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Helen Thomas was wrong, but Fox and co. are dead wrong
June 11, 2010The 89-year-old pioneer woman journalist Helen Thomas, among the first in the White House press corps to challenge President Bush on war, torture and Middle East policy, retired last week, a sad ending to her legendary...
Read moreRevelations on Posada and Cuban Five case smell bad
June 7, 2010When does a stink become one stink too much? That becomes an issue with Luis Posada and with the Cuban Five.
Read moreJapan’s prime minister resigns over U.S. base on Okinawa
June 3, 2010The prime minister of Japan resigns because of solid opposition throughout Japan to relocating a U.S. military base on Okinawa.
Read moreEnd Gaza blockade
June 2, 2010The outrageous attack on the Freedom Flotilla has brought forward both opportunity and necessity for stronger action by the United States to push Israel to end the blockade of Gaza, stop settlement construction, and engage in...
Read moreHonoring buddies, not war, on Memorial Day
May 31, 2010Today, I will again lift a pint of ale in memory of my three friends and their comrades who died in Vietnam, without honoring the aggressive and unjust war.
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