Archive for the 'George W. Bush' Category

04 Jan 2009

Guantanamo

A hellhole where torture scandals shook the world’s trust in US justice By Tim Reid On January 11, 2002, a giant C141 military transport aircraft landed at the US military base in Guantánamo Bay after an 8,000-mile journey from Kandahar, in Afghanistan – a trip during which the 20 hooded, shackled prisoners inside had not [...]

23 Dec 2008

Lies, lies, lies!

By Hans Vogel from english.pravda.ru The thruth will set you free, the truth is simple and what is simple tends to be beautiful and attractive. Yet neither individuals nor societies can function without bending the truth. As matter of fact, many conventions and accepted ideas are based on fiction or and expressed as myths, but [...]

07 Dec 2008

Sons and Heirs

The Bin Ladens: The Story of a Family and Its Fortune by Steve Coll   By Robert Vitalis* Steve Coll’s book tells two stories: a big one about how the bin Laden family cashed in on the oil bonanza in Saudi Arabia, and a smaller one about Osama’s role in the family business before he [...]

20 Nov 2008

A Letter to America

By Anwaar Hussain Dear Americans, With your election of Barack Hussein Obama, you have almost realized the dream of Martin Luther King. Now truly you have a chance to rise up as a nation and live out the proper meaning of the creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created [...]

15 Nov 2008

Here come the liberals

By Will Hutton* For decades American conservatism defined global politics. Now we are about to witness a seismic change in Washington. Will Hutton leads a special report on the profound impact the new thinking will have on Britain and the world British politicians, commentators and the public like to believe in their sturdy autonomy. We [...]

13 Nov 2008

Remembrance Day 2008

How Should we Honour the War Dead? by Alan Morrison The 11th of November is a date which impinges as a dichotomy on our already seared consciousness. Remembrance Day. Remember our war dead – especially from the First World War. Remember the heroes. Poppies. Wreaths. Solemn-faced politicians making a show of care about life and [...]

05 Nov 2008

Barack Obama’s Victory Speech

PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA: If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. Its the answer told by lines that [...]

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