By Jason Leopold, t r u t h o u t A damning report issued last month by the nonpartisan research arm of Congress says the Department of Defense continues to overstate its financial needs, by tens of billions of dollars, to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The agency also casts serious doubt…
By Ian Urbina, The New York Times A federal panel responsible for conducting election research played down the findings of experts who concluded last year that there was little voter fraud around the nation, according to a review of the original report obtained by The New York Times. Instead, the panel, the Election Assistance Commission,…
By David Swanson, afterdowningstreet.org Subpoena is a beautiful word. Sub means Under, as in “The subservient subject submitted along with his subordinates to the rule of law.” Poena means Penalty, as in “There’s an opening at the penal colony.” Subpoena means a nation under laws, not unitary executives. Three and a half months later than…
By Shanna McCord, Santa Fe Sentinel City leaders launched a pre-emptive strike at the Bush administration Tuesday, declaring their opposition to any possible military action in Iran. The City Council, after a two-hour debate, passed a resolution that denounces the war in Iraq and the possibility of military involvement with Iran, one of Iraq’s neighbors…
