August 2010


We do not have a date yet for Dr. Dhafir’s resentencing but should hear any time.  Dr. Dhafir’s lawyer, Peter Goldberger, has supplied us with clear guidelines for writing the most effective letters to Judge Mordue.  Please read Peter’s guidelines carefully and then take the time to write this very important letter to Judge Mordue, it is Rafil’s best hope.

All letters should be sent to: (more…)

If there is a single takeaway from the thirteen years of “crippling sanctions” against Iraq, it’s that the program didn’t work. Neocons and their allies – who pushed for a full invasion in the first Gulf War – were declaring as much in 1998, by which time they were already calling for blood. Eventually, they got their wish, and mired the U.S. – not to mention Iraq and the broader Middle East – in the ensuing disaster.  (more…)

For years, Internet advocates have warned of the doomsday scenario that will play out on Monday: Google and Verizon will announce a deal that the New York Times reports “could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content’s creators are willing to pay for the privilege.” (more…)

The 1945 attack was murder on an epic scale. In its victims’ names, we must not allow a nuclear repeat in the Middle East

John Pilger Guardian U.K. 8/06/10

When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, the shadow on the steps was still there. (more…)

WikiLeaks data shows how volatile nation is forced to act against own self interests

Eric Margolis Toronto Sun 8/01/10

Release of 92,000 U.S. military field reports from Afghanistan by WikiLeaks has revealed the war’s ugly underbelly and embarrassed the hell out of Washington and its NATO allies, including Canada. (more…)

John Pilger   New Statesman 8/04/10

Having helped destroy other nations far away, our former prime minister – “peace envoy” to the Middle East – is now free to profit from the useful contacts he made while working as a “servant of the people”. (more…)

Reprising a legendary 1985 National Geographic cover, this week’s Time magazine cover girl is another beautiful young Afghan woman. But this time there is a gaping hole where her nose used to be before it was cut off under Taliban direction. A stark caption reads: “What Happens If We Leave Afghanistan”.  (more…)

At Netroots Nation, Elizabeth Warren spoke about how to make the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau help protect the U.S. economy. (more…)

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