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Enron's Skilling: I Didn't Lie. The Man Has a Future at that New Pentagon Disinformation Department. 2/27
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Enron Still Shielding Tax Records 2/27
SMASH HIT OF THE INTERNET: Congressman Dennis Kucinich Steps up to the Plate with a Prayer for America 2/26
"Buck Up, Suck Up and Come Back When You Foul Up" by James Carville and Paul Begala
"Thomas White, the former Enron vice chairman appointed by George W. Bush to be Secretary of the Army, should resign immediately." 2/27
Democrat Stopped Bush from Aiding Enron When He Was Governor of Texas 2/27
Raiding the People's Money: How the House Energy Bill (H.R. 4) Subsidizes Energy Industry (PDF doc) 2/27
Oh Heck, Bush Says, Afghanistan Grows a Lot of Dope (Opium), But We'll Give Them Money Anyway. Didn't Bush Advertise that Dope Aids Terrorism? BuzzFlash is Very, Very Confused. 2/26
Highly Recommended: A Washington Post Open Forum with David Brock 2/27
Anthrax probe focuses on letter 2/26
U.S. Already "Infiltrating" Iraq 2/27
THE GREAT FLORIDA EX-CON GAME: How the “felon” voter-purge was itself felonious, by Greg Palast. BuzzFlash Will Soon be Offering Greg's Book, "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" 2/27
DID AUTHOR OF GRANDSTANDING "AXIS OF EVIL" REMARK GET AXED? DO FISH SWIM IN THE WATER? 2/27
Jeffrey Skilling, Henry Waxman Says that You've Got Some Explaining to Do! (.pdf file) 2/26
How Enron Did Texas 2/27
"Civil rights and education groups are opposing President Bush's nominee to head the Education Department's civil rights office, protesting his stances on affirmative action and other issues." 2/27
"Opponents called Bush's proposal "welfare in wonderland," saying it was"truly bizarre" to expect them to find work in the middle of an economic recession." 2/27
Sharon May Meet with Saudis About Peace Plan 2/27
Is the Soviet Republic of Georgia the Next "War on Terrorism" Battleground? 2/27
Journalist Daniel Pearl Was Killed for Being a Jew 2/27
The February 26th BuzzFlash Mailbag: Patriotic, Honest, Irreverent, and All-American
The Other Enron Whistle Blower 2/27
Questions for Judge Smith. More Bush Nominees With Questionable Backgrounds. 2/27
Pentagon: No Tribunal Candidates. 2/27
America's Shooting Gallery: Gunfire kills Detroit girl, injures 4 2/27
Report: Agents left Cheney's itinerary in SLC souvenir shop. 2/27
Pentagon Shuts 'Disinformation' Unit. Sure They Do. And If You Believe That, I've Got a Bridge . . . 2/27
Bill Moyers on Money and Politics 2/27
Bush Plays Loose and Fast With ANWR Numbers. Disgusting. 2/27
The Enron-ergy Bill Hits the Senate 2/27
Falwell, Again, Firmly Plants Foot Into Mouth on Crossfire 2/27
"What [Bush's Office of National Drug Control Policy is] NOT saying is that the War on Drugs CAUSES the very problem their ads complain about." Libertarian Party Puts Full Page Ad in Wash. Times and USA Today, Says War on Drugs Funds Terrorists. 2/27
U.S.: Bin Laden's whereabouts remain mystery. So Does All That Bellicose Grandstanding By The Cowbuy Wanna-be in the White House. "Dead or Alive," HAH! More Like "We Think He's Somewhere or Not! Hey, Look At This Terrorist Alert!" 2/27
Nonfamily Households Dominate Suburbs. 2/27
Senators May Not Delay Campaign Bill 2/27
State Department gains access to FBI crime database 2/27
Debate rages in Colorado Senate over patriotism bill. GOP Trying to Force Students to Study Patriotism. Sounds Like "Re-Education" Camp. 2/27
"That the Bush admin would cooperate so freely in the GAO investigation of such matters as pizza temp. in the Clinton WH stands in stark contrast to the admin's stand against another GAO investigation, this one involving Cheney's energy task fprce." 2/27
Ex-Enron executives helped Bush shape failed Texas tax plan 2/27
Ridge a Must-See Man for Lobbyists. And He's Still Hanging On To His Stock (see related story). Coincidence? Just Asking. 2/27
Superfund Gets the Super Shaft 2/27
The Lay-in-the-Lincoln-Bedroom lie helps instruct us in where spin comes from. 2/27
Cleaning Up in Bush's Wake. Bush's Comments In Korea "have further distanced prospects of renewed cooperation by Pyongyang." Remember, He's A "Uniter, Not Divider." Or Was That a "Divider, Yep Divider"? 2/27
What's God Got to Do With It? "What hooey! The Justice Department is a creation of men to enforce laws written by ordinary mortals . . . and, most important, to follow the precepts of the U.S. Constitution." 2/27
Blunders that let bin Laden slip away 2/27
Why Cher Is Steamed at John Ashcroft 2/27
Bush's Energy Plan: Let's Drill 2/27
Press keeps hands off Texas' image 2/27
''A brief history of Kashmir'' 2/27
The GOP's attempt to mail Social Security guarantees turns postal workers into campaign operatives. 2/27
First Official Lie From the Office of Disinformation: "Bush: U.S. Will Not Lie to World on Defense Policy" 2/26
BOTH PARTIES IN CONGRESS AGREE ON ONE THING: WHEN IT COMES TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, BUSH IS SHORT-SHEETING SENIORS 2/26
LAY TOLD WORKERS OF HIS STRONG SUPPORT FOR BUSH WHEN HE FIRST RAN FOR GOVERNOR, WHICH PROVES BUSH LIED 2/26
U.S. Analysts Find No Sign bin Laden Had Nuclear Arms 2/26
Feinstein Promises Democratic Opposition to Pickering 2/26
The February 25th Edition of the BuzzFlash World Media Watch, by Gloria Lalumia
Ari Fleischer salutes a mendacious former national security adviser 2/26
Pentagon: We Need Billions More 2/26
For Bush Incorporated, Opium Growing Only is Terrorism When It Interferes with an Oil Pipeline, if You Catch Our Drift. Doesn't this Mean Our Tax Dollars are Now, In Essence, Subsidizing Opium Growing. Wow! 2/26
How a Veep on the Lam Kept on Fund Raising for the Grand Hypocrisy Party 2/25
Suspicious Enron Cash Transfers are Frozen 2/26
Defense firms feast on the war on terror 2/26
Canada Wary of U.S. Anti-Terror Plan 2/26
Not Good Enough, Mr. Rumsfeld 2/26
Michael Moore Chats with Readers of the Washington Post 2/26
"When it comes to the war on terrorism, President George W. Bush has placed himself above the law" 2/26
Another Bush Judicial Appointee Who Fails to Pass the Smell Test 2/26
Simply Paul Krugman 2/26
Family Values Must Include Gays, Says Tipper 2/26
$1 Billion in Aid to Colombia Has Done Little to Stop the Drug Trafficking, But You Know Bush Incorporated is Going to Risk the Lives of American Soldiers to Defend an Oil Pipeline Down There 2/26
CNN Trades In Hard News for Showbiz 2/26
White House Censors Bush's Japan Gaffe 2/26
Yucca Mountain: The Fix Was In 2/26
"The circumstantial case already is made that the Bush administration is a partially owned subsidiary of the nuclear power industry. But Sen. Harry Reid wants to make sure..." 2/26
Washington Post Was a Day Behind BuzzFlash and Another Internet Site on this Story About the Judge Who Will Hear the GAO Suit 2/26
The Trail Out of Texas 2/26
Pat Robertson is at It Again 2/26
TOM DELAY'S INNER CIRCLE MADE BUCKETS OF CASH OFF OF ENRON: DELAY INITIATED THE DEAL
"British scientists could soon face a ten-year jail sentence for sending an email or failing to ask for permission before teaching a foreign student" 2/26
Rogue Elephant's Return? 2/26
Rumsfeld Says He May Drop New Office of Influence. Whatever You Say, Rummy. Wink-Wink, Nudge-Nudge. 2/26
Investigator fears 'dozens of Enrons' 2/26
A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL: WHY IS BUSH IN A RUSH TO HAVE HIS FEDERALIST SOCIETY CLONE JUDGES CONFIRMED?
Conyers Accuses Ind. Counsel Robert Ray of Violating Law's 'Spirit' 2/26
U.S. corporate parasites flee offshore, by Mark Shields 2/27
The Two-Faced Friend of American Workers is Living in the White House 2/27
It Would Help if the Right Wing Media Learned How to Tell the Truth 2/27
Democrats Charge Ridge Owes Pennsylvania Rent. By the Way, What Has Tommy Boy Been Up To Lately? Just Asking. 2/26
The White House, Which Specializes In Mis- and Dis-Information, Complains About Plans for Pentagon to Do The Same Thing. Ah, Irony, It Sure Is Fun To Watch It Roll Out of the White House Like a Mudslide. 2/26
American's Shooting Gallery: Man Kills His Three Children, Self 2/26
S. Korea seen awarding fighters deal soon 2/26
Chris Matthews, That's Right, Chris Matthews Calls Bush Administration "Orwellian." 2/26
Women also allege abuse: Pedophile priests targeted girls, too 2/26
Have there been up to 2,000 people detained in the U.S. without legal rights? 2/26
Bush's Asia Tour 'a Victory of Low Expectations'. Um, Can Someone Tell Us When We're Supposed to Have NORMAL Expectations of The President? It Sure Is Depressing To Have Such Low Expectations For SO LONG! 2/26
"Globally, $6 trillion, one third of the world's wealth, are held off-shore . . . In theory, the 'war against terrorism' requires the closing of tax havens. But I can't quite see Bush taking the struggle against bin Laden that seriously." 2/26
9/11 Kin Rip Rudy Ba$h For The GOP 2/26
Bush's America: A Foreign Country, As Seen from Japan 2/26
We Haven't Captured Osama, Mullah Omar or Our Own Homegrown Anthrax Terrorist: Of Course, It Looks Like the FBI Just Isn't Telling Us Who the Anthrax Terrorist is. Wonder Why? 2/26
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Accountants' "Axle Of Evil" 2/26
New York Times Company Board Member is a Managing Director of the Carlyle Group 2/27
The Supreme Court refused Monday to be drawn into the explosive church-state debate over whether the Ten Commandments may be displayed on government grounds. 2/26
"Twenty-one businesses and individuals have admitted using tax shelters to avoid about $300 million in taxes since the IRS said it would temporarily waive a 20 percent penalty on those who come clean" 2/26
Defense firms feast on the war on terror. Buffet Provided By Bush Incorporated. 2/26
More Letters From Enron to Government Officials 2/26
"In the United States, the energy giant has sought to free power companies from regulation. But internationally, Enron has embraced government help in the form of loans and insurance protection." 2/26
Replying to a ‘progressive’ hawk: A response to Michael Shuman’s Weekly Standard piece criticizing the Left 2/26
The Story That Wouldn't Live: How the Nat'l Assoc. of Broadcasters Killed an Amendment To Reduce Costs for Political Ads And Nobody Is Talking About It. Not That We Want More Political Ads, But Cheaper Spots Means More Competition 2/26
One rarely sees a thoroughly bad idea advanced by government. But can anyone see an upside to having an office of government propaganda with an official license to lie? 2/26
Fear in the Slums of Bogota 2/26
Return on an Investment: There Will Be No Probe of Enron Influence in Washington, D.C. 2/26
Anthrax Suspect worked in U.S. lab 2/26
Media Watch Special Report: Among Other Things…a Bad Day Of Polls, Anne Coulter On The Conspiracy Zone, And Then On Pi 2/24
Media Watch Special Report: The Daily Show with Guest Michael Moore 2/22
ANTHRAX EXPERT STANDS BY HER CLAIM: IT WAS AN "INSIDE" JOB, MEANING AN ARMY OR CIA RESEARCHER
A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY: Bob's Fridge Predicts the Future? 2/22
BuzzFlash Interview with Douglas Kellner, Author of "Grand Theft 2000: Media Spectacle and a Stolen Election."
THE CAMPUS VOICE:
Pearl's Death Makes War Hit Close to Home for UCLA 2/25
THE LIGHTER SIDE:
This Week's Top Ten Conservative Idiots 2/25
These are Ironic Times 2/25
Old Dick Cheney 2/25
Cloning of a President by Ted Rall 2/27
Equal Time with Bob Boudelang 2/25
Tom Tomorrow Vs. Ann Coulter 2/27
Mechanical Flag Waving Man 2/25
The Dubya Chronicles 2/25
The Real Axis of Evil 2/25
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