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Mainstream Mediaâ€™s Coverage of Iraq

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:52:00 -0400

“In what Defense Department statistics show to be the deadliest year so far for U.S. forces in Iraq, journalists have responded to the challenge of covering the continuing violence by keeping many of the accounts of these attacks brief and limiting the interpretation they contain,” begins a study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism.

According to the study, mainstream media began to report less on daily attacks in Iraq in June 2007 which “coincided with a rising sense among the American public that militar...

Plastic Bags Tax Proposed in CA Assembly

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:43:52 -0400

California state legislators have two bills concerning taxes on plastic shopping bags to consider. Assembly member Mike Davis’ (D-Los Angeles) bill, AB 2829, would require a 25 cent per bag fee beginning on July 1, 2009. The other bill, AB 2058, introduced by Assembly member Lloyd Levine (D-Van Nuys), would require stores taking part in CaliforniaFive years ago, on March 20, 2003, the U.S. military invaded Iraq. While politicians such as presidential candidate Senator John McCain and Vice-President Dick Cheney tell Americans that the continued presence of U.S. troops are needed in Iraq, Iraqis live in utter hell in a country plagued by violence.

As of March 11, 2008 there were 1,185,800 Iraqi deaths due to the U.S. invasion. According to Refugee International, one in five Iraqis has been displaced. Over 2.4 million left Iraq with about 1.5 million living in Syria, and over o...

Brattleboro, Vermont passes indictment of Bush and Cheney

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:29:52 -0500

The courageous people of Brattleboro, Vermont have taken the lead! Frustrated that elected officials have refused to introduce articles of impeachment in defiance of their constituents' demands, the people of Brattelboro voted to direct town officials to draw up indictment papers against George Bush and Dick Cheney for violating their oath of office.

The Brattleboro vote took place during the Tuesday's Vermont primary election. Bush supporters launched a major campaign to discredit the referendum resolution and the organizers. Yet the resolution passed by a vote of 2012 in...

The So-Called Gains in Iraq

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:12:33 -0500

During President George Bush’s State of the Union address on January 28 he hailed the so-called progress in Iraq. “Our objective in the coming year is to sustain and build on the gains we made in 2007, while transitioning to the next phase of our strategy. American troops are shifting from leading operations, to partnering with Iraqi forces, and, eventually, to a protective overwatch mission,” he said.

Last month Rolling Stone magazine published an article titled “The Myth of the Surge.” Independent journalist Nir Rosen reported that the Bush admi...

Impeachment: The Dreaded â€˜Iâ€™ Word

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:35:28 -0500

President George W. Bush lied to the American people and Congress about the reasons for invading Iraq, and if that isn’t enough, he authorized warrantless wiretapping and torture of detainees. It is really quite simple: Bush, Cheney, and the whole lot should be impeached. Ah, but there’s a problem…

Impeachment is the dreaded “I” word among the mainstream media (MSM) and the Democrats in charge of Congress. Let m...

Giving Up Meat to Help the Environment

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:00:10 -0500

I wrote this article months ago for an environmental website.

What if giving up cheeseburgers and fried chicken could help the environment? The truth is that it can. It is a great time for committed environmentalists to eliminate meat from their diets. Evidence shows that the greenhouse gas methane is a big contributor to global warming. The number one source of methane comes from animal agriculture.