Bush Team Seeks Dictatorial Financial Powers

In order to save the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Bush administration seeks boundless power that cannot be reviewed by federal courts. Didn't we try this already at Gitmo, and it didn't work out so well? from Bloomberg: Treasury Seeks Asset-Buying Power Unchecked...

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Peace-Loving Interns Wanted

Antiwar.com is looking for interns and volunteers in both the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas. Basic internet skills and pleasant phone voice a must. Interns will be offered college credit, letters of recommendation and an opportunity to learn more about web-based...

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Ron Paul on the Bush Doctrine

Bush Doctrine? In what respect, Charlie? Well, here's some audio of Ron Paul getting it right, on Antiwar Radio, in April, 2007. [audio:http://dissentradio.com/radio/07_04_03_paul_bush_doctrine.mp3]

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Scott Horton Debates the War Party

[audio:http://anomalyaudio.net/wp-content/uploads/HortonVsKushner20080911.mp3] Well, at least one member of the War Party: terror analyst Harvey Kushner. Scott did a great job in their debate at Texas A&M University. It is hard to sit through Kushner's crap, but I...

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Palin Revives Bush’s Most Lethal Lie

In a speech yesterday to U.S. troops departing for Iraq, Alaska Governor and GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin declared that the soldiers would “defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans.” Even...

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Extrude Mahmoud

In an interview in Der Spiegel, former Mossad agent and current cabinet minister, Rafi Eitan suggested that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad might find himself in front of an International Criminal Court in The Hague if he doesn't watch himself. Anyone with even...

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Dueling Realities

I'm not sure how many of you read the article I wrote this morning about the Pentagon's "troop cut freeze" in Iraq. I'm not just mentioning it here because I'm hoping to get my readership up (though if that's a side effect, I sure won't complain), rather I write this...

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McCain’s Miraculous Speech

John McCain performed a miracle tonight. He made Bob Dole’s 1996 Republican presidential acceptance speech look downright eloquent. Shizam, McCain’s performance - at least for the first 40 minutes of the speech - made Bob Dole sound like the combination of Daniel...

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Drop Charges Against Amy Goodman!

Most of you have seen the video of Amy Goodman's outrageous arrest at the Republican convention protests. You may be surprised to learn that charges against her and two of her producers are still pending. Charges against producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole...

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