DNC Protest Organizers to Hold Press Conference at Denver Police Department

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:18:26 -0400

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Glenn Spagnuolo 720-771-4669
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Film Reveals CIA's 'Most Secret Place on Earth'

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:33:44 -0400

Film Reveals CIA's 'Most Secret Place on Earth'

by Andrew Nette

PHNOM PENH - It was known as the ‘secret war', a covert operation waged by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) throughout the sixties and early seventies against communist guerrillas in Laos.

Federal War on Medical Pot Challenged

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:56:18 -0400

Federal War on Medical Pot Challenged

Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
August 21, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle

A federal judge breathed new life Wednesday into medical marijuana advocates' effort to ward off the federal crackdown on medical pot in California, saying enforcement of U.S. drug laws can go too far if it seeks to interfere with state authority.

McCain's Plan to Privatise Veterans' Health Care

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:11:02 -0400

"Ideologues like John McCain and George Bush hate the fact that the VA exists," Paul Sullivan, a Gulf War veteran and executive director of the non-partisan Veterans for Common Sense told IPS, noting that the Republican candidate also wants to partially privatise social security and offer private school vouchers to students currently enrolled in public schools.

US/PAKISTAN: Mystery Behind Aafia Siddiqi's 'Arrest' Deepens

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:36:46 -0400

US/PAKISTAN:
Mystery Behind Aafia Siddiqi's 'Arrest' Deepens

Zofeen Ebrahim

KARACHI, Aug 20 (IPS) - ‘’For you it’s just another story. If you want the truth go to Ghazni where you will get more than I can ever tell you about my sister," said a distraught Fouzia Siddiqi, speaking with IPS, in a voice breaking with helpless desperation.

Booze Kills, Marijuana Doesn’t — But Maybe the War on Marijuana Does

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:09:20 -0400

Booze Kills, Marijuana Doesn’t — But Maybe the War on Marijuana Does

by Bruce Mirken

Double Standards in the Global War on Terror: Anthrax Department

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:14:39 -0400

Double Standards in the Global War on Terror

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The Plot Against Liberal America

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:05:51 -0400

The Plot Against Liberal America
by Thomas Frank

US May Ease Local Police Spy Rules

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:02:15 -0400

US May Ease Police Spy Rules
by Spencer S. Hsu and Carrie Johnson

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has proposed a new domestic spying measure that would make it easier for state and local police to collect intelligence about Americans, share the sensitive data with federal agencies and retain it for at least 10 years.

Putin’s War Enablers: Bush and Cheney

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:44:10 -0400

Putin’s War Enablers: Bush and Cheney

by Juan Cole

The run-up to the current chaos in the Caucasus should look quite familiar: Russia acted unilaterally rather than going through the U.N. Security Council. It used massive force against a small, weak adversary. It called for regime change in a country that had defied Moscow.

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DNC Protest Organizers to Hold Press Conference at Denver Police Department

Film Reveals CIA's 'Most Secret Place on Earth'

Federal War on Medical Pot Challenged

McCain's Plan to Privatise Veterans' Health Care

US/PAKISTAN: Mystery Behind Aafia Siddiqi's 'Arrest' Deepens

Booze Kills, Marijuana Doesn’t — But Maybe the War on Marijuana Does

Booze Kills, Marijuana Doesn’t — But Maybe the War on Marijuana Does

Double Standards in the Global War on Terror: Anthrax Department

Double Standards in the Global War on Terror read more

The Plot Against Liberal America

US May Ease Local Police Spy Rules

Putin’s War Enablers: Bush and Cheney

Putin’s War Enablers: Bush and Cheney

Double Standards in the Global War on Terror

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