Americas
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George W. Bush Belongs in Prison (Joel S. Hirschhorn)
Dec. 4, 2008 (World News Trust) -- Electing Barack Obama president was the first step in redeeming American democracy. The second step must be indicting ex-president George W. Bush, giving him a ...
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New York Times Misleads on Taliban Role in Opium Trade (Jeremy R. Hammond)
The New York Times and other major U.S. media sources commonly report on the production of opium in Afghanistan as though it were under the control of the Taliban. The facts on the ground, however, ...
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Gaza: Salvation in a News Broadcast (Ramzy Baroud)
Dec. 1, 2008 (World News Trust) -- When Gaza's electricity is in working order, most Palestinians in the impoverished and overcrowded Strip huddle around their television screens. It's neither ...
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The Gutting of our Civil Service- A Prelude to Fascism (Dale Tavris MD, MPH)
One of the most striking hallmarks of the Bush/Cheney administration has been the privatization of as many formerly government jobs as it could get away with. This effort has sometimes been referred ...
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VIDEO: Thanksgiving Prayer (William S. Burroughs)
This poem resonates today as exposing what has gone horribly wrong in the USA, or maybe what has always been wrong. This is a short film by Gus Van Sant of Mr. Burroughs reading his poem called ...
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The Rights of Women as Casualties of War (Ramzy Baroud)
Nov. 21, 2008 (World News Trust) -- Qurban-Bibi and Nahil Abu-Rada are two women, one Afghan and the other Palestinian, who made news with similar tragedies. But their losses also helped further ...
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A Wanted Man in Burma (Jeremy R. Hammond)
Writer Antonio Graceffo has become the target of a disinformation campaign by the ruling junta in Burma for opposing the oppressive regime.
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A Wanted Man in Burma (Jeremy R. Hammond)
Writer Antonio Graceffo has become the target of a disinformation campaign by the ruling junta in Burma for opposing the oppressive regime.
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Unsettling Signs: Buzzwords, Politics and US Elections (Ramzy Baroud)
Nov. 14, 2008 -- (World News Trust) -- There are a few buzzwords that every American politician, aiming for high office must utilize, even if disingenuously, to have a reasonable chance at getting ...
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The Anti-Incumbency Movement is Dead (Joel S. Hirschhorn)
Nov. 12, 2008 (World News Trust) -- Voting out congressional incumbents failed this year, showing the anti-incumbency movement to be a clear letdown.
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