Americas
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The Other 9/11 | Mickey Z.
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 1, 2006 -- Since September 11, 2001, there has been a marked increase in the comfort with which those in power openly discuss military interventions -- both ...
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New Orleans Banks, Brokers Thrive on Insurance Checks | Will Edwards & Bradley Keoun
Will Edwards and Bradley Keoun Sept. 1, 2006 (Bloomberg) -- Banks and brokerage firms in New Orleans say they're faring better than before Hurricane Katrina caused a record $80 billion of damages ...
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Behind the plan to bomb Iran | Ismael Hossein-zadeh
Ismael Hossein-zadeh -- Asia Times Aug. 31, 2006 -- It is no longer a secret that the administration of U.S. President George W Bush has been methodically paving the way toward a bombing strike ...
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Raising Nicotine Doses, On The Sly | New York Times Editorial
New York Times Editorial Aug. 31, 2006 -- While most of us thought the country was trying to curb smoking, and the rapacious habits of the tobacco companies, it turns out the industry has been ...
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Feeling morally, intellectually confused? | Kieth Olbermann
Click To Watch Window Media Kieth Olberman -- Bloggerman The man who sees absolutes, where all other men see nuances and shades of meaning, is either a prophet, or a quack. Donald H. Rumsfeld is not ...
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Basra Oil Workers Strike Could Resume Sunday | Kathlyn Stone
Kathlyn Stone -- World News Trust Aug. 31, 2006 – Oil pipeline workers in Basra, Iraq, will resume their strike as early as Sunday if authorities do not meet the remaining demands of workers, the ...
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Porn and the CIA (Your Tax Dollars At Work) | Mickey Z.
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Aug. 30, 2006 -- With a defense budget -- hold on, let's dispense with the bullshit: With a "war" budget of over $350 billion dollars per year, did you ever wonder if ...
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Rummy’s Reverie: “The Media Made Me Lose The War” | Mike Whitney
Mike Whitney -- Information Clearing House Aug. 30, 2006 -- Don Rumsfeld may be a lousy Secretary of Defense, but he’s the best buck-passer this country’s ever had. Nothing is ever his fault. Not ...
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Why Are We In Iraq? | Michael S. Rozeff
Michael S. Rozeff -- Lew Rockwell Defeat in Iraq Aug. 30, 2006 -- Have the President and his men accomplished their objectives in Iraq? Saddam Hussein is no longer a threat to Saudi Arabia or the ...
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Return Of People Power | John Pilger
John Pilger -- Information Clearing House Aug. 30, 2006 -- In researching a new film, I have been watching documentary archive from the 1980s, the era of Ronald Reagan and his "secret war" against ...
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Mexico Leftist To Create Parallel Government | Mark Stevenson
Aug. 30, 2006 -- MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, convinced he won't be awarded the presidency, has vowed to create a parallel leftist government and is urging Mexicans not to ...
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