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Is it just me, or did Obama do Al Sharpton? Barack’s speech in California, last week, sounded just like (or tried to sound just like) Al Sharpton’s in the 2004 Democratic convention in Boston. It did not quite match the brilliant cadence of the Reverend, but seemed to use even some of the words or [...]

Near the end of this interview, Daniel Ellsberg says that he expects that US military bases are there to stay, regardless of what Obama claims. In this, he echoes the permanent occupation of Iraq hinted at by Karen Kwiatkowski, three years ago.

A personal message from Jimmy McMillan of The Rent Is too Damn High party.

A reminder of the history of the recent American wars and sanctions against Iraq.

Unemployment in Ukraine, and survival mining.

Iraq’s war wounded, in a Jordanian hospital.

“Jesus Was an Arab” is now sold as an ebook, on amazon.com.

Iran’s supposed nuclear weapons program.

What was the real reason why Iraq was invaded?

Hatred of Islam is the inevitable consequence of not facing American foreign policy.