[PEN-L] No rights for aliens at US airports

Although this is an old article it seems germane in the present circumstances where Maher Arar has been unable to clear his name in the US and Gonzales stonewalls attempts to divulge the supposedly classified information upon which Arar's rendition (oh sorry deportation) was made. Stockwell Day

Re: [PEN-L] Missing in Antiwar Action

THe lack of a military draft probably makes a great difference. It seems for all the growth of environmentalism, concern about food safety, etc. that consumerism is even more rampant now than in the sixties and the majority of youth are primarily interested in financial success. Marcuse and his

[PEN-L] Bill to rescind oil driller's tax breaks

Given the Bushies connections to Big Oil no doubt this bill will die before birth. Will its demise be top story over at Fox News? Rising From Their Knees: New Bill Strikes Blow at Oil Barons Written by Chris Floyd Friday, 19 January 2007 House Votes to Rescind Oil Drillers’ Tax Breaks (NYT)

Re: [PEN-L] Fed Chief Warns That Entitlement Growth Could Harm Economy

A new milestone was reached the other day in Iraq. There are now five hundred amputees as a result of the war. No doubt the Bush cabal can help the economy by curtailing their pension and medical benefits. The capitalist welfare state will become a dodo just as the right to habeas corpus. ---

[PEN-L] Costs of Iraq war soar into space.

This is one of the entitlement costs that could profitably be cut back. Pentagon sees U.S. war cost in Iraq rising Thu 18 Jan 2007 23:35:17 GMT By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The steadily rising Iraq war price tag will reach about $8.4 billion a month this year, Pentagon

Re: [PEN-L] Democrats Warn Bush Not to Attack Iran

Democracy cannot work properly without a good symbolic opposition such as the Democrats. It also needs symbolic opposition in the press which dutifully reports the inane rhetoric of the Supreme Leader as well as the symbolic opposition rhetoric opposing the Leader. cheers,, Ken Hanly --- Yoshie

[PEN-L] Opportunity Costs of Iraq War

The Opportunity Costs of the Iraq War David Leonhardt writes an excellent piece in the New York Times which compares the costs of the Iraq War with other items we might have purchased. He writes: Whatever number you use for the war’s total cost, it will tower over costs that normally seem

[PEN-L] Nothing but the Oil Truth

NEWS YOU WON'T FIND ON CNN Nothing but the oil truth By Munir Daair Special to Gulf News 01/18/07 Gulf News -- -- The coin finally dropped. Stealthily, but we heard it loud and clear. It dropped while we were busy scratching our heads trying to figure out what plan America's current great

[PEN-L] US wants five fold increase in Canadian Oil Sands prodction.

Just in case things continue badly in the Middle East Plan B is to drain Canada's natural resources--to the applause of Stephen Harper and countless others no doubt. The governments concern about the environment obviously takes a back seat to resource development. Canadians obviously are not

Re: [PEN-L] US wants five fold increase in Canadian Oil Sands prodction.

as electric power in Manitoba. I use an electric furnace but in my original house I used a modern air tight woodstove supplemented by wall heaters. In cities many people use natural gas. Oil is being less and less used as it is more expensive than any other alternative except maybe propane! Cheers, Ken Hanly

Re: [PEN-L] Hangings Fuel Sectarian Split Across Mideast

of IEDs for the Iraq insurgents. If they do provide any it certainly would not likely be for Sunnis. Cheers, Ken Hanly --- Yoshie Furuhashi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A perfect propaganda campaign on the part of pro-Washington regimes in the Middle East. -- Yoshie http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/17

[PEN-L] MOre Blood for oil in Somalia

More Blood for Oil By Carl Bloice 01/16/07 Black Commentator -- -- Forget about all that stuff about Ethiopia having a 'tacit' o.k. from Washington to invade Somalia. The decision was made at the White House and the attack had military support from the Pentagon. The governments are too much in

[PEN-L] Reconstructing Iraq for foreign invetsment

Shock and oil: Iraq's billions the White House connection Stephen Foley reports from New York Published: 14 January 2007 The American company appointed to advise the US government on the economic reconstruction of Iraq has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars into Republican Party coffers and

[PEN-L] Discrimination in the Name of Security

Montreal workers forced off contract over U.S. security concerns Bell Helicopter sidelines 24 employees from other countries; prime minister says he's 'very concerned' Last Updated: Thursday, January 11, 2007 | 11:36 PM ET CBC News Ottawa says it is worried about an American policy that has

[PEN-L] The coming war with Iran

The U.S.-Iran-Iraq-Israeli-Syrian War By Robert Parry January 12, 2007 At a not-for-quotation pre-speech briefing on Jan. 10, George W. Bush and his top national security aides unnerved network anchors and other senior news executives with suggestions that a major confrontation with Iran is

[PEN-L] Somalia and Oil Companies

http://weazlsrevenge.blogspot.com/2007/01/funny-little-coincidence-down-there-in.html There seems to be almost complete silence on this in the mainstream media.

[PEN-L] Raimondo on Defunding the Iraq war

Defund the War The Democrats say they can’t – and won’t by Justin Raimondo The twisting and turning, the double- and –triple-talk, the obfuscation and evasion – is there any limit to the Democrats’ duplicity when it comes to ending the Iraq war? Apparently not. Listen to newly-installed Speaker

[PEN-L] The Democrats are an Opposition?

SO the Democrats seem to saying in effect TINA to supporting Bush and his surge and paying the bills. Didn't they ever hear of the slogan: Support the troops! Bring them home. If they refued to ratify the money required to keep them in Iraq wouldn't that force Bush to bring them home? Cheers, Ken

[PEN-L] Tortured Canadian not helped by foreign affairs dept,

Foreign Affairs more hindrance than help when Almaki in prison Andrew Duffy, CanWest News Service Published: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 * * * OTTAWA - As he read Justice Dennis O'Connor's Arar commission report for the first time, Abdullah Almalki was so outraged he had to stop, walk from

[PEN-L] Will US Investigate Arar affair

It will be interesting to see if Leahy actually does anything. Rice also says she will have his case reviewsed. Cheers,Ken Hanly Key Democrat wants U.S. to answer to Maher Arar Updated Wed. Dec. 20 2006 8:01 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff A powerful U.S. Democrat says Maher Arar has the right

[PEN-L] Green Party on Saddam execution

Did the Democratic Party have anything to say? Saddam's Execution Brings No Hope or Justice for Iraq Green Party of the United States www.gp.org Monday, January 1, 2007 Contacts: Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805,

[PEN-L] Heady Days for Defence Contractors

Market Place Heady Days for Makers of Weapons By LESLIE WAYNE Published: December 26, 2006 THESE are very good times for military contractors. Profits are up, their stocks are rising and Pentagon spending is reaching record levels. The only cloud might seem to be what the Democratic

[PEN-L] New Great Ideas for Bush!

January 1, 2007 at 09:18:45 Changing the Game: Brainstorming Peace in Iraq by Colleen Turner Americans now overwhelmingly believe a change in Iraq strategy is needed regardless of their initial positions on the war. Unfortunately, the options currently proposed involve undesirable

[PEN-L] Raimondo: Somalia and Neo-Trotskyite wet dreams!

Somalia: US Foreign Policy and Gangsterism Why the US supports the warlords by Justin Raimondo In our Orwellian age, no one is surprised when American foreign policy takes a U-turn, and, suddenly, we are at war with Eastasia – because, you see, we have always been at war with Eastasia. Yet even

[PEN-L] Update on US Philippine custody battle

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Re: [PEN-L] A modest proposal

between the US and the Philippine government. I believe that contractors for the occupation too are not subject to Iraqi law. I believe the same is true in Afghanistan. Of course the US also operates jails in both countries. Cheers, Ken Hanly --- CeJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/27/06, ken hanly

[PEN-L] A modest proposal

that a neighbour with close ties to the Shia in Iraq meddles in Iraqi affairs. I notice that when US soldiers are tried for crimes committed in Iraq the news media generally fail to notice that they are tried in the US and not in Iraqi courts. Cheers Ken Hanly

[PEN-L] Der Spiegel on Iraq Oil

Will Iraq's Oil Blessing Become a Curse? By Joshua Gallu in Berlin The Iraqi government is considering a new oil law that could give private oil companies greater control over its vast reserves. In light of rampant violence and shaky democratic institutions, many fear the law is being pushed

[PEN-L] Somalia: A US proxy war.

In Somalia, a reckless U.S. proxy war By Salim Lone Tribune Media Services 12/26/06 IHT -- -- NAIROBI -- Undeterred by the horrors and setbacks in Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon, the Bush administration has opened another battlefront in the Muslim world. With full U.S. backing and military

[PEN-L] Why did China and Russia vote to sanction Iran?

I don't find this convincing since I doubt that either China or Russia would believe Bush. But what is the reason then? Cheers, Ken Hanly Why did Russia and China vote to sanction Iran? By Jorge Hirsch 12/26/06 Information Clearing House -- -- In the aftermath of the Dec. 23 United Nations

[PEN-L] Palast on oil etc. in Iraq

12/24/2006 [Home] [Contact] [Subscribe] [Archives] [Personals] JEWISH L.A. Calendar Celebrations Congregations Kosher Eats Passover Travel Personals Reader Forums Schools Sports advertisements 2006-12-22 Iraq war conspiracy -- you can't blame the Jews By Greg Palast Greg

[PEN-L] Custody Battle in Philippine rape case

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Re: [PEN-L] The strategy behind the surge

. Cheers, Ken Hanly --- Marvin Gandall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CJ wrote: The biggest weakness--which occurs a lot--in the AEI analysis is to see the Shia in Iraq monolithically. The very existence of the Sadrists cuts to the very heart of the conflicts amongst the Shia. In the event

[PEN-L] WSWS analysis of new US Iraq policy

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/dec2006/iraq-d18.shtml

[PEN-L] Promoting democracy aka manufacturing a Syrian puppet.

Seems as if the US is heartened by its successes in Serbia, Ukraine etc. But the situation in Syria is much different I expect. It hasn't worked in Belarus either. Syria in Bush's Cross Hairs Exclusive: A classified document suggests the Administration is considering a plan to fund political

Re: [PEN-L] After the elections

, Ken Hanly --- Louis Proyect [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20061127/editors Nation Magazine, November 27, 2006 It's Over for Bush The year 2006 will long be remembered as the Great Retribution--or perhaps the Deliverance Election. George W. Bush's presidency is toast

[PEN-L] Dangerous killers of Guantanamo routinely released at home

SearchHow do I find it? Most popular on site | Subscribe to paper Home News Travel Money Sports Life Tech WeatherWorld Inside News Sections Editorial/Opinion Health States Washington Essentials My USA TODAY briefs Columnists Interactive Media Snapshots Offbeat Lotteries

[PEN-L] Democrats to up military budget

So how are the Democrats different from Bush Republicans? Experts Expect Democrats to Increase Military Spending by Aaron Glantz Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress are likely to drive U.S. military budgets even higher in 2007, experts say. This year's Pentagon budget is $436

[PEN-L] Blair the Big Liar

Diplomat's suppressed document lays bare the lies behind Iraq war By Colin Brown and Andy McSmith 12/15/06 The Independent --- -- The Government's case for going to war in Iraq has been torn apart by the publication of previously suppressed evidence that Tony Blair lied over Saddam Hussein's

[PEN-L] Iraq oil unions oppose privatization

Iraq unions against oil privatization Posted on : Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:34:01 GMT | Author : Energy News Editor AMMAN, Jordan, Dec. 14 Five Iraqi trade union federations have condemned federal oil law negotiations for being too corporation-friendly. The leaders of the five federations meeting in

[PEN-L] More troops for Iraq?

again. Cheers, Ken Hanly Pentagon pushes for more troops in Iraq WASHINGTON — Strong support has coalesced in the Pentagon behind a military plan to double down in Iraq with many more U.S. troops, an increase in industrial aid and a major combat offensive against Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shiite

[PEN-L] Monbiot on US torture

Routine and systematic torture is at the heart of America's war on terror In the fight against cruelty, barbarism and extremism, America has embraced the very evils it claims to confront By George Monbiot 12/12/06 The Guardian -- -- After thousands of years of practice, you might have imagined

Re: [PEN-L] Monbiot on US torture

the RCMP. After being jailed and tortured for 22 months he got back to Canada. There is to be a new inquiry thank goodness into his case and that of two others. None of those jailed and tortured have ever been charged with a crime. --- Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/13/06, ken hanly

[PEN-L] Its still about oil!

It's still about oil in Iraq A centerpiece of the Iraq Study Group's report is its advocacy for securing foreign companies' long-term access to Iraqi oil fields. By Antonia Juhasz, ANTONIA JUHASZ is a visiting scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies and author of The Bush Agenda: Invading the

[PEN-L] Even revealing the truth indirectly is a Mortal Sin

? Cheers, Ken Hanly Israelis piqued by Gates nuclear confirmation By Dan Williams Thu Dec 7, 2:28 PM ET Robert Gates, the incoming U.S. secretary of defense, won plaudits in Washington this week for his candor on the Iraq war. Some Israelis were less pleased, however, to hear Gates mention

[PEN-L] Interesting analysis of Arar case by a sociologist

It seems hard to see how you could have accountability when evidence etc. will always be secret because of national security grounds. The whole idea of modern intelligence techniques is to have complete discretion on the grounds it is required for effective security. Modern security gatherers have

[PEN-L] Plunging dollar, plunging markets?

Plunging dollar will set world markets reeling By Heather Stewart, economics correspondent 12/03/06 The Observer --- -- The slowdown in the US economy, which has sent the dollar into freefall over the past fortnight, will have devastating knock-on effects in markets around the world, analysts

[PEN-L] Big problems in Iraqi oil industry

ANALYSIS-Iraq's oil industry in grip of despair 29 Nov 2006 15:36:51 GMT Source: Reuters More By Peg Mackey LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The present state of Iraq's collapsing oil sector, its economic lifeline, is bleak and its future looks far worse, despairing officials say. Another damaging

Re: [PEN-L] Pressure On - Iraqi Insurgents target oil sources, cause massive infernos

The same as always with overpriced fuel sub-contracts. I dont know if Halliburton is still the main contractor. Most of it comes from Kuwait. --- Leigh Meyers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How WILL we fuel the HumVees and APCs?

[PEN-L] Leftist economist wins Ecudador election

Leftist economist wins Ecuador election By MONTE HAYES Associated Press Writer © 2006 The Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador — A leftist economist who called for Ecuador to cut ties with international lenders appeared to have easily won the presidency of this poor, politically unstable Andean

[PEN-L] Just as I always thought but not the mainstream press

from the TIMES uk US carried out madrasah bombing THE bombing of a Pakistani madrasah last month, in which 82 students were killed, was carried out by the United States, a Pakistani official has admitted, writes Christina Lamb. The madrasah in the tribal agency of Bajaur was bombed during a

[PEN-L] Economic Empire Building: The Centrality of Corruption

Economic Empire building: The Centrality of Corruption By James Petras 11/24/06 Information Clearing House -- -- Economic Empire building (EEB) is the driving force of the US economy and became more central over the past five years. More than ever before in US economic history, the principal US

[PEN-L] Funding the Kingdom of Gays and Lesbians through Philately

Will UN Recognize 'Gay Kingdom'? by Peter Hacker 365Gay.com Sydney, Australia Bureau Posted: February 7, 2005 12:01 am. ET (Sydney, Australia) Its a tiny coral island off the coast of Australia but it could become the center of a major battle at the United Nations. Cato Island is

[PEN-L] A view from Nazareth: Is Israel Guilty?

, Ken Hanly Syria is a convenient fallguy for Gemayel’s death By Jonathan Cook in Nazareth 11/24/06 Information Clearing House -- -- Commentators and columnists are agreed. Pierre Gemayel’s assassination must have been the handiwork of Syria because his Christian Phalangists have been long-time

[PEN-L] Retreat from Iraq? Tom Hayden

Hayden must be getting on in years by now! Cheers, Ken Hanly U.S. Retreat from Iraq? The Secret Story By Tom Hayden Special to the Huffington Post 11/22/06 HP -- - - According to credible Iraqi sources in London and Amman, a secret story of America’s diplomatic exit strategy from Iraq

[PEN-L] Return home etc.

Is home South Dakota? Maybe you could come up for a visit while you are back. I think you can make it in a day from there. We used to stop at Sioux Falls on our way down to Missouris to visit our daughter a few years back when she went to the U of M at Rolla. We have two rooms upstairs with beds.

[PEN-L] Sunday morning stupor

Sorry I sent thelast message to the wrong recipient! Cheers, Ken Hanly

Re: [PEN-L] A Journey of Dmitri Shostakovich

but not Stalinism. Cheers, Ken Hanly --- Louis Proyect [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2006/11/19/a-journey-of-dmitri-shostakovich/ Despite its obvious cold war inspiration, A Journey of Dmitri Shostakovich, directed by Okasana Dvornichenko and Helga Landauer

[PEN-L] Not to mention Fox News

In a feature article in The Jerusalem Post about the launch of the new channel, Daniel Seaman, head of the Israeli Government Press Office, was quoted as saying: “I have only the utmost respect for (the Arabic service of) Al-Jazeera in Israel. They’ve tried their best to be fair, and even if I

[PEN-L] Foreign meddling in US rights restrictions

From what I have read lately there does not seem to be any Democratic initiative to tackle the reactionary legislation passed by Bush on human rights. Cheers, Ken Hanly DHS chief says foreign courts inhibit U.S. security efforts By Chris Strohm, CongressDaily Homeland Security Secretary

[PEN-L] Nuke Protesters Jailed

Blood-Pouring Anti-Nuke Clowns Sent to Prison Weapons of Mass Destruction Protected By Bill Quigley 11/17/06 Information Clearing House -- -- Three men protesting the presence of weapons of mass destruction in North Dakota were sentenced to federal prison terms of over three years and ordered

Re: [PEN-L] on the death of Milton Friedman

as important (welfare enhancing). Even in terms of traditional welfare maximisation criteria there is nothing irrational necessarily in ethical behavior. What is irrational is many economists thoughts about this. Cheers, Ken Hanly --- michael perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Milton Friedman died today

[PEN-L] Milton Friedman the bright side

Friedman also was critical of the duration of patents. Some supposedly leftist friends of mine like the idea of the negative income tax and his views on student loans. Cheers, Ken Hanly Reason: What did you think about the [First] Gulf War? Friedman: I always had misgivings about the Gulf War

[PEN-L] Halloween Five the Farce

Activist spotted on Halloween dressed as bin Laden faces more charges in Maine Published: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 | 5:08 PM ET Canadian Press: DAVID SHARP PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A Democratic activist who was arrested after he was spotted on a highway overpass dressed as Osama bin Laden on

[PEN-L] Missing Presumed Tortured

Missing Presumed Tortured More than 7,000 prisoners have been captured in America's war on terror. Just 700 ended up in Guantanamo Bay. Between extraordinary rendition to foreign jails and disappearance into the CIA's black sites, what happened to the rest? By Stephen Grey 11/16/06 New

[PEN-L] US military expenditures

I just quoted an article in a letter to the editor of a local paper that claimed that the US spent 40 billion a year maintaining,modernising, etc its nuclear capacity. I thought this must be too high but then I checked the US yearly military expenditure. It is 518 billion in 2005!

[PEN-L] Hayden denies reality on Interrogations

Hayden denies reality on interrogations By Nat Hentoff November 13, 2006 Along with the president, CIA Director Michael Hayden was very pleased when the Military Commissions Act of 2006 was passed by Congress and signed into law. Not only is the CIA free to continue its coercive

[PEN-L] Blocking Big Brother

Universities move to hide work from U.S. eyes CAROLINE ALPHONSO From Saturday's Globe and Mail Concerned about the U.S. government's prying eyes, a number of Canadian universities are changing the way their professors and students conduct online research. Many university libraries subscribe to

[PEN-L] Here Come the Odious Excuses

Here come the odious excuses The philosophers behind the bloodbath in Iraq are now washing their hands By Robert Fisk 11/11/06 The Independent -- -- Great news from America! the cashier at my local Beirut bookshop shouted at me yesterday morning, raising her thumbs in the air. Things will be

[PEN-L] Philippine Death Squads

Activists, peasant leaders live in fear of death squads The Philippine Star 11/13/2006 Peasant leader and Protestant pastor Isaias Sta. Rosa was enjoying the company of his children on a balmy August night when 20 heavily armed men barged into his home and forcibly snatched him. Thirty minutes

[PEN-L] Robert Gates

This is excerpted from Wikipedia: Director of Central Intelligence Gates was nominated to become the Director of Central Intelligence (head of the CIA) in early 1987. He withdrew his name after it became clear the Senate would reject the nomination due to controversy about his role in the

[PEN-L] Shooting the Messenger

Actually the author has it wrong. Innocent citizens end up tortured in Syrian jails when intelligence agencies do share critical information. In fact that is the whole idea! Cheers, Ken Hanly Shooting the messenger By Dianne Rinehart The Hamilton Spectator More articles by this columnist (Nov

[PEN-L] Alarmist hyperbole?

Bush’s Chernobyl Economy; hard times are on the way By Mike Whitney 11/08/06 Information Clearing House -- -- In the next few months, a financial crisis will arise somewhere in the world which will jolt the American economy and trigger a swift and precipitous decline in the value of the dollar.

[PEN-L] Its about oil quoth the Unhinged!

Here's Bush in Missouri on Friday: Imagine the radicals and extremists taking over a country, and they were able to pull millions of barrels of oil off the market, driving the price up to $300 or $400 a barrel, whatever it would be, and saying, okay, we'll reduce the price, all you've got to do is

[PEN-L] The hammer and sickle

In general, the Russian changes seek to limit punitive actions against the Iranians and stress the need for further negotiation with Tehran, and the proposals from Washington broaden the measure’s sweep and toughen the punishment. “The problem is that we think that our tool kit is full of tools,”

[PEN-L] Cost of Iraq War

The more-than-$2-trillion war COMMENTARY | November 01, 2006 Two scholars, one a Nobel Prize winner, revisit their estimate of the true cost of the Iraq war – and find that $2 trillion was too low. They consider not only the current and future budgetary costs, but the economic impact of lives

[PEN-L] Division of Iraq

Three into one proves an odd fit November 4, 2006 The suggestion that Iraq should be carved into three holds as much danger as it does possible solutions, writes Paul McGeough. CARTOGRAPHY is such jolly good fun. Take this river, slash a pencil across the map till it hits those mountains and

Re: [PEN-L] Division of Iraq

Sydney Morning Herald Nov. 4 http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/three-into-one-proves-an-odd-fit/2006/11/03/1162340050210.html --- Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what is the source of this? On 11/5/06, ken hanly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Three into one proves an odd fit November 4

[PEN-L] More bodies needed in Iraq!

Seems that Cardona just got a temporary demotion until the furore died down. No doubt his real punishment even if not intended is to send him back to Iraq where he could easily become just another body! Cheers, Ken Hanly Thursday, Nov. 02, 2006 An Abu Ghraib Offender Heads Back to Iraq Exclusive

[PEN-L] Ethnic tensions in Kirkuk

Iraq: Ethnic Tensions Increasing In Oil-Rich City By Sumedha Senanayake Kirkuk has seen a recent surge in violence (epa) NEW YORK, November 2, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- As the government committee charged with reversing the Arabization policy pursued in Kirkuk under former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein

[PEN-L] US planning coup in Iraq?

Prime Minister Maliki vents grievances against Washington By Joe Kay 31 October 2006 Use this version to print | Send this link by email | Email the author Mounting tensions between the Bush administration and Washington’s hand-picked head of government in Baghdad, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki,

[PEN-L] Another US drone attack in Pakistan

, Ken Hanly Zawahiri Was Target in U.S. Attack on Religious School in Pakistan Alexis Debat Reports: 10/30/06 ABC -- -- Ayman al Zawahiri was the target of a Predator missile attack this morning on a religious school in Pakistan, according to Pakistani intelligence sources. ABC News has learned

[PEN-L] US bribed former president of Kyrgyzstan

Evidence suggests U.S. Bribed President Of Kyrgyzstan Akaev, agreed to let the Pentagon open an air base in his country for operations in Afghanistan. A crooked alliance in the war on terror? FBI report ties former Kyrgyzstan leader, and U.S. ally, to organized crime By Aram Roston Producer -

[PEN-L] Liberating Iraq Oil

Hopes of liberating Iraqi oil By Tommy Denton Tommy Denton Recent columns Squawking chickens hit legislators' door 'Liberations' past, and lessons unlearned Getting I-81 off K Street and on track Embarking on another adventure Column archive Weep for the giant multinational oil corporations.

[PEN-L] Zaccardelli should resign!

For the good of the Force, Zaccardelli should resign SILVER DONALD CAMERON IF EVER a public official should resign, that official is RCMP Commissioner Guiliano Zaccardelli. Why? Because the RCMP has been entrusted with extraordinary powers, Canadians are entitled to demand that the national

[PEN-L] No US apology for treatment of Arar

. Cheers, Ken Hanly U.S. gives no apology over Maher Arar: report Canadian Press Published: Saturday, October 28, 2006 Article tools Printer friendly E-mail Font: * * * * TORONTO -- The U.S. government is not apologizing for its treatment of Maher Arar, CTV News reported Friday. The network

[PEN-L] An American atrocity

An American atrocity By Myron Beckenstein Originally published October 26, 2006 The nightmare still isn't finished for Maher Arar and, through him, for those who care about what is happening to what once were considered bedrock American values - such naive concepts as liberty, trial by jury and

[PEN-L] Iranian president opposes fingerprinting of US visitors

than Canada and Mexico require a transit visa just to change planes now. As a result of this nonsense you can get much cheaper flights by transiting the US. Cheers, Ken Hanly TEHRAN, Iran -Iran's fiercely anti-U.S. president has come out against a bill that would require Americans

[PEN-L] Israel Admits using phosphorous bombs

Israel admits using phosphorus bombs during war in Lebanon By Meron Rappaport, Haaretz Correspondent Israel has acknowledged for the first time that it attacked Hezbollah targets during the second Lebanon war with phosphorus shells. White phosphorus causes very painful and often lethal chemical

[PEN-L] Australian treasurer suggests move away from US dollar

Australian Treasurer Seeks Orderly Withdrawal From U.S. Dollar By John Garnaut Economics Correspondent 10/19/06 SMH -- -- TREASURER Peter Costello has called on East Asia's central bankers to telegraph their intentions to diversify out of American investments and ensure an orderly adjustment.

[PEN-L] Arar will not attend US award ceremony

Arar to miss award over fear of arrest JEFF SALLOT From Saturday's Globe and Mail OTTAWA — Maher Arar will be honoured with a human-rights award at a ceremony next week in Washington, but will be unable to attend because he fears he might be arrested again by U.S. authorities. Mr. Arar, 36, a

[PEN-L] Internment camps are on the way

Have any prominent lawyer's organisations issued statements condemning the Military Commissions Act? Cheers, Ken Hanly American Prison Camps Are on the Way Kellogg Brown Root, a Halliburton subsidiary, is constructing a huge facility at an undisclosed location to hold tens of thousands

[PEN-L] James Petras on US elections

Elections In The USA: Justice And The Perversion of Justice By James Petras 10/10/06 Information Clearing House -- -- In a month in which the US Congress voted to legalize torture, discard the US Constitution by abolishing habeas corpus and increase the military budget to prolong the daily

[PEN-L] Dividing Iraq into three: A new (old) solution?

It seems that this is a recipe to accelerate the development of civil war..cheers, Ken Hanly The Sunday Times October 08, 2006 America ponders cutting Iraq in three Sarah Baxter, Washington AN independent commission set up by Congress with the approval of President George W Bush may

[PEN-L] Emerging Russian Giant plays its cards strategically

An interesting long article. Cheers, K hanly http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticlecode=WIL20061007articleId=3408

[PEN-L] Putin fights back

Putin Fights Back By Mike Whitney 10/08/06 Information Clearing House -- -- The confrontation between Russia and Georgia looks like a dust-up between neighbors over the arrest of 4 Russian officers accused of spying. In reality, it is a struggle between the Bush administration and Russian

[PEN-L] Keith Jones on the Arar report

Maher Arar’s ordeal, the Harper government and the assault on democratic rights By Keith Jones 5 October 2006 Use this version to print | Send this link by email | Email the author The report of the public inquiry into the official kidnapping, incarceration, and torture of Maher Arar and the

[PEN-L] Australian companies look for drilling rights in Iraq

Australian companies to vie for Iraq drill rights PM - Wednesday, 4 October , 2006 18:26:00 Reporter: Emma Alberici MARK COLVIN: On October the 18th Iraq's Oil Minister, Dr Hussein Shahristani, will visit Australia to receive an honorary doctorate in engineering from Melbourne's Monash

[PEN-L] WSW crtique of Zacardelli's response to Arar report

WSWS : News Analysis : North America : Canada Canada: RCMP chief “accepts” Arar commission findings, the better to reject them By Richard Dufour 3 October 2006 Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli told a parliamentary committee last Thursday that he accepts the

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