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Iraq war is the real “underlying crime” in the Libby indictment The indictment in the CIA leak investigation of Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, has deepened the political crisis of the Bush administration, while further exposing the methods of criminality and conspiracy that extend from the White House on down....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 11:59pm PDT
Just the Beginning: Fitzgerald Going After the Yellowcake Forgeries http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Fitzgerald_expands_probe_believes_he_can_1028.html...
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 1:28pm PDT
GOP Fundraiser Tom Noe Indicted For Illegal $$ to Bush Campaign CLEVELAND, OHIO--Charges of public corruption among Republicans in Ohio widened Thursday with a federal grand jury indicting Thomas W. Noe, a former Republican party fundraiser, for allegedly making illegal campaign contributions using conduit contributors....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 7:00am PDT
America’s crippling health care system claims another victim It’s a scenario that could happen to any one of us.
No, not Hurricane Katrina, but the aftermath of simply driving down a quiet rural road — minding the speed limit and minding one’s own business. Suddenly, out of nowhere, an oncoming car crosses the double yellow line and veers into your lane. Disaster strikes....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 6:36am PDT
Blockade puts cruel limits on Cuba travel Sen. Brian Dorgan (R-N.D.) had high hopes for the passage of his amendment to an appropriations bill that would have cut funding for the Treasury Department’s enforcement of the Cuba travel ban. Supporters of the democratic right of U.S. citizens to travel to the island were also optimistic about the amendment’s chances....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 6:35am PDT
Public outcry blocks GOP budget cuts Massive public pressure forced the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives to abruptly delay action last week on major slashes in human services programs. The slashes, contained in a budget amendment, would have increased mandatory cuts from $35 billion to $50 billion in health care, Medicaid, energy assistance, food stamps, student loans and child care, while maintaining $70 billion in tax cuts for the rich....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 6:30am PDT
White House under fire: A crisis of legitimacy? Months ago it was apparent that the Bush administration was losing its initiative and momentum. Bush didn’t walk with the same old swagger and his much-vaunted political capital had lost much of its value.
Tensions and fissures were evident in the Republican Party — not an open rebellion by any means, but substantial enough that the single-mindedness that had been the signature of the Bush administration and Republican Party was less evident.
At the same time, the resistance to the admi...
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 6:26am PDT
Senate committee holds second hearing on "eco-terrorism" focusing on HLS NYSE issue This Tuesday, a local activist was ordered to surrender to authorities November 8th for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury in San Francisco currently investigating animal rights activists in the Bay Area (http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/10/1778325.php). Other Bay Area activists face the same potential fate (http://www.indybay.org/archives/archive_by_id.php?id=3326&category_id=58 & http://www.indybay.org/archives/archive_by_id.php?id=3264&category_id=58).
Wednesday, a Senat...
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 11:01pm PDT
O'Connor Must Stay On Send a letter to Sandra Day O'Connor urging her to postpone her retirement and stay on the Court. NOW will hand deliver every letter to the Supreme Court....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 10:12pm PDT
Power outages, gas lines, hunger fuel Floridians’ anger after Hurricane Wilma Four days after Hurricane Wilma hit South Florida, close to 4 million people remain without power and the phone system is largely inoperable. The statewide death toll climbed to 10 on Thursday, and more than 2,900 people remained housed in 25 shelters spread over 11 counties....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 9:57pm PDT
Collapse of the Miers nomination: Bush administration bows to the ultra-right The withdrawal of the nomination of White House Counsel Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court is a powerful demonstration of the Bush administration’s extraordinary dependence on ultra-right and Christian fundamentalist elements, who enjoy effective veto power over key government decisions....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 9:55pm PDT
Wal-Mart’s myth is shattered. All eyes on “secret” memo. On Wednesday, the New York Times broke the story of a secret Wal-Mart Board of Directors memo obtained by Wal-Mart Watch. Today, just 24 hours later, millions of people around the world are discovering the true ruthlessness of Wal-Mart's business practices....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 9:38pm PDT
No more Abu Ghraibs: Take action against torture Call members of the House/Senate Conference Committee (listed below) about an
important measure banning torture...
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 9:27pm PDT
The Scandal isn't the Leak, But the Illegal War Forgeries, Lies and Cover-ups:
The Scandal isn't the Leak, But the Illegal War
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By SAUL LANDAU...
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 6:02pm PDT
In Bush's mind Nothing can shake the conviction of the US president that everything he has done has been right, writes Amin Howeidi*...
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 2:22pm PDT
White House awaits Plame fallout The White House was yesterday struggling to carry on business as usual amid feverish speculation that top officials were facing criminal charges in a potentially crippling political scandal....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 1:58pm PDT
Miers Withdrawal Shows Extremist Control of White House NEWS from the Human Rights Campaign...
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 10:03am PDT
At the Eureka Recruitment Center 10/26 Yesterday at the recruitment center......
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 8:45am PDT
Filmmakers on the Lives of Arkansan Soldiers in Iraq We air excerpts of the film and speak with filmmakers Craig Renaud and Brent Renaud about the series that follows members of the Arkansas National Guard as they deploy to Iraq. “Off to War” was one of the first films to deal with the ongoing problem of U.S. troops having inadequate equipment and unarmored vehicles in Iraq....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 8:01am PDT
Cheney is the Man Who Unleashed Torture and Promoted it Within Military and CIA The Bush administration is coming under increased criticism for attempting to justify the torture of detainees. Vice President Dick Cheney and CIA Director Porter Goss reportedly urged Senator John McCain to exempt the CIA from a proposed ban on torture. We speak with lawyer Scott Horton about the VP and torture....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 7:58am PDT
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