21 Dec 2007
by Glen Ford When the CIA and elements of the Pentagon do more – much more – than the Democrats to restrain the Bush gang from plunging the planet into an even wider spasm of war, it is time to recognize the absolute irrelevance of the Democratic Party – certainly, under present leadership. Jaws dropped [...]
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20 Dec 2007
Faith will unsettle politics everywhere this century; it will do so least when it is separated from the state The Economist, Nov 1st 2007 Â A religious fanatic feels persecuted, goes overseas to fight for his God and then returns home to attempt a bloody act of terrorism. Next week as Britons celebrate the capture [...]
Posted in Humanity & Global Civilization, Politics, Religions, Religious Fundamentalism, Society by: admin
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19 Dec 2007
By Henry Makow* PhD An Encore Presentation [Memo to Myself] This isn’t about storing silver coins or canned food or getting an AK-47. It’s about saving your soul, not your skin. It’s about the tendency to obsess on the New World Order, get depressed and become unbearable. The situation is depressing. A satanic cult controls [...]
Posted in Humanity & Global Civilization, Neoconservatives & Neocolonialism, New World Order, Politics, Society, The Common Moral by: admin
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19 Dec 2007
By Ted Lang Already and early on in the soon to occur 2008 presidential elections, “The Establishment” has reared its ugly head and has begun to mobilize its vast resources against Congressman Ron Paul, the only honest, truthful and pro-American candidate of the lot. Â What is it, and who is it, that makes up The [...]
Posted in Capitalism & Disastrous Capitalism, Corporations in Politics, Money matters, Politics, USA, War by: admin
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18 Dec 2007
By James Petras – December 2007 Introduction Once again, a poll recently released by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) ((www.ajc.org/site/c.1J1TSPHKoG/b.36428551)) has confirmed that on some questions of major significance there are vast differences between the opinion of the Presidents of the Major American Jewish Organizations and the mass of American Jews. On questions of the [...]
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18 Dec 2007
by Prof. Rodrigue Tremblay “The leader whose thinking process most resembles [Adolf] Hitler’s is our own president. -Like Hitler, (George W.) Bush’s ideological beliefs have blinded him to reality, and like Hitler, he seems impervious to advice that conflicts with his beliefs.” Charley Reese  “When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or [...]
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18 Dec 2007
By Judith Moriarty  It appears that many Americans are lemmings. Few have the privilege of not having to engage in dreary, tedious, mind-numbing work. Today, workers are doing the jobs of two or three employees (downsizing does that). They work their entire lives, get a a few weeks vacation, have five more years to pay [...]
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