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“The Armistice”: World War I ends on 11 November 1918 - Veterans Day 2008

Posted by bosskitty

The Cost Of War robs the world of its ability to pay the price of civilization. Learning to live WITH this planet is a much more noble cause than depopulating the planet of human life.

Disconnected Bush Extorts Congress One Last Time

Posted by bosskitty

Eight years of distortion and extortion have changed the world. The lessons have been tragic and harsh. The final acts of President Bush will determine how hard it will be for the world to recover from all the bad parts of this fairy tale.

Manipulated Media Is Great For Bloggers

Posted by bosskitty

 
 
NY Times Holds Stories Because They’re Afraid of Conservatives
Now the New York Times has gotten itself in the same old pickle they always do — they are going to be criticized by Republicans when in fact they were trying to be extra fair to Republicans. What they don’t get is that the [...]

History Of US Backed Dictators - Redux

Posted by bosskitty

Prime examples of the US setting up and backing corrupt dictators to serve our agenda, is the Shah, Saddam, Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, Musharraf, Suharto, and Osama Bin Laden, not to mention many South American countries. We gave them the same weapons and technology that are killing our soldiers today. The practice of [...]

US Backed Dictators: Lessons Of History Repeating

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POINT OF VIEW

“The [NIE estimate] doesn’t do anything to change my opinion about the danger Iran poses to the world — quite the contrary.”
– President Bush

“This was a final shot to those who … spread a sense of threat and concern in the world through lies of nuclear [...]

Nazi Archives Finally Open - What Took So Long

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Truth Belongs To Everyone - WWII Archives Open
Posted by bosskitty on November 28, 2007
 
Vast Nazi archive opens to public
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - After more than 60 years, Nazi documents stored in a vast warehouse in Germany were unsealed Wednesday, opening a rich resource for Holocaust historians and for survivors to delve into their own tormented past.
The [...]

Historical Revisionism - United States Genocide vs Ottomans

Posted by bosskitty

Why does the US think that disrespecting Turkey’s historical image related to the Ottoman/Armenian era, then ordering it to lay off the Kurds, is acceptable? Turkey’s military chief has said US-Turkish ties will never be the same again if US lawmakers brand the Ottoman Empire’s massacre of Armenians a genocide
How does that help [...]

Japanese Play Down Historical Indiscretions, Just Like We Do

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Russian Gays Face Tough Road Toward Equality

Posted by bosskitty

Most Seem to Favor Low-Key Approach Over Confrontational One
By Anton Troianovski Special to The Washington Post Saturday, August 11, 2007

… with a small gay rights movement taking shape amid a more frank pop culture, gays are struggling with altogether different questions. Should they openly confront what many [...]

Happy Afghans - Happy Taliban - Buying Power

Posted by bosskitty

Another record poppy crop in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghanistan will produce another record poppy [...]

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