From Sojourners:
The following statement is being issued by over a dozen Christian leaders to mark the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. We invite you to join us in adding your name as a...
By DAVID GAMBACORTA
Philadelphia Daily News
March 1, 2008
gambacd@phillynews.com 215-854-5994
The call of duty has brought them together again, for one more vital mission.
Their hair is a little longer, their faces are a little scruffier and their...
By Editorial Staff, AlterNet
March 11, 2008
This week, on March 13-16, a new generation of "Winter Soldiers" -- veterans of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq -- will descend on the nation's capitol to tell...
Just a little something to put in the 'news worth noting' category . . . especially if you're an "anti-globalist" or something . . . lest you were accidentally caught up in today's weapon of mass distraction, Eliot Spitzer's sex life. Anyone else wonder why Dow Chemical is playing a critical role in a 'cyber attack' exercise?
From Citizens for Legitimate Government newswire just now (couldn't have said it better myself!): Breaking: Spitzer's Sex Life Is Weapon of Mass Distraction for Bunch of Bad News for Bush 10 Mar 2008 By Lori Price
On Monday, we learned: The Iraq war will top 3 trillion dollars; a former Pentagon official has written a book attacking the CIA and other US officials over the US-led Iraq war; 5 US soldiers were killed in a Baghdad blast; an Iraqi tribal leader - the head of an 'Awakening Council' - and three others were killed in a Diyala province suicide bombing; CIA torture will continue, per Bush; the House Judiciary Committee has filed suit to force two White House officials to provide information about the firing of U.S. attorneys; oil has soared to $108 per barrel; gas prices have reached a new record; a lawsuit has been filed claiming that the Fish and Wildlife Service is now in breach of its own mandate; an AP investigation has revealed that a vast array of pharmaceuticals are in the US water supply. But, here is the mainstream media's headline: Spitzer Is Linked to Prostitution Ring.
BY JAY WEAVER AND ALFONSO CHARDY
The Miami Herald
Bribery. Drug trafficking. Migrant smuggling.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is supposed to stop these types of crimes. Instead, so many of its officers have been charged with...
