Mosaic News – 3/28/08: World News from the Middle East

Dandelion Salad Warning . This video may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience. linktv For more: http://linktv.org/originalseries “Charge of the Night” Operation Continues in Basra,” Al Arabiya TV, UAE “Iran to Mediate between Sadr & Iraqi Government,” Al Arabiya TV, UAE “Mass Demonstrations [...]

Hope Abandoned: Obama Stands Up for Murder & Plunder by Chris Floyd

Dandelion Salad by Chris Floyd Empire Burlesque Monday, 31 March 2008 Well, it doesn’t really get much plainer than this, does it? From AP: Obama Aligns Foreign Policy with GOP Sen. Barack Obama said Friday he would return the country to the more “traditional” foreign policy efforts of past presidents, such as George H.W. Bush, [...]

The Decriminalization of Corporate Crime

Dandelion Salad By Stanley Kutler truthdig.com Mar 29, 2008 With our economic and financial crises deepening, government insiders reportedly are debating whether we need to restore some regulation—or not. Given the state of things, we can expect further woes and no regulation. Why have regulation when JPMorgan can gobble up Bear Stearns for peanuts, with [...]

Iran Brokers Call for Ceasefire; Bush reduced to Irrelevancy in Iraq; Fighting Continues

Dandelion Salad By Juan Cole Informed Comment 31/03/.08 “ICH“ McClatchy provides a lot of important detail about Sunday’s surprising developments regarding the fight between the Iraqi government and the Mahdi Army. A parliamentary delegation from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s own coalition (mainly now the Da`wa Party and the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq) defied him [...]

Iraq In The Balance By Scott Horton (+ video)

Dandelion Salad By Scott Horton ICH 03/31/08 “Harpers“ “The Iranians Are Killing Americans” Senator Lindsey Graham I scanned the Sunday talk shows and was amazed, even by the normally lowbrow standards of these programs, at the infantile level of discussion about Iraq. In concept, the Sunday shows offer a chance to drill down a bit [...]