Canadians want to exit dirty war in Afghanistan
Even before the full impact of revelations about the treatment of prisoners captured in Afghanistan hits home, recent polls showed that a majority of Canadians want to end our military role in that country.
13 State Democratic Parties Demand Impeachment
It took 13 colonies to throw out the last King George. Thirteen state Democratic parties have now passed resolutions demanding impeachment, nine of them since Nancy Pelosi ordered the Democratic Party away from impeachment.
Brights Lights, Big City
The glow of city lights blotting out stars in the night sky has frustrated many a stargazer, but recent studies have shown that “light pollution”--defined as excess or obtrusive light at night--can actually have serious health effects.
Iraqi Communist Party Holds its 8th National Congress in Baghdad
The 8th National Congress of the Iraqi Communist Party was held in Baghdad during the period 10- 13 May 2007, under the slogan “Let us consolidate the party ranks and work for uniting the people’s patriotic forces, to achieve security and stability, restore full national sovereignty, and build a unified democratic and federal Iraq.”
What Do These Crimes Have in Common?
Another day, another impeachable offense. If this one were on a television show we'd all flip it off in disgust as too unlikely.
24 Organizations Ask Pelosi and Reid to Leave Iraq Its Oil
Open letter to congressional leadership...We recognize and applaud your escalating efforts to bring peace to Iraq and to bring our troops home.
Talking about a revolution: Calls for action on global warming, inequality
The latest report of a world scientific panel on global warming has called for what amounts to a social revolution, one of the report’s authors said.
Castro: The unanimous opinion against imperialism
At the 6th Hemispheric Meeting in Havana, when the discussion turned to the subject of production of biofuels from foodstuffs, which are constantly getting more expensive, the huge majority voiced their opposition with indignation.
France: The Five Keys to Sarkozy’s Rise to Power
“The right has apologized for being right-wing for too long”, Nicolas Sarkozy explained over and over again to the newly seduced UMP militants who joined the party as soon as he took it over.
Japan: Ruling Parties Push Bill to Keep SDF in Iraq for 2 More Years
The ruling Liberal Democratic and Komei parties on May 14 used their majority to pass a bill to extend for two more years the period of the Self-Defense Forces deployment to Iraq through the House of Representatives Special Committee on Iraq.
