From Reuters: "I know all of his (Bush's) policies are controversial in America. There are some who support his policies in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq, and some who do not," he said. "I stand with the president because I know that Iraq without Saddam Hussein is so much better for the security and safety of Israel, and all of the neighbors of Israel without any significance to us," added Olmert, who was speaking in English. "Thank God for the power and the determination and...

David T. Beito gives some props from the History News Network: "Scott Horton: KAOS Report If you want the latest on Iraq and WOT from an antiwar/libertarian perspective, check out Scott Horton's weekly KAOS report at 5:00 p.m. central time. Horton is intelligent, well-informed, combative, and appears to have a photographic memory. His show can be streamed here." What a nice guy.

I've heard this one since I was a kid. The Guardian this time: "As Kennedy lies dying on the pantry floor, Sirhan is arrested as the lone assassin. He carries the motive in his shirt-pocket (a clipping about Kennedy's plans to sell bombers to Israel) and notebooks at his house seem to incriminate him. But the autopsy report suggests Sirhan could not have fired the shots that killed Kennedy. Witnesses place Sirhan's gun several feet in front of Kennedy, but the fatal bullet is fired from one...

92.7 or 95.9 FM in Austin or stream it live at KAOS959.com. mp3 here.

From the Telegraph: Murdoch ditches OJ book - 'an ill-considered project' A controversial book by OJ Simpson on how he would have killed his wife was pulled by Rupert Murdoch yesterday, amid criticism that it was a low point in 'American culture'.

Iran: "The Administration

Charles Rangel thinks that having a society where human beings own each other is perfectly okay as long as the slaves are destroying lives and property for the state rather than producing things for private plantation owners. From USA Today: "Americans would have to sign up for a new military draft after turning 18 if the incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee has his way. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., said Sunday he sees his idea as a way to deter politicians from launching...

"We in the Middle East have followed the American policy in Iraq for a long time, and we are very much impressed and encouraged by the stability which the great operation of America in Iraq brought to the Middle East.

You know, that place Iraq is fucked up. I hear they got this dictator who throws people into giant human shredders (This is complete bullshit btw). Well, we should send our very best and brightest Americans to fix them up a bit. And if we have to turn America into into an Arab-style dictatorship in the process, well, I guess that's fine. I hadn't really thought too far ahead about it. Here is a blog by Larisa Alexandrovna which includes footage of American police torturing a juvenile for no...

One is full of people who oppose torture, the other is full of torturers. Guess which is which. By James Bovard.

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Read this please. It's about the War.

by Sibel Edmonds In his farewell address in 1796, George Washington warned that America must be constantly awake against

The House Democrats have elected the Pro-War Steny Hoyer to the position of Majority Leader, rejecting Pelosi's choice, the antiwar Jack Murtha. I hate Democrats. Update: Matt reminds me of Robert Sheer's piece running on Antiwar.com today. "Because of his credentials as a highly decorated Marine veteran and stalwart Pentagon supporter, U.S. Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) was more effective than any other member of Congress in crystallizing the changing American position on Iraq when he dramatically...

UK Channel 4 has done an investigative report on the Shi'ite death squads of the Mahdi army and the Badr Brigades - operating out of the Interior Ministry of the US-installed so-called national government of Iraq. Information Clearing House has the video. Remember the El Salvador Option? "We" were going to "hire the locals who know the terrain and can help us beat the Sunni Terrorist