It was much harder for TV than for newspapers to downplay the reality that George W. Bush was greeted in 2001 by massive protests. As demonstrations begin in the run up to the Trump inauguration, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting notes the downplaying of protest at the George W. Bush inauguration: Discussing the security challenges posed by the inauguration of Donald Trump, … [Read more...] about NYT Ignored Reality at 2001 Bush Inauguration; Now Ignorance Is History
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Obama Fact Sheet
Yes, Trump is bad news. But too many people are so taken in by these 4-year election cycles that they lose all sense of perspective. George W Bush and company rightly gave rise to huge anti-war demonstrations, but then too many people were lulled to sleep by the promises of Barack Obama that the anti-war movement simply disappeared. Though the warning signs were there (his … [Read more...] about Obama Fact Sheet
War Crimes: Spanish Judge goes after Bush criminals
Chill the Champagne The Bush Six to Be Indicted By Scott Horton (ICH) April 14, 2009 "Daily Beast" -- Spanish prosecutors will seek criminal charges against Alberto Gonzales and five high-ranking Bush administration officials for sanctioning torture at Guantánamo. Spanish prosecutors have decided to press forward with a criminal investigation targeting former U.S. Attorney … [Read more...] about War Crimes: Spanish Judge goes after Bush criminals
Bush and Blair to Ditch UN if France Blocks Intervention
by James CusickAS hopes fade of winning a second UN resolution, Britain and the United States are now preparing the ground to argue that both governments already have the implied authority of the UN for conflict.Sources close to Foreign Secretary Jack Straw yesterday admitted that if 'there was no prospect of winning a second resolution' -- due to the use of a UN … [Read more...] about Bush and Blair to Ditch UN if France Blocks Intervention
The Disquieted American by Chalmers Johnson
Daniel Ellsberg's leaks from inside the Pentagon helped to end the Vietnam war. On the eve of another unpopular war, Chalmers Johnson holds out for an Ellsberg in the Bush administration...--reprinted from The Guardian (UK) February 6, 2003 under FAIR USE principles--(Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsberg Viking, 498 pp., $29.95, … [Read more...] about The Disquieted American by Chalmers Johnson