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William Rivers Pitt | A Sentinel in Time

Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, December 29, 2006

from Khalsa: A Bad Year for Empire

Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, December 29, 2006

Ancient Ice Shelf Breaks Free in Canadian Artic

Posted by Barbara DiSalvia, Friday, December 29, 2006

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Taleban ‘say no’ to tribal plan

Bad news for the entire region. Pakistan as written before is like a powder keg. Afghanistan is already aflame. MB
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, December 29, 2006

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Saddam team ‘to take belongings’

Lies, a failed war, faltered occupation, a rump trial of a tyrant belies the reputation of America being a country ruled by laws and not men. MB
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, December 29, 2006

NYT Op-Ed (Krugman): A Failed Revolution [Interesting Take]

Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, December 29, 2006

NYT Editorial: Under-the-Rug Oversight [Good Read]

Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, December 29, 2006

NYT Editorial: The Rush to Hang Saddam Hussein

Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, December 29, 2006

NYT: F.D.A. Tentatively Declares Food From Cloned Animals to Be Safe

Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, December 29, 2006

NYT: The Seeds of a Mission

Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, December 29, 2006

The End of the West as We Know It?

"What will our descendants make of a political and media culture that devotes little attention to this [global warming] threat when compared with sports, consumer goods, leisure and a threat from terrorism that is puny by comparison? Will they remember us as great paragons of human progress and freedom? They are more likely to spit on our graves" - Anatol Lieven in the International Herald Tribune
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Friday, December 29, 2006

Ten Good Things in 2006

Go to article (click) - Medea Benjamin of Global Exchange gives us a 2006 summary of some things to be encouraged about... the election, Carter's book, Gore's film, South American populism, micro-credit... maybe 2006 will be the year when the worm turned. - MAB
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Friday, December 29, 2006

And divided we laugh: the year in humor

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, December 29, 2006

The Pardon in History’s Hindsight

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, December 29, 2006

Most Outrageous Right-Wing Comments of 2006

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, December 29, 2006

How to apply to the Latin America School of Medicine

Posted by Barbara DiSalvia, Friday, December 29, 2006

Le Monde | An Imperfect Trial

Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, December 28, 2006

from Khalsa: Democracy Now: Gerald Ford and East Timor

Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, December 28, 2006

from Khalsa: Ford Speaks From The Grave, Criticizes Bush On Iraq

Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, December 28, 2006

from Khalsa: Dire Warnings from China’s First Climate Change Report

Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, December 28, 2006

In Somalia, a reckless U.S. proxy war

Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, December 28, 2006

Former Bush Interior Secretary Takes Job as Attorney for Shell

Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, December 28, 2006

Ice Shelf Collapse Sends Chill

Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, December 28, 2006

NYT Op-Ed (Herbert): Lessons Never Learned [Interesting Perspective]

Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, December 28, 2006

NYT: Agency Proposes to List Polar Bears as Threatened

Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, December 28, 2006