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Buying The War..

Anyone who was on my old FOIB list knows that I was an outspoken opponent of America’s two excursions in Iraq. Bill Moyers recently produced a documentary called “Buying the War” which should be mandatory viewing for hawks and doves alike. In it,...

New World Disorder

Peace in the Middle East, Bush Family-Style. The UN Security Council vetoed the invasion of Iraq and thus the UN did not support it, yet it realized its mandate and went into Iraq anyway hoping to help restore order… Actually, the UN already had an envoy and an...

Can You Hear Me Now

And so the fleecing or the Iraqi people begins… -Ian. Begin forwarded message: > From: Tom > Date: Fri Aug 1, 2003 9:32:24 AM US/Pacific > To: fork [at] xent [dot] com > Subject: Can You Here Me Now > >> From http://www.arstechnica.com/ > > Middle East mobile...

News Flash: War in Iraq Is About Oil?

Okay, I’ll admit to skimming this, however this might explain why EU resistance to this action in Iraq was so fierce.. and is yet another perspective on the overly-simplistic “War is about oil” mantra. -Ian. —-

Is Saddam in Syria?

Surprisingly, this beat has not yet been picked up in the mainstream press. Whether or not it’s true, this could serve to further indict Syria in the eyes of the world and provide justification for the toppling of the government there by the US-led Coalition. My...