sticks to her script
[Editor's note:  How long can this charade endure?]
9 September 2007, Associated Press, Sara Kugler
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Sep09/0,4670,PalinPlayingItSafe,00.html

Obama is blowing the election (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Getting Kerry when they nominated Obama]
9 September 2008, onlinejournal.com, Charley James
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3722.shtml

Former NY mayor: Palin 'scares the hell out of me'
[Editor's note:  She is an extremist on all the social issues]
9 September 2008, news.yahoo.com, Karen Matthews
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080909/ap_on_el_pr/koch_obama

World wants Obama as president
[Editor's note:  All 22 countries covered strongly favor Obama]
9 September 2008, abc.net.au
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/09/2360240.htm

Poll Madness: McCain Takes Lead Even As Democrats Out-Register Republicans?
[Editor's note:  Something is wrong with the polls]
9 September 2008, huffingtonpost.com, Seth Colter Walls
http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/linkframe.php?linkid=68678

The GOP wants another 9/11 to boost John McCain (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  In case "The Palin Mystique" wears off]
9 September 2008, OpEdNews, Jim Fetzer
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-GOP-wants-another-9-11-by-Jim-Fetzer-080910-97.html

Was America Attacked by Muslims on 9/11?
[Editor's note:  Dramatic proof that 9/11 was a scam]
9 September 2008, opednews.com, David Ray Griffin
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Was-America-Attacked-by-Mu-by-David-Ray-Griffin-080909-536.html

My Fair Veep (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  McCain wanted an Obama of his own]
9 September 2008, nytimes.com, Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/opinion/10dowd.html?em

IRAQ:  Bob Woodward's THE WAR WITHIN (extracts/comments)
[Editor's note:  The lies, the deceit, the deception documented here]
8 September 2008, opednews.com, Faiz Shakir et al.
http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/linkframe.php?linkid=68470

Obama and McCain campaigns fan ?war on terrorism? hysteria
[Editor's note:  Who can be the more aggressive warrior?]
8 September 2008, Online Journal, Larry Chin
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3715.shtml

9/11 Rumors That Become Conventional Wisdom
[Editor's note:  For example, the US organized this to steal the oil]
8 September 2008, nytimes.com, Michael Slackman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/world/africa/09cairo.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Yucca license application accepted for review
[Editor's note:  A porous site over an aquifer flowing to Los Angeles]
8 September 2008, news.yahoo.com, Erica Werner
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/yucca_mountain_3

Venezuela to hold naval operations with Russia
[Editor's note:  Bush continues to tarnish everything he touches]
7 September 2008, telegraph.co.uk, Jerry McDermott
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/venezuela/2700241/Venezuela-to-hold-naval-operations-with-Russia.html

Iran set to hold large-scale war games with air defense drills
[Editor's note:  Attack on reactors could cause 1,000,000 deaths]
7 September 2008, en.rian.ru
http://en.rian.ru/world/20080907/116601423.html

Palin and McCain?s Shotgun Marriage (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  A campaign riddled with hypocrisy]
6 September 2008, nytimes.com, Frank Rich
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/opinion/07rich.html?em

John McCain: Morally, Mentally, and Emotionally Unfit
[Editor's note:  A completely unqualified candidate for the office]
5 September 2008, opednews.com, Jim Fetzer
http://www.opednews.com/articles/John-McCain--Morally-Men-by-Jim-Fetzer-080905-502.html

Ventura endorses 9/11 conspiracy theorist
[Editor's note:  A good man endorses another good man]
4 September 2008, startribune.com, Associated Press
http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/27869284.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUdcOy_nc:DKUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

Palin Assails Critics and Electrifies Party
[Editor's note:  Right-wing zealot gives political speech]
4 September 2008, nytimes.com, Elisabeth Bumiller and Michael Cooper
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/politics/04repubday.html?th&emc=th

MAN IN THE NEWS | JOHN SIDNEY MCCAIN III
[Editor's note:  A man still in search of a mission]
4 September 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Leibovich and David D. Kirkpatrick
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/politics/04mccain.html?th&emc=th

The Unusual Challenges of Governing Alaska
[Editor's note:  Unlike governing any other state]
4 September 2008, nytimes.com, Kirk Johnson
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/politics/04alaska.html?th&emc=th

Running Against Themselves (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The difficulty for the GOP ticket talking about
change and acting like insurgents is they've been running the show]
4 September 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/opinion/04thu1.html?th&emc=th

Sarah Palin Speaks! (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The best of a sorry lot]
4 September 2008, nytimes.com, Gail Collins
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/opinion/04collins.html?th&emc=th

St. Paul Mayor and Media Mum on Journalism Crackdown
[Editor's note:  Disgusting conduct in a liberal state]
3 September 2009, The Huffington Post, Timothy Karr
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/in-st-paul-mayor-and-medi_b_123525.html

Bush and Lieberman Praise McCain
[Editor's note:  How eager McCain is to usher Bush off the stage]
3 September 2008, nytimes.com, Sheryl Gay Stolenberg
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/politics/03repubs.html?th&emc=th

Palin's Start in Alaska: Not Politics as Usual
[Editor's note:  Wedge politics in a small town]
3 September 2008, nytimes.com, William Yardley
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/politics/03wasilla.html?th&emc=th

Candidate McCain's Big Decision (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Raising questions about McCain's qualifications]
3 September 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/opinion/03wed1.html?th&emc=th

And Then There Was One (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  From greenest Republican to another rep of big oil]
3 September 2008, nytimes.com, Thomas L. Friedman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/opinion/03friedman.html?th&emc=th

2 Million Flee Storm; G.O.P. Cuts Back
[Editor's note:  An excuse to get Bush and Cheney off the stage]
2 September 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nossiter
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/us/01gustav.html?th&emc=th

POLITICAL MEMO:  Storm Politics Present Risks and Rewards
[Editor's note:  Shades of Hurrican Katrina and all that]
2 September 2008, nytimes.com, Peter Baker
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/us/politics/01memo.html?th&emc=th

John McCain's Challenge (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Not just four more years of the last eight years]
2 September 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/opinion/01mon1.html?th&emc=th

Campaigns Shift as McCain Choice Alters the Race
[Editor's note:  The risks and opportunities of this selection]
1 September 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nagourney, Jim Rutenberg, and JEff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/us/politics/31campaign.html?th&emc=th

Obama Outwits the Bloviators (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Disconnect between reality and the media has been exposed]
1 September 2008, nytimes.com, Frank Rich
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/opinion/31rich.html?th&emc=th

McCain's Baked Alaska (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  A choice many women will find offensive and insulting]
1 September 2008, nytimes.com, Gail Collins
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/opinion/30collins-.html?th&emc=th

Bush making war powers permanent, by declaring indefinite state of war
[Editor's note:  Wanting to extend his extraordinary powers]
30 August 2008, rawstory.com, John Byrne
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Bush_seeks_to_institutionalize_war_powers_0830.html

Palin's faked "pregnancy"?  Covering for teen daughter?
[Editor's note:  "She simply doesn't look pregnant!"
29 Aug 2008, dailykos.com, Inky99
http://www.adn.com/front/story/336402.html

Obama Takes Aim at Bush and McCain With a Forceful Call to Change America
[Editor's note:  A spectacular event in a magnificent setting
28 August 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nagourney and JEff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/us/politics/29dems.html?th&emc=th

Politics, Spectacle and History Under Open Sky
[Editor's note:  Perhaps the only flawless convention in history]
28 August 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Leibovich
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/us/politics/29scene.html?th&emc=th

Putin Suggests U.S. Provocation in Georgia Clash
[Editor's note:  Georgia initiated the attack, not Russia]
28 August 2008, nytimes.com, Clifford J. Levy
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/europe/29putin.html?th&emc=th

The Architecture of Terror: Mapping the Israeli Network Behind 9/11
[Editor's note:  Exposing the role of Israel on 9/11]
24 August 2008, bollyn.info, Christopher Bollyn
http://www.bollyn.info/home/articles/911/the-israeli-matrix-behind-9%1111/

Rural Swath of Big State Tests Obama
[Editor's note:  Challenge for Obama in Pennsylvania]
21 August 2008, nytimes.com, Michael Powell
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/us/politics/21penn.html?th&emc=th

Exiting Iraq, Petraeus Says Gains Are Fragile
[Editor's note:  What the government would like you to believe]
21 August 2008, nytimes.com, Dexter Filkins
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/world/middleeast/21general.html?th&emc=th

All the Oil We Need (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The world actually has an oil surplus]
21 August 2008, nytimes.com, Eugene Gholz and Daryl G. Press
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/opinion/21press.html?th&emc=th

McCain's War: Playing With Nuclear Fire (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  McCain risks igniting a third world war]
20 August 2008, truthout.org, Steve Weissman
http://www.truthout.org/article/mccains-war-playing-with-nuclear-fire

Two Against The One (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Hillary and McCain in common cause]
20 August 2008, nytimes.com, Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/opinion/20dowd.html?th&emc=th

Russia Never Wanted a War (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Planning to blame Russia]
20 August 2008, nytimes.com, Mikhail Gorbachev
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/opinion/20gorbachev.html?th&emc=th

What Did We Expect? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Georgia deliberately provoked an incursion]
20 August 2008, nytimes.com, Thomas L. Friedman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/opinion/20friedman.html?th&emc=th

A World of Difference (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Claiming to be like a genuine American leader]
19 August 2008, nytimes.com, Bob Herbert
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/opinion/19herbert.html?th&emc=th

As Oil Giants Lose Influence, Supply Drops
[Editor's note:  Lots of money, few new plans]
19 August 2008, nytimes.com, Jad Mouawad
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/business/19oil.html?th&emc=th

Kurdish Control of Kirkuk Creates a Powder Keg in Iraq
[Editor's note:  A battle over a city that could ignite civil war]
19 August 2008, nytimes.com, Richard A. Oppel, Jr.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/world/middleeast/19kirkuk.html?th&emc=th

Putin Orders ‘Nuclear Noose’ Put Around US
Editor's note:  Kissinger says McCain's presidency "all but assured"
18 August 2008, whatdoesitmean.com, Sorcha Faal
http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1127.htm

FBI to Get Freer Rein to Gather Domestic Information
[Editor's note:  Mukasey unleases FBI to spy on you and me]
13 August 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Marisa Taylor
http://www.truthout.org/article/fbi-get-freer-rein-gather-domestic-information

Poland and US Agree on Missile Defense Shield
[Editor's note:  Guaranteeing that Russian will intervene]
12 August 2008, Telegraph UK, Harry de Quetteville
http://www.truthout.org/article/poland-and-us-agree-missile-defense-shield

The Depleted Uranium Threat (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Destroying DNA and threatening the species]
12 August 2008, truthout.org, Thomas D. Williams
http://www.truthout.org/article/the-depleted-uranium-threat

Underground FEMA Fuel Tanks Could Leak
[Editor's note:  Government fuel tanks could contaminate our water]
12 August 2008, Associated Press, Eileen Sullivan
http://www.truthout.org/article/underground-fema-fuel-tanks-could-leak

Russian Cameraman: CNN Aired Misleading Footage
[Editor's note:  More evidence that Russia was provoked]
12 August 2008, Prison Planet, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/russian-cameraman-cnn-aired-misleading-footage.html

Bush: Why don?t you shut up?
[Editor's note:  Calling Bush to account about Georgian conflict]
12 August 2000, Pravda.Ru
http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/12-08-2008/106067-bushshutup-0

The Mukasey Doctrine
[Editor's note:  Inducing a nominee to not pursue justice]
12 August 2008, Harper's Magazine, Scott Horton
http://www.truthout.org/article/the-mukasey-doctrine

Republicans Throw in With Obama
[Editor's note:  Disaffected GOP officials supporting Obama]
12 August 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Margaret Talev
http://www.truthout.org/article/republicans-throw-with-obama

Why Mossad with fraudulent New Zealand Passports in Iraq?
[Editor's note:  Another false flag operation in action]
11 August 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3604.shtml

The 9/11 Passenger List Oddity
[Editor's note:  Few families listed on Compensation Fund]
no date, wingtv.net. Vincent Sammartino
http://www.wingtv.net/thornarticles/911passengerlist.html

When Seeing and Hearing Isn't Believing
[Editor's note:  Fakery from the government]
1 February 1999, washingtonpost.com, William M. Arkin
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/dotmil/arkin020199.htm

Identifying the Anthrax Killer (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The government lies to us about everything]
8 August 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/opinion/08fri2.html?th&emc=th

Know-Nothing Politics (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Simple solutions make better propaganda]
8 August 2008, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/opinion/08krugman.html?th&emc=th

'2 US aircraft carriers headed for Gulf'
[Editor's note:  Just when you thought we weren't going to do it!]
7 August 2008, Media Line News Agency, Adam Gonn
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1218104233164&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull

Panel Convicts bin Laden Driver in Split Verdict
[Editor's note:  A once-great nation reduced to show trials]
7 August 2008, nytimes.com, William Glaberson
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/washington/07gitmo.html?th&emc=th

The Energy Drill (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Helping oil companies fatten their profit margins]
7 August 2008, nytimes.com, Gail Collins
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/opinion/07collins.html?th&emc=th

Secret EU security draft risks uproar with call to give US personal data
[Editor's note:  The beginning of a world-wide police force]
7 August 2008, The Guardian, Ian Traynor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/07/eu.uksecurity

Israel mulls military option for Iran nukes
[Editor's note:  Whatever Israel wants must be right!  Ugggghhhh!]
6 August 2008, yahoo.com, Steven Gutkin
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080806/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_striking_iran

Book says White House ordered the CIA to compose forgery
[Editor's note:  To create false link between Saddam and al Qaeda]
5 August 2008, yahoo.com, Mike Allen
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080805/pl_politico/12308

Pentagon to test unclassified alternative to Talon
[Editor's note:  Probably keeping the illegal system under another name]
5 August 2008, yahoo.com, David Morgan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080805/pl_nm/usa_pentagon_talon_dc

Counter Terrorism Czar:  There will be an i-9/11 and an i-Patriot Act
[Editor's note:  Finding a way to control the internet]
5 August 2008, inforwars.com, Steve Watson
http://www.infowars.com/?p=3753

FT. DETRICK SCIENTIST COMMITS SUICIDE AS ANTHRAX INVESTIGATION CLOSES IN
[Editor's note:  Bush staff was taking antidote before attack occurred]
5 August 2008, globalresearch.com, Wayne Madsen
http://carolynbaker.net/site/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=632&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=2

The FBI's emerging, leaking case against Ivins
[Editor's note:  Patterns of deceit framing the innocent]
5 August 2008, salon.com, Glenn Greenwald
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/08/05/anthrax/

Anthrax Attacks-Assassin Nation
[Editor's note:  The anthrax attack as the key to Bush domination]
3 August 2008, Lone Star Iconoclast, Captain Eric H. May
http://tinyurl.com/5bpxrm

The 9/11 Anthrax Frame Up (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Unsourced but highly recommended]
Undated, whatreallyhappened.com, political analysis
http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/frameup.html?q=frameup.html

US-UK Intel Readies Islamic Terror Gambit For Beijing Olympics
[Editor's note:  The CIA prepares to take over the world]
2 August 2008, rense.com, Webster Tarpley
http://www.rense.com/general82/intell.htm

GOP Computer Guru Controls Key Congressional Websites
[Editor's note:  Not just GOP websites, CONGRESSIONAL WEBSITES]
30 July 2008, alternet.org, Bob Fitrakis
http://www.alternet.org/story/93330/gop_computer_guru_controls_key_congressional_websites/

Behind the firewall: Bush loyalist Mike Connell controls Congress
[Editor's note:  The key player in manipulating election results]
29 July 2008, freepress.org, Bob Fitrakis
http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/3/2008/1665

US Warns Israel ? There Will Be No ?USS Liberty Pt II?
[Editor's note:  Chair of Joint Chiefs warns Israel against repetition]
28 July 2008, wordpress.com, Mark Glenn
http://theuglytruth.wordpress.com:80/2008/07/28/us-warns-israel-there-will-be-no-?uss-liberty-pt-ii?/

Purported 'Anthrax Killer' Was a Registered Democrat
[Editor's note:  Why would he target Daschel and Leahey?]
4 August 2008, www.bradblog.com, Brad Friedmam
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6245

Anthrax Evidence Is Called Circumstantial
[Editor's note:  Lots of funny business covering up these attacks]
4 August 2008, nytimes.com, Scott Shane
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/us/04anthrax.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

THE INNUMERACY OF INTELLECTUALS
[Editor's note:  Non-science professors take pride in their ignorance]
4 August 2008, insidehighered.com, Chad Orzel
http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/08/04/orzel

In and Out of Action
[Editor's note:  Dick Cheney will not make an appearance in St. Paul]
4 August 2008, Washington Prowler, The Prowler
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13636

Homeland Security: All Your Laptops Are Belong To Us
[Editor's note:  Police state--I think we're already there!]
4 August 2008, Washington Post, Mitch Wagner
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/08/homeland_securi_2.html

FBI seizes local Md. library computers
[Editor's note:  Police state--I think we're already there!]
3 August 2008, Frederick News Post
http://wtopnews.com/?nid=598&sid=1452848

FBI was told to blame Anthrax scare on Al Qaeda by White House officials
[Editor's note:  Another attempt to fake the source of an attack!]
2 August 2008, nydailynews.com, James Gordon Meek
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/08/02/2008-08-02_fbi_was_told_to_blame_anthrax_scare_on_a.html

Did McCain's foreign-policy advisor profit from the Iraq war?
[Editor's note:  Of course, John McCain is an honorale man]
1 August 2008, salon.com, Mark Benjamin
http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/08/01/scheunemann/index.html

EXCLUSIVE: To Provoke War, Cheney Considered Proposal To Dress Up
Navy Seals As Iranians And Shoot At Them»
[Editor's note:  Anyone see a pattern of false flag attacks here?]
31 July 2008, thinkprogress.org, Seymour Hersh
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/31/cheney-proposal-for-iran-war/

McCain accuses Obama of playing politics with race
[Editor's note:  Because John McCain is an honorable man]
31 July 2008, apnews.myway.com, Liz Sidoti
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080731/D9294GKG0.html

It's 'Groundhog Day' at the CIA! Al-Qaeda expert re-killed by CIA
--Abu Khabab al-Masri 'died' in January 2006 and again on Monday.
[Editor's note:  Don't tell me the CIA would manufacture evidence]
30 July 2008, legitgov.org, Lori Price
http://www.legitgov.org/cia_re-kills_al-masri_300708.html

New Proof of Video Fakery on 9/11
[Editor's note:  Five of the strongest proofs 9/11 videos were faked]
29 August 2008, opednews.com, Jim Fetzer
http://www.opednews.com/articles/New-Proof-of-Video-Fakery--by-Jim-Fetzer-080729-132.html

McCain's son resigns two bank board posts
[Editor's note:  Because John McCain is an honorable man]
27 July 2008, review-journal.com, John G. Edwards
http://www.lvrj.com/news/25958074.html

Obama delivers soaring call for unity in Berlin
[Editor's note:  One piece of a brilliant visit abroad]
24 July 2008, newx.com, Agence France-Presse
http://newsx.com/story/20022

Full script of Obama's speech
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/24/obama.words/

Report Says Pentagon Pressured, Intimidated Auditors
[Editor's note:  Padding the books for defense contractors? NOOOOO!]
23 July 2008, Washington Post, Dana Hedgpeth
http://www.truthout.org/article/report-says-pentagon-pressured-intimidated-auditors

Ex-EPA Official Says White House Pulled Rank
[Editor's note:  Politics at the EPA?  Unbelievable!]
23 July 2008, Washington Post, Juliet Eilperin
http://www.truthout.org/article/ex-epa-official-says-white-house-pulled-rank

Blackwater to Leave Security Business Following Problems in Iraq
[Editor's note:  Why doesn't this report have the ring of truth?]
22 July 2008, The Guardian, Elana Schor
http://www.truthout.org/article/blackwater-leave-security-business-following-problems-iraq

Barack in Iraq (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Brilliant analysis of Obama's impact on the war in Iraq]
21 July 2008, opednews.com, Walter Uhler
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Barack-in-Iraq-by-Walter-Uhler-080721-169.html

THE LAST NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF THE 9/11 MYTH
MOHAMED ATTA IN OKLAHOMA CITY SEPTEMBER 2001
[Editor's note:  Drunk with his buddies days before 9/11
20 July 2008, wtprn.com, Jack Blood
http://www.wtprn.com/Last_Nail.html

Bush Administration Does Not Rule Out "Pre-Emptive" Pardons
[Editor's note:  Commit the crimes and then pardon yourself]
19 July 2008, nytimes.com, Charlie Savage
http://www.truthout.org/article/bush-administration-does-not-rule-out-pre-emptive-pardons

Witnesses: Bush Labor Department Cheats Workers
[Editor's note:  Letting businesses short-change their workers]
18 July 2008, Press Associates, Inc., Mark Gruenberg
http://www.truthout.org/article/witnesses-bush-labor-department-cheats-workers

Is Blackwater Leaving the Security Biz?
[Editor's note:  If they are free from all liability, of course, . . . ]
22 July 2008, Mother Jones, Daniel Schulman
http://www.truthout.org/article/is-blackwater-leaving-security-biz

The Cleveland Airport Mystery
[Editor's note:  One of those odd issues that should not be discounted]
8 February 2007, 911woodybox.blogspot.com, Woody Box
http://911woodybox.blogspot.com/2007/02/cleveland-airport-mystery.html

Electrical Risks at Bases in Iraq Worse Than Previously Said
[Editor's note:  Supporting the troops by electrocuting them]
18 July 2008, nytimes.com, James Risen
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/world/middleeast/18contractors.html?th&emc=th

Talks Signal Mideast Shift
[Editor's note:  Unless it's deception to distract from a planned attack]
18 July 2008, nytimes.com, Michael Slackman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/world/middleeast/18mideast.html?th&emc=th

A Cast of 300 Advises Obama on Foreign Policy
[Editor's note:  Test of Obama's foreign policy team]
18 July 2008, nytimes.com, EWlisabeth Bumiller
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/us/politics/18advisers.html?th&emc=th

Gore urges change to dodge energy crisis (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Borrowing money from China to buy foreign oil]
18 July 2008, nytimes.com, John M. Broder
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/washington/18gore.html?th&emc=th

Ron Paul: "Some Big Events Are About To Occur"
[Editor's note:  Could he be just a bit more specific?]
17 July 2008, infowars.net, Steve Watson
http://www.infowars.net/articles/july2008/170708Paul.htm

Now you can be sure:  Israel did 9/11 (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Raises some interesting points about participation]
16 July 2008, ziopedia.org, Dick Eastman
http://www.ziopedia.org/articles/9%1011/now_you_can_be_sure%3a_jews_did_9%1011/

Canada, U.S. Move to Make Vitamins "Prescription Drugs"
[Editor's note:  Another form of tyranny to generate more profits]
16 July 2008, freedom4um.com, Mike Finch
http://freedom4um.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=83667

A Phony Crisis and a Real One
[Editor's note:  War talk a mechanism to increase the price of oil]
15 July 2008, takimag.com, Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/a_phony_crisis_and_a_real_one/

Karzai opposes U.S. use of Afghan soil against Iran
[Editor's note:  Could these guys be standing up for their nations?]
14 July 2008, news.yahoo.com, Sayed Salahuddin
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080714/ts_nm/afghan_iran_usa_dc_1

Bush to hasten Iraq troop withdrawal in bid to help McCain win White House
[Editor's note:  Doing what he can for an improbable cause]
14 July 2008, independent.co.uk, Leonard Doyle
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bush-to-hasten-iraq-troop-withdrawal-in-bid-to-help-mccain-win-white-house-866885.html

Bank Fears Spread After Seizure Of IndyMac
[Editor's note:  The situation is getting more and more serious]
14 July 2008, wsj.com, Robin Sidel, David Enrich, and Jonathan Karp
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121599581234249669.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news

President George W Bush backs Israeli plan for strike on Iran
[Editor's note:  This would be a moral, political, and military catastrophe]
13 July 2008, The Sunday Times, Uzi Mahnaimi
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article4322508.ece

F.C.C. Chief Would Bar Comcast From Imposing Web Restrictions
[Editor's note:  A strong statement in favor of network neutrality]
12 July 2008, nytimes.com, Saul Hansell
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/technology/12comcast.html?th&emc=th

Feeling No Pain (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Speaking the truth to the people is wise policy]
12 July 2008, nytimes.com, Bob Herbert
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/opinion/12herbert.html?th&emc=th

FISA ‘compromise’ completes transformation of US into full police state
[Editor's note:  Everyone has capitulated to the raw exercise of power]
11 July 2008, onlinejournal.com, Larry Chin
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/printer_3482.shtml

Barak In Washington to Lobby for Iran Attack
[Editor's note:  They can't get enough of death and destruction]
11 July 2008, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/barak-in-washington-to-lobby-for-iran-attack.htm

Earthquake Destroyed China's Largest Military Armory, Says Source
[Editor's note:  What a remarkable coincidence from a natural event]
9 July 2008, Epoch Times, Zhang Haishan
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/china/earthquake-destroyed-chinas-largest-military-armory-says-source-1034.html

A More Confident Iraq Becomes a Tougher Negotiating Partner
[Editor's note:  Our only hope to end the war in Iraq is Iraq]
10 July 2008, nytimes.com, Steven Lee Myers
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/world/middleeast/10policy.html?th&emc=th

The Audacity of Listening (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Let's just hope she's right about Obama!]
10 July 2008, nytimes.com, Gail Collins
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/opinion/10collins.html?th&emc=th

Pentagon Gives Boeing New Chance at Contract
[Editor's note:  Its only honest contract is now being undone]
10 July 2008, nytimes.com, Leslie Wayne
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/business/10tanker.html?th&emc=th

BBC's Third Tower:  30 Pieces of Good News
[Editor's note:  Summary of useful points made about WTC-7]
10 July 2008, prisonplanet.com, Dr. Kevin Barrett and Rolf Lindgren
http://www.prisonplanet.com/bbcs-third-tower-30-pieces-of-good-news.html

Senate Passes Unconstitutional Spying Bill and Grants Sweeping
Immunity to Phone Companies
[Editor's note:  Letting telecommunications giants off the hook]
9 July 2008, aclu.org
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/35928prs20080709.html

Mechanic: Obama's Plane Could Have 'Lost Control' in Anomaly
[Editor's note:  It worked with Wellstone; it could work with Obama]
9 July 2008, popularmechanics.com, Jeff Wise
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4272446.html

Diffusion of reaction and obedience to authority
[Editor's note:  The more witnesses, the fewer responders]
9 July 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3469.shtml

Israel launches all-out war on Islamic institutions in the West Bank
[Editor's note:  More atrocities by the government of Israel]
8 July 2008, from Khalid Amayreh in Nablus
http://part6againstzionistapartheid.blogspot.com/

Cheney Aides Altered Congressional Testimony
[Editor's note:  Cheney's staff censored testmony on global warming]
8 July 2008, The Washington Post, Juliet Eilperin
http://www.truthout.org/article/cheney-aides-altered-congressional-testimony

Congressional Approval Falls to Single Digits for First Time Ever
[Editor's note:  In no small measure thanks to Nancy Pelosi]
8 July 2008, freedom4um.com, Rasmussen
http://freedom4um.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=83335

Lurching With Abandon (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Obama generating confusion with move to right]
8 July 2008, nytimes.com, Bob Herbert
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/opinion/08herbert.html?th&emc=th

Put War Powers Back Where They Belong (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Attempting to restore some Congressional oversight]
8 July 2008, nytimes.com, James A. Baker III and Warren Christopher
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/opinion/08baker.html?th&emc=th

Chinese and Japanese Best-Placed for Oil Contracts in Iraq
[Editor's note:  That would be an ironic outcome for the USA]
7 July 2008, Le Temps, Stephanie Bussard
http://www.truthout.org/article/chinese-and-japanese-best-placed-oil-contracts-iraq

Behind the Bush Bust (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Other Republicans besides Bush share the blame]
7 July 2008, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/opinion/07krugman.html?th&emc=th

Oil's Rapid Rise Stirs Talk of $200 A Barrel This Year
[Editor's note:  Getting rid of speculation would cut price in half]
7 July 2008, online.wsj.com, Neil King, Jr.
http://online.wsj.com/article/

Myths of the missile crisis
[Editor's note:  Past unreliable guide to the future]
7 July 2008, bbc.co.uk, Michael Dobbs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7492000/7492678.stm

Pumped Up (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Why high gas prices spell disaster for GOP this year]
6 July 2008, nytimes.com, Ron Klain
http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/pumped-up/index.html?th&emc=th

The JFK Assassination and 9/11: the Designated Suspects in Both Cases
[Editor's note:  Another excellent contribution from a past master]
5 July 2008, Global Research, Peter Dale Scott
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=9511

Fifty-five Zionist companies in Iraq operating under assumed names.
[Editor's note:  All for the sake of Israel, of course]
5 July 2008, uruknet.info, Yaqen News Agency
http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m45479&s1=h1

Iran: War or Privatization: All Out War or "Economic Conquest"?
[Editor's note:  Does Bush/Cheney greed know no bounds?]
4 July 2008, globalresearch.ca, Michel Chossudovsky
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=CHO20080704&articleId=9501

What to do with Ground Zero
[Editor's note:  The problem may be a contaminated site]
4 July 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3454.shtml

The Top Ten Connections Between NIST and Nano-Thermites
[Editor's note:  Kevin Ryan extols the properties of nano-thermites]
4 July 2008, 911truth.org, Steven Jones
http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=2008070513251532

Subplots on Guantánamo
[Editor's note:  Bush needs fake confessions and phony trials to
support a fabricated "war on terror"
4 July 2008, nytimes.com, William Glaberson
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/04/washington/04gitmo.html?th&emc=th

The Evolution of a Conspiracy Theory
[Editor's note:  Surprisingly even-handed, considering the source]
4 July 2008, news.bbc.co.uk,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7488159.stm

New and Not Improved (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  He now looks like another phony politician to me]
4 July 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/04/opinion/04fri1.html?th&emc=th

Rove's Third Term (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  A McCain victory as a third term for Karl Rove]
4 July 2008, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/04/opinion/04krugman.html?th&emc=th

Who Planned the Anthrax Attacks?
[Editor's note:  All leads led to Ft. Detrick]
4 July 2008, antiwar.com, Justin Raimondo
http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=13090

Congress Delivers Promised Israel Aid Bump Despite Budget Deadlock
[Editor's note:  Just think of us as "the United States of Israel"]
2 July 2008, forward.com, Nathan Guttman
http://www.forward.com/articles/13709/

Analysis: U.S. military to patrol Internet
[Editor's note:  Seeking contractors to monitor our web pages and chat rooms]
30 June 2008, upi.com, Shaun Waterman
http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2008/06/30/Analysis_US_military_to_patrol_Internet/UPI-83401214841029/

The Times Guide to Vice Presidential Choices
[Editor's note:  I pick Richardson and Lieberman to be selected]
http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/candidates/vp/index.html?th&emc=th  

Committee Questions State Dept. Role in Iraq Oil Deal
[Editor's note:  Officials knew that an oil company with
close ties to President Bush planned to sign an oil deal
with the Kurdistan government, counter to American policy]
3 July 2008, nytimes.com, James Glanz and Richard A. Oppel, Jr.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/world/middleeast/03kurdistan.html?th&emc=th

Judge Rejects Bush's View on Wiretaps
[Editor's note:  Can we regain our rights, piece by piece?]
3 July 2008, nytimes.com, Eric Lichtblau
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/washington/03fisa.html?th&emc=th

McCain Orders Shake-Up of His Campaign
[Editor's note:  Putting a really nasty guy in charge]
3 July 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nagourney
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/us/politics/03manage.html?th&emc=th

McCain Backer's Firm Pleaded Guilty to Funding Terrorist Group in Colombia
[Editor's note:  This McCain truly is a man for all seasons]
2 July 2008, huffingtonpost.com, Nico Pitney
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/02/mccain-fundraiser-oversaw_n_110354.html

Ex-Agent Says CIA Ignored Iran Facts
[Editor's note:  You mean they LIED TO US?  Unbelievable!]
1 July 2008, Washington Post, Joby Warrick
http://www.infowars.com/?p=3026

China Inspired Interrogations at Guantanamo
[Editor's note:  Following a 1957 study of Korean War techniques]
2 July 2008, New York Times, Scott Shane
http://www.truthout.org/article/china-inspired-interrogations-guantanamo

Obama Voters Protest His Switch on Telecom Immunity
[Editor's note:  And I thought his guy was something special!]
2 July 2008, New York Times, James Risen
http://www.truthout.org/article/obama-voters-protest-his-switch-telecom-immunity

U.S. Advised Iraqi Ministry on Oil Deals
[Editor's note:  Does this mean it was oil, after all?]
30 June 2008, nytimes.com, Andrew E. Kramer
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/world/middleeast/30contract.html?th&emc=th

As Fears of an Air Strike Increase, Little Opposition is Heard
[Editor's note:  Has the world lost its moral compass?]
29 June, 2008, Countercurrents.org, Ira Glunts
http://countercurrents.org/glunts290608.htm

Bee by Bee
[Editor's note:  Bees are disappearing--can we be far behind?]
30 June 2008, nytimes.com, Jonathan David Farley
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/opinion/30farley.html?th&emc=th

It Was Oil, All Along (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Yes, oil, Israel, and neo-con ideology]
28 June 2008, truthout.org, Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
http://www.truthout.org/article/it-was-oil-all-along

All Too Human (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Monsters have taken charge of America]
28 June 2008, nytimes.com, Bob Herbert
http://www.truthout.org/article/all-too-human

Your Brain Lies to You
[Editor's note:  Reconciling new data with enduring beliefs]
27 June 2008, nytimes.com, Sam Wang and Sandra Aamodt
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/opinion/27aamodt.html?th&emc=th

Leaked NIST Docs: "Unusual" Event Before Collapse Of WTC 7
[Editor's note:  That would be part of a controlled demolition]
25 June 2008, Prison Planet, Paul Joseph Watson and Aaron Dykes
http://www.infowars.com/?p=2867

Taking Ownership of Iraq? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Iraqi's standing up for their own country]
25 June 2008, nytimes.com, Thomas L. Friedman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/opinion/25friedman.html?th&emc=th

More Phony Myths (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Karl Rove has worn out his welcome]
25 June 2008, nytimes.com, Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/opinion/25dowd.html?th&emc=th

Earth Near Tipping Point, Climatologist Warns
[Editor's note:  Leading expert warns of catastrophe]
24 June 2008, Toronto Star, Tim Harper
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/447808

Aide: Terror Attacks "Big Advantage" to McCain
[Editor's note:  Charles Black welcomes another 9/11 to benefit McCain]
24 June 2008, Financial Times, Edward Luce and Andrew Ward
http://www.truthout.org/article/aide-terror-attacks-big-advantage-mccain

The Coming Catastrophe?  Contingency plans for attacking Iran
[Editor's note:  The end of America as we have known it]
24 June 2008, Global Research, David Debatto
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=DEB20080623&articleId=9437

What's Obscene? Google Could Have an Answer
[Editor's note:  Explicit material doesn't violate community values]
24 June 2008, nytimes.com, Matt Richtel
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/technology/24obscene.html?th&emc=th

Survey Shows U.S. Religious Tolerance
[Editor's note:  The ability to hold incompatible beliefs]
24 June 2008, nytimes.com, Neela Banerjed
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/us/24religion.html?th&emc=th

McCain's Boeing Battle Boomerangs
[Editor's note:  Corruption motivated his "principled" stance]
23 June 2008, Newsweek, Michael Isikoff
http://www.truthout.org/article/mccains-boeing-battle-boomerangs

Israel exercising for nuclear disaster with Iran
[Editor's note:  Brace yourself for the coming catastrophe]
23 June 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3405.shtml

Years Later, Climatologist Renews His Call for Action
[Editor's note:  Says it's not too late, but time is running out]
23 June 2008, nytimes.com, Andrew C. Revkin
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/science/earth/23climate.html?th&emc=th

Reporters Say Networks Put Wars on Back Burner
Editor's note:  1,157 minutes in 2007, 181 so far in 2008]
23 June 2008, nytimes.com, Brian Stelter
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/business/media/23logan.html?th&emc=th

Obama And The Fall Into Tyranny: The Hard Choice
[Editor's note:  Obama is flawed, but McCain is intolerable]
22 June 2008, globalresearch.ca, Paul Craig Roberts
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=9417

Sidewalks for Democracy Online
[Editor's note:  Preserving democracy in electronic times]
no date, rebotting.personaldemocracy.com Steven L. Clift
http://rebooting.personaldemocracy.com/node/52

Worst. President. Ever. (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  There isn't even any room for debate]
5 April 2008, harpers.org, Scott Horton
http://harpers.org/archive/2008/04/hbc-90002804

Congress Strikes Deal to Overhaul Wiretap Law
[Editor's note:  Disgusting surrender of the people's Fourth Amendment]
20 June 2008, nytimes.com, Eric Lichtblau
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/washington/20fisa.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

The Two Obamas (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Worth thinking about]
20 June 2008, nytimes.com, David Brooks
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/opinion/20brooks.html?th&emc=th

Pentagon: Over 1000 Nuclear Weapon Parts Missing?
[Editor's note:  How many parts does it take to make a bomb?]
20 June 2008, www.opednews.com, Rob Kall
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Pentagon--Over-1000-Nuclea-by-Rob-Kall-080620-853.html

US Says Exercise by Israel Seemed Directed at Iran
[Editor's note:  Attacking nuclear facilities could kill 1,000,000]
20 June 2008, nytimes.com, Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt
http://www.truthout.org/article/us-says-exercise-israel-seemed-directed-iran

El Baradei threatens to resign over Iran dispute: report
[Editor's note:  Believes attack on Iran would be catastrophic]
19 June 2008, tehrantimes.com, Political Desk
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=171108

Rice: US government not involved in Iraq no-bid oil contracts
[Editor's note:  One of the great liars of the Bush administration]
19 June 2008, afp, google.com
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i5aNBI1CdDfpeUp0g8G3pPyUsrHg

Senate Housing Bill Requires eBay, Amazon, Google, Credit Card
Companies to Report Transactions to the Government
[Editor's note:  Astounding invasion of Americans' right to privacy]
19 June 2008, freedomworks.org, Adam Brandon
http://www.freedomworks.org/newsroom/press_template.php?press_id=2571

Pipeline opens new front in Afghan war
[Editor's note:  Any questions about why we are in Afghanistan?]
19 June 2008, Globe and Mail, Shawn McCarthy
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080619.wafghanpipeline19/BNStory/Afghanistan/home

Deals With Iraq Are Set to Bring Oil Giants Back
[Editor's note:  Makes you wonder why we are fighting this war]
19 June, nytimes.com, Andrew E. Kramer
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/world/middleeast/19iraq.html?th&emc=th

Kucinich: Impeachment Not "Off the Table"
[Editor's note:  With this gutless Congress, fat chance!]
19 June 2008, truthout.org, Christopher Kuttruff
http://www.truthout.org/article/kucinich-impeachment-not-off-table

Easing of Laws That Led to Detainee Abuse Hatched in Secret
[Editor's note:  Responsibility went up to the Vice President]
18 June 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Tom Lasseter
http://www.truthout.org/article/paving-way-torture-secre

Kirk Peddles Debunked China Drilling Claim, Mixes Up "Osama" And "Obama"
[Editor's note:  Advocates "shooting Obama on sight"!
18 June 2008, progressillionois.com, Adam Doster
http://progressillinois.com/2008/06/18/kirk-peddles-debunked-china-drilling-claim

Ahmadinejad Says Oil Prices Are Faked
[Editor's note:  More truth in Tehran than in Washington, D.C.]
17 June 2008, Reuters
http://www.truthout.org/article/ahmadinejad-says-oil-prices-are-faked

Ron Paul's Texas City in Danger
[Editor's note:  The probable target for a new 9/11]
16 June 2008, lonestariconoclast, Capt. Eric May
http://www.amfirstbooks.com/IntroPages/ToolBarTopics/Articles/Featured_Authors/may,_captain_eric/May_works/May_2008_01-06/Capt._Eric_H._May_20080616_Ron_Paul's_Texas_City_in_Danger.html

When ³Sorry² Is Not Good Enough
[Editor's note:  Talk show host threatens Truthers with Death]
16 June 2008, Prison Planet, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.infowars.com/?p=2699

How to train death squads and quash revolutions from San Salvador to Iraq
[Editor's note:  US trains terrorists for subversion abroad]
15 June 2008, wikileaks.org, Julian Assange
http://wikileaks.org/wiki/How_to_train_death_squads_and_quash_revolutions_from_San_Salvador_to_Iraq

The deadliest terrorists: The real trade of the CIA and Mossad
[Editor's note:  Agencies specilizing in false flag attacks]
14 June 2008, 2ndridad.blogspot, Paul J. Balles
http://2ndridad.blogspot.com/

IRAQ: 'Special Weapons' Have a Fallout on Babies
[Editor's note:  Genetic deformities from DU and other weapons]
12 June 2008, Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail*
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42762

"Obama And McCain:  Two Sides Of The Same Coin"
[Editor's note:  Personally, I see enormous differences]
10 June 2008, Countercurrents.org, Timothy V. Gatto
http://2ndplutocracyordirectdemocracy.blogspot.com/

Central bank body warns of Great Depression
[Editor's note:  Serious concerns by a crucial financial institution]
9 June 2008, bankingtimes.co.uk, Gill Montia
http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/09062008-central-bank-body-warns-of-great-depression/

A pro-Israel group's plan to rewrite history on Wikipedia
[Editor's note:  Nothing new here for propaganda outlet]
21 April 2008, The Electronic Intifada
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9474.shtml

Bush Does Europe Incognito (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Assessing the damage Bush has done]
12 June 2008, nytimes.com, Roger Cohen
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/opinion/12cohen.html?th&emc=th

Iran Unmoved by Threats on Its Atomic Program
[Editor's note:  Alas, you can no longer trust what you read]
12 June 2008, nytimes.com, Steven Lee Myers and Nicholas Kulish
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/washington/12prexy.html?th&emc=th

Bush Adios (satire)
[Editor's note:  Good humor is rooted in truth]
12 June 2008, truthsprings.info, Anwaar Hussain
http://truthspring.info/2008/06/12/bushs-adios/

Secret Plan To Kill Internet By 2012 Leaked?
[Editor's note:  Even the Pentagon regard the internet as its enemy]
11 June 2008, Prison Planet, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/june2008/061108_kill_internet.htm

Threatening Iran (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Attack by US or Israel would be disastrous]
11 June 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/opinion/10tue1.html?th&emc=th

Return to Old Spy Rules Is Seen as Deadline Nears
[Editor's note: Congress deadlocked over the government's spy powers]
11 June 2008, nytimes.com, Eric Lichtblau
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/washington/10fisa.html?th&emc=th

Bush Orders Contractors to Vet Status of Workers
[Editor's note:  Extending the reach of Homeland Security]
10 June 2008, nytimes.com, Julia Preston
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/washington/10immig.html?th&emc=th

In Air Force Changes, Signs of an Overhaul
[Editor's note:  Gates may be preserving the union]
10 June 2008, nytimes.com, Thom Shanker
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/washington/10military.html?th&emc=th

It's a Different Country (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Consequences that may be profound]
9 June 2008, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/opinion/09krugman.html?th&emc=th

McCain Extends His Outreach, but Evangelicals Are Still Wary
[Editor's note:  Candidate is coming across as incoherent]
9 June 2008, nytimes.com, Michael Luo
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/us/politics/09mccain.html?th&emc=th

"Marine Corps Martial Law:  An Indy Alert Update"
[Editor's note:  Militarization of the nation continues unabated]
7 June 2008, amfirstbooks.com, Major William Fox et al.
http://digg.com/politics/Marine_Corps_Martial_Law_An_Indy_Alert_Update

The truth is out there
[Editor's note:  A mild hit piece that may stimulate interest
7 June 2008, The Financial Times of London, Peter Barber
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d66e778-3128-11dd-ab22-000077b07658.html

"9/11 Truth Movement" from Wikipedia (an unreliable source)
[Editor's note:  For comparison with the Barber piece (above),
here is how the movement is characterized by Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_Truth_Movement

The Cons of Creationism (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Creationists won't stop pushing their agenda]
7 June 2008, nytimmes, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/07/opinion/07sat3.html?th&emc=th

Europe Fears a Post-Bush Unilateralism, This Time on Trade
[Editor's note:  Making trade more beneficial for workers]
7 June 2008, nytimes.com, Eduardo Porter
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/07/opinion/07sat4.html?th&emc=th

Provocations as Pretexts for Imperial War: From Pearl Harbor to 9/11
[Editor's note:  Leading intellectual assesses recent history]
25 May 2008, petras.lahaine.org, James Petras
http://petras.lahaine.org/articulo.php?p=1735&more=1&c=1


2 Leaders Ousted From Air Force in Atomic Errors
[Editor's note:  But was Cheney secretly manipulating the military?]
6 June 2008, nytimes.com, Thom Shanker
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/washington/06military.html?th&emc=th

Bush Overstated Evidence on Iraq, Senators Report
[Editor's note:  But lying and cheating are their specializations]
6 June 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Mazzetti and Scott Shane
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/world/middleeast/06intel.html?th&emc=th

Arraigned, 9/11 Defendants Talk of Martyrdom
[Editor's note:  Another show trial based upon tortured confesions]
6 June 2008, nytimes.com, William Glaberson
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/washington/06gitmo.html?th&emc=th

Obama's Vice President
[Editor's note:  He is entitled to pick his own running mate]
5 June 2008, Wall Street Journal, Editorial
http://online.wsj.com/article/

Obama Confronts Lieberman on McCain Advocacy
[Editor's note:  Some tough talk for a political traitor]
5 June 2008, ABC NEWS, Jake Tapper
http://www.truthout.org/article/obama-confronts-lieberman-mccain-advocacy

Revealed: Secret Plan to Keep Iraq Under US Control
[Editor's note:  Bush only wants 50 permanent bases, no liability, etc.]
5 June 2008, The Independent, UK, Patrick Cockburn
http://www.truthout.org/article/revealed-secret-plan-keep-iraq-under-us-control

US Justice on Trial at Guantanamo
[Editor's note:  Gross inadequacies in due process are apparent]
4 June 2008, Time, Adam Zagorin
http://www.truthout.org/article/us-justice-trial-guantanamo

Olmert Vows to Squelch Iran's Nuclear Hopes by "All Possible Means"
[Editor's note:  Even if it had a bomb, Iran could never use it]
4 June 2008, Agence France-Presse
http://www.truthout.org/article/olmert-vows-squelch-irans-nuclear-hopes-all-possible-means

What Makes McCain Tick? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Vacillating from admirable soldier to reckless actor]
3 June 2008, Truthdig, Robert Scheer
http://www.truthout.org/article/what-makes-mccain-tick

Banning Military Propaganda Could Be Hard to Do
[Editor's note:  Bush favors useful lies over painful truths]
3 June 2008, Associate Press, Anne Flaherty
http://www.truthout.org/article/banning-military-propaganda-could-be-hard-do

O'Reilly gets angry while interviewing Scott McClellan
[Editor's note:  Former press spokesman stands his ground]
3 June 2008, Raw Story, David Edwards and Mike Sheehan
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/june2008/030608McClellan.htm

Under Pressure, White House Issues Climate Change Report
[Editor's note:  Concealing how the US is damaging the environment]
30 May 2008, nytimes.com, Andrew C. Revkin
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/washington/30climate.html?th&emc=th

Help Russia Help Us (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The almost quaint voice of reason]
30 May 2008, nytimes.com, Richard Lugan and Sam Nunn
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/opinion/30lugar.html?th&emc=th

War Spending Furthers al-Qaeda Goal of Undermining US Economy
[Editor's note:  Bush policies bankrupt nation, weaken our security]
29 May 2008, The Billings Gazette, Robert Weiner and John Larmett
http://www.truthout.org/article/war-spending-furthers-al-qaeda-goal-undermining-us-economy

McClellan Blames Bush, Not Aides, for Disillusionment
[Editor's note:  This time, the buck stops with Bush]
29 May 2008, The Los Angeles Times, Johanna Neuman
http://www.truthout.org/article/mcclellan-blames-bush-not-aides-disillusionment

For McCain, a Switch on Telecom Immunity?
[Editor's note:  Holding companies responsible for breaking the law?]
29 May 2008, The Washington Post, Johathan Weisman and Ellen Nakashima
http://www.truthout.org/article/for-mccain-a-switch-telecom-immunity

Oil Crisis Rage Spreads
[Editor's note:  Urgent action advocated by British PM]
29 May 2008, Agence France-Presse
http://www.truthout.org/article/oil-crisis-rage-spreads

Chertoff keen on Israeli airport security technology
[Editor's note:  Being a dual US-Israeli citizen himself]
29 May 2008, Reuters, Avida Landau
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29854328.htm

Cops & Customs Agents Caught Drug Smuggling
[Editor's note:  CIA plane crashed containing 4 tons of cocaine
29 May 2008, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/may2008/052908_drug_smuggling.htm

Indianapolis To Become "Mock Battlefield"
[Editor's note:  Site of three week long urban warfare training]
29 May 2008, inforwars.net, Steve Watson
http://infowars.net/articles/may2008/290508Indianapolis.htm

Marines bringing combat training to Indy
[Editor's note:  Exemplifying violations of Posse Comitatus]
28 May 2008, indystar.com, Vic Ryckaert
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080528/LOCAL18/805280444

The Rich Get Hungrier (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  World expert warns of looming food shortage
28 May 2008, nytimes.com, Amartya Sen
http://www.truthout.org/article/the-rich-get-hungrier

Storms and Quakes as "Weapons of War" (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Possible use of HAARP to affect the weather]
26 May 2008, lonestaricon.com, Captain Eric H. May
http://www.lonestaricon.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=2881&z=163

Provocations as Pretexts for Imperial War:  From Pearl Harbor to 9/11
[Editor's note:  Brilliant except for perpetrators of 9/11]
25 May 2008, petras.lahaine.org, James Petras
http://petras.lahaine.org/articulo.php?p=1735&more=1&c=1

USA Military Officers Challenge Official Account of September 11
[Editor's note:  Courageously speaking out on behalf of 9/11 Truth]
22 May 2008, PAKISTAN DAILY
http://www.daily.pk/world/americas/99-americas/3865-usa-military-officers-challenge-official-account-of-september-11.html

Paul's Paulestinians vs. Bush's False Flaggers (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Iran is a thrid-world nation without military might]
20 May 2008, lonestaricon.com, Captain Eric H. May
http://www.lonestaricon.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=2853&z=163

Bush 'plans Iran air strike by August'
[Editor's note:  Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps to be targeted]
28 May 2008, atimes.com, Muhammad Cohen
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JE28Ak01.html

Bush wants $600 million for Iraq police; but cuts aid to U.S. cops
[Editor's note:  Misplaced priorities from day one]
27 May 2008, McCLatchy Newspapers, David Lightmsh
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/38672.html

Worries in G.O.P. About Disarray in McCain Camp
[Editor's note:  If you boot the lobbyists, there'll be no one left]
25 May 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nagourney
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/us/politics/25mccain.html?th&emc=th

Joe Lieberman, Would-Be Censor (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Protect the internet from censoring assaults]
25 May 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/opinion/25sun1.html?th&emc=th

All About Eve
[Editor's note:  Hillary's rationale is that "stuff happens"]
25 May 2008, nytimes.com, Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/opinion/25dowd.html?th&emc=th

The Empire's Hypocritical Politics
[Editor's note:  Castro critiques an Obama speech]
25 May 2008, cuba.cu, Fidel Castro
http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/reflexiones/2008/ing/f250508i.html

$130 Oil: Is That a Tipping Point?
[Editor's note:  When does everyday spending begin to tank?]
24 May 2008, Los Angeles Times, Peter G. Gosselin
http://www.truthout.org/article/130-oil-is-that-a-tipping-point

Clinton Remark on Robert Kennedy's Killing Stirs Uproar
[Editor's note:  Hillary is unfit for public office]
24 May 2008, nytimes.com, Katharine Q. Seelye
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/24/us/politics/24clinton.html?th&emc=th

2 Inquiries Set on Pentagon Publicity Effort
[Editor's note:  Pentagon using public money to spread propaganda]
24 May 2008, nytimes.com, David Barstow
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/24/washington/24generals.html?th&emc=th

Immigration Officials Arrest 905 in California Sweep
[Editor's note:  First they came for the illegal immigrants, . . . ]
24 May 2008, nytimes.com, Rebecca Cathcart
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/24/us/24deport.html?th&emc=th

Clinton, You Invoked a Political Nightmare
[Editor's note:  An unforgivable comment on assassination]
23 May 2008, MSNBC Countdown, Keith Olbermann
http://www.truthout.org/article/clinton-you-invoked-a-political-nightmare

Democrats seek Iraq embezzlement probe
[Editor's note:  Taxpayers dollars may be financing the resistance]
22 May 2008, ap.google.com, Richard Lardner
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h18maLLW1UcQpjtsFsqQhiRf0bAQD90QV1JG0

Gunfire takes the lives of two more Iraqi journalists
[Editor's note:  Killing journalists appears to be US policy in Iraq]
22 May 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Raviya H. Ismail    |
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/iraq/story/38205.html

House Aims at Pentagon "Propaganda" on Iraq War
[Editor's note:  Brainwashing the American people]
23 May 2008, The Los Angeles Times, Jams Rainey
http://www.truthout.org/article/house-aims-pentagon-propaganda-iraq-war

Audit: Iraq Contracts Skirted Fraud Rules
[Editor's note:  Nearly every transaction failed to comply with the law]
23 May 2008, truthout.org, The Associated Press
http://www.truthout.org/article/audit-iraq-contracts-skirted-fraud-rules

GOP strategists mull McCain ?blowout?
[Editor's note:  Only if they steal it using electronic voting machines]
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10585.html
23 May 2008, politico.com, David Paul Kuhn

Viral e-mails attack Obama?s life story
[Editor's note:  Having nothing true that harms him, they make it up]
22 May 2008, politico.com, Ben Smith and Jonathan Martin
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10546.html

Ventura Slams Media Witch Hunt For Questioning 9/11
[Editor's note:  Appalled at the state of free speech in America]
21 May 2008, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/may2008/052108_witch_hunt.htm

Many Florida Jews Express Doubts on Obama
[Editor's note:  Anxiety about Israel, Iran, anti-Semitism and race.
22 May 2007, nytimes.com, Jodi Kantor
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/us/politics/22jewish.html?th&emc=th

Jeff Sharlet joined Rachel to talk about his new book: "The Family:
The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power."
20 May 2008, netatlantic.com, Rachel Maddow
http://mk1.netatlantic.com/t/5163426/10684249/15654/0/>

US Senator From Minnesota: Jesse Ventura vs. Al Franken?
[Editor's note:  Jesse 54%, Franken, 38%, Other 7%
19 May 2008, citizensugar.com, Liberty Sugar
http://www.citizensugar.com/1635631

Coleman vs. Franken vs. Ventura: Who Wins?
[Editor's note:  Both Franken and Ventura exceed Coleman]
19 May 2008, msp.blogs.com, Adam Platt
http://msp.blogs.com/adamplatt/2008/05/coleman-vs-fran.html

Jessie Ventura Fears 'We Did 9/11 To Ourselves'
[Editor's note:  Former Governor lectures disbelieving Howard Stern]
21 May 2008, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/may2008/052108_ventura_fears.htm

Snakes and Superdelegates (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Campaigns are distracting from administration crimes]
21 May 2008, legitgtgov.org, Lori Price
http://www.legitgov.org/essay_price_snakes_superdelegates_210508.html

Israel PM calls for naval blockade of Iran
[Editor's note:  A naval blockage is an act of war]
21 May 2008, news.yahoo.com,
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080521/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsisraelus_080521085612

Olmert to U.S.: Impose naval blockade on Iran
[Editor's note:  Pressuring Pelosi to act as stooge for Israel]
21 May 2008, Haaretz, Barak Ravid and Amos Harel
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/985421.html

Imbalances of Power (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Shifting power not in America's favor]
20 May 2008, nytimes.com, Thomas L. Friedman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/opinion/21friedman.html?th&emc=th

The Last Debate (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Time for Hillary to graciously "exit left"]
20 May 2008, nytimes.com, Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/opinion/21dowd.html?th&emc=th

Open Appeal for Straight Talk on Iran
[Editor's note:  Former CIA analyst appeals to CENTCOM]
20 May 2008, 2ndbigbusinescrimes.blogspot, Ray McGovern
http://2ndbigbusinescrimes.blogspot.com/

White House denies Iran attack report
[Editor's note:  Lying to conceal dastardly plan to attack Iran]
20 May 2008, jerusalempost.com, JPOST.COM STAFF
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1210668683139&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Israeli Report:  U.S. Will Attack Iran
[Editor's note:  The cumulative evidence is overwhelming]
20 May 2008, newsmax.com, Newsmax Staff
http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/Report_US_to_Attack_iran/2008/05/20/97545.html?s=al&promo_code=62B6-1

U.S. Soldiers Did 'Dirty Work' for Chinese Interrogators
[Editor's note:  Guantanamo Personnel "Softened Up" Detainees]
20 May 2008, abcnews.com, Justin Rood
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4894921

The CIA's Internet Fakes:  The Fake 9/11 Movement (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Evaluate this with great care]
20 May 2008, BreakForNews.com, Fintan Dunne
http://www.breakfornews.com/TheCIAInternetFakes.htm

The Bushes and Hitler's Appeasement
[Editor's note:  The Bush family reeks with supporters of Adolf Hitler]
19 May 2008, Consortium News, Robert Parry
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051908M.shtml

9/11 Weather Anomalies and Field Effects
[Editor's note:  Possible causes and effects of 9/11 events]
19 May 2008, drjudywood.com, Judy Wood
http://www.drjudywood.com/articles/erin/

McCain's Chances May Have Hit a New Nader
[Editor's note:  One of the least qualified candidates in US history]
18 May 2008, washingtonpost.com, Micah L. Sifry
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/16/AR2008051603464.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

"Extraordinary Rendition" on Trial in Italy
[Editor's note:  CIA kidnappings finally addressed in a legal setting]
18 May 2008, International Herald Tribune, Elisabeth Rosenthal
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051808Y.shtml

Big GOP Losses in Congress Likely
[Editor's note:  Enormous gains anticipated for Democratic Party]
18 May 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Steven Thomma and Margaret Taley
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051808A.shtml

McCain Can Run, but Bush Won’t Hide
[Editor's note:  The price of having an unpopular president on your side]
18 May 2008, The New York Times, Frank Rich
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051808B.shtml

Immigration Raid Jars Small Iowa Town, Explains GSA Lease of Fairgrounds
[Editor's note:  Rehearsal for mass arrests across the nation]
18 May 2008, The Washington Post, Spencer S. Hsu
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051808C.shtml

Lies of Aggression (From the "White House Moron")
[Editor's note:  More from a brilliant student of US history]
16 May 2008, informationclearinghouse.info, Paul Craig Roberts "ICH"
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19937.htm

The war at the gas pump!
[Editor's note:  Devastating consequences for working families]
16 May 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3298.shtml

Citizens Reject Terror Drill Fear Mongering
[Editor's note:  Seeing through the haze of disinformation]
15 May 2008, inforwars.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.infowars.com/?p=2147

Rumsfeld On 2006 Election: "The Correction For That...Is An Attack"
[Editor's note:  A Secretary of Defense who betrayed his trust]
13 May 2008, The Huffington Post, Jason Linkins
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/13/rumsfeld-on-2006-election_n_101537.html

Rumsfeld Tapes leak and calls for new attack to manipulate Americans
[Editor's note:  Further evidence 9/11 was an inside job]
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4mj8m8MzalM
http://truthbreakingnews.blogspot.com/2008/05/rumsfeld-on-tape-terror-attack-could.html

Where did the Web rumors about Obama come from?
[Editor's note:  Some originated in tabloids instead]
8 May 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Matt Sterns
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/36410.html

Bush Assails 'Appeasement,' Touching Off Storm
[Editor's note:  Reminding everyone of his grandfather's perfidy]
16 May 2008, nytimes.com, Sheryl Gay /stolberg and Jim Rutenberg
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/us/politics/16obama.html?th&emc=th

President Bush Committed Political Treason Today
[Editor's note:  Politics is supposed to end at the water's edge]
15 May 2008, Philadelphia Daily News, Will Bunch
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/attytood/President_Bush_committed_treason_today.html

In Israeli Parliament, Bush Compares Democrats To Nazi-Appeasers
[Editor's note:  Bush's grandfather helped finance the Nazis]
15 May 2008, thinkprogress.org
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/15/bush-obama-nazi-appeaser/

Republican Election Losses Stir Fall Fears
[Editor's note:  The GOP brand has been flushed down the toilet]
15 May 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nagourney and Carl Hulse
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/us/politics/15repubs.html?th&emc=th

A War Over a Wall Defies Truce in Sadr City
[Editor's note:  Imagine a maze of concrete barriers everywhere]
15 May 2008, nytimes.com, Michael R. Gordon
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/world/middleeast/15wall.html?th&emc=th

Rumsfeld's Mind: If 9/11 Worked, Why Not Try it Again?
[Editor's note:  Casually suggesting another 9/11 might be required]
14 May 2008, opednews.com, Rob Kall
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_rob_kall_080514_rumsfeld_s_mind_3a_if_.htm

Has the Battle for America Begun?
[Editor's note:  Financial elites may want a war with Asian nations]
14 May 2008, globalresearch.ca, Richard C. Cook
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8977

Air Force Aims for 'Full Control' of 'Any and All' Computers
[Editor's note:  Another insane proposal from the US military]
13 May 2008, wired.com, Noah Shachtman
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/05/air-force-mater.html

Bush says he fears new terror attacks on U.S. if Democrat elected]
[Editor's note:  Remind me:  Just who was President on 9/11?]
13 May 2008, Houston Chronicle, Associated Press
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/nation/5777723.html

Childers Victory Gives Democrats a Third Straight Takeover
[Editor's note:  Republicans are frantic over November!]
13 May 2008, The Hill, Aaron Blake
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/childers-victory-gives-dems-a-third-straight-takeover-2008-05-13.html

U.S. drops charges against accused '20th hijacker'
[Editor's note:  Scheduling to impact the November elections]
13 May 2008, uk.reuters.com, Kristin Roberts
http://uk.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUKN1342978520080513

Military analysts named in Times exposé cited more than 4,500 times
[Editor's note:  Propaganda campaign to mislead American people]
13 May 2008, mediamatters.com
http://mediamatters.org/items/200805130001

Luttwak's Fatwa on Obama: A Muslim Perspective
[Editor's note:  A cogent response to an irresponsible article]
13 May 2008, barrettforcongress.us, Kevin Barrett
http://www.barrettforcongress.us

Free At Last:  Army Intelligence Analyst Buswell, 'The 9/11 NCO,' Speaks Out
[Editor's note:  Fascinating interview with a military truth-speaker]
13 May 2008, lonestaricon.com, Stephen C. Webster
http://www.lonestaricon.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=2792&z=247

Blunt Federal Letters Tell Students They're Security Threats
[Editor's note:  Beyond bizarre!  The national security state at work!]
13 May 2008, nytimes.com, Scott Shane
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/washington/13tsa.html?th&emc=th

The Myth of Voter Fraud (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  An assault by Republicans on democracy itself]
13 May 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/opinion/13tue1.html?th&emc=th

Israel's 60 years of nuclear proliferation
[Editor's note:  Ben-Gurion thought about nukes in 1945]
13 May 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3283.shtml

Ex-officials: Bush admin. ignored Iraq corruption
[Editor's note:  Setting an example that was emulated by Baghdad]
13 May 2008, yahoo.com, Anne Flaherty
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq_corruption_14

Drive in Basra by Iraqi Army Makes Gains
[Editor's note:  Bush needs Basra to extract oil from Iraq]
12 May 2008, nytimes.com, Stephen Farrell and Ammar Karim
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/world/middleeast/12basra.html?th&emc=th

The Pundit Analyzing Obama? Some TV Upstart Named Rove
[Editor's note:  What's this guy doing in this position?]
12 May 2008, nytimes.com, Jim Rutenberg and Jaques Steinberg
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/us/politics/12rove.html?th&emc=th

Kitty Hawk air wing commander removed for ?loss of confidence?
[Editor's note:  My bet:  He opposed an attack on Iran]
11 May 2008, Stars and Stripes, Teri Weaver
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=62050&archive=true

Government asks court to block wider testing for mad cow
[Editor's note:  Administration wants WEAKER SAFEGUARDS for disease]
9 May 2008, yahoo.com, Sam Hananel
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/mad_cow

MI6 chief visits Mossad for talks on Iran's nuclear threat
[Editor's note:  Coordinating corrupt acts against Iran?]
4 May 2008, The Sunday London Times, Uzi Mahnaimi
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3867880.ece

Backing my claims about 9/11 questions
[Editor's note:  An Arizona state senator supports 9/11 truth]
2 May 2008, East Valley/Scottdale Tribune, Karen Johnson
http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=OTg5NTUz

Crude jolt for US as Iran scraps oil trade in dollar
[Editor's note:  The real reason we are pissed with Iran?]
1 May 2008, economictimes.indiatimes.com
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-3000162,prtpage-1.cms

Weather War Between US and Russia?
[Editor's note:  An illegal race to harness hurricanes & earthquakes]
8 October 2007, globalresearch.ca, The Daily Express
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=1061

Roadcheck 2008 set for 3-5 June 2008
http://www.jjkeller.com/news/newsinfo/T_news2390.htm?ticket=5729748420419789503345238388&pageseq=10002

Pulsed Power Facilities: HERMES III Accelerator (13 TW of power)
http://www.sandia.gov/capabilities/pulsed-power/facilities/hermes.html

Already, Obama and McCain Map Fall Strategies
[Editor's note:  Predictions about the key issues of the campaign]
11 May 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nagourney and Jeff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/us/politics/11strategy.html?th&emc=th

Pragmatic Politics, Forged on the South Side
[Editor's note:  Nice background on the apparent Democratic nominee]
11 May 2008, nytimes.com, Jo Becker and Christopher Drew
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/us/politics/11chicago.html?th&emc=th

GOP Getting Crushed in Polls, Key Races
[Editor's note:  A present from the people to themselves]
10 May 2008, The Politico, Jaim VandeHei and David Paul Kuhn
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10238.html

Seeds of Destruction (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Condemnation of Bill and Hillary's attacks on Barack]
10 May 2008, nytimes.com, Bob Herbert
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/opinion/10herbert.html?th&emc=th

On McCain, Obama and a Hamas Link
[Editor's note:  acandidate who claims to avoid negative campaigning]
10 May 2008, nytimes.com, Larry Rohter
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/us/politics/10mccain.html?th&emc=th

Questions Surround Homeland Security's Presence in Waterloo
[Editor's note:  Converting a cattle grounds into a detention facility]
9 May 2008, whotv.com
http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8299524

In FEC Moves, Some See Effort to Aid McCain
[Editor's note:  Bush continues to use government to benefit friends]
9 May 2008, nytimes.com, Michael Luo
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/us/politics/09donate.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

Support for Clinton Wanes as Obama Sees Finish Line
[Editor's note:  The point of pushing on becomes increasingly obscure]
8 May 2008, nytimes.com, Patrick Healy and JEff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/us/politics/08campaign.html?th&emc=th

For the Democrats, Signs of a Possible Changing of the Guard
[Editor's note:  The Clinton Era is coming to an end]
8 May 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nagourney
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/us/politics/08dems.html?th&emc=th

Ray Guns:  Laser Weapons Technology
[Editor's note:  Revealing how far we have come]
7 May 2008, spacewar.com
http://www.spacewar.com/rayguns.html

GOP leaders warn of election disaster
[Editor's note:  Newt Gingrich expresses alarm]
7 May 2008, politico.com, John Bresnhan
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10138.html

Obama Wins North Carolina Decisively; Clinton Takes Indiana by Slim Margin
[Editor's note:  7% of Hillary's support came from Republicans]
7 May 2008, nytimes.com, Jeff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/us/politics/07elect.html?th&emc=th

Butterflies Aren't Free (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Hillay is no longer the person she used to be]
7 May 2008, nytimes.com, Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/opinion/07dowd.html?th&emc=th

1.1 Million Purged from Indiana Voting Rolls
[Editor's note:  Unverifiable Machines to Count Vote]
5 May 2008, bradblog.com, Brad Friedman
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5955

The Debate Over 9/11
[Editor's note:  Nice overview calling 'em as he sees 'em]
5 May 2008, inoodle.com, Eric Larsen
http://inoodle.com/2008/05/debate-over-911.html

9/11 Conspiracy Connection To DC Madam Murder
[Editor's note:  Palfrey said call girls had picked up info about 9/11]
5 May 2008, Prison Planet, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/may2008/050508_conspiracy_connection.htm

Who should MDs let die in a pandemic? Report offers answers
[Editor's note:  Nazi-style criteria allowing elderly, sick, and weak to die]
5 May 2008, news.yahoo.com, Lindsey Tanner
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080505/ap_on_he_me/pandemic_rationing_care_3

Iraq Backs Off Allegations That Iran Is Behind Violence
[Editor's note:  Reviewing rumors and speculations of involvement]
5 May 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Leila Fadel and Shashank Bengali
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050508J.shtml

The All-White Elephant in the Room
[Editor's note:  Why all the silence about Rev. Hagee and John McCain?]
5 May 2008, nytimes.com, Frank Rich
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050508K.shtml

In Poll, Obama Survives Furor, but Fall Is the Test
[Editor's note:  Most voters not affected by worry about general election]
5 May 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nagourney and Marjorie Connelly
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/us/politics/05poll.html?th&emc=th

Seeing Grit and Ruthlessness in Clinton's Love of the Fight
[Editor's note:  Hillary's strength is also Hillary's weakness]
5 May 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Leibovich and Kate Zernike
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/us/politics/05clinton.html?th&emc=th

The Last Round Up
[Editor's note:  A list of 8,000,000 Americans for incarceration or worse]
29 April 2008, Christopher Ketcham 29 Apr 2008 A
http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20080430182318128

Notes From the War on Terror (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Brilliant summary of Bush's perversion of law]
2 May 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/opinion/02fri1.html?th&emc=th

Clinton May Be Hopeful, but Obama Rolls On
[Editor's note:  Superdelegates impressed by how he handles problems]
2 May 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nagourney and Carl Hulse
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/us/politics/02delegates.html?th&emc=th

Party of Denial (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Obama needs to be more sophisticated with issues]
2 May 2008, nytimes.com, Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/opinion/02krugman.html?th&emc=th

The Cognitive Age (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The information age vs. the globalization paradigm]
2 May 2008, nytimes.com, David Brooks
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/opinion/02brooks.html?th&emc=th

DC Madam Predicted She Would Be Suicided
[Editor's note:  Powerful clients with powerful motives]
1 May 2008, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.infowars.com/?p=1862

"D.C. Madam" Kills Herself In Fla.
[Editor's note:  NO WAY: She was in great shape, writing a book, etc.]
1 May 2008, cbsnews.com
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/01/national/main4062164.shtml

Strike Against War Shuts Down West Coast Ports
[Editor's note:  Beware of retaliation by Bush and Cheney]
1 May 2008, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Peter Cole
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050108B.shtml

US Officials: Decision on Confronting Iran Up to Iraq
[Editor's note:  Senior Pentagon officials say Iraq has the evidence]
1 May 2008, Associated Press
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050108K.shtml

Former Guantanamo Prosecutor Says Trials Tainted
[Editor's note:  Col. Davis objects to confessions under duress]
1 May 2008, reuters
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050108M.shtml

Iran Complains to UN About Clinton Comment
[Editor's note:  She talks about "totally obliterating" 65 million]
1 May 2008, reuters, Claudia Parsons
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050108O.shtml

How Will It Play in Apex? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Brilliant critique of the principal players]
1 May 2008, nytimes.com, Gail Collins
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/opinion/01collins.html?th&emc=th

The "Invisible Hand" is picking your pocket (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The myth of free market capitalism]
1 May 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3242.shtml

The Pentagon's $1 Trillion Problem
[Editor's note:  How the Pentagon continues to screw the taxpayer]
May 2008, portfolio.com, Scot Paltrow
http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/04/14/Pentagons-Accounting-Mess

How did a Jewish state founded 60 years ago end up throwing filth at
cowering Palestinians?
[Editor's note:  A disgusting history of oppression and abuse]
30 April 2008, The Independent", Johann Hari
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19845.htm

CIA Still Stonewalls on JFK Mystery Man
[Editor's note:  Defying a federal judge's order, CIA withholds records]
30 April 2008, washingtonindependent.com, Jefferson Morley
http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/cia-still-stonewalls

Shameful Days: Why Won't The Media Pursue the Pentagon Propaganda Scandal?
[Editor's note: Suffocating a major expose of disinformation about Iraq]
30 April 2008, thehuffingtonpost.com, Arianna Huffington
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/shameful-days-why-wont-th_b_99496.html

Just Between Us
[Editor's note:  Manipulating the law to spy on Americans]
30 April 2008, newsweek.com, Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball
http://www.newsweek.com/id/134930/page/1

Iran Ends Oil Transactions in Dollars: Now Trades in Euros and Yen
[Editor's note:  The real reason we are planning to attack Iran?]
30 April 2008, cbsnews.com
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/30/business/main4057490.shtml

New U.S. carrier in Gulf a "reminder" to Iran: Gates
[Editor's note:  "Reminder" or "provocation"?  We are pathetic.]
29 April 2008, reuters.com, David Morgan
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2937818820080430

Cheney lawyer claims Congress has no authority over vice-president
[Editor's note:  How unConstitutional can all of this get?]
29 April 2008, guardian.co.uk, Elana Schor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/29/dickcheney.usa

Bomb Bomb Iran by Summer's End?
[Editor's note:  Cheney beating McCain to the "bomb bomb" punch?]
29 April 2008, truthout.org, Steve Weissman
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042908J.shtml

Ex-Prosecutor Tells of Push by Pentagon on Detainees
[Editor's note:  Using torture to extract fake confessions of terrorism]
29 April 2008, nytimes.com, William Glaberson
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/washington/29gitmo.html?th&emc=th

Demography Is King (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Have we created a new national educational divide?]
29 April 2008, nytimes.com, David Brooks
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/opinion/29brooks.html?th&emc=th

Arizona Senator Subjected to Attacks for Questioning 9/11
[Editor's note:  Displaying ignorance, The Arizona Republic criticizes her]
25 April 2008, Infowars.net, Steve Watson
http://www.infowars.net/articles/april2008/250408Senator.htm

The EPA and 9/11:

Ex-EPA Chief Is Ruled Not Liable for 9/11 Safety Claims
http://www.truthout.org:80/issues_06/042408HA.shtml

Thousands In NY Dying Of '911 Disease'
http://www.rense.com/general72/911dis.htm

"Mystery Disease" Affects New Yorkers in wake of 911 Attacks
http://recoveringliberal.com/?p=739

Ex-EPA Chief Grilled Over 9/11 Response
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/25/national/main2976410.shtml

9/11's Lingering Cloud
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/19/national/main2951940.shtml

Letters Give C.I.A. Tactics a Legal Rationale
[Editor's note:  Justice Department subverting the US Constitution]
27 April 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Mazzetti
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/washington/27intel.html?th&emc=th

"MAYDAY ALERT! Terror Drills Could Go Live!"
[Editor's note:  Signs of the prospect of a false flag attack]
26 April 2008, amfirstbooks.com, Maj. William Fox et al.
http://www.amfirstbooks.com/Mayday_Alert

Questions Linger on Scope of Iran's Threat in Iraq
[Editor's note:  Apparently planted story to minimize our threat to Iran]
26 April 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Mazzetti, Steven Lee Myers and Thom Shanker
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/26/world/middleeast/26military.html?th&emc=th

Government Releases Images of Syrian Reactor
[Editor's note:  Why release these images from 6 September 2007 attack?]
25 April 2008, nytimes.com, David E. Sanger
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/25/world/middleeast/25korea.html?th&emc=th

For Democrats, Questions Over Race and Electability
[Editor's note:  An assessment of rivals' strength in swing states]
24 April 2008, nytimes.com, Adam Nagourney
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/us/politics/24obama.html?th&emc=th

Machine Gun-Toting Officers To Patrol NYC Subway
[Editor's note:  Introducing overt elements of the police state piecemeal]
24 April 2008, wcbstv.com
http://wcbstv.com/local/machine.guns.subway.2.707398.html

C.I.A. Director Announces He'll Retire From Air Force
[Editor's note:  Striking decision to separate himself from his uniform]
24 April 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Mazzetti
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/washington/24cia.html?ex=1209614400&en=e083b11292857d1f&ei=5123&partner=BREITBART

Petraeus Promotion Ensures Future for Bush War Policy
[Editor's note:  Placing a shill for war with Iran in high position]
24 April 2008, Los Angeles Times, Julian E. Barnes
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042408A.shtml

Military "Analysts," the Media and the Selling of Bush's Wars
[Editor's note:  Reflections on propaganda from the Pentagon]
24 April 2008, Progreso Weekly, Max J. Castro
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042408B.shtml

Senate Republicans Block Pay Disparity Measure
[Editor's note:  GOP opposed reduction in pay discrimination]
24 April 2008, nytimes.com, Carl Hulse
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/042408LC.shtml

Ex-EPA Chief Is Ruled Not Liable for 9/11 Safety Claims
[Editor's note:  No punishment no matter how bad the performance]
24 April 2008, washingtonpost.com, Robin Shulman
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/042408HA.shtml

Aggressive action is needed to resurrect 4th Amendment rights
[Editor's note:  Thoughts on restoring basic rights]
23 April 2008, muckrakerreport.com, Ed Haas
http://muckrakerreport.com/id592.html

9/11 and the Neo-Con Agenda
[Editor's note:  Speech delivered at "The Freedom Rally"
22 April 2008, opednews.com, Jim Fetzer
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_jim_fetz_080421_9_2f11_and_the_neo_con.htm

José Can You See?  Bush's Trojan Taco
[Editor's note:  The future of the US in the North American Union]
21 April 2008, ourfuture.org, Greg Palast
http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/jos-can-you-see-bush-s-trojan-taco

In Democrats' Fight, the Numbers Count
[Editor's note:  Keep the bottom line in mind]
21 April 2008, nytimes.com, John Harwood
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/us/politics/21caucus.html?th&emc=th

THE MESSAGE MACHINE:  Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon's Hidden Hand
[Editor's note:  An outstanding and thorough critique of propaganda]
20 April 2008, nytimes.com, David Barstow
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/washington/20generals.html?th&emc=th

Iraqi Army Takes Last Basra Areas From Sadr Force
[Editor's note:  Moktada al-Sadr still wields enormous influence]
20 April 2008, nytimes.com, James Glanz and Alissa J. Rubin
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/world/middleeast/20iraq.html?th&emc=th

U.S. Commanders Seeking to Widen Pakistan Attacks
[Editor's note:  Meeting unwanted resistance from the legislature]
20 April 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/world/asia/20pstan.html?th&emc=th

McCain, Iraq War and the Threat of 'Al Qaeda'
[Editor's note:  McCain's simple-minded view of the war]
19 April 2008, nytimes.com, Michael Cooper and Larry Rohter
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/us/politics/19threat.html?th&emc=th

Vigorous Defense of Human Rights Is Urged by Pope in U.N. Address
[Editor's note:  An appropriate statement from Benedict XVI]
19 April 2008, nytimes.com, Ian Fisher and Warren Hoge
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/us/nationalspecial2/19pope.html?th&emc=th

Europe Begins Testing In-Flight Use of Cellphones
[Editor's note:  Cell phones are only now coming into use]
19 April 2008, nytimes.com, Stephen Castle
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/technology/19cell.html?th&emc=th

The Fat Bush Theory
[Editor's note:  The difference between reality and illusion]
19 April 2008, nytimes.com, Gail Collins
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/opinion/19collins.html?th&emc=th

US and Canadian Governments Rename "North American Union"
[Editor's note:  Endless acts of deception by these administrations]
17 April 2008, NewsWithViews.com, Jim Kouri
http://www.newswithviews.com/BreakingNews/breaking57.htm

AMERICAN HEGEMONY IS NOT GUARANTEED
[Editor's note:  Even if we hit Iran, the outcome is in doubt]
14 April 2008, informationclearinghouse.info, Paul Craig Roberts
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19739.htm

The 9/11 New World Order Files by Dr. Eric Karlstrom
http://911NewWorldOrderfiles.googlepages.com/home2
Including "Notes" from the Madison Conference 2007
http://911NewWorldOrderfiles.googlepages.com/notesfrom911conferenceinmadisonwi2007

POLITICS: Petraeus Hid Maliki Resistance to US Troops in Basra
[Editor's note:  Prime Minister undermined US/British operation]
18 April 2008, ipsnews.net, Gareth Porter
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42029

U.S. Begins Erecting Wall in Sadr City
[Editor's note:  Bizarre physical segmentation will be resisted]
18 April 2008, nytimes.com, Michael R. Gordon
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/world/middleeast/18sadrcity.html?th&emc=th

Workers Get Fewer Hours, Deepening the Downturn
[Editor's note:  Why globalization will ultimately fail]
18 April 2008, nytimes.com, Peter S. Goodman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/business/18hours.html?th&emc=th

Top US general 'hoodwinked' over aggressive interrogation
[Editor's note:  Myers wrongly believed Geneva Conventions applied]
18 April 2008, guardian.co.uk, Richard Norton-Taylor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/18/usa.guantanamo

Pentagon institute calls Iraq war 'a major debacle' with outcome 'in doubt'
[Editor's note:  National Defense University issues a searing indictment]
17 April 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Jonathan S. Landay and John Walcott
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/34101.html

In Pa. Debate, the Clear Loser Is ABC
[Editor's note:  Brilliant critique of a pathetic exercise]
17 April 2008, Tom Shales 17 Apr 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/17/AR2008041700013.html

ABC Hosts Heckled After Debate: "The Crowd Is Turning On Me"
[Editor's note:  It was a deplorable, even despicable, performance]
17 April 2008, The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/16/abc-hosts-heckled-after-d_n_97124.html

300,000 Vets Have Mental Problems, 320,000 Brain Injuries
[Editor's note:  Failure to provide treatment will have consequences]
17 April 2008, Associated Press, Pauline Jelinek
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/041708R.shtml

Second Mistrial in Sears Tower Case
[Editor's note:  Another phony "show trial" Soviet-style]
17 April 2008, washingtonpost.com, Julienne Gage
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/041708L.shtml

Report: Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel
[Editor's note:  "Swung American opinion in our favor"]
16 April 2008, Haaretz Service and Reuters
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/975574.html

Nuclear attack on D.C. a hypothetical disaster
[Editor's note:  Estimate 100,000 immediate deaths]
16 April 2008, washingtontimes.com, Gary Emerling
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080416/METRO/556828862/1001

Risk of Nuclear Attack on Rise
[Editor's note:  Planning a false flag attack on D.C.?]
16 April 2008, washingtonpost.com, Mary Beth Sheridan
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/15/AR2008041502969.html

Big Tax Breaks for Businesses in Housing Bill
[Editor's note:  Billions in tax breaks for automakers and airlines]
16 April 2008, nytimes.com, Stephen Labaton and David M. Herszenhorn
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/business/16bailout.html?th&emc=th

McCain Outlines Broad Proposals for U.S. Economy
[Editor's note:  Abandon's pledge to balance the budget his first term]
16 April 2008, nytimes.com, Michael Cooper
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/us/politics/16mccain.html?th&emc=th

Iraqi Unit Flees Post, Despite American's Plea
[Editor's note:  Suggests Iraqi forces not ready for "prime time"]
16 nytimes.com, nytimes.com, Michael R. Gordon
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/world/middleeast/16sadr.html?th&emc=th

Dozens Killed in Bombings in Four Iraqi Cities
[Editor's note:  Car bombs kill at least 53 people]
16 April 2008, nytimes.com, Alissa J. Rubin
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/world/middleeast/16iraq.html?th&emc=th

Bush Replaced REX84 With New Martial Law EO
[Editor's note:  No need to refine law unless you plan to use it]
14 April 2008, rense.com, Ted Twietmeyer
http://www.rense.com/general81/shadowgovt.htm

Israel Can Stand Up for Itself
[Editor's note:  Ignores NIE that Iran is not developing nukes]
13 April 2008, nytimes.com, Zev Chafets
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/opinion/13chafets.html?th&emc=th

All the Time He Needs
[Editor's note:  Bush gaves himself time to walk away from his blunder]
13 April 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/opinion/13sun1.html?th&emc=th

Secret Iraqi Deal Shows Problems in Arms Orders
[Editor's note:  Provinging Iraq shoddy equipment at great profit]
13 April 2008, nytimes.com, Solomon Moore
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/world/middleeast/13arms.html?th&emc=th

Keystone Cops 9/11: Fifteen Views Of The ST Fake Flight 175 Engine
http://home.att.net/~south.tower/911SouthTowerStreetEngine1.htm

Pentagon 9/11 Flight Left Telltake Engine
http://home.att.net/~south.tower/PentagonWrongEngine1.htm

Bush Dispatches Envoys to Arab Capitals as Part of Iraq Plan
[Editor's note:  Only 40-50 foreign fighters are entering each month]
11 April 2008, nytimes.com, Eric Schmitt
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/washington/11terror.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin

Cheney, Others OK'd Harsh Interrogations
[Editor's note:  Has the world ever seen such hypocrisy?]
11 April 2008, jdnews.com, Lara Jakes Jordan and Pamela Hess
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INTERROGATION_TACTICS?SITE=NCJAC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Insider: Iraq Attack Was Preemptive, Not 9/11 Retaliation
[Editor's note:  Douglas Feith on "60 Minutes" offers new defense]
6 April 2008, cbsnews.com, "60 Minutes"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/03/60minutes/main3992653.shtml

Wireless Technologies that Target the Neuronal Functioning of the Brain
[Editor's note:  Instruments of social control become more sophisticated]
6 April 2008, globalresearch.ca, Dr. Kingsley Dennis
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8263

Iran to OPEC: Stop Oil Sales in Dollars
[Editor's note:  An obvious step to take, given US aggression]
6 April 2008, google.com, Associated Press
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hut5APs3h9sbxwxCxa0VrneoG8pgD8VSICH81

Army Worried by Rising Stress of Return Tours to Iraq
[Editor's note:  Abuse of military destroying its combat capacity]
6 April 2008, nytimes.com, Thom Shanker
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/washington/06military.html?ref=todayspaper

Drug Makers Near an Old Goal: A Legal Shield
[Editor's note:  Then if FDA abused its authority, who could correct it?]
6 April 2008, nytimes.com, Gardiner Harris and Alex Berenson
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/washington/06patch.html?ref=todayspaper

Petraeus Testimony Next Week Will Signal Iran Attack
[Editor's note:  He will be following a script written by Dick Cheney]
5 April 2008, informationclearinghouse.info, Paul Craig Roberts
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19684.htm

British fear US commander is beating the drum for Iran strikes
[Editor's note:  Why Fallon called him "an ass-kissing chicken-shit"?]
5 April 2008, telegraph.co.uk, Damine McElroy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/05/wiran105.xml

A General Debate on Iraq:  Odom vs. Petraeus
[Editor's note:  Guess which one speaks the truth about our debacle in Iraq?]
5 April 2008, The Lone Star Iconoclast, Capt. Eric May
http://www.amfirstbooks.com/IntroPages/ToolBarTopics/Articles/Featured_Authors/may,_captain_eric/May_works/May_2008_01-06/Capt._Eric_H._May_20080405_A_General_Debate_On_Iraq;_Odom_vs._Petraeus.html

Health Database Was Set Up to Ignore 'Abortion'
[Editor's note:  A legal procedure is excluded from a search engine]
5 April 2008, nytimes.com, Robert Pear
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/05/us/05popline.html?th&emc=th

Israel is happily buying Iranian oil
[Editor's note:  Perhaps they might not attack Iran, after all]
4 April 2008, guardian.co.uk, Richard Silverstein
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/richard_silverstein/2008/04/israels_tehran_connection.html

Record Home Foreclosures across America
Banking Act of 1999 has opened a Pandora's Box
4 April 2008, globalresearch.com, Sherwood Ross
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=ROS20080404&articleId=8557

It's Happened: I'm a 9/11 Truther; A New Investigation and Forgiveness
[Editor's note:  how do we deal with the monstrous implications of this?]
3 April 2008, opednews.com, Ralph Lopez
http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/opedne_ralph_lo_080402_it_has_happened_3a_i_m.htm

General William Odom tells Senate Rapid Withdrawal is Only Solution
[Editor's note:  Attack on Iraq greatest strategic blunder in US history]
2 April 2008, afterdowningstreet.org, William E. Odom, LT General, USA, Ret.
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/32419

Ted Olson's Report of 9/11 Calls from Barbara: Three Official Denials
[Editor's note:  If there were no calls, either lying or deceived]
1 April 2008, globalresearch.ca, David Ray Griffin
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8514

81% in Poll Say Nation Is Headed on the Wrong Track
[Editor's note:  Strongest opinion since question first asked]
4 April 2008, nytimes.com, David Leonhardt and Marjorie Connelly
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/us/04poll.html?th&emc=th

More Than 1,000 in Iraq's Forces Quit Basra Fight
[Editor's note:  Casting doubt on the American-trained Iraqi security forces]
4 April 2008, nytimes.com, Stephen Farrell and James Glanz
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/world/middleeast/04iraq.html?th&emc=th

There Were Orders to Follow
[Editor's note:  The corruptions of this administration knows no bounds]
4 April 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/opinion/04fri1.html?th&emc=th

Safeguarding Electronic Voting
[Editor's note:  Nice to see The Times endorsing integrity]
4 April 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/opinion/04fri2.html?th&emc=th

Administration Launches Web Site Opposing Journalist Media Shield
[Editor's note:  Protecting themselves in the name of national security]
3 April 2008, foxnews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,346228,00.html

Iran torpedoes US plans for Iraqi oil
[Editor's note:  Cheney no doubt directed that the attack take place]
3 April 2008, atimes.com, M. K. Bhadrakumar
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JD03Ak02.html

U.S. Cites Planning Gaps in Iraqi Assault on Basra
[Editor's note:  A great victory for Muqtada al-Sadr]
3 April 2008, nytimes.com, Michael R. Gordon et al.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/world/middleeast/03basra.html?th&emc=th

Luck Larry wants $12.3 billion more for 9/11
[Editor's note:  Cleaning up handsomely for two white elephants]
3 April 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3135.shtml

Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura Goes Public On 9/11 Truth
[Editor's note:  Calls WTC Collapse a Controlled Demolition
2 April 2008, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/april2008/040208_jesse_ventura.htm

Jesse Ventura Warns of Obama Assassination Attempt
[Editor's note:  Says government will target any independent who gets close]
2 April 2008, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/april2008/040208_ventura_warns.htm

'03 U.S. Memo Approved Harsh Interrogations
[Editor's note: Justice Department gave military interrogators authority]
2 April 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Mazzetti
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/washington/02terror.html?th&emc=th

Bad Business for America
[Editor's note:  Saving Bear Stearns while letting homeowners go]
1 April 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3124.shtml

Pentagon Is Expected to Close Intelligence Unit
[Editor's note:  A vestige of Rumsfield's Pentagon run amok]
2 April 2008, nytimes.com, Mark Mazzetti
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/washington/02intel.html?th&emc=th

The day the US declared war on Iran
[Editor's note:  Using financial measures to cripple a nation]
1 April 2008, atimes.com, John McGlynn
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JD01Ak01.html

Spring Fling in Iran - Updating World War III
[Editor's note:  Concerns about what the near future may bring]
31 Mach 2008, thepriceofliberty.org, Capt. Eric May
http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/08/03/31/may.htm

Mobile Phones "More Dangerous Than Smoking"
[Editor's note:  An enormous surge in brain tumors from using cell phones]
31 March 2008, The Independent UK, Geoffrey Lean
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/033108G.shtml

Silver, Gold & The Last American Hero JFK
[Editor's note:  Many of us believe this was a major motive for killing him]
31 March 2008, news.goldseek.com
http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1206970269.php

Sadr Makes Truce Offer
[Editor's note:  The Shiite cleric is the real power in Iraq]
30 March 2008, Associated Press
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/033008A.shtml

Staff Alleges Abuses by Top Iraq Auditor
[Editor's note:  Iraq reconstrucion awash with corruption]
30 March 2008, washingtonpost.com, Robin Wright
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/033008B.shtml

Internet Censorship:  The bizarre case of the Daily Kos
[Editor's note:  Suppressing public discussion of 9/11, especially]
30 March 2008, diatribune.com, Jim Fetzer
http://www.diatribune.com/internet-censorship-the-bizarre-case-daily-kos

The Smart Way Out of a Foolish War (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Political and economimc considerations in getting out]
30 March 2008, washingtonpost.com, Zbigniew Brzezinski
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/27/AR2008032702405.html

Did Your Shopping List Kill a Songbird? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Pesticides and genetically modified crops are threats]
30 March 2008, nytimes.com,
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/opinion/30stutchbury.html?th&emc=th

Developer sues to recover 9/11 costs
[Editor's note:  This goes beyond brazen!]
27 March 2008, cnn.com
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/27/wtc.suit/index.html

Obama, Clinton -- and Echoes of Nader? (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Hillary's destructive impact on her own party]
27 March 2008, nytimes.com, Nicholas D. Kristof
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/opinion/27kristof.html?th&emc=th

Imagined Snipers, Real Challenges (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Fake swagger vs. real solutions]
27 March 2008, nytimes.com, Roger Cohen
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/opinion/27Cohen.html?th&emc=th

Say Hillary, What about the Religious "Family" you have Chosen to be Part of?
[Editor's note:  Granting an intervie to the "vast right-wing conspiracy]
26 March 2008, opednews.com, Steve Brant
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_steve_br_080326_say_hillary_2c_what_ab.htm

In Basra, Elections, Oil Drive Conflict
[Editor's note:  The lid is about to blow off Iraq]
26 March  2008, truthout.org, Maya Schenwar and Christopher Kuttruff
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032608R.shtml

Bush vendettas:  Clearing the way to attack Iran?
[Editor's note:  Plame, Spitzer, and Fallon fall into a pattern]
25 March 2008, diatribune.com, Jim Fetzer
http://www.diatribune.com/bush-vendettas-clearing-way-attack-iran

Massive Chunk of Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse
[Editor's note:  Dramatic evidence of the effects of global warming]
25 March 2008, science.com, Seth Borenstein
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080325.wicecoll0325/BNStory/Science/home

McCain Says US Succeeding in Iraq
[Editor's note:  Another "senior moment" from an incompetent candidate]
25 March 2008, nytimes.com, Associated Press
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-McCain-Iraq.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Worried Yet? Saudis Prepare for "Sudden Nuclear Hazards" After Cheney Visit
[Editor's note:  The most frightening article I have ever read]
March 2008, empireburlesquenow.blogspot.com
http://empireburlesquenow.blogspot.com/2008/03/worried-yet-saudis-prepare-for-sudden.html

America's Next 9/11
[Editor's note:  A chilling scenario of how it may be done]
24 March 2008, informationclearinghouse.info, Paul Craig Roberts
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19598.htm

Financial Meltdown: Time for a Holiday From Progressive Politics?
[Editor's note:  Is an opportunity for reform slipping away?]
24 March 2008, truthout.org, Dean Baker
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032408A.shtml

Is "Success" of US Surge in Iraq About to Unravel?
[Editor's note:  Muslim cleric Muqtada al Sadr may have had enough]
24 March 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Leila Fadel and Nancy A. Youssef
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/31527.html

Telecom Lobbyists Tied to McCain
[Editor's note:  Further evidence of unfitness for high office]
24 March 2008, USA Today, Matt Kelley
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20080324/1a_bottomstrip24_dom.art.htm

Is It a Recession? Or a Depression? Shocking New Gallup Poll.
[Editor's note:  Most Amreicans think economic problems are serious]
23 March 2008, allspinzone.com, Richard Blair
http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/http://allspinzone.com/wp//80039/

Gap in Life Expectancy Widens for the Nation
[Editor's note:  Significant differences in life expectancy]
23 March 2008, nytimes.com, Robert Pear
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/us/23health.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

The Republican Resurrection
[Editor's note:  Hillary's trench warfare gives hope to the GOP]
23 March 2008, nytimes.com, Frank Rich
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/opinion/23rich.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

What's Wrong with Rev. Wright?
[Editor's note:  What he's said is either true or not obviously false]
23 March 2008, diatribune.com, dailykos.com, Jim Fetzer
http://www.diatribune.com/what039s-wrong-with-rev-wright

Accounting for the Full Ante in Washington
[Editor's note:  Someone should know where our money is going]
22 March 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/opinion/22sat3.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

The Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright and the Audacity of Truth
[Editor's note:  Consider the background of what he has to say]
22 March 2008, truthout.org, Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/opinion/22sat3.html?th&emc=th

Hillary's Perfidy
[Editor's note:  A candidate has an obligation not to destroy her party]
22 March 2008, diatribune.com, dailykos.com, Jim Fetzer
http://www.diatribune.com/hillary039s-perfidy

Story behind the story: The Clinton myth
[Editor's note:  Hillary has virtually no chance to win]
21 March 2008, politico.com, Jim Vandehei and Mike Allen
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9149.html

The Collapse Of American Power
[Editor's note:  The end of a great nation under corrupt management]
21 March 2008, countercurrents.org, Paul Craig Roberts
http://www.countercurrents.org/roberts210308.htm

Democrat Wants Answers on Obama Passport Breach
[Editor's note:  Waxman imposes Monday deadline for identity of firm]
21 March 2008, ABC News, Justin Rood
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4496062

Obama wants Congress in passport probe
[Editor's note:  Disgusting dereliction of duty by Rice and Co.]
21 March 2008, yahoo!news.com
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080321/ap_on_el_pr/obama_passport

The Nation | The Gentlemen's Bailout
[Editor's note:  Socialism for corporations welcomed by the rich]
20 March 2008, The Nation, editorial team
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080407/editors

Gun Owners Fooled By Mammoth Supreme Court Hoax
[Editor's note:  What's going on with the Second Amendment?]
20 March 2008, infowars.com, Paul Joseph Watson and Steve Watson
http://www.infowars.com/?p=920

The Woman Who Nearly Stopped the War
[Editor's note:  An heroic act that aborted a second UN resolution]
19 March 2008, The New Statesman, Martin Bright
http://www.newstatesman.com/200803190011

Department of Veterans Affairs Reports 73 Thousand U.S. Gulf War Vets Dead
[Editor's note:  Only counting "combat casualties" who have died on the spot]
http://libertyforlife.com/military-war/73_thousand_us_gulf_war_casualties.htm

Bush's Plan to Steal Iraq's Oil: The Thirty-Year Itch
[Editor's note:  An excellent summary of the master plan]
29 March 2003, Mother Jones, Robert Dreyfuss
http://home.att.net/~south.tower/BushsIraqWarPlan1.htm

Exposure (Abstract)
[Editor's note:  The crimes of Abu Ghraib were far worst than reported]
24 March 2008, The New Yorker, Errol Morris
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/24/080324fa_fact_gourevitch

Obama's Passportgate: Historical Echo
[Editor's note:  This is not the first of its kind in "dirty tricks"]
21 March 2008, Consortium News, Robert Parry
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2008/032008.html

U.S. Defends Tough Tactics on Spitzer
[Editor's note:  Extreme measures for a personal vice]
21 March 2008, nytimes.com, David Johnston and Philip Shenon
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/nyregion/21justice.html?hp

Postscript to 'Spitzer taken down by Mossad'?
[Editor's note:  Using sex to gather intelligence and control events]
21 March 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3088.shtml

Claims of dirty tricks after security breach on Obama passport details
[Editor's note:  Strikingly similar to past GOP "dirty tricks"]
21 March 2008, Independent.co.uk, Leonard Doyle
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/claims-of-dirty-tricks-after-security-breach-on-obama-passport-details-799035.html

2 fired over Obama passport file breach
[Editor's note:  Three incidents on January 9, February 21 and March 14]
20 March 2008, NBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23736254/

Blackwater "Blood Money" Angers Iraqis
[Editor's note:  Families reject direct settlement offers]
20 March 2008, ABC News, Aadel Faiq
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4489251&page=1

We Need a President, Not Just a Commander in Chief
[Editor's note:  Language can warp the needs of the nation]
20 March 2008, truthout.org, Joe Brewer and George Lakoff
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032008G.shtml

Indonesia accuses U.S. of abusing bird flu virus
[Editor's note:  Profits at the expense of humanity:  The American Way!]
20 March 2008, www.chinaview.cn
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/20/content_7825739.htm

Cheney: Iran might be next US target
[Editor's note:  No end to Bush/Cheney insanity]
19 March 2008, presstv.com
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=48173&sectionid=351020104#

Iraq to pay oil firms $2.5 billion to boost its output
[Editor's note:  They are attaining their objectives, after all!]
19 March 2008, guardian.co.uk, Reuters
http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7397775

Pastor Wright: This Too Shall Pass
[Editor's note:  (a) He's wrapped it up and (b) their views are not the same]
19 March 2008, rasmussenreports.com, Dick Morris
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/political_commentary/commentary_by_dick_morris/pastor_wright_this_too_shall_pass

Penn's War: Media Lap Dogs Backed Iraq Mess
[Editor's note:  Presidents and the media have manipulated the nation]
19 March 2008, ABC News, Susan Donaldson James
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=4477332&page=1

Rogers: Fed Has ?Given Up? On The Dollar
[Editor's note:  Trying to save the system by debasing our currency]
19 March 2008, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.infowars.com/?p=901

BAGHDAD BUREAU BLOG:  Notes From the Field, Five Years Later
[Editor's note:  Those who covered the Iraq war look back]
19 March 2008, nytimes.com, reporters and photographers
http://baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com/?th&emc=th

Can't Grasp Credit Crisis? Join the Club
[Editor's note:  Confusion about the situation abounds]
19 March 2008, nytimes.com, David Leonhardt
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/business/19leonhardt.html?th&emc=th

Why the Bush Administration "Watergated" Eliot Spitzer
[Editor's note:  He was too outspoken a critic of its corruption]
18 March 2008, Global Research, F. William Engdahl
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=ENG20080318&articleId=8376

NASA data shows thickest and oldest Arctic ice is melting
[Editor's note:  Some still insist global warming is a fantasy!]
18 March 2008, reuters.com, Deborah Zabarenko
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN1822988120080318

Blackwater Seeps Into the Campaign
[Editor's note:  Hillary would take privatized forces out of Iraq]
18 March 2008, The Nation, Jeremy Scahill
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080331/scahill

Critics say Bush is out of touch on the economy
[Editor's note:  He doesn't seem to understand the situation at all]
18 March 2008, Los Angeles Times, Maura Reynolds and Janet Hook
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bush18mar18,1,1956076.story

No Attempt Made By F.B.I. To Formally Identify 9/11 Plane Wreckage
[Editor's note:  The cover-up continues to unravel.]
18 March 2008, 911blogger.com, Aidan Monaghan
http://911blogger.com/node/14406#new

Barack Obama's Philadelphia Speech on Race and Religion
[Editor's note:  An exceptional speech on crucial issues]
18 March 2008, opednes.com, Barack Obama
http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/linkframe.php?linkid=54732

What's Wrong with Rev. Wright?
[Editor's note:  What Obama's minister has had to say is mostly right!]
18 March 2008, opednews.com, Jim Fetzer
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_jim_fetz_080317_what_s_wrong_with_re.htm

Sequoia Voting Systems Threatens Princeton Computer Scientists with
Legal Action if they Carry Out Analysis of the Company's Voting Machines
[Editor's note:  Outrageous attempt to forestall discover of criminality]
17 March 2008, bradblog.com, Brad Friedman
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5814

Leading Economic Writer: Financial Meltdown A "Gigantic Fraud"
[Editor's note:  Could we be the subjects of a huge scam?]
17 March 2008, Infowars.net,Steve Watson
http://www.infowars.net/articles/march2008/170308Fraud.htm

Stephen King's Son Takes a Shot at 9/11 Truth Author, New Film
Director Embraces His Work!
[Editor's note:  Making progress, slow but stead, getting out 9/11 truth]
17 March 2008, opednews.com, Bill Douglas
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_bill_dou_080316_steven_king_s_son_2c_t.htm

The Wages of Peace
[Editor's note:  More spent in Iraq, fewer jobs produced at home]
17 March 2008, The Nation, Robert Pollin and Heidi Garrett-Peltier
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/031708O.shtml

Letting the Market Drive Transportation
[Editor's note:  Privatizing our hyways and turning them into toll roads]
17 March 2008, washingtonpost.com, Lyndsey Layton and Spencer S. Hsu
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/031708P.shtml

Soft Shoe in Hard Times (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The worse things get, the less Bush cares]
16 March 2008, nytimes.com, Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/opinion/16dowd.html?th&emc=th

Reflections on the Invasion of Iraq
[Editor's note:  Which of them do you think has it right?]
16 March 2008, nytimes.com, nine experts
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/opinion/16intro.html?th&emc=th

Bush Vendetta
[Editor's note:  Outing Plame, dismissing Fallon, and exposing Spitzer]
15 March 2008, OpEdNews.com, Jim Fetzer
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_jim_fetz_080313_bush_vendetta_3f.htm

A Responsible Plan
[Editor's note:  Rebuilding our society, our economy, and our moral standing
15 March 2008, The Huffington Post, Chellie Pingree
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chellie-pingree/a-responsible-plan_b_91683.html

Lack of Foundation Damage at Pentagon Irreconcilable with Official Reports
[Editor's note:  More good work from Pilots for 9/11 Truth]
15 March 2008, pilotsfor911truth.org, Craig Ranke and Rob Balsamo
http://pilotsfor911truth.org/found_damage_031508.html

Japanese MP Yukihisa Fujita Speaks at 9/11 Truth Conference in Sydney
[Editor's note:  Australian MPs didn't have the courage to attend]
15 March 2008, mathaba.net, Mathaba
http://mathaba.net/0_index.shtml?x=585559

George Speaks, Badly
[Editor's note:  Allowing a mediocrity to be President has costs]
15 March 2008, nytimes.com, Gail Collins
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/15/opinion/15collins.html?th&emc=th

Hillary Sends Ferraro After the Race Card
[Editor's note:  Brillian critique of Clinton's low-road tactics]
15 March 2008, rasmussenreports.com, Dick Morris
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/political_commentary/commentary_by_dick_morris/hillary_sends_ferraro_after_the_race_card

Obama Calls for Unity
[Editor's note:  But what Rev. Wright had to say was not wrong!]
15 March 2008, blogs.nytimes.com, Jeff Zeleny
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/15/obama-calls-for-unity/#more-4534

President Weakens Espionage Oversight Board
[Editor's note:  This is the guy who claims to be the security president!]
15 March 2008, The Boston Globe, Charlie Savage
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2008/03/14/president_weakens_espionage_oversight/

Spitzer taken down by Mossad?
[Editor's note:  Emperor's Club viewed as front for Israeli intelligence]
14 March 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3065.shtml

Alpha particle? Uranium Contamination in Port Hope, Ontario
[Editor's note:  Are effects of DU in Iraq reaching North America?]
14 March 2008, globalresearch.ca, Edward (Tedd) C. Weyman
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8332

Obama and the Minister
[Editor's note:  But what about the wackos who endorse McCain?]
14 March 2008, wallstreetjournal.com, Ronald Keller
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/SB120545277093135111.html

Suddenly, a Dangerous Turn
[Editor's note:  Removing obstacles to an attack upon Iran]
14 March 2008, Consortium News, Robert Parry
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2008/031408.html

The Terror Date Code-?Beware the Odds of March!
[Editor's note:  Can "false flag" attacks be predicted?]
11 March 2008, Captain Eric H. May
http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/08/03/17/may.htm

North American Military Agreement Signed by US and Canada
[Editor's note:  What "civil disturbance" could justify this?]
11 March 2008, NewsWithViews.com, Jim Kouri
http://www.newswithviews.com/NWV-News/news38.htm

Richard McGinn, Review of Steve Alten, The Shell Game
http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/AV5X2PXOKLL9J

David Ray Griffin, Review of Philip Shenon, The Commission
http://www.amazon.com/review/R6QTAQWI4JFV3/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm

Spitzer taken down by Mossad?
[Editor's note:  More plausible than the official account]
14 March 2008, inteldaily.com, Jerry Mazza
http://www.inteldaily.com/?c=169&a=5511

The Rank-Link Imbalance (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  The arrested social development of alpha males]
14 March 2008, nytimes.com, David Brooks
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/14/opinion/14brooks.html?th&emc=th

Arlington Topography, Obstacles Make American 77 Final Leg Impossible
[Editor's note:  Physically and aerodynamically, an impossible approach]
13 March 2008, Pilots for 9/11 Truth, Rob Balsamo
http://pilotsfor911truth.org/descent_rate031308.html

Death to America (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Republicans and "free market" zealots are destroying the US]
13 March 2008, informationclearinghouse.info, Paul Craig Roberts
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19529.htm

Obama's Pastor: God Damn America, U.S. to Blame for 9/11
[Editor's note:  Sounds like Rev. Jeremiah Wright can think!]
13 March 2008, abcnews.go.com
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4443788&page=1

Hedge fund on verge of collapse
[Editor's note:  To save Carlyle, will Bush and Cheney start another war?]
13 March 2008, bbc.co.uk
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7293663.stm

As General Smedley D. Butler Said: War is a Racket
[Editor's note:  The celebrated Marine described war as an immoral business]
12 March 2008, opednews.com, Ed Encho
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_ed_encho_080312_as_general_smedley_d.htm

HUD Emails Refer to Retaliation
[Editor's note:  Running the country like Mafia goons]
12 March 2008, washingtonpost.com, Carol D.Leonnig
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/11/AR2008031102800.html

Republicans uphold Bush veto of anti-torture bill
[Editor's note:  GOP supports torture on party-line vote]
11 March 2008, yahoo.com, Thomas Ferraro
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080312/pl_nm/usa_torture_dc_2

Radio Fear America (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Using threats to manipulate the population]
11 February 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/opinion/11tue2.html?th&emc=th

Spitzer's Scandal: Some Things Don't Pass the Smell Test
[Editor's note:  Could this be a hit job by the Bush administration?]
11 March 2008, alternet.org, Sheila Samples
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/79328/

Lawyer questions whether Spitzer was set up, noting political prosecutions
[Editor's note:  A modus operandi characteristic of this administration]
11 March 2008, Raw Story
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Lawyer_questions_whether_Spitzer_was_set_0311.html

United States of Amnesia: What about Cheney's DC Madam Problem?
[Editor's note:  One dead, another fired US attorney investigating it]
11 March 2008, opednews.com, Gustav Wynn
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_gustav_w_080311_united_states_of_amn.htm

Land of the free is world's top jailer
[Editor's note:  With a decidedly racial bias, of course]
11 March 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3051.shtml

Exhaustive Review Finds No Link Between Saddam and al-Qaeda
[Editor's note:  After studying some 600,000 documents]
10 March 2008, McClatchy Newspapers, Warren P. Strobel
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/29959.html

McCain Budget Numbers Don't Add Up, Experts Say
[Editor's note:  Reductions in spending don't even equal proposed tax cuts]
10 March 2008, Reuters, Andy Sullivan
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-32398520080310

I'm Already Against the Next War
[Editor's note:  Nice summary of the case against Hillary]
9 March 2008, huffingtonpost.com, Jane Smiley
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-smiley/im-already-against-the-n_b_90628.html

9/11 was an Inside Job:  Say it until they hear it!
[Editor's note:  Nice expression of justified exasperation]
9 March 2008, smokingmirrors.blogspot.com
http://smokingmirrors.blogspot.com/

Obama and the Bigots
[Editor's note:  He's not a Muslim, but what if he were?]
9 March 2008, nytimes.com, Nicholas D. Kristof
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/opinion/09kristof.html?th&emc=th

The Monster Mash
[Editor's note:  You can't win if you aren't tough enough]
9 March 2008, nytimes.com, Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/opinion/09dowd.html?th&emc=th

Washington Prepares for Cyber War Games
[Editor's note:  Planning for attacks on the internet]
9 March 2008, washingtonpost.com, Brian Krebs
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/march2008/090308Cyber.htm

US Prepares For ‘Doomsday’ Rule As British Forces Arrive In America
[Editor's note:  Let us hope that this report is not true]
8 March 2008, whatdoesitmean.com, Sorcha Faal
http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1076.htm

Confronting the Kitchen Sink
[Editor's note:  Defend the remark based on TRUTH!  Lay out the case.]
8 March 2008, nytimes.com, Bob Herbert
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/08/opinion/08herbert.html?th&emc=th

Obama Camp Sees Fine Line in Hitting Back
[Editor's note:  Defend the remark based on TRUTH!  Lay out the case.]
8 March 2008, nytimes.com, Jeff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/08/us/politics/08adviser.html?th&emc=th

Breaking the Final Rule
[Editor's note:  Placing herself before party and before nation]
7 March 2008, The Huffington Post, Gary Hart
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-hart/breaking-the-final-rule_b_90420.html

Officials Lean Toward Keeping Next Iraq Assessment Secret
[Editor's note:  God forbid we know the truth about our own government]
7 March 2008, washingtonpost.com, Walter Pincus and Karen DeYoung
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/06/AR2008030603900.html

AP chief: Press freedoms are among casualties of terrorist attacks on US
[Editor's note:  Then I guess the terrorists won!  It's that simple.]
6 March 2008, iht.com, Associated Press
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/06/america/NA-GEN-US-First-Amendment-Award.php

Who leaked the details of a CIA-Mossad plot against Iran?
[Editor's note:  Pressuring the press to toe the administration's line]
6 March 2008, haaretz.com, Yossi Melman
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/961337.html

Why is the US press silent on Brzezinski?s warnings of war against Iran?
[Editor's note:  Including staging a "false flag" attack to justify war]
3 February 2007, wsws.com, Barry Grey
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/feb2007/brze-f03.shtml


'Hillary Clinton's a monster': Obama aide blurts out attack in 
Scotsman interview
[Editor's note:  She is worse than a monster; she is a traitor]
7 March 2008, thescotman.com, Gerri Peev
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/39Hillary-Clinton39s-a-monster39-Obama.3854371.jp

Senate Democrats Hope for a Majority Not Seen in 30 Years: 60 Seats
[Editor's note:  Not with Hillary at the head of the ticket!]
7 March 2008, nytimes.com, David M. Herszenhorn
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/us/politics/07senate.html?th&emc=th

Playing by Clinton Rules (op/ed)
[Editor's note:  Obama needs to leave the gutter to Bill and Hill]
7 March 2008, nytimes.com, David Brooks
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/opinion/07brooks.html?th&emc=th

Get a horse!
[Editor's note:  Where things stand in the USA today]
7 March 2008, onlinejournal.com, Jerry Mazza
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3041.shtml

Commander Rejects Article of Praise
[Editor's note:  If you're principled, Bush won't want you]
6 March 2008, washingtonpost.com, Thomas E. Ricks
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/05/AR2008030503059.html

Bush May Fire CentCom Chief Adm. Fallon, Replace With
Commander More ‘Pliable’ To War With Iran
[Editor's note:  So of course Bush would like to fire him]
5 March 2008, thinkprogress.org, Amanda
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/05/fallon-bush-fire/

THE MAN BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE
[Editor's note:  Admiral Fallon is a genuine patriot]
April 2008, esquire.com, Thomas P.M. Barnett
http://www.esquire.com/features/fox-fallon

The Gaza Bombshell
[Editor's note:  Bush getting too clever by half]
April 2008, vanityfair.com, David Rosen
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/04/gaza200804

Bush officials: Congress irrelevant on Iraq
[Editor's note:  And you thought this was a republic?]
5 March 2008, armytimes.com, William H. McMichael
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/03/military_iraqpact_030408w/

Review of The Commission: The Uncensored History
of the 9/11 Investigation by Philip Shenon
no date, washingtondecoded.com, Max Holland
http://www.washingtondecoded.com/

Trade union building targeted in Gaza
[Editor's note:  Another outrage from a fascist regime]
4 March 2008, electronicintifada.net, Mohammed Omer
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9368.shtml

Hillary's Math Problem
[Editor's note:  It's going to be hard to steal this from Obama]
4 March 2008, Newsweek, Jonathan Alter
http://www.newsweek.com/id/118240

EDITORIAL:  Time To Investigate Houston Is Now
[Editor's note:  Capt. May has been right too many times before!]
3 March 2008, lonestaricon.com, W. Leon Smith
http://www.lonestaricon.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=2525&z=226

Spook and Nuke: GOP Primary Tactic
[Editor's note:  The noose tightens around Houston]
3 March 2008, lonestaricon.com, Captain Eric H. May
http://www.lonestaricon.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=2522&z=226

The New Art of War
[Editor's note:  US preparing for war in space and cyberspace]
3 March 2008, washingtonpost.com, Walter Pincus
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/02/AR2008030202216.html

Horrifying and Unnecessary
[Editor's note:  Bush needs torture to extract fake confessions]
2 March 2008, nytimes.com, editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/opinion/02sun1.html?th&emc=th

Court holds Navy to rules safeguarding marine mammals
[Editor's note:  Violating envrionmental rules to test sonar systmes]
2 March 2008, latimes.com, Kenneth R. Weiss
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sonar2mar02,0,1250927.story

McCain Channels His Inner Hillary
[Editor's note:  Adopting a suicidal strategy against Barak Obama]
2 March 2008, nytimes.com, Frank Rich
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/opinion/02rich.html?th&emc=th

Bush Moves to Shield Telecommunications Firms
[Editor's note:  Ordinary people have been under surveillance]
2 March 2008, washingtonpost.com, Dan Eggen and Ellen Nakashima
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/01/AR2008030101556.html

How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the (Ticking) Bomb
[Editor's note:
1 March 2008, harperts.org, Scott Horton
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/03/hbc-90002531

No Investigation of 2 Bush Aides
[Editor's note:  God forbid anyone is held responsible for anything!]
1 March 2008, nytimes.com, The Associated Press
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/us/01contempt.html?th&emc=th

White House blocks inquiry into construction of $736m embassy in Iraq
[Editor's note:  Commit egregious crimes but don't investigate them!]
29 February 2008, guardian.co.uk, Elana Shor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/29/usa.iraq

CIA Lawyers to Face JFK Questions
[Editor's note:  A thin ray of light in the death of JFK]
26 February 2008, washingtonindependent.com, Jefferson Morley
http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/in-federal-court-cia

'Denied in Full': Federal Judges Grill CIA Lawyers on JFK Secrets
[Editor's note:  CIA repealing the JFK Records Act by fiat]
22 October 2007, huffingtonpost.com, Jefferson Morley
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jefferson-morley/denied-in-full-federal_b_69414.html

Top Cop Says McCain Was Never Tortured
[Editor's note:  Claims Republican frontrunner is "a lying skunk"]
7 February 2008, prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/february2008/020708_never_tortured.htm