Jeffrey St. Clair: When War is Swell, Bush and the Carlyle Group

ORGANIC FOOD FIGHT / Outcry over rule changes that allow more pesticides, hormones

Punishment and Amusement (washingtonpost.com): "'The Christian in me says it's wrong, but the corrections officer in me says, 'I love to make a grown man piss himself.' '"

Destruction Stuns Residents of Gaza (washingtonpost.com): "Israeli military bulldozers have destroyed more than 1,200 houses in the Rafah camp in the past 3 1/2 years, according to the U.N. relief agency. In the past week...450 people were added to the nearly 11,000 already made homeless by the bulldozers."

BW Online | May 31, 2004 | The Other U.S. Military: "The private contractor biz is hot, vast, and largely unregulated. Is it out of control?"

Talk on Hill heated about DeWine staffer's blog' of sexual trysts: "'Most of my living expenses are thankfully subsidized by a few generous older gentlemen,' wrote the staffer, who identified herself as 'The Washingtonienne.' 'I'm sure I am not the only one who makes money on the side this way: how can anybody live on $25K/year??' "

The New York Times > Washington > Material Given to Congress in 2002 Is Now Classified: "Families of the Sept. 11 victims - who are suing numerous corporate and Saudi interests whom they accuse of having links to the attacks - have sought to depose her as a witness, but the Justice Department has blocked the move by saying her testimony would violate 'the state secret privilege.'"

The Lost Washingtonienne (WONKETTE EXCLUSIVE, ETC., ETC.) Ohio republican Mike Dewine staffer blogs beltway sexcapades.

FAIR MEDIA ADVISORY: Campaign Double Standards

USATODAY.com - Get U.S. military out of Iraq

Military force trained for war, not restraint: "Last year, the US paid out £907,000 after a wave of negligence and wrongful death claims filed against American soldiers in Iraq. The US military confirmed that, up to November, 10,402 claims had been filed. There have been many more since."
Your tax dollars at work.

The Village Voice: Features: The Jesus Landing Pad by Rick Perlstein

Guardian | Hostilities force Bush into deep hole: "US forces appeared to have been sucked in by the insurgents' strategy: fighting back, killing civilians and in turn strengthening the rebels' support base"

Le Monde.fr : Pour services rendus en Irak, le trafiquant Viktor Bout décroche l'aide des Etats-Unis Notorious arms dealer gets a pass. This site describes and links to the Financial Times story. Sen. Russ Feingold wants answers, but Wolfowitz and Armitage aren't giving them. Frontline profiles Bout in May, 2002. I don't suppose someone like Bout would have access to shells laced with just a little bit of sarin.

MSNBC - Memos Reveal War Crimes Warnings

sacbee.com -- Opinion -- Atrocities in Iraq: 'I killed innocent people for our government' : "[My commanding officer] came up to me and says: 'Are you OK?' I said: 'No, today is not a good day. We killed a bunch of civilians.' He goes: 'No, today was a good day.'"

The Seattle Times: Nation & World: What the U.S. jobless rolls don't tell you

The New York Times > New York Region > 9/11 Tape Has Late Change on Evacuation: "Most tall buildings in the United States, including those at the trade center, were not designed for complete evacuation during a crisis...because staircases reduce the amount of rentable floor space."

Down but Not Out, Kucinich
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