Mosaic News – 8/29/08: 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 “Somali Islamic Groups Reject Peace Agreement,” Al Jazeera- Qatar “Free Gaza Boat Departs with Sick Children,” Dubai TV- U.A.E “Sharif Pulls Out Of Pakistan’s Ruling Coalition,” Al Arabiya- U.A.E [...]

Bush quietly seeks to make war powers permanent, by declaring indefinite state of war

Dandelion Salad by John Byrne Raw Story Published: Saturday August 30, 2008 As the nation focuses on Sen. John McCain’s choice of running mate, President Bush has quietly moved to expand the reach of presidential power by ensuring that America remains in a state of permanent war. Buried in a recent proposal by the Administration [...]

Britain: Labour government proposes huge increase in state surveillance

Dandelion Salad By Paul Stuart and Paul Mitchell www.wsws.org 30 August 2008 In a further escalation of the attack on democratic rights, the Labour government is proposing a huge increase in state surveillance. It is implementing new measures under the pretext of the “war on terror” to intrude ever deeper into the private lives of [...]

Compulsion to kill by John Vaillant (2003)

Dandelion Salad Sent to me by Jason Miller from Thomas Paine’s Corner. Thanks, Jason. by John Vaillant Aug 30, 2008 April 2003 Atlantic Monthly Obsessions “I was always interested in animals,” says Thomas Venezia, recently the subject of an extensive criminal investigation stemming from his hunting practices. “I always wanted to be near them” Overkill [...]

Putin accuses US of staging Georgia conflict (Gareth Porter)

Dandelion Salad TheRealNews http://therealnews.com/c.ph… Gareth Porter: The US is going to use a double standard to condemn Russia “Putin accuses US of staging Georgia c…“, posted with vodpod *** cnn/Putin transcript h/t: mudshark see Eric Margolis: The US Created a Crisis in Georgia Back to the future: “Chaos and instability Washington’s officlal policy line” Ron Paul: Why [...]