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After Ron Suskind Reveals Bush Admin Ordered Iraq-9/11 Fakery, House Judiciary Chair John Conyers Opens Congressional Probe. Today’s Headlines * Russian-Georgian Fighting Continues in Gori * US Sends Aid to Georgia * Adviser Briefed McCain on Georgia After Inking Lobbying Deal * McCain: “Nations Don’t Invade Other Nations” * Palestinians Honor Mahmoud Darwish * … Continued
The Way of the World: Ron Suskind on How the Bush Admin Deliberately Faked an Iraq-al-Qaeda Connection and Undermined Diplomacy, Democracy in Pakistan and Iran. Headlines * Georgia Accuses Russia of Violating Ceasefire, Ethnic Cleansing * Report: US Rejects Israeli Aid Request for Iran Attack * Darwish Honored with Palestinian State Funeral * 12 … Continued
Bolivian President Evo Morales Wins Critical Referendum on His Presidency; Federal Judge Rules US Government Owes Group of Native Americans $455 Million for Unpaid Royalties on Drilling for Oil and Gas; China Deports 28 Members of Students for a Free Tibet for Staging Protests in Beijing; Chinese American Writer & Activist Helen Zia on the … Continued
Mahmoud Darwish, Poet Laureate of the Palestinians, 1941-2008; Up to 2,000 Killed as Russia-Georgia Fighting Enters Fourth Day. Headlines * Russia-Georgia Fighting Enters Fourth Day * Fighting Occurs One Month After US Military Exercise in Georgia * Iraqi FM: “Very Clear Timeline” of US Troop Withdrawal Needed * Clinton Adviser Urged Attacks on Obama … Continued
Summer Olympic Games Open in Beijing, Pro-Tibet Protester Deported to US; "This is the Olympics the West Wanted" – Dave Zirin on US Corporations Entering China, Athletes Speaking Out and the Games from ’68 to Today; The Wrecking Crew: Thomas Frank on How Conservatives Rule. Headlines * Bin Laden Driver Given Lenient Sentence * … Continued
Salim Hamdan Found Guilty in First US War Crimes Tribunal since WWII; Rwanda Accuses Top French Officials in 1994 Genocide; South Korea Commission Probes Civilian Massacres by US in Korean War; South Koreans Fill Streets of Seoul to Continue Protest Against US Beef Imports. Today’s Headlines * Bin Laden Driver Convicted in Gitmo War … Continued
Army Recruiter Suspended for Threatening High School Student with Jail Time, Sparks Bipartisan Call for Investigation. Today’s Headlines * Rwanda Accuses France in 1994 Genocide * Family of Detained Pakistani Accuses US of Rape, Abuse * Shunning ICJ, Texas Executes Mexican National * Audit: Iraq Could Have $79B Surplus * Ex-Israeli General Who Called … Continued
American Foreign Policy Brought to You by China: Advisers to Obama, McCain Tied to US Multinationals that Profit from Beijing; Chevron Lobbies White House to Pressure Ecuador to Stop $12 Billion Amazon Pollution Lawsuit; Ex-UN AIDS Chief Slams CDC as Being "Completely Irresponsible" for Withholding Data Showing US Gov’t Had Understated Number of New AIDS … Continued
Anthrax Mystery: Questions Raised over Whether Government Is Framing Dead Army Scientist for 2001 Attacks; Leading Gun Control Activist Exposed as Gun Lobby Spy; FCC Rules Against Comcast for Blocking Web Access. Headlines * CDC Underestimated Number of New AIDS Cases by 40% * World Health Organization: AIDS Epidemic Is Far from Over * … Continued
Israeli Troops Kill Two Palestinians in Ni’lin, Site of Nonviolent Anti-Wall Demonstration; NYPD Officer Caught on Tape Body-Slamming Cyclist During Critical Mass Ride; And Colorado "Fusion Center" to Step Up Intelligence Gathering During DNC; US Northern Command to Play Role. Headlines * Anthrax Suspect Dies in Apparent Suicide * Hersh: US Considered Ways to … Continued
