Reality Debased

If you thought Ron Suskind manufactured that quotation, Pat Robertson erases all doubts:The founder of the U.S. Christian Coalition said Tuesday he told President George W. Bush before the invasion of Iraq that he should prepare Americans for the likelihood of...

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Iran Endorses Bush!

Seriously. The head of Iran's security council said Tuesday that the re-election of President Bush was in Tehran's best interests. Historically, Democrats have harmed Iran more than Republicans, said Hasan Rowhani, head of the Supreme National Security Council, Iran's...

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Journalists saved by Google

Journalists in Iraq are learning that having their columns online is a lifesaver - especially if they're not pro-war or pro-occupation. Australian journalist John Martinkus was googled and released:Iraqi militants who kidnapped a reporter in Baghdad and threatened to...

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Baghdad – too dangerous for journalists

Chris Albritton is bailing out of Baghdad, at least. Considering the circumstances surrounding the kidnap and release of Australian journalist John Martinkus, that seems to be a wise move.Saturday around 2 p.m or so, John was picked up about 500m from our hotel...

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Learning From US, Putin Moves to Restrict Parties

If you have paid any attention to the ballot access battles that non-Demopublican candidates have to go through, you know one reason that candidates like Ralph Nader and Libertarian Michael Badnarik have such a hard time getting their campaigns off the ground. Third...

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Holiday in Cambodia

Er, Chechnya:Sergei Abramov, who heads Chechnya's pro-Moscow government, said on Friday that the park would be built next year along with a range of cultural and entertainment facilities, including a new football stadium. ... "[N]ext year, we will launch not only a...

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1100

Seems such a short time ago that we had reached 1000 soldiers dead in Iraq. Now it's 100 more unnecessary deaths. Casualties in Iraq

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More on suicide missions in Iraq

Rahul Mahajan puts his finger on the central issue of the Iraq occupation which makes the mutiny over the "suicide mission" an important story.Apparently, an Army Reserve platoon, part of the 343rd Quartermaster Company from Rock Hill, South Carolina, is under arrest...

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Interview with Jim Bovard

Today, from 4PM to 6PM Eastern, Scott Horton will be interviewing the great Jim Bovard, who has a new book, The Bush Betrayal. Scott will also interview Dr. No. RBN's "Listen Live" page contains enough live stream links to satisfy any system, so feel free to choose...

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