West Coast Dock-Workers Shut Down 29 Ports
“There is no one here, the streets are dead,” says Oakland, CA trucker OAKLAND, CA. An initial ABC KGO NEWS…
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Homeland Security Plans “Terrorist” & Disaster Drills Beginning May First
Frank Gormlie April 30, 2008 1 Comment on Homeland Security Plans “Terrorist” & Disaster Drills Beginning May First
Beginning May 1, and continuing for the rest of that week, the Department of Homeland Security is planning to undertake…
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A Litany of Horrors – America’s University of Imperialism
Book Review of Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire by Alex Abella By…
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1,000 Vets a Month Attempt Suicide
An email intercepted by CBS News shows that the VA’s head of Mental Health has knowingly lied to the public,…
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Compassion: The First Casualty of War
It has often been said that “truth is the first casualty of war.” But there is another immediate casualty -compassion….
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U.S. Weighing Readiness for Military Action Against Iran
By Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post Staff Writer / Saturday, April 26, 2008 The nation’s top military officer said…
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The Great Peace Movement Debate
Since late 2007, the OB Rag has sponsored a seasoned and reasoned debate about the current state and future direction…
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The Real Matrix: The Pentagon Invades Your Life
By Nick Turse Rick is a midlevel manager in a financial services company in New York City. Each day he…
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Blackwater To Open Indoor Site In Otay Mesa
By Anne Krueger / UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER / April 22, 2008 Blackwater Worldwide is planning to open an indoor training…
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The Man Who Would Be Bush
How do we explain voter support for McCain in light of the nation’s widespread, bipartisan rejection of the Bush administration?…
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The Military “Expert”: How the Pentagon Manipulated the Media For War
Staff April 21, 2008 1 Comment on The Military “Expert”: How the Pentagon Manipulated the Media For War
By Robert Parry Consortium News 4/21/08 After prying loose 8,000 pages of Pentagon documents, the New York Times has proven…
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US Military Forced to Recruit Felons For Duty in Iraq
Associated Press/ April 21, 2008 WASHINGTON – . Under pressure to meet combat needs, the Army and Marine Corps brought…
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