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Shining Light in Dark Corners
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I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light. But light -- truth, understanding, knowledge -- is there, and it will only shine in many dark places if I reflect it. Progressive comments on the news by a pragmatic realist.
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A Social History of the Surge
Did the surge work? Juan Cole at Informed Comment has an in depth analysis of the facts. The answer is the surge probably had little to do with the changes. Major changes were due to the practice of bribing Sunni tribesman to fight Al Qaeda and the d...
America's Middle Class Can't Take Much More Punishment
Alternet.org By Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. The key factors in almost all of the Sanders letters are exploding gas and heating oil costs, reduced salaries and benefits, and sharply increased property taxes (a phenomenon I hear about all across th...
Nine Reasons to Investigate War Crimes Now
AlterNet1. World peace cannot be achieved without human rights and accountability. According to Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson, chief American prosecutor at the Nuremberg Tribunals, "The ultimate step in avoiding periodic wars, which are inevit...
Bush/Cheney Attempts to Change the Facts on Obama's Visit to Iraq Fails
Bush/Cheney are again engaging in illegal propaganda activities now seeking to influence the US elections. Juan Cole has the scoop. Informed CommentDespite all the talk about Iraq being "calm," I'd like to point out that the month just before the la...
McCain Incites Al-Qaeda, while Bush Negotiates Withdrawal of Troops
McCain struts for the press talking tough, while Bush agrees to pull outs. Bloomberg.com Republican presidential candidate John McCain warned that al-Qaeda will step up terrorist attacks in Iraq leading up to the November election in the U.S. ``Al...

