George Bush
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Media Lens: Rehabilitating Bush – The Deadly Illusion Of Corporate Dissent
3 March 2017 — Media Lens The title of the editorial said it all: ‘The Guardian view on George W Bush: a welcome return’ In a tongue-in-cheek, almost jovial, piece the Guardian unsubtly rehabilitated a man responsible for crimes that are among the most egregious in all history. Continue reading
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US has ‘no veto’ over disclosure of Blair-Bush communications – UK
Reports that the US will veto the disclosure of conversations between former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former US President George W. Bush have been denied by the UK Cabinet Office, which stated that the US does not have a veto. The communications between the leaders are seen as key pieces of evidence in… Continue reading
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War Criminals Hide Evidence: US Blocks Publication of Chilcot’s Report on How Britain Went to War With Iraq By James Cusick
Department of State’s objection to release of key evidence may prevent inquiry’s conclusions from ever being published, except in heavily redacted form. Washington is playing the lead role in delaying the publication of the long-awaited report into how Britain went to war with Iraq, The Independent has learnt. Continue reading
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Bush Adminstration Convicted of War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity By Francis A. Boyle
In February 2011, Bush was forced to cancel a scheduled appearance in Geneva, Switzerland after human rights groups filed a criminal complaint charging him with violating international treaties against torture. Continue reading
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Video: 11 Years of Guantanamo; Brennan CIA Nomination Consolidates Drone Assassination Strategy
Michael Ratner: From Guantanamo to Brennan at CIA, Obama carries on the policies of George Bush Continue reading
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How Cornel West Did the Obamites a Favor By Glen Ford
Unable to defend the indefensible, Black Obama supporters have been ‘rendered all but mute on issues of policy.’ They got their chance to reenter the political conversation when Princeton professor and media celebrity Cornel West, a former Obama supporter who is now a harsh critic, speculated on the racial workings of the president’s brain. That… Continue reading
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George W. Bush can’t fight for freedom and authorise torture By Boris Johnson
It is not yet clear whether George W Bush is planning to cross the Atlantic to flog us his memoirs, but if I were his PR people I would urge caution. As book tours go, this one would be an absolute corker. It is not just that every European capital would be brought to a… Continue reading
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National Security Archive Update, October 4, 2010: THE IRAQ WAR — PART III: Shaping the Debate
For nearly a year before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the British government of Prime Minister Tony Blair collaborated closely with the George W. Bush administration to produce a far starker picture of the threat from Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction (WMD) than was justified by intelligence at the time, according to… Continue reading
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National Security Archive Update, October 1, 2010: THE IRAQ WAR — PART II: Was There Even a Decision?
Contrary to statements by President George W. Bush or Prime Minister Tony Blair, declassified records from both governments posted on the Web today reflect an early and focused push to prepare war plans and enlist allies regardless of conflicting intelligence about Iraq’s threat and the evident difficulties in garnering global support. Continue reading
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National Security Archive Update, September 22, 2010: THE IRAQ WAR — PART I: The U.S. Prepares for Conflict, 2001
22 September, 2010 — NSA U.S. Sets “Decapitation of Government” As Early Goal of Combat Talking Points for Rumsfeld-Franks Meeting in November 2001 Outline Policy Makers’ Aims for the Conflict and Postwar Rule of Iraq Declassified Documents Show Bush Administration Diverting Attention and Resources to Iraq Less than Two Months after Launch of Afghanistan War Continue reading
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National Security Archive Update: THE IRAQ WAR — PART III: Shaping the Debate
For nearly a year before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the British government of Prime Minister Tony Blair collaborated closely with the George W. Bush administration to produce a far starker picture of the threat from Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction (WMD) than was justified by intelligence at the time, according to… Continue reading
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Tariq A. Al-Maeena: ‘US supporting Israeli-sponsored terrorism’
Hart expressed his alarm at the absolute lack of veracity of the spin machines of the western media when it came to reporting on Israeli ambitions and atrocities. Continue reading
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Bush-whacked? Not by the media that’s for sure By William Bowles
Now as regular readers maybe aware I often have a go at the Independent for its crass and often just plain inaccurate reportage but in the edition of 31/1/06 it outdoes itself in deception, myopia and dissembling regarding the Bush presidency and its significance for those of us living in the real world. Continue reading
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Downing Street Memos – the silence is deafening by William Bowles
As the memos pour forth from who knows where (somebody on the inside is obviously very pissed off with the actions of the Blair government), aside from the two articles in the Sunday Times, as far as I’ve been able to ascertain not a single mainstream media outlet in the UK has picked up on… Continue reading
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What Goes Around, Comes Around By William Bowles
An awful lot of energy was expended in 2004 on the ‘Anybody But Bush’ debate, with the ABB brigade predicting really dire consequences if Bush got reelected (as opposed to just dire consequences if Kerry got the job). I tried to present the various for and against arguments here although my own opinion was (and… Continue reading
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Media Lens: The Power of Nightmares and the Real Politics of Fear – Part 2
American elites have long sought to manufacture and promote a shared myth of ‘America’ based on “symbols by which Americans defined their dream and pictured social reality.” Adam Curtis alluded to this myth-making in his BBC series The Power of Nightmares, but he portrayed it as a process initiated and pursued by neoconservatives from the… Continue reading
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Book Review: Bush on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President By William Bowles
One thing is for sure, at least according to Justin Frank M.D. the inside of George W’s head is pretty messed up. The question is, which came first, a messed up policy or a messed up president or do the two go hand in hand? And I suppose, this is where I find it difficult… Continue reading
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“I simply say to you” By William Bowles
20 April 2004 “All propaganda must be so popular and on such an intellectual level, that even the most stupid of those toward whom it is directed will understand it…. Through clever and constant application of propaganda, people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way around, to consider the Continue reading
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The voice of the imperium squeeks By William Bowles
This is a critical period for the imperium. Stretched to breaking point with widespread dissaffection amongst its troops on the ground after only nine short months, the Bush clique is faced with a genuine dilemma as well as a rapidly approaching election. Continue reading
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