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The Westar/GOP Memos: The Quid Pro Quo of Politics - A BuzzFlash Reader Commentary (w/links to Westar letters)
"The Twin Poverties of Nobility and Fortitude" - P.M. Carpenter Hey, We're Talking Tom DeLay Here! The Exterminator! The Toxic Brain Psychotic! The Man Who Won't Talk to His Mother (It's True)!
Laughing Out Loud Department: Cash Crisis Forces U.S. to Print Saddam Banknotes 6/10
The Bush Legacy: Widespread Looting Leaves Iraq's Oil Industry in Ruins 6/10
The Bush Attorney General Who is a Threat to Our Constitution and Our Civil Liberties 6/10
More on Westar and Laws for Cash 6/10
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Westar Saw Link in Receiving Legislative Favor by Donating to DeLay and Other Republicans 6/10
Accountability Missing in Bush Land 6/10
Planting Weapons of Mass Destruction, Karl Rove, and "Sympathy for the Devil," A BuzzFlash Editorial
Join the Bushwackers 6/10
U.S. Hunt for Iraqi Banned Weapons Slows 6/10
Jesse Jackson: What the Left Can Learn from Bush 6/10
More on the Westar/Tom DeLay Scandal 6/10
Iraq: Another Death, Another Doubt 6/10
Hillary Launches Book Media Blitz. BuzzFlash Has Its First Shipment of Her Memoirs. 6/9
Unsettling Trends in Iraq 6/10
Blumenthal Tells It All 6/10
Wheels Fall Off the Mobil Lab Lie 6/10
An NYT Article on Clear Channel and the F.C.C. That Doesn't Once Mention Clear Channel's Ties to the Bush Cartel. Furthermore, the Article Paints Clear Channel as a "Victim" of the F.C.C., but Ends Up Admitting Clear Channel Ends Up Probably Winning.
Bush Admin. Now Says Iraqi WMD a 'Program' Tom Daschle Says Nothing, as Usual. He's the Silent Leader Type, AKA an Enabler. He and George Need a Bipartisan 12-step Program for Liars and People (Daschle) Who Enable Them. 6/10
The Bush Legacy: Osama bin Laden Makes a Comeback in Iraq 6/10
Crony Capitalism, Not Free Market Enterprise, is the Rule of the Day for Bush Cartel Iraq Contracts 6/10
John Dean: Missing Weapons Of Mass Destruction: Is Lying About The Reason For War An Impeachable Offense? 6/10
What Would Jesus Do in Alabama? 6/10
What is the Savage Lawsuit Against Take Back the Media Really About? 6/10
Elderly Military Retirees' appeal for health care rejected 6/10
Osama's global fan club: "Osama Bin Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist, now inspires more confidence than President Bush in Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, Morocco and among Palestinians. The war on Iraq seems to be the principal culprit." 6/10
Davis Recall Effort Throws California Into Turmoil 6/10
Solving the Diversity Dilemma 6/10
Read This and Imagine How Much We are Paying to Move Dick Cheney's Butt Around the Country 6/10
Molly Ivins: Working for Nothing 6/10
Workers Charging Discrimination Actually WIN a Ruling from the Supreme Court. 6/10
The June 9th BuzzFlash World Media Watch, by Gloria Lalumia (Neither BuzzFlash Nor Gloria Endorse the Opinions of Articles Included in World Media Watch.)
Some Israeli Settlements Dismantled 6/10
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USAID: Flaws Found in Iraq Contract Bids
The BuzzFlash Mailbag - Patriotic, Honest, Irreverent, And All-American!
Latest Bush Twin Bar Hopping Sighting 6/9
Update on Texas-Gate 6/10
BuzzFlash.Com Exclusive: "Bottom Gun: Presidential Draft Dodger George W. Bush," By James C. Moore, Co-Author of "Bush's Brain"
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White House "Tactical" Retreat on Prescription Drugs. We'll Wait and See. For them, a "Tactical" Retreat is Usually Prelude to a "Bait and Switch" Tactic. 6/10
Another U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraq 6/9
Bush Wants to Make Guantanamo Just Like Texas. He Misses His Toys. Wants to Build Execution Chamber There. 6/10
Group Warns About Roe V. Wade Overturn in Ads 6/9
Are We Experiencing a Creeping Defense Department Putsch? 6/9
Suspect Arrested in Saudi Arabia, the Home of Al-Qaeda (A Fact That Bush Conveniently Ignores) Allegedly Carried Letter from Osama bin Laden. Hey, George, What Ever Happened to Osama? Just Asking, Cowboy. 6/10
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Kerry: Bush Tax Plan Irks Conservatives 6/9
Bush Jumps Up and Down, Stomps Feet and Swears (one had with fingers crossed behind his back, the other crossing his heart) Iraq had WMDs. 6/10
Inside the Secret World of the Carlyle Group, Available from BuzzFlash.Com
"Ah-nuld" tells magazine 'If [California] needs me ... I will run' 6/10
Spies threaten Blair with 'smoking gun' over Iraq: Senior intelligence officers kept secret records of meetings after pressure from No 10
The Bush Cartel Views Iraqi Television as a Vehicle for Propaganda Only: It's the Soviet Style Version of Democracy 6/9
Tax Baselessness 6/10
Midnight Ride of the Rabble 6/9
"George W. Bush should be impeached." Geov Parrish: The impeachable offense; Bush jeopardized troops' lives on false pretext 6/10
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Frustrated Mayors Seek Security Funds 6/9
Iraq War Could Have Been Illegal. You Don't Say. 6/10
The Shooting in America Never Stops 6/9
Politically Incorrect Bill Maher is Author of "When You Ride ALONE, You Ride With Bin Laden." The Newest BuzzFlash.Com Premium. In Book or CD Format.
A Canadian Way of Holding Corporations Accountable for Good Governance 6/10
Bush Cartel Potential Dirty Bomb Scandal Continues to Unfold in Iraq: U.S. Military Didn't Protect the Site from Potential Terrorist Use of Nuclear Materials, But They are "Watching" U.N. Inspectors. We Aren't Making This Up.
"Pressure intensified on Tony Blair yesterday to hold an independent inquiry into Downing Street’s use of intelligence material" 6/9
I’m From the "Show Me State," And I Don’t Like Liars, A BuzzFlash Editorial
Kristol: Bush Made "Misstatements" on Iraq WMD's 6/9
Behind the Lobbying Curtain: The truth revealed about Westar's and Big Pharma's plans to use cash to influence gov't opinion to get what they want 6/10
Double Barf Bag Alert: Pat Robertson Interviews Sean Hannity 6/9
Cloaks and daggers don't belong in Pentagon 6/10
Bob Herbert on a Place Where Fear Rules the Streets and the Dying Continues: Los Angeles 6/9
The Daily Enron 6/10
The Bush administration distorted intelligence and presented conjecture as evidence to justify a U.S. invasion of Iraq, according to a retired intelligence official who served during the months before the war.
The Two Top Editors of The New York Times Resign: is it thanks to Jayson Blair? Or is it because the paper has become the Pentagon’s most effective mouthpiece? 6/10
Some Democratic Contenders Criticize Bush's Iraq Deceptions (But Bush is Just Fine on Iraq with Joe L. and Dick G., In Case You Asked) 6/9
U.S. official departs on toxic note; Christine Todd Whitman "found herself being contradicted and undermined by the White House on key environmental issues." 6/10
NeoConvergences 6/9
Short attacks US 'bullying'; says the "terrible reality" is that "the world is more fragile, divided, bitter and unhappy post September 11th in exactly the way that Osama Bin Laden would want." 6/10
I.R.S. Gives Gingrich a Scary Break 6/9
FBI draining pond in anthrax probe; Evidence related to mail attacks sought; Hatfill, a 'person of interest' in case, formerly lived near body of water in Frederick 6/10
Bush's Middle East Photo-op for Peace is Already Falling Apart 6/9
Burma's Pro-Democracy Leader Suu Kyi Attacked, Arrested 6/10
"Washington and four partners are working with investors and the Carlyle Group of Washington, D.C., a major private-equity firm, to line up stations they might buy." 6/9
Many plans, few results so far in Iraq; Road to reconstruction looks rocky. 6/10
Wal-Mart to obscure sexy women's magazine covers in checkout lanes. Apparently they want to help you avoid using your brain and making up your own mind. Isn't that nice of them? 6/10
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Compare Your Tax Cut with Corporate CEO Tax Cuts 6/10
The Osama Clock - How Many Days Will Osama Run Free (not to mention the Anthrax Terrorist)
Norman Solomon: The spamming of America; Another brick in the wall 6/10
Report from the Exuberantly Successful "Take Back America" Conference Last Week in D.C. 6/9
Cynthia Tucker: If we're invading countries on humanitarian grounds, here's where we should start 6/10
Arianna Huffington's "Pigs at the Trough" and a BuzzFlash.Com Honest-to-Goodness Piggy Bank! Can You Beat a Combination Like That?
This Could be You: Terror suspect stashed in S.C. 'black hole'; Padilla has spent a year in a Charleston brig without seeing his lawyer 6/10
From boat person to terror war point man, Viet Dinh proves that the GOP's minorities are as anti-minority as the rest of them. 6/10
"Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers" by Daniel Ellsberg
Military Retirees Seek Promised Medical Care 6/10
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On C-Span, Al Franken Chews Up Bill O'Reilly for Lunch and Spits Out Nails
Isabel Allende, Chilean author, Talks About Living in a Dictatorship and in America - A BuzzFlash Guest Interview by Laura Flanders of Working Assets Radio 6/9
Repost: Broadband Video Link to Franken/Ivins/O'Reilly Panel Discussion (goes directly to video) 6/10
Wisconsin Family Quarantined for Monkey Pox 6/10
Hamas Leader Wounded in IDF Attack. Two Bystanders Killed. 6/10
Time interviews Hillary Clinton 6/10
Right Wing Republican Senator Blocks Military Appointments to Get National Guard Planes and You Don't See Bill Frist Trying to Pass Legislation to Stop Him, Do You? 6/9
Meet Grover Norquist, at the Center of the Political Implementation Wing of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. Norquist Has Said His Goal is to Starve the U.S. Government and Then Drown It in a Pond. That is Why Bush is Ballooning the Deficits. 6/9
Take Back the Media.Com Gets the Savage Treatment
Poll Shows Kerry Slightly Leading Dean in New Hampshire 6/9
The Nightmare Presidency, A Satire -- Or Maybe Not a Satire
Key Figure in Blair's "Iraq Dossier-Gate" Used to Work for Sex Magazine 6/9
All the News That's Fudged to Print: If You Think Jayson Blair was Loose with the Facts, Look at How the Times Covered Iraq 6/9
AWOL Bush and His Chickenhawk Colleagues in Cowardly Behavior
More on Tony Blair on the Ropes 6/9
Child Illness Soars in Iraq 6/9
William Raspberry: Good for Them That's Got 6/9
ACLU is Growing by Leaps and Bounds: You Would Think Daschle and Pelosi Would Make the Bush Cartel Assault on Civil Liberties a High-Profile Issue That Would Attract Independents, TRUE Conservatives and Dems. But That Would Make Too Much Sense for Them.
A More Perfect Union: Advancing New American Rights
Hillary Plays it Coy About 2008 6/9
Casting Call: 7,000 Nudes Pose in Spanish Street 6/9
Is Eric Rudolph a Christian Terrorist? 6/9
Head Start Proposal Protest in Florida 6/9
Homeland Security official suspended after credentials are questioned 6/9
Howard Zinn: Dying for the Government 6/9
HELD OVER by Popular Demand: Would You Hire this Man? The George W. Bush Resume That First Appeared on BuzzFlash.Com!
Reposted: Pentagon Won't Admit Reality in Iraq 6/9
Iraqi Health Official: U.S. Should Move Faster in Evacuating Dead Bodies From Airport 6/9
New! Updated and Expanded American Edition of Greg Palast's "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy." Available Now at BuzzFlash.Com.
Grave Reveals 150 Prisoners Summarily Shot by Iraqi Soldiers Just Before War Came to an End 6/9
Might and Right 6/9
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The Past is Prologue: "Secrets," by Daniel Ellsberg. By the Man Who Released the Pentagon Papers. A Warning About a Government that Keeps Secrets.
Repost: Bush's Scorched Earth Campaign to Destroy the Democratic Party 6/9
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Security concerns grow after attack on Kabul peacekeepers 6/9
Reposted: The Press and Freedom, Some Disturbing Trends, by Bob Edwards 6/9
The Media Gets Clinton's Impeachment Wrong Again 6/9
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Blair Aide Says Presentation of Iraq Dossier was "Mishandled" 6/9
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The BuzzFlash.Com Interview with Sidney Blumenthal About Ken Starr and "The Clinton Wars"
Report: Smallpox Related Outbreak in the Midwest - Appears to be due to contact with Prairie Dogs. 6/9
Missouri Reporter Fired for Plagiarism 6/9
It's About Time for Nancy Pelosi to Hold a News Conference and Reveal to America that Dom DeLay is a True Psychotic, Hellbent on Destroying the American Government and Constitutional Democracy. This Man is Dangerously Demented. Nancy, Speak Up or Resign!
Graham: Bush Makes U.S. 'Most Questioned Nation in the World' 6/9
WMD Quotes from Before the War 6/8
Lieberman Does Something Useful for a Change (Although He Did Virtually Nothing Useful About Enron When He Could Have Investigated the Bush/Ken Lay Connection). What Did Rove and Bush Know About DeLay's Efforts to Have the Feds Track Down the Killer D's?
The Bush Tax Scam is Just a Shell Game for the Rich: Drip, Drip, Drip 6/8
Tinker, Tailor, Spinner, Spy: Re, Tony Blair 6/8
Partner in Cherie Blair law firm seeks judicial review of 'illegal' invasion 6/8
TONY Blair’s first dossier on the justification for war against Iraq was almost entirely put together from information freely available on the internet, Scotland on Sunday can reveal. 6/9
Who is Bush's Brain? Karl Rove is, according to a New Book Chronicling the Political Life of the Machiavelli Behind the Throne of King George, A BuzzFlash Interview About "Bush's Brain"
Listen to Mike Malloy 6/8
Three Palestinians Killed in Gaza Gunfight 6/8
Democrats Press for Details on Medicare Drug Pact 6/9
Democratic chairman asks Ashcroft to seize GOP records on company, donations 6/8
What Osama Wants, Osama Gets - A BuzzFlash Reader Commentary
School Prank: Leave Every Child Behind 6/8
A Must Read:: "Wealth and Democracy" by Kevin Phillips. A BuzzFlash Premium. The influence of money on government is now, more then ever, a hot political issue.
John Ashcroft: Giving a Bad Name to Justice, Day After Day. A Role Model for the Gestapo. Another Anti-Christ in Our Midst. 6/8
When Every Radio Progam Sounds the Same 6/8
The Culture of Fear: Why Americans are Afraid of the Wrong Things. The Book that Inspired "Bowling for Columbine."
No Longer Watchdog, Mainstream Media is Guardian of the System - A BuzzFlash Reader Commentary
Army to Destroy WMD -- in Alabama 6/8
New Blow to Blair Over Mobile Labs. Remember that Bush Claimed They Were Proof of WMD. 6/8
In April of 2002, We Interviewed Dennis Kucinich. We are Reposting the Interview, Which is In Our Archives. 6/8
Recent BuzzFlash Interviews 6/8
Highly Recommended: Series of BuzzFlash Editorials on the Iraq War Before It Started. We Stand by Them Today. 6/8
We now know the American people were tricked into supporting war in Iraq. 6/8
Bush Cartel Puts Us at Grave Risk of Dirty Terrorist Bombs Because It Did Not Secure Iraqi Nuclear Sites. The Search for WMD's is a Tragic Farce When the Bush Cartel Allowed Material to Make Dirty Bombs to be Stolen. Outrageous Betrayal of America!
More Proof That the Bush Cartel Cooked the Books Against Iraq: High Ranking Captured Al-Qaeda Leaders Say The Group Had No Relationship with Iraq
Reposted: Firm's Cash Sought GOP Favors. Translation: Tom DeLay Probably Said, "No Contributions; No Legislation for You." 6/9
Image Crafters - BuzzFlash Cartoon by Eric Harrison
Liberals vs. Conservatives? It's the Corruption, Stupid -- Maureen Farrell
The Bush Tax Cut, Part II: The Free Ride for Stockholders by The Angry Liberal
Hey, Bill Bennett! You are the Outrage! - Rebecca Knight at BuzzFlash.com
THE LIGHTER SIDE::
Technically Speaking, Bush Wasn't Lying, Condi Says
Tom the Dancing Bug: News of the Times 6/10
This Week's Top Ten Conservative Idiots 6/9
Ted Rall: Reprogramming Private Lynch 6/10
These Are Ironic Times 6/10
Laura Congratulates Hillary on the Publication of "Living History" 6/10
Martha Steward Flees to Hideout In Hills Of North Carolina 6/10
Dubya's Dayly Diary is Back 6/10
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