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NYT Editorial: Citizen Terrorists Deleted [Must-Read]
"The homeland security mania has invited some startling abuses of police power, but we have yet to hear of any more knuckle-headed than one in Maryland. There, the State Police are sheepishly tracking down 53 innocent people to let them know they were entered as suspected terrorists on state and federal databases — for the Orwellian offense of engaging in peaceful protest."Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, October 10, 2008
The destructive policies of President Bush
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Tuesday, October 7, 2008Petraeus - McCain’s real running mate
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, October 6, 2008The Young Turks of Tora Bora, by Syed Saleem Shahzad
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, October 5, 2008AlterNet: Chomsky: “If the U.S. Carries Out Terrorism, It Did Not Happen”
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, October 5, 2008Chomsky: ‘If the US carries out terrorism, it did not happen’
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, October 5, 2008t r u t h o u t | Talking to the Taliban?
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, October 4, 2008NYT (3): International News
The effects of the U.S. financial meltdown are spreading through Europe; Palin and the economic meltdown increase French angst re the U.S.; and an amusing new spin by the Somali pirates: "Think of us like a coast guard."Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, October 1, 2008
NYT (3): International News
The stand-off against Somalian pirates intensifies; Olmert has some harsh words as he leaves office; and French Muslims find haven in Catholic schools.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, September 30, 2008
NYT Op-Eds (4)
"The next president will likely have to deal with some major financial emergencies. Barack Obama seems well informed. John McCain, on the other hand, scares me" (Krugman); "The only chance John McCain has to win the presidential election is if he overrules those of his aides who are trapped by conventional wisdom" (Kristol); "If Pakistan is the most dangerous country on earth, then Asif Ali Zardari has taken one of the world’s least enviable posts as president" (Cohen); "Sanctions have not kept Iran from developing its nuclear program. The next U.S. president must do better to convince the mullahs that they are better off without it" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, September 29, 2008
NYT (2): International News
Far-right parties make gains in Austrian elections; and an attack on the home of the publisher of a soon-to-be-released book on Muhammad.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, September 29, 2008
NYT: Car Bomb Kills 17 in Syria Near Intelligence Office
The worst terrorist attack in over 20 years.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, September 28, 2008
Drawing the presidential battle lines
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, September 28, 2008NYT (5): International News
Violent clashes between U.S. and Pakistani forces at Afghan border; honoring Solzhenitsyn - in Moscow; West Bank settlers escalate their defiance against ouster; Europe toughens its auto emissions plan; and extraordinary pledges to the U.N. may be affected by economic reality.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, September 26, 2008
NYT: An Exercise in Security at 150 Railroad Stations
Helpful drills? Or subtle training of the populace re the advancing police state?Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, September 24, 2008
NYT (3): International News
As occurred in Spain, terrorism may affect elections in India; Myanmar frees thousands of political and other prisoners; and some areas of Paris are becoming mini-religious-war zones.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Has Sarah Palin been picked as the titular head of the coming police state?
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Wednesday, September 24, 2008NYT: 7 Years Later, 9/11 Hijackers’ Remains Are in Limbo
"Seven years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the remains of 13 of the 19 men responsible have been identified and are in the custody of the F.B.I. and the New York City medical examiner’s office." Two questions come to mind. First, how is it that there are remains of the "terrorists" who allegedly flew a plane into the Pentagon, when even the plane's titanium engines disintegrated? Second, 13 of 19 leaves six "hijackers" unaccounted for. Is it possible then that the alternative theorists are correct that the remaining six are alive and well in their respective countries?Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, September 21, 2008
NYT (5): International News
One of the worst-ever acts of terrorism in Pakistan kills 40 and injures 150, including Americans; Sarkozy fears France is next in global economic meltdown; Chavez expels Human Rights Watch workers; a Sunni group hacks and defaces an important Shiite website in Iraq; and Mbeki may be out in political coup.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, September 20, 2008
NYT (3): National Politics/News
Bush makes another go at spy satellites; Leahy - the target of an anthrax letter - joins in challenging the FBI finding re Ivins; and Congress passes an important civil rights bill.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, September 18, 2008
NYT: Psychologists Vote to End Interrogation Consultations
A rejection of an "unacceptable" status quo.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, September 18, 2008
t r u t h o u t | Conflict Over Spying Led White House to Brink
Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, September 15, 2008The End of the Myths : Information Clearing House - ICH
Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, September 15, 2008Religious comfort for Bin Laden
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, September 15, 2008NYT (2): International News
More terrorism in India's capital; and for the sixth time in a year, poison finds its way into a Chinese product - this time for infants.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, September 14, 2008
