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“Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” - Mark Twain (1)
On September 26, 2006, Lt. General William E. Odom, USA, Retired, testified before the House of Representatives’ Out of Iraq Caucus, at a Capitol Hill forum chaired by Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA). He said: “The longer the U.S. stays in Iraq, the worse it will get!” His wise words are still ringing in my ears. (2) The hawkish Bush-Cheney Gang, however, has no intention of listening to Odom’s sage (…)

by Jason Miller
Deep crimson stains mottle the pages of humanity’s history. Untold numbers of souls who were skewered, decapitated, eviscerated, or obliterated in anonymity scream out for recognition as one peruses humankind’s memoirs. While our historical manuscript is also generously dappled by the milk of human kindness, much of our narrative is dominated by tales of man’s savage cruelty to man.
And despite widespread misconceptions, the human collective of the United States has acted (…)

By William Thomas
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Bush and the Psychology of Incompetent Decisions By John P. Briggs, MD, and J.P. Briggs II, PhD t r u t h o u t | Guest Contributors
Thursday 18 January 2007
President George W. Bush prides himself on "making tough decisions." But many are sensing something seriously troubling, even psychologically unbalanced, about the president as a decision-maker. They are right.
Because of a psychological dynamic swirling around deeply hidden feelings of inadequacy, the (…)

by Arash Norouzi
Across the world, a dangerous rumor has spread that could have catastrophic implications. According to legend, Iran’s President has threatened to destroy Israel, or, to quote the misquote, "Israel must be wiped off the map". Contrary to popular belief, this statement was never made, as the following article will prove.
BACKGROUND:
On Tuesday, October 25th, 2005 at the Ministry of Interior conference hall in Tehran, newly elected Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (…)

Greek protesters clash with riot police during a rally in Athens January 17, 2007. Students and teachers participated in a rally against the government’s plans to reform higher education and introduce private universities
Greek riot police clashed with anarchist youths in Athens on Wednesday, turning the city centre into a battleground of billowing smoke for hours.
The youths hurled hundreds of petrol bombs at police, burning four cars and one shop. Police retaliated with several rounds (…)

Wolf Blitzer was a writer for the Jerusalem Post and penned an article defending New Hampshire’s own political activist Max Hugel, whose forced departure from the CIA caused controversy in 1981. Blitzer’s 1984 article ends by suggesting the CIA should be investigated for anti Semitism.The irony is that in 1984, Jonathan Pollard was a Jewish spy for Israel and passing secrets from his post as an analyst for Naval Intelligence before he was arrested by the CIA in 1985. In 1984, Hugel was (…)

"The best way to hide something is to place it in open view." - Dr. John Coleman, author and an ex-member of British MI6.
Irving “Scooter” Libby went on trial this week in the nation’s capital on charges of perjury, making false statements and obstruction of justice for lying to the FBI and to a Grand Jury. The case centers on a leak of a CIA operative’s name—Valerie Plame— to the media. If the Special Prosecutor, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, had also added a conspiracy count in the indictment (…)

January 17th, 2007 10:46 pm
(CBS 5) WASHINGTON — As Congress battles over President Bush’s plan to send 21,500 more U.S. troops to Iraq, two Bay Area congresswomen are set to introduce legislation Wednesday calling for the complete withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq under a six-month deadline.
East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee and North Bay Rep. Lynn Woolsey, both Democrats, will introduce The Bring the Troops Home and Iraq Sovereignty Restoration Act, a new bill that they say would (…)

January 17, 2007
BY RENEE SCHOOF
MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
WASHINGTON — Pressure on Congress intensified Tuesday to stop President George W. Bush’s plan to increase troops in Iraq, as about 1,000 active-duty soldiers and Marines urged lawmakers to support a quick withdrawal and antiwar groups planned to rally state legislatures.
Although most Democrats and some Republicans oppose Bush’s 21,500-troop increase, Congress isn’t moving very fast to try to stop or alter the plan. Democratic (…)