Election Is a False Hope for Change

Afghan Presidential Election Is a False Hope for Change

By Haroun Mir

Gaza's Water Supply Near Collapse

Gaza's Water Supply Near Collapse. "The International Committee of the Red Cross has warned that Gaza's access to safe supply of drinking water could cease at any time." (ipsnews.net)

Noam Chomsky: "That the US justification for its drug programs abroad is even regarded as worthy of discussion is yet another illustration of the depth of the imperial mentality." (greenleft.org.au)

Russia scraps missile plans

In reaction to Obama's scrapping the Eastern Europe missile shield, Russia scraps their missile plans (news.yahoo.com)

The more closely people look at the Afghan election, the more obvious it becomes that it was a complete and utter sham. (guardian.co.uk)

Obama sticks to his guns on CIA torture probe (rawstory.com)

What No One Is Telling You: 100,000,000 Americans Already Use Government Health Care (dailykos.com)

Why I threw the shoe - Muntazer al-Zaidi.

The person who threw a shoe at Bush speaks. Why I threw the shoe - Muntazer al-Zaidi. (guardian.co.uk)

Oh brother! Obama to extend Patriot Act

Obama: I support extending Patriot act provisions (hosted.ap.org)

US deaths: the real number tops 1650

Undercounting deaths of US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan: Contractor deaths are rarely reported. "Add at least 1,360 private contractors working for the U.S. and the number tops 6,500." (blogs.reuters.com)

Baghdad Green Zone attacked during Biden visit-Does this sound like a safe place to go? (hosted.ap.org)

Obama renews Cuba trade embargo (news.bbc.co.uk)

Age of Stupid, Reel Cinema from Sept 25th

Age of Stupid, Hull, Reel Cinema from Sept 25th

Bombs will kill women in Afghanistan: The Lies of Women being free in Afghanistan. (rethinkafghanistan.com)

Afghanistan: Obama sending 14000 more troops

U.S. to boost combat force in Afghanistan, sending 14000 troops. (latimes.com)

CNN: Majority Of Americans Want U.S. Out Of Afghanistan War (youtube.com)

Afghan Elections: "Massive fraud, massive ballot stuffing..." - Afghans very sceptical. The Taliban aren't winning - but the government are losing...

Bush and the supreme crime against humanity

A Nuremburg chief prosecutor says there is a case for trying Bush for the "supreme crime against humanity, an illegal war of aggression against a sovereign nation". (alternet.org)

CIA declares itself and its torturers above the law and refuses to turn over torture documents despite a federal judge ordering the agency to produce the documents. (rawstory.com)

Bush's third term? You're living it (atimes.com)