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The NOC Program: A Look at Valerie Plame's "Nonofficial Cover" as a CIA Operative
As pressure mounts for President Bush to fire senior adviser Karl Rove for his role in the outing of undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame, we take a look at her reported work as a "NOC" - "nonofficial cover". We speak with investigative journalist Bob Dreyfuss, the first American reporter to cover the CIA's Non-Official Cover program....
Posted: Tue, Jul 19, 2005 7:52am PDT
Bay Area Memorial Protests Grieving Suicide of MedPot Patient Who Faced Prison
Nationwide Memorials Grieving Suicide of MedPot Patient Who Faced Prison
Advocates Call on Congress to Change Federal Law...
Posted: Mon, Jul 18, 2005 11:05pm PDT
Can you legislate morality?
If you believe decdes of seasoning from Brown vs. Board of Education made America more moral, then you may understand how the World Service Corps congressional proposals could do that again for America and the world....
Posted: Mon, Jul 18, 2005 9:22pm PDT
Cuba Caravan Arrives to McAllen, Texas
The Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba has arrived to the border...
Heading south on Thursday. Yeah!...
Posted: Mon, Jul 18, 2005 4:41pm PDT
Anti-choice bomber gets Life for bombings
An unrepentant Eric Rudolph has his life spared, but will spend the remainder of it in prison....
Posted: Mon, Jul 18, 2005 12:13pm PDT
BioDemocracy plea for legal support $!!!
While the events of the Biodemocracy 2005 mobilization are now behind us and everyone is out of jail, there is still a great deal of work to be done and help is needed....
Posted: Mon, Jul 18, 2005 9:47am PDT
Genocide IS News: Ask the Networks Why We Can't See It
Genocide is the ultimate crime against humanity. And a government-backed genocide is unfolding in the Darfur region of the Sudan. As the horror in Darfur continues, our major television news networks are largely missing in action....
Posted: Mon, Jul 18, 2005 9:21am PDT
Justice admits FBI keeping tabs on ACLU, Greenpeace
The FBI has thousands of pages of records in its files relating to the monitoring of civil rights, environmental and similar advocacy groups, the Justice Department acknowledges -- a disclosure the ACLU says indicates the FBI is monitoring organizations that are engaging in lawful conduct....
Posted: Mon, Jul 18, 2005 7:16am PDT
J23-28: AFL-CIO Convention in Chicago - Rank and File Voices Call for Change
As the AFL-CIO Convention kicks off in Chicago, rank and file union activists get set to speak out....
Posted: Mon, Jul 18, 2005 3:24am PDT
Marine Accused Of Staging Shooting To Avoid Return To Iraq
CHICAGO -- A young Marine is accused of staging his own shooting so he wouldn't have to go back to Iraq...
Posted: Sat, Jul 16, 2005 11:41am PDT
‘Folks back home’ defend Social Security from Republicans
PITTSBURGH — “Dear congressperson: What part of ‘no privatization, no private accounts to replace Social Security’ don’t you understand?”...
Posted: Sat, Jul 16, 2005 11:28am PDT
Updated Call to Action: Vigils Honoring Steven McWilliams
Currently, there are vigils planned in
sixteen cities across the country...
Posted: Fri, Jul 15, 2005 2:10pm PDT
Disney KABC Radio in Los Angeles Targets Mexicans
Disney KABC Radio in Los Angeles Targets Mexicans...
Posted: Fri, Jul 15, 2005 1:40am PDT
Online Petition for PRican Political Prisoners
The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign debuted our "MILLIONS FOR THE
PUERTO RICAN POLITICAL PRISONERS" campaign...
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 10:39pm PDT
Political Persecution of Juanita Young- Trial on 7/18
POLITICAL PERSECUTION OF POLICE BRUTALITY ACTIVIST INTENSIFIES – TRIAL
FOR JUANITA YOUNG POSTPONED TO JULY 18TH...
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 9:58pm PDT
Fond Farewell to Brother Nate Osborn
In Memoriam
Nathan Osborn
1957-2005...
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 7:52pm PDT
Fox's Brit Hume: my first thought when I heard about the London attack "Hmmm, time to buy"
During Fox anchor Brit Hume’s coverage of the London bombings, Hume shifted to an economic perspective of the attacks—not normally a devious form of coverage in a capitalist world. But instead of looking at the economic significance of the attacks on world markets, Hume invoked his own stock portfolio: “I mean, my first thought when I heard -- just on a personal basis, when I heard there had been this attack and I saw the futures this morning, which were really in the tank, I thought, ‘Hmmm, ...
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 1:54pm PDT
Fox whore John Gibson on London attacks: "blow up Paris, and who cares?"
On the day that London was selected to host the 2012 Olympics, Fox commentator John Gibson responded on "The Radio Factor" by boldly saying that Paris should have gotten the bid because "it would have been the one time we could look forward to where we didn't worry about terrorism. They'd blow up Paris, and who cares?" The next day, when London was attacked, Gibson reaffirmed this atrocious claim in his Fox column, "My Word," saying "This is why I thought th...
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 1:48pm PDT