Sunday, April 22, 2007

COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATIVES ARE COMPASSIONLESS CONSERVATIVES? IF I'M AFFECTED THEN I'M COMPASSONATE: IF NOT, WHO CARES... LIFE GOES ON AS USUAL

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Compassionless Conservatives

By David Michael Green

Imagine our shock at Paul Wolfowitz’s shock.
He not only masterminded humanity’s greatest
current catastrophe, the US invasion of Iraq, but
he did so by fabricating and marketing a complete
mythological cosmology of Good versus Evil
(Bush good! Saddam bad!), the likes of which
might have left even Jim Jones envious and
amazed. And he did so in a fashion that no doubt
brought a posthumous smile to the face of his
graduate school mentor, Leo Strauss. Continue

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A Hierarchy of Death

By Roy Greenslade

Why do 32 deaths in Virginia receive blanket coverage
while nearly 200 fatalities in Iraq are barely reported?
Continue

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Hired Gun at the Helm: Justice Unhinged

By William A. Cohn

As US attorney general (AG) Alberto Gonzales testifies
before Congress this week, let’s understand the reasons
why the dismissal of 8 well-respected US attorneys is a
matter of grave public concern. Continue

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Hail and Farewell: the End of the American Empire

By Gore Vidal

Obviously, our weird little emperor is incapable of moral
reflection, thus inviting us to reflect morally upon him as
he has gone about his systematic wrecking of our common
empire. Continue

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Back Bush's War Strategy? Then Bring Back The Draft

By Joseph L. Galloway

Here's a question for those who still support President Bush's
strategy to stretch out the Iraq War until after he's left
office, and for those who think we should be prepared to
continue our bloody occupation of Iraq for five or 10 more
years: Continue

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Bringing Down the House of Lies

By Steve Bhaerman

It's a bit of a mixed feeling to realize that millions and millions
of people who didn't get this distinction two, four or six
years ago now understand that the "political' issues we
now face aren't about right and left, they're about right and
wrong. Continue

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