December 18, 2008
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Codepink: Want to throw your shoe at Bush?
With one hurl of his shoes, Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi brought the plight of the Iraqi people to the world’s attention. “This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq!,” he shouted to Bush. We, too, feel anguish for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq and we… Continue reading
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Taking Human Rights Watch to Task on the Question of Venezuela’s Purported Abuse of Human Rights Part 1
In his charges, HRW’s lead researcher and writer of the report used intemperate language and patently disingenuous tactics to field a series of anti-Chavez allegations that are excessive and inappropriate. It is not a matter that President Chavez and the Venezuelan government are above reproach—far from it. The problem is the presence of a mean-spirited… Continue reading
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Plundering the Congo
Wayne Madsen: Congo has fallen prey to a lot of people that want to loot its natural resources http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.1875001 Posted with vodpod Continue reading
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The Destabilization of Congo
Wayne Madsen: Ethnic divisions are being stoked by client states of the US who arm both sides http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.1874988 Posted with vodpod Continue reading
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Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon Announcing the P.U.-litzer Prizes for 2008
Now in their seventeenth year, the P.U.-litzer Prizes recognize some of the nation’s stinkiest media performances. As the judges for these annual awards, we do our best to identify the most deserving recipients of this unwelcome plaudit. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 