Commondreams
January 28 2007
By George Lakoff *
The elimination of Natanz would be a major setback for Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but the conventional weapons in the American arsenal could not insure the destruction of facilities under seventy-five feet of earth and rock, especially if they are reinforced with concrete."
—Seymour Hersh, The New Yorker, April 17, 2006
"The second concern is that if an underground laboratory is deeply buried, that can also confound conventional (...)
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IRAN-The Words No US Candidate Dare Say: NUCLEAR WAR
7 February 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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POLITICAL BITS AND PIECES
6 February 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
POLITICAL BITS AND PIECES
Occasional Collection of Observations on the American Presidential Primaries and Related Matters
John Chuckman
SUPER TUESDAY
McCain has no real competition.
His opponents are both relatively weak candidates and poor campaigners.
Romney is insipid, but rich enough to carry on.
Huckabee is simply an idiot, but an idiot with some strong emotional appeal to the Religious Right.
Romney and Huckabee do have the advantage of pulling the Religious Right (...) -
Ralph NADER Launches Presidential Exploratory Committee
2 February 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentDemocracyNow.org January 31 2008
AMY GOODMAN: Here, you have John Edwards dropping out, and on the same day, longtime consumer advocate and two-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader launched a presidential exploratory committee to decide whether to run as an independent. Ralph Nader ran on the Green ticket in ’96 and 2000, as an independent in 2004, which would make him three-time presidential candidate. On his website, Ralph Nader is urging supporters to “discipline the corporate (...) -
ELRON - VOXEO: The Israeli defense firm that tallies the Iowa caucus
28 January 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
ELRON - VOXEO: The Israeli defense firm that tallies the Iowa caucus
By Christopher Bollyn
The Iowa caucus is only a few days away and the nation’s attention will be directed to the results, which signify the beginning of the U.S. presidential race. But does anyone watch who tallies the results of the Iowa caucus?
The Iowa caucus results were tallied in 2004 by a company that is headed by a man whose company was bought by Elron Electronics, the Israeli defense firm. I suspect that it (...) -
South Carolina Results Indicate a Paradigm Shift
27 January 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
Last night Barack Obama received 56%, Hillary Clinton 27%, and John Edwards 18% of the votes in the South Carolina primary. Finally, a return illustrating just how inaccurate the mainstream media was regarding this race, which was, until recently, widely presented to be: Rudy vs. Hillary. That secnario is changing rapidly, in large part because of the vast negative views America has about Team Clinton.
A Paradigm Shift
Once upon a time in the 60s young people, many of them floating on (...) -
All the Baggage, None of the Charm - Hillary isn’t Bill
27 January 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
US observer Daniel Patrick Welch writes on the presidential campaign with all the dutiful enthusiasm of one covering a sports event in which the local team has been shut out. There’s no real debate, but as with every horse race, there’s always someone to bet on—or against.
All the Baggage, None of the Charm She’s not Bill, and Bill’s not running—thank god By Daniel Patrick Welch
I should start with full disclaimer: The only Democratic candidate I hold in lower esteem than Hilary (...) -
the fighter pilot and the princess in america’s presidential primaries
21 January 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsJanuary 21, 2008
THE FIGHTER PILOT AND THE PRINCESS IN AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
John Chuckman
The fighter pilot of this story is, of course, John McCain, but the princess is not Hillary Clinton as some readers might have guessed. The princess in the story is Britain’s late Princess Diana. What possible connection is there between the late Princess Diana and John McCain? Well, as it proves, there are connections of serious importance to American voters and citizens of the (...) -
the problem with obama: he’s black
15 January 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
4 commentsThe pundits have a million explanations to explain why Obama is winning (mostly centering around the notion that he offers more hope and change than Hillary while being more electable than Kucinich, who offers real change, if not hope), but few can tell you the truth in our racially charged, embarrassed, and scared society. The truth is, he won because he’s black. A white guy with two years experience would be a joke; this is patently, painfully, and obviously obvious to anyone with the (...)
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The Clinton’s Myth Regarding their Foreign Policy History
13 January 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
Poor Bill Clinton. Until Hillary lugged him into the race, mostly because of her lackluster showing, his reputation as a President was fairly good. Of course the most impressive feature of his Administration was the infamous balanced budget, which he, and now Hillary, claim was the reult of their efforts. This is but one of countless claims that aren’t true, at least not completely true. At the time Bill actually insisted the budget couldn’t be balanced, while Newt Gingrich, who had (...)
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2008 US Presidential Charade: More Criminality and Wars
12 January 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
Mondialisation.ca - Online Journal
2008 Presidential Charade promises deepening of Government Criminality and Expansion of War
It is time once again to dispel the mass insanity and unfounded hopes as another fresh election hell ensues. There will be no savior, no end to the continuing world crisis, and absolutely no “change."
The monsters behind each candidate
As the American public once again gets swept up into another beyond, ridiculous carnival over which “presidential (...)