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Welcome to Our Banana Republic and Its Global Panopticon for 10/21/2011

The day I became a citizen of these United States, June 17, 2009, in the old Paramount Theater in downtown Oakland, I raised my right hand and swore that I "absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constituti ...

Updated: Fri Oct 21, 2011

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Iranian terror 'plot': Is it just a pretext for war? - The Nation, Pakistan

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Even by the forgiving standards of American credulity, the supposed Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the US is spectacularly ludicrous. That doesn't mean it isn'ta sinister harbinger of a new crisis, possibly war. ...

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War with the U.S. Is of No Interest to Iran; Who Invented This Absurd Plot? for 10/14/2011

Even by the forgiving standards of American credulity, the supposed Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. is spectacularly ludicrous. That doesn't mean it isn't a sinister harbinger of a new crisis. Why would Iran want to kill the Saudi envoy — the mild-mannered functionary Adel al-Jubeir? To kill any ambassador — particularly a Saudi ambassador — is to ...

Updated: Fri Oct 14, 2011

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Iranian terror 'plot': is it just a pretext for war? - First Post

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War with the US is of no interest to Iran - so who invented this absurd plot? EVEN by the forgiving standards of American credulity, the supposed Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the US is spectacularly ludicrous. ...

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'Peak Oil' Takes A Deadly Blow - truthout

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I've never believed in "peak oil." (The notion held with religious conviction by many on the left here, that world production is topping out -- and will soon slide, plunging the world into economic chaos.) There's plenty of oil, with the constraints, ...

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Forget 'peak oil' - America has a glut of the black stuff - First Post

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I'VE NEVER believed in 'peak oil', the notion held with religious conviction by many on the left here that world production is topping out and will soon slide, plunging the world into economic chaos. There's plenty of oil, with the constraints as ...

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Populist for a Day - CounterPunch

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ALSO in this issue, Paul Imison on the future of Mexico's left. by ALEXANDER COCKBURN Did you catch Obama's populist twitch? The moment when he tossed aside the stifling cloak of compromise, and like Joshua before the walls of Jericho issued the ...

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US drags Palestinians back to the treadmill of doom - First Post

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WAS THERE ever a more preposterous spectacle than President Obama at the United Nations on Wednesday, solemnly telling the Palestinians that "There is no shortcut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades… Peace is hard work. ...

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Is Fascism Coming to America? And If So, Dressed as What? - The Palestine Telegraph

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Subscribe now to be sure to have the real story of Obama's presidency, chapter by chapter. ALSO in this issue, Paul Imison on the future of Mexico's left. Alexander Cockburn can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. ...

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Duane Buck, Rick Perry and the Politics of Death - truthout

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Alexander Cockburn is co-editor with Jeffrey St. Clair of the muckraking newsletter CounterPunch. He is also co-author of the new book "Dime's Worth of Difference: Beyond the Lesser of Two Evils," available through www.counterpunch.com.

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