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Slaughter and spin in the battle for Najaf

February 6, 2007
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As with so much else in the blood-soaked annals of the Bush Administration’s disastrous Babylonian Conquest, it appears this neat story masks a far grimmer, grubbier truth: a mass slaughter of civilians, caught in the toxic fog of hair-trigger tension, sectarian hatred and violent political ambition unleashed by the U.S. invasion. Go to original...
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Journalists in the gunsight

February 6, 2007
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55 world journalists killed in 2006 in USA, 34,000 lost jobs during 2001-2006 It’s not been a good time to be a journalist. Outside the United States, reporters literally take their lives into their own hands to cover dangerous stories.
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Bush slashes aid to poor to boost Iraq war chest

February 6, 2007
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Bill for Iraq conflict will soon overtake Vietnam $78bn squeeze on medical care for elderly and poor
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Murdoch admits Fox pushed Bush’s Iraq war plan

February 6, 2007
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Murdoch was asked if News Corp. had managed to shape the agenda on the war in Iraq. His answer? “No, I don’t think so. We tried.” Asked by Rose for further comment, he said: “We basically supported the Bush policy in the Middle East…but we have been very critical of his execution.” Read the...
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Will radical feminists march to defend lady astronaut?

February 6, 2007
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Will radical feminists march to defend lady astronaut?

Some things have to be noted for the historical record. And, yes, my headline is sexist. I would not have commented if the perpetrator had been male. Guys do this stuff all the time. If a male astronaut did it, it would not be amusing. When a female astronaut does it, expect a bit...
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