Posted on March 17, 2008 by Graison
It’s Bad News Bears for champions of reform in Iran. Conservatives won as large a majority in parliamentary elections as they did in 2004. Disbarring of most reformist candidates and a 60% turnout fueled the result. But while the conservatives (self-described as principilists) retained their majority not all is lost for the West.
Why election results [...]
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Posted on March 17, 2008 by Kyle
Steve Sarvi, the DFLer who is challenging John Kline in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District was recently endorsed by VoteVets, a PAC that strives to “Elect Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to public office; hold public officials accountable for their words and actions that impact America’s 21st century servicemembers; and fully support our [...]
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Posted on March 17, 2008 by Kyle
Lincoln Chafee, a former Republican Senator from Rhode Island, known for his moderate stances, was the lone GOP Senator to vote against the Iraq War Resolution. In his new book, he rips into Hillary Clinton’s claim that she was “duped” into voting for the resolution.
“Being wrong about sending Americans to kill and be killed, [...]
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Posted on March 17, 2008 by Graison
Vice President Dick Cheney visited Iraq this morning, beginning a 10-day tour of the middle east that will include meetings with leaders of Oman, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Cheney’s unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital will center on the Bush administration’s priorities for the young government: promoting political unity, praising military success and pushing for [...]
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Posted on March 17, 2008 by Curt
Recently, I read an article (unfortunately that link is of a slightly abridged version, my post includes some omitted sections) in Adbusters Magazine discussing the lack of an anti-war movement. Author Astra Taylor discusses yes, it may be the fact that there isn’t a draft, yes it may be because those who would be at [...]
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