Abraham Lincoln on War and Corporate-Enthronement

As a result of the war corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow More of the quote: We may congratulate ourselves that this cruel war is nearing its end. It has cost a vast mount of treasure and blood It has indeed been a trying hour for the

Did Bush Sacrifice Nick Berg?

Michael Berg, the farther of Nick Berg who was executed by an Islamist militant group in Iraq, speaks to Robin Young of Here and Now, a radio program on WBUR. Robert H. Reid of the Associated Press reports: In the video of Berg, the executioners said they had tried to trade him for prisoners at

Re: Abraham Lincoln on War and Corporate-Enthronement

Burkhart writes: If corporations are so powerful, why don't we cleverly exploit them for progressive change? how would you do that? Jim D.

Re: Did Bush Sacrifice Nick Berg?

On March 7, 2004 an a href=http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1092851/posts;enemies list/a composed of signatories to an anti-war petition was posted on the Free Republic website. The introductory and subsequent comments on that list suggest that the purpose of the posting was to encourage

Ruminations on Simon's Rock

Simon's Rock College is a subsidiary of Bard College, my alma mater. Both institutions carefully cultivate an image of political progressiveness and cultural daring. But beneath this veneer, there is more than a bit of rot. While I have been posting about Leon Botstein (the President of Bard)

Corrections from Ahmet

Thanks, Lou. 2 factual corrections: 1. Wayne Lo when the assault rifle was first discovered in the mailroom and No assault rifle was discovered in the mailroom, only bullets. Wayne purchased the rifle from a local store. 2. B. Rodgers is the VP/Dean, not the president. -- The Marxism

Mercenaries in Iraq

Vancouver Sun May 11, 2004 Americans have outsourced their Iraq dirty work to a mixed bunch By Jonathan Manthorpe A brief news story from Iraq on Sunday night said a bomb had exploded near a hotel bar in Baghdad wounding six British and Nepalese. One does not have to have spent much time in

Michigan Gov vetoes anti-living wage law

MICHIGAN REPORT REPORT NO. 89, VOLUME 43-- MONDAY, MAY 10 2004 ASSOCIATION DEMANDS VETO OVERRIDE ON 'LIVING WAGE' The Small Business Association of Michigan on Monday called for an override of Governor Jennifer Granholm's veto of a bill supporters say would help attract businesses to the

From New Scientist: How Well Thought Out Was the USA Tortures Iraqi citizens?

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns4976 Seen on Leftist Trainspotters: Abuse of Iraqis 'well thought through' 16:58 10 May 04 NewScientist.com news service The type of mistreatment Iraqi prisoners have suffered at the hands of US soldiers is unlikely to have occurred without

New noDNC Flyers From Boston

New noDNC Flyers From Boston: http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=04/05/11/7357610. -- Yoshie * Critical Montages: http://montages.blogspot.com/ * Bring Them Home Now! http://www.bringthemhomenow.org/ * Calendars of Events in Columbus: http://sif.org.ohio-state.edu/calendar.html,

Re: Abraham Lincoln on War and Corporate-Enthronement

James Devine writes: [Burkhart writes: If corporations are so powerful, why don't we cleverly exploit them for progressive change?] how would you do that? Jim D. Hi Jim, When I played Water Polo at Caltech, we used to occasional go play Loyola's team. It was a unique pool with changing

FW: After the World Tribunal on Iraq, New York Session (fwd)

WTI New York session has successfully commenced last Saturday. You can read the final statement of the jury of conscience, the press release, and the presentations in the first two parts of the session from the following link: http://www.worldtribunal-nyc.org/Document/index.htm The third part,

Kerry's Failure to Vote Dooms Unemployment Benefits Extension

Kerry: Practicing Austerity Even Before Getting Elected: http://montages.blogspot.com/2004/05/kerry-practicing-austerity-even-before.html -- Yoshie * Critical Montages: http://montages.blogspot.com/ * Bring Them Home Now! http://www.bringthemhomenow.org/ * Calendars of Events in Columbus:

Torture as pornography

Torture as pornography The pictures of American soldiers humiliating Iraqi detainees are reminiscent of sadomasochistic porn, says military historian Joanna Bourke. And we should not be surprised Friday May 7, 2004 The Guardian A woman ties a noose around a naked man's neck and forces him to

Aljazeera.Net - Shia groups see end to Najaf siege

Aljazeera.Net - Shia groups see end to Najaf siege[Some more of the complexities within Iraqi Shia politics are revealed. Note: (1) there has been a peaceful demonstration _against_ Sadr in Najaf; (2) some Sadrists, if not Sadr, appear to endorse the peace plan described below, which (3) includes