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War And Profiteering
"The Future of Iraq: The Spoils of War," Blood and oil: How the West will profit from Iraq's most precious commodity, by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, The Independent/UK, Jan. 7, 2007 "Cheney is Longtime Bad News for U.S.," by John Nichols, by the Madison Capital Times (Wisconsin), Jan. 16, 2007 "Bush administration provokes open war on Iran: Irbil raid, and other operations, authorized "several months ago," by Larry Chin, Global Research, Jan. 15, 2007 "Iran: The Next War," by James Bamford, Rolling Stone, July 24, 2006 Those Who Dared to Come Forward Compilation of Washington insiders speaking out on Bush administration policies and actions Project for the New American Century's Letter to President Clinton on Iraq, Jan. 26, 1998 Urges President Clinton to remove the threat that Iraq poses by stating a strategy to do so in his "upcoming State of the Union Address." "Iraq On The Record," U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman report, March 16, 2004 "Greenspan Testimony Highlights Bush Plan for Deliberate Federal Bankruptcy," by Michael Meurer, truthout.org, March 2, 2004 "Noam Chomsky on Middle East Conflict and U.S. War Plan Against Iraq," Between The Lines interview with Noam Chomsky, conducted by Scott Harris, for the Week Ending May 3, 2002 "The Iraq War & The Bush Administration's Pursuit of Global Domination," Counterpoint, Sept. 15, 2003 The Iraq Crisis, a Global Policy Forum, U.N. Security Council section on the 13 years of sanctions and other background of the war, the humanitarian situation, the importance of Iraq's huge oil resources, and disputes over a post-war government and reconstruction plan "Occupation, Inc." Southern Exposure, Winter, 2003/2004 "Pipeline Politics: Oil, The Taliban, and the Political Balance of Central Asia," World Press Review Special Report, Nov.-Dec. 2001 "War Profiteering," by The Nation editors, April 24, 2003 "An Annotated Saddam Chronology," ZNet, Dec. 15, 2003
Civil Liberties
"Martial Law Threat is Real," by Dave Lindorff, commondreams.org, July 27, 2007 "ACLU: US Constitution in Grave Danger,"United Press International, July 25, 2007 "Old-line Republican warns 'something's in the works' to trigger a police state," by Muriel Kane, Rawstory.com July 19, 2007 "Fascist America, in 10 easy steps," by Naomi Wolf, The Guardian, April 24, 2007 "Keeping Secrets: The Bush administration is doing the public's business out of the public eye. Here's how--and why," by Christopher H. Schmitt and Edward T. Pound, U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 12, 2003 "Fascism Anyone?" 14 Signs of Fascism, Free Inquiry Magazine, Volume 23, No. 2 "Germany In 1933: The Easy Slide Into Fascism," The Crisis Papers, June 9, 2003 |
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This week we present Between The Lines' summary of
under-reported news stories and:
 Colombia's Raid into EcuadorTriggers Regional Tension Interview with journalist Gary Leech, conducted by Melinda Tuhus  Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Garry Leech, a British-born American journalist who has reported extensively from Colombia. He spent three days at a jungle camp with Raul Reyes last year in the same region where last week's attack took place, and says he's the only western journalist to have interviewed any of the top seven FARC commanders face-to-face in the past eight years. Leech discusses the significance of Colombia's raid on the FARC camp and the danger of a possible regional military confrontation between Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, as well as the role of the U.S. in supporting the government of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. For more information, visit the online publication Leech edits, www.colombiajournal.org New Cuban President Raul CastroLooks to Improve International Relations Interview with Peter Kornbluh, senior analyst with the National Security Archive, conducted by Scott Harris 
Although Fidel Castro is no longer head of state, the 81-year-old socialist icon still retains the powerful post of first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party. But not long after Raul officially took over as president, he placed his own stamp on Cuban policy by signing two United Nations human rights treaties, long rejected by his brother. Cuba's signing of the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, may signal an effort to further normalize the island nation's international relations. While President Bush attacked Raul Castro as a "tyrant" and unworthy of talks on ending Washington's 46-year-old economic embargo against Cuba, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has said that if elected, he's prepared to meet Raul Castro without preconditions. Between the Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Peter Kornbluh, senior analyst with the National Security Archive and director of the group's Cuba Documentation project, who assesses Havana's new leader and the chances for improved relations with the U.S. Contact the National Security Archive by calling (202) 994-7000 or visit their website at www.nsarchive.org Obama's Presidential CandidacyPrompts Reflection on "Post-Racial Politics" Interview with Salim Muwakkil, In These Times senior editor, conducted by Scott Harris  Early in the primary campaign there was speculation that voters in New Hampshire had told pollsters of their majority support for Obama, then cast their ballots for other candidates in the privacy of the voting booth. What's come to be known as the "Bradley effect," named for former Los Angeles African American mayor Tom Bradley who lost the 1986 election for California governor despite polls predicting a big victory -- looks less like a problem for Obama who has had an impressive string of victories in Democratic primary contests across the nation. But there is some concern that Obama's political success could have the paradoxical effect of diminishing the urgent need to address the unresolved issues of American racial prejudice and inequality. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Salim Muwakkil, a senior editor at In These Times and an op ed columnist with the Chicago Tribune. He discusses the concerns raised about the Illinois Senator's candidacy covered in his recent article titled, "How Black Is Obama?" Read Muwakkil's article, "How Black is Obama," online at www.inthesetimes.com
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