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Consortium News

By Ray McGovern

Unlike the attack on Iraq five years ago, to deal with Iran there need be no massing of troops. And, with the propaganda buildup already well under way, there need be little, if any, forewarning before shock and awe and pox – in the form of air and missile attacks – begin.

This [...]

Salon

Newly public evidence sheds greater light on Bush officials’ efforts to develop brutal interrogation techniques for the war on terror.

By Mark Benjamin

June 18, 2008 | WASHINGTON — For years now, the Bush White House has claimed that the United States does not conduct torture. Prisoner abuse at places like Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, it [...]

Impeaching Bush2008 Resolution by Kucinich, D-OH[FULL TEXT] Impeaching Cheney2007 Resolution by Kucinich, D-OH[FULL TEXT]

San Francisco Chronicle

Almerindo Ojeda

Guantanamo, the prison, may close soon. But Guantanamo, the experience of lawlessness, will remain with us for a long time. If we as a nation are to recover from it - and achieve reconciliation with the rest of the world - we will have to take stock of the many facets of [...]

The Nation.

posted by John Nichols

“Take it from me: Elections matter!” Al Gore shouted to the knowing cheers of the crowd that had gathered to hear the former Vice President endorse Barack Obama. “Elections matter!”

Painting the November presidential contest between Republican John McCain and Democrat Obama as one offering a stark choice between continuation of the [...]

Political Cortex

By Bill Hare

Sometimes an event appears that one crystallizes as totally correct, a justifiable result based on correct application of the facts.

Such a result occurred with the announcement this week that George Bush’s support figure has plummeted to yet another calamitous low. Bush’s rating stands at 25 percent according to the current NBC [...]

High quality video at Amigos de Obama Featuring: Mariachi Aguilas de Mexico

English Translation: To the candidate who is Barack Obama I sing this corrido with all my soul He was born humble without pretension He began in the streets of Chicago Working to achieve a vision To protect the working people And bring us all together in this great nation Viva Obama! Viva Obama! Families [...]