Common Dreams News and CommentarySeptember 17, 2007 by tokyoprogressive Leave a CommentBUSH SETTING AMERICA UP FOR WAR ON IRAN GREENSPAN ADMITS IRAQ WAS ABOUT OIL, AS DEATHS PUT AT 1.2 MILLION Was Israeli Raid a Dry Run for Attack on Iran? NATO Comes Clean on Cluster Bombs Dropped on Serbia Ben & Jerry Head to London for a UN-backed ‘Ceasefire’ Concert More Than 150 Arrested at Iraq Protest Bush the Jihadist: How the World was Plunged into an Apocalyptic War Behind an Antiwar Ad, a Powerful Liberal Group Poll: Civilian Death Toll in Iraq May Top 1 Million UN Adopts Historic Statement on Native Rights Facts Belie Petraeus' Case, Say Humanitarian Groups Canadian Class Action Planned on Agent Orange Exposure The President Asserted Progress on Security and Political Issues. Recent Reports Weren’t Often So Upbeat. 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