Political slogans grew sharper, and in some places the protests shifted from economic dissent to open calls for regime change.
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McCain’s Mansions and the Real Elitist
BraveNewFilms on McCain’s mansions and his elitism.
Cole in Salon: The Fall of Bush’s Man in Pakistan; Dawn: Bush was Last Holdout
My column is out in Salon.com: “The fall of Bush’s man in Pakistan:” (Despite Pervez Musharraf’s despotism and double-dealing with U.S. enemies, George W. Bush, […]
Kirkuk a Powderkeg: NYT; Ramadi Bombing Targets Police
Kurdish control of Kirkuk creates a powder keg in Iraq, the NYT explains this morning: ‘ it demonstrates that despite a recent decline in violence, […]
Musharraf Resigns
Al-Jazeera International on the career of Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf, who just stepped down to avoid impeachment.
Fox News: 12 Year Old Girl Tells the Truth about Georgia
Ooops. Fox News Interviews an Ossetian-American 12-year-old girl who thanks Russian troops for saving her from Georgian aggression. But Fox News was obviously not happy […]
Bombing Kills 15, Including AC Leader in Baghdad; Al-Sadr Calls for Blood Pledge of Holy Struggle Against Occupation; Seniora to Baghdad
A suicide bomber in Baghdad killed 15 and wounded 29 in al-Adhamiya on Sunday. This neighborhood is what’s left of the Sunni enclave on the […]
Aljazeera International on the Kirkuk Crisis
The struggle over the oil city of Kirkuk has so far derailed provincial elections in Iraq. Aljazeera International on the Kirkuk crisis (part 1) Aljazeera […]
Bombers hit Karbala Pilgrims for Third Straight Day
Bombers struck at Shiite pilgrims for the third straight day on Sunday, killing as many as six new victims. This despite extensive security measures in […]
Aljazeera: War Crimes in Georgia and Ossetia
Ethnic cleansing of Georgians by Ossetians? Georgian plans to wipe out Ossetians? Aljazeera International reports on claims and counter-claims of war crimes.
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