Make a Donation, We Need It Tuesday 16 December 2008
Funding is critical right now. We're surviving, but we are keeping direct pressure on fundraising. If you can make a donation, please do. If you are an active donor, Thank You. Just click this link for our electronic donation options: http://www.truthout.org/donate You can also donate by check, made payable to: Truthout P.O. Box 231278 Encinitas, CA 92023 Or donate by phone: 213.489.1971 *REMEMBER: You can select a monthly plan to provide us with automatic, recurring support. Please sign up for whatever you can afford. Many in Arab world see the throwing of shoes at Bush fitting; Supreme Court orders review of Guantanamo torture case; former Col. Douglas MacGregor on the new weight of war; Obama announces environment and energy team; Illinois House votes to inquire into Blagojevich impeachment; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org t r u t h o u t | 12.16 Iraqi Shoe Thrower Captures Mideast Rage at Bush http://www.truthout.org/121608J Alistair Lyon, Reuters: "The hurling of shoes at US President George W. Bush on his farewell visit to Iraq strikes many in the Middle East as a fittingly furious comment on what they see as his calamitous legacy in the region. Arab and Iranian TV stations have gleefully replayed the clip, sometimes in slow motion, of an Iraqi reporter calling Bush a 'dog' and throwing his shoes at him - the Middle East's tastiest insults - at a Baghdad news conference on Sunday." US Supreme Court Orders Review of Guantanamo Torture Case http://www.truthout.org/121608K Agence France-Presse: "The US Supreme Court on Monday revived a lawsuit by four former British detainees at the Guantanamo Bay military prison, ordering a lower court to reconsider their claims of torture and religious bias. The justices ordered a Washington DC appeals court to review its January 2008 ruling quashing the lawsuit against former Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld and 10 senior US military officers." Douglas MacGregor | Mr. Obama, Weigh the Price of War http://www.truthout.org/121608L Douglas MacGregor, Defense News: "Today's world is different from the world of 1991 or 2001. Outside of the United States and Western Europe, nation-building with US military power is a euphemism for imperialism. American financial hegemony has collapsed. As seen in Iraq, the 'total victory' construct as it equates to the imposition of Western-style government and a free-market economy subservient to the US is in full retreat. In the broader Middle East, as well as in most of Africa, Latin America and Asia, 'damage control,' not 'total victory,' is the most realistic goal for US national security strategy." Obama Announces Energy and Environment Team http://www.truthout.org/121608M The Associated Press: "President-elect Barack Obama plans to name Democratic Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado to run the Interior Department, rounding out an environmental and energy team charged with quickly tackling global warming and developing alternative forms of energy. The choice of Salazar to be secretary of a department that oversees oil and gas drilling on public lands and manages the nation's parks and wildlife refuges will be announced later this week, an Obama transition official said Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid pre-empting Obama's announcement." Illinois House O.K.s Impeachment Inquiry on Governor Blagojevich http://www.truthout.org/121608N Michael Conlon, Reuters: "The Illinois House of Representatives voted on Monday to begin an impeachment inquiry into Gov. Rod Blagojevich, accused of trying to sell the US Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. The inquiry, approved 113-0, will be placed in the hands of a special committee. If it determines that impeachment is warranted, the House would vote on whether to impeach, to be followed by a trial in the state senate. If convicted at trial the governor could be forced from office." _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Go directly to our home page: http://www.truthout.org Click to SUBSCRIBE -> http://www.truthout.org/content/subscribe Our Privacy Policy -> http://www.truthout.org/privacy ======= S1000+ ======= --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
