Mon 3 Dec 2007
[Dr. Dhafir got 22 years for feeding starving children: is this what we call justice?]
…Prosecutors say he paid millions of dollars to Iraqi officials to get an unfair share of contracts connected to the oil-for-food program, which ran from 1996 to 2003. (more…)
Mon 3 Dec 2007
Sign this petition at www.onondagacreek.org
To:
NYS Department of Conservation, NYS Comptroller,
NYS Attorney General,
County Executive Joanie Mahoney,
Onondaga County Legislators
Onondaga County is rushing ahead to build a pricey $121 million Downtown sewage plant. (more…)
Sun 2 Dec 2007
A Visit From the FBI
By SHEMON SALAM Counterpunch 12/1/07
I was visited by the FBI at my residence on Thursday, November 29th. I am an Asian-American Muslim Man. I am an anti-war activist who believes that United States military has no business in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world. (more…)
Sat 1 Dec 2007
By John Pilger Information Clearing House 11/30/07
What has changed in the way we see the world? For as long as I can remember, the relationship of journalists with power has been hidden behind a bogus objectivity and notions of an “apathetic public” that justify a mantra of “giving the public what they want.” (more…)