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"Exodus: Where Will Iraq Go Next?" Deborah Campbell on the Iraq Refugee Crisis; Cesar Chavez Day: United Farm Workers Co-Founder Dolores Huerta Reflects on the Life and Legacy of the Legendary Labor Activist; Loretta Napoleoni on "Rogue Economics: Capitalism’s New Reality." Headlines * Sadr Orders Mahdi Army to Stop Fighting * Iraq Gov’t Controls … Continued
Amy Goodman Questions Sen. Obama on Heeding Iraqis’ Call for Full US Withdrawal; "From the Frontlines of Humanity": Former UN Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland on World Crises — Congo, Darfur, Iraq, Colombia and Palestine; Following Mixed Court Ruling, Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Lead Attorney Maintains Hope for Overturning Conviction. Headlines * Despite Bush Claims, US Forces … Continued
In New Book, Chilean Ambassador to the UN Details Bush Admin’s Pre-War Efforts to Coerce Allies into Supporting Iraq Invasion; British Correspondent Patrick Cockburn on Iraq’s Growing Sectarian Divide and the Myth of "Success" in the US "Surge." Headlines * Up to 60 Iraqis Killed in US Attack on Hilla * Oil Rises to … Continued
A Century in Iraq, Replacing UN with "League of Democracies," Rogue State Rollback? A Look at John McCain’s Foreign Policy Vision; "The Man Who Pushed America to War" – Aram Roston on "The Extraordinary Life, Adventures and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi"; Homeowners Plan Demonstration at NYC Offices of Bear Stearns, JPMorgan Chase to Protest Government … Continued
Body of War: New Doc Tells the Story of a Paralyzed Iraq War Veteran Coming to Terms with Disability and Speaking Out Against War; Paralyzed Iraq Vet Responds to Cheney: "We Didn’t Volunteer Where You Sent Us to Go." Headlines * Bush to Keep 140,000 Troops in Iraq * Bush: Outcome of War Will … Continued
Anti-Epileptics, Sex Hormones, Mood Stabilizers, Antibiotics Among Array of Pharmaceuticals in US Water Supply; So Wrong for So Long: Greg Mitchell on How the Press, the Pundits — and the President — Failed on Iraq. Today’s Headlines * US Deaths in Iraq Reach 4,000 * 58 Iraqis Killed; Green Zone Shelled * Report: US … Continued
Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr. James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming; Al-Arian Enters 19th Day of Hunger Strike in Protest of "Government Harassment." Today’s Headlines * Rise in Staple Prices Outpacing Luxury Goods * Gov. Richardson to Endorse Obama * State Dept. Employees Fired for Obama File Breach * … Continued
Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Winter Soldier Hearings. Today’s Headlines * Antiwar Events Nationwide Mark 5th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion * In Gaffe, McCain Says Iran Backing al-Qaeda * Obama Criticizes Ex-Pastor’s Political Comments * Murtha Backs Clinton Ahead of Pennsylvania Primary * Dalai Lama Threatens … Continued
Winter Soldier CONT’D: US Vets, Active-Duty Soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan Testify About the Horrors of War. Today’s Headlines * Feds Criticized for Wall Street Bailout While Failing to Aid Homeowners * Fear Grows Over Other Bank Collapses * Carlyle Capital Private Equity Firm Collapses * Greenspan: Economic Crisis Could Be Worst Since WWII … Continued
