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52 Killed, 140 Wounded in 3 Cities in Iraq. Ask the Bush Admin. and They'll Say that Things are Going Great, Rumsfeld is the Most Amazing Def. Sec. in the World. Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny Expected to Fill out the rest of Bush's Cabinet. 12/20 Dollars for Democracy. What's the Price of Liberty, Freedom and Secularism? Buy a Holiday Premium from BuzzFlash and Help Revive the Spirit of '76. Book: "The Librarian," The Work of Fiction that is More Truthful Than the Reporting in the Mainstream Media Infamous Lt. General William "My god is bigger than your god" Boykin is overseeing part of an ambitious plan to make the military act more like the CIA 12/20 Herbert: A boy who survived Columbine died as a marine in Fallujah. As the toll on troops is callously ignored, a reckoning is coming 12/20 On Social Security, Democratic unity is an absolute prerequisite for success. 12/20 Video: Andrew Card praises Rumsfeld's "spectacular" achievement of an Iraq where insurgents "are attacking, but they are not attacking all of the people all of the time." 12/20 U.S. Rentals Unaffordable to Poor. Land of the Free (to get ripped off by greedy jerks), Home of the Brave (folks who live from paycheck to paycheck, wondering where their next meal will come from). 12/20 DVD: "Control Room," This is an extraordinary documentary on so many levels that it leaves you desperately hopeful and exhilaratingly despondent. Yes, we realize that's a bit of a paradox. But You'll See. No more Christmas in Iraq: Even under Saddam's dictatorship, Iraqi Christians were free to celebrate. 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Times: The shame of Bush's failure to condemn military torture as something disgracing every American 12/20 Like Rumsfeld, the FDA is said by the White House to be doing a "spectacular" job, even after Vioxx 12/20 Three election workers dragged out of their cars and murdered as democratic spirit continues to fail to surge in Iraq 12/20 TomDispatch: As desperate fantasies crumbled, the decision to destroy Fallujah took place 12/19 New Book: Bob Dylan's "Chronicles," a Written Memoir British government secretly wants to replace the oft-bugged ElBaradei 12/20 Put Your Dollars Behind Democracy! Because We Depend Solely Upon Our Readers. We Accept No Corporate or Third-Party Advertising; We are Free to Everyone (No Subscription Fee or Registration); and Even Our E-mail Alerts Are Free. YOU Are Our Lifeline. Stem cells fix a girl's skull as Mel Gibson gibbers about how he used to be one -- a stem cell, that is 12/20 A democracy is founded on compromise and dialogue. Not a lot of that between Iraq's Sunnis and Shiites 12/20 Shields: Our best army? Baloney! 12/20 The BuzzFlash Tote Bag People in India think America is insane for invading Iraq 12/20 Interview with the soldier who refused to go on an unarmored suicide mission 12/20 "Being against the war is the only way to be for the troops,'' said Marine Veteran Michael Hoffman. ''We're doing them no good by sending them over there.'' 12/20 The Progressive Populist's prescription: "Make your own media!" 12/20 Roddy: Decades after Pinchoet's thugs broke a folk singer's hands, will the Chilean dictator see justice? 12/20 BBC: For many Republicans, Christianity and support for President George W Bush go hand-in-hand, but if the two begin to clash, will the friendship continue? 12/20 Book: "Don't Think of an Elephant!: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate" by George Lakoff. With a forward by Howard Dean and Introduction by Don Hazen AND "How Democrats and Progressives Can Win: Solutions from George Lakoff" A DVD interview Berkeley College Republicans are ready to intern Muslims 12/20 Bush's unilateral policy has done what Communism couldn't over 40 years: unite Russia and China 12/20 More on the polluted record of Bush's pick for energy secretary 12/20 DVD: Right Now, BuzzFlash is the Exclusive Distributor of the Remarkable and Chilling Documentary, "Orwell Rolls in His Grave." The Story About the Media That the Media Won't Report. Congress could hinder Bush in his second term 12/20 Legitimacy questioned in hearings against Ba'athists 12/20 Conservatives hail a "new day" of Republican dominance 12/20 Investigators say they knew Kerik's flaws. And they were going to appoint him anyway? 12/20 Army's new, supposedly "ultra-real" simulation lets you win the war, but not lose the peace 12/20 If You Want to Learn More About Iraqmire, Watch "The Battle of Algiers" on DVD California plunges ahead into $3 billion independent stem cell research plan 12/20 Remind Bush fans that in 1938 Hitler was Time's Man of the Year. It's not an award for doing good things, just about doing things on such a colossally large scale people couldn't avoid you. 12/20 What war does to women and children 12/20 $1 billion spam verdict 12/20 A soldier's life: perpetual war 12/20 African Union says the Darfur killing continues despite pledges 12/20 Marshall: United, Democrats can leave anti-Social Security candidates out in the cold 12/20 Bush signs bill to unify intelligence under one director 12/20 The BuzzFlash Mailbag -- Uncensored and Unvarnished Truth from BuzzFlash Readers. Warning: It's Addictive. Israel to free 170 prisoners in show of good will 12/20 Republicans step up debate on whether current hell justifies canning Rumsfeld 12/20 Australia's maritime terror plans make neighbors nervous 12/20 Air strike photos (graphic). Send these to a friend who insists all strikes are surgical 12/20 AP photographer captures election worker killings in Iraq 12/20 In Israel, Sharon agrees to share power with Labor Party 12/20 France launches spy satellite South African ruling party accuses U.S. of using its citizens as guinea pigs 12/20 White House upgrades assessment of Rumsfeld's performance to "spectacular" as GOP senators shy away from calling for his replacement -- loath to change horses mid-failure 12/20 Mystery company wins Russian oil stake 12/20 "Armor" soldier hopes his famous question, mocked by Limbaugh, saves lives 12/20 Pentagon vaccine plan called into question by lawmaker 12/20 Fighting erupts in the Congo 12/20 Cheating is one way to make No Child Left Behind Work 12/20 Guardian: In Iraq, we extol the virtues of justice and the rule of law. Here, we claim it's too complicated 12/20		Al Qaeda threatens to attack Saudi oil supplies 12/20 Father apologizes for burning van of Marines who told him his son died. Another story of a family needlessly bereaved 12/20 Bush predicts he will solve the Israeli-Palestinian problem in his second term 12/20 BeliefNet's "most inspiring person of the year" is Joseph Darby, Abu Ghraib whistleblower. For whatever reason, unlike the editors of Time, they were not as inspired by Bush 12/20 Arsons that right-wingers blamed on "ecoterrorists" may have been motivated by anti-black racism, Feds say 12/20 Mainstream Tennessee paper exposes "campaign of deception" behind pro-Marines country song 12/20 Newsweek: The early groundwork for invading Iraq was laid just two weeks after 9/11 12/20 If you can't buy a Premium, at least Buy Blue. 12/20 DVD: Don't "Fry" Yourself at McDonald's Over the Holidays, Get "Super Size Me: A Film of Epic Portions" Friends of the Scalia-endorsing Senate minority leader insist he's a matador, not a milquetoast 12/20 Penn. town passes protections for gays 12/20 Book: The Top 25 "Censored" Stories of 2004. Who Won First Place? BuzzFlash.com, of course, as well as an award for a story on the draft by Maureen Farrell. The man Jon Stewart exposed as a monkey is receiving his own primetime show 12/20 How Dubious Evidence Spurred Relentless Guantánamo Spy Hunt. "[The forces of democracy] called us sand-n***s." 12/20 Counter-Inaugural 2005: We cannot wait another 4 years to stand against the war and rampant social injustice of another Bush Administration. Pinochet suffers stroke 12/20 Funeral for Al Gore's mother, 92 12/20 Oliphant: Bush's social security con 12/19 Mass. gay benefits blocked by FedEx and other companies, citing federal law 12/19 Study: Puritanical teen sex laws in Texas are expensive because they increase pregnancies 12/19 Possible new White House economist has praised outsourcing and is liked by both the Heritage Foundation and radical tax foe Grover Norquist. What's not to like? 12/19 "A new low for the U.S." as country obstructs greenhouse gas treaty, stands alone in questioning the science 12/19 Now that the election's over, the White House wants to weaken the military's budget 12/19 "If she goes away, the problem goes away." Many pregnant women are murdered, study finds 12/19 Sudan declares Darfur cease-fire 12/19 Three agencies warn Bush: the U.S. is losing the battle against Iraqi rebels 12/19 10 Iraqi workers taken hostage amid holy city bloodbaths 12/19 A rare Democratic Party answer to Bush incompetence: "The Pentagon says the lack of protective equipment is a matter of logistics...it's a matter of leadership." DVD: Mark Crispin Miller's "Patriot Act": A Tour De Force Through the Mind of George W. Bush and Rage of the Right Wing. Simply Sensational. National Guardsman killed Iraqi boy after having sex with him. War does terrible things to people 12/19 Aloha, Po'ouli: A Hawaiian bird goes extinct as future federal rare species programs are gutted 12/19 Hague examines UK war crimes charges 12/19 Dowd: A not-so-wonderful life 12/19 McFeatters: Bush's "whimsical, fanciful, magical notion -- hold a two-day White House conference on the economy in which nobody said a negative word." 12/19 Psychological trauma of returning veterans and their bloodied wives. When you start a war you decide it's worth having this happen to people 12/19 Some Democrats want to embrace qualms over abortion issue 12/19 Bush's Phony Cop, Crony Capitalist, Possibly Mob Connected, Serial Philanderer and . . . GOP Hypocrite of the Week: Bernie Kerik Book: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction: Support BuzzFlash.com Reserve troops find themselves on the frontlines 12/19 Tell Friends About BuzzFlash.com!** Spread the Word! We've Made It Easy to Let Others Know About the News and Commentary Site that Reflects Truth, Justice and the American Way. Deadly Car Bombs Hit Najaf, Karbala 12/19 CIA has secret detention facility at Guantanamo Bay 12/19 The good news is we're changing the culture in Iraq. The bad news it's towards terrorism 12/19 Ludicrous California death row system to build $220 million expansion facility 12/19 Marine: "This war would be over now if people knew the horror of it" 12/19 Schwarzenegger: GOP should move left 12/19 Cracks in the election system 12/19 Energy companies lavish money on the inauguration of Bush 12/19 We're fresh out of freedom for Fallujah. Would you settle for a nightmarish dystopia? 12/19 Ritter: Don't kid yourself. We're fighting local angry men, not the forces of al-Zarqawi 12/19 Wouldn't it be ironic if Bush toppled the Iraqi government only for Communists to win the election? 12/19 Once considered presidential material, Powell prepares for new life as a big zero 12/19 More Americans using food stamps as politicians ignore the hungry 12/19 Book: "Don't Think of an Elephant!: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate" by George Lakoff. With a forward by Howard Dean and Introduction by Don Hazen. Also Comes with DVD. DVD: "Triumph of the Will" Special Edition of the 1934 Nazi Propaganda Documentary DVD: "Control Room": "The most profound work to date on how our government has manipulated news coverage in Iraq." U.S. losing control of Mosul in series of unfortunate events 12/19 Special treat for outgoing troops: a visit by Paul Wolfowitz. Gee, thanks 12/19 CBS: The rich are buying a lot of stuff this Christmas. The working class isn't 12/19 An Iraqi's Christmas wish list: land mine detectors, running water 12/19 Democrats blame Rumsfeld for armor shortage 12/19 Christie Whitman warns Republican moderates against catering to "extremist" Right, says voters will be alienated. We're still waiting 12/19 Republican senator blames Clinton for Rumsfeld's fumbles. Sure, why not? 12/19 See what you think: Video of testimony by the programmer who claims to have been asked to hack the vote 12/19 AP analysis: Could Bin Laden win by bankrupting the United States? 12/19 Belmarsh: The UK's Guantanamo? 12/19 Bush scales back job boom predictions 12/19		Democracy Now hosts debate over future of Democratic Party 12/19 From Britain's freedom-loving law lords, a message to Washington's civil liberties tramplers 12/19 New Comedy CDs: National Corporate Radio's "Let Feardom Ring" and "The 'Go Fk Yourself' Special" Comedy CDs by The People Who Do That U.S. threatens to cut funding for U.N. agency that produces report it doesn't like 12/19 Bush's contradictions: Says the future is bright, and yet that lawyers and Social Security are about to make the sky fall 12/19 New intelligence reform bill "a more stunning attack on the Bill of Rights than the Patriot Act" 12/18 Pentagon claims Iraq's new abundance of depleted uranium is harmless 12/18 Book: "America 2014: An Orwellian Tale." Destined to Become an Underground Classic. "1984" is Today. Astroturf in the stadium where Bush is feeding Social Security to the lions 12/18 Foreign Affairs: Bush's kitchen cooked North Korean uranium intelligence 12/18 "Like having it signed by a monkey," complained families of Rumsfeld's rubber-stamp condolence letters -- before he suddenly began signing them personally, though the description fits either way 12/18 Media Matters: Carlson bolsters White House efforts to sow Social Security hysteria. Social Security is fine In Sadr City, the battle for hearts and minds was lost a long time ago 12/18 A conservative radio host sees the light. Will more follow? 12/18 Exclusive Excerpt from "Electile Dysfunction." Pre-Order Exclusively on BuzzFlash.com. Find About the Violation of Voting Rights in 2004. Bush speechwriter suffers blocked blood flow to the heart 12/18 Green Party candidate accuses Kerry of apathy towards Ohio recount 12/18 Rich: In the year of the "Passion," it's the Jews's fault (even if the Christian Right claims to love them) 12/18 Ailes: Kerik sleaze shows how little Bush cares about Homeland Security 12/18 3 arrested for arsons that right-wing nitwits tried to pin on environmentalists 12/18 Obama lands $1.9 million book deal 12/18 A sick Christmas: Companies cutting health care benefits 12/18 Florida newspaper thinks the vote fraud software story computes 12/18 War's toll on the sanity of soldiers 12/18 Bush's soon-to-be-ex-NASA-chief calls death of Columbia astronauts "cathartic." What? 12/18 Trailers for "Electile Dysfunction," Available as a Premium from BuzzFlash.com Elitist Rush Limbaugh and his Red Cuban cigars 12/18 For the Holidays, Support Democracy! Support BuzzFlash! No Advertising, Just Progressive Premiums. No Subscription Fees. We Stay Free for Everyone, Regardless of Income. Rage, Rage Against the Darkness! (Not Tax-Deductible). Harrison Ford to star in heroic depiction of Fallujah attack. What's next, Ben Affleck in "Guernica: The Motion Picture"? 12/18 Paranoid fundamentalists boycott stores that say "Happy Holidays," cite secular humanist conspiracy 12/18 Real Christianity dep't: Pastor embarks on antiwar pilgrimage to sway fellow Methodists Bush and Cheney 12/18 Bush snubs Annan during Washington visit Poll: Unlike Ashcroft, seniors see medical marijuana as a boon to the sick, not a gateway drug Colorado Springs paper to include special Sunday insert -- the New Testament. Talk about liberal media bias! 12/18 Torture begins at the top: A recently disclosed FBI memo indicates that "marching orders" to abandon traditional interrogation methods came from Defense Secretary Rumsfeld himself. In US, nearly half favor restricting civil liberties of Muslim-Americans. Most in favor are Republicans. The battle of democracy vs. authoritarianism begins at home. 12/18 Listen to the Full Roster of BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrites of the Week Right Here Washington judge blocks count of newly discovered ballots in governor's race Where can you see WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception, a Documentary by Danny Schechter? And Then Along Came Bernie, A BuzzFlash Reader Reflects December 17th World Media Watch by Gloria Lalumia Rummy's Armor -- Editorial Cartoon by Steve Bradenton Collector's Item Premium: Artists and Philosophers Weigh in On the Axis of Evil. BuzzFlash Headlines On YOUR Web Site for Free (You Can't Get Any Cheaper Than That!) -- Spread the Pro-Democracy, Anti-Hypocrisy Word! How To Grow Smart Voters, Episode 26 of The Last Chance Democracy Café by Steven C. Day New Book: "The War on the Bill of Rights and the Gathering Resistance" by Nat Hentoff This Holiday Season, Get Your Gifts from the Buzz! 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Book: "Wealth and Our Commonwealth: Why America Should Tax Accumulated Fortunes" by William H., Sr. Gates, Chuck Collins, Paul Volcker THE LIGHTER SIDE:** A Christmas wish list: "I wish Christians in the United States cared more about promoting mercy than demanding that city hall be covered in Christmas-themed lawn junk" 12/18 New SAT Questions Replace Evolution with Creation 12/17 The Annual Swift Report Gift Giving Guide 12/18 Mike Keefe: The idiot's guide to missile defense 12/18 The Bush Magic Social Security Plan 12/18 Mark Fiore presents: Rummy's greatest hits 12/17 Let's keep the "X" in "Xmas" 12/18 New SAT Questions Replace Evolution with Creation 12/17 Rumsfeld addresses the troops 12/18

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