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Bush Administration Squanders Taxpayers' Money in Utah Land Deal 8/19

Daschle does not want to give "this president or any president dictatorial powers that compromise the checks and balances that our founding fathers recognised." Thank You, Tom, Thank You! 8/19

Closemouthed at the Justice Department 8/19

NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF, the US general who commanded allied forces during the Gulf War, joined a growing number of senior US military and political figures yesterday who are opposed to a unilateral invasion of Iraq 8/19

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Unbelievable: Bush Administration Advocates MORE Tax Breaks! 8/19

Iraq war to carry a high tab 8/19

U.S. companies sold Iraq the ingredients for a witch's brew 8/19

"Blinded By The Right" by David Brock

Did the Reagan Administration Supply Saddam Hussein With Anthrax? 8/19

Democrats Worry About Iraq as Issue: Debate on War Seen as Diversion From Economy. Duh! 8/19

Original 1998 Posting On Reagan Administration Authorization of Supplying Anthrax Strain to Iraq 8/19

REPOSTED: A clear and present danger: Ashcroft scheme simply chilling 8/19

The New Expanded Post-September 11th Edition of "The Bush Dyslexicon," by Mark Crispin Miller

"Last November, America's Afghan allies asphyxiated hundreds of surrendering Taliban prisoners by transporting them in sealed cargo containers en route to a prison in Northern Afghanistan and they buried them in a mass grave"

After Reading This Houston Chronicle Editorial, BuzzFlash Realized the Bush Family is Close to the Saudi Family Because They Both Share a Vision of a Family Run Government 8/19

The Bush Cartel Will Wait Until the Last Moment -- and Then Jam a War Against Iraq Down Our Throats, Like It or Not 8/19

A Highly Recommended Musical Revue Satire on Bush: Get the CD Now! "Hail to the Thief: Songs for the Bush Years"

Militia Group Targets Ohio Police Officers 8/19

Key Iraq War Architect Says Bush Does Not Need European Support to Go to War With Iraq 8/19

Were the Wargames Rigged? From the Army Times. 8/19

What Were You Doing in 2002 Grandpa? 8/19

"A group of 32 prominent US conservatives wrote to Mr Bush to urge him not to go to Johannesburg" for the World Summit on Sustainable Development 8/19

Economy Stuck in Gridlock 8/19

Wall Street's Mascot, by Molly Ivins 8/19

Of death penalty, politics, presidents 8/19

Democrats Decry Jeb's Florida Child Agency Pick 8/19

"They Hiring Over There?" 8/19

NOW IN STOCK AND SHIPPING! " Forbidden Truth" -- Available as BuzzFlash Premium! First Edition in English is Hot Off the Press. We Pay First Class Postage.

Militants claim reporter Daniel Pearl was murdered by an Arab, Pakistani police announced yesterday. 8/19

Blockbuster Revelation: Reagan Administration Aided Iraq Against Iran, Aware that Iraq Was Using Chemical Weapons

Deconstructing Recent Supreme Court Decisions: It's Not Very Pretty 8/19

A Satire on Jeb Bush's New Head of the Florida Department of Children and Families 8/19

The president of a counterterrorism consulting firm has been charged with possessing 2,352 unregistered small military missiles.

Forensic Expert Says Anthrax Attacks Were Work of Defense Department Insider 8/19

"Women protesters in Nigeria have again occupied an oil facility belonging to ChevronTexaco to back demands for amenities and jobs, company officials said on Friday" 8/19

Lead roles still rare for Latinos in politics 8/19

Lesbian women display their pride along parade route in Costa Mesa in first event of its kind to hit Orange County 8/19

Fighting the Wrong Budget War 8/18

Mayor Bush of the Potemkin Village of Economyville, by Molly Ivins 8/19

Don Bates, who proclaimed himself one of the "God guys" in his campaign for School Board, quit the race Friday after the Times confronted him with his having been arrested and charged with masturbating in public 8/19

Simon Trails Davis by 17% Points! 8/19

New York Times To Report Gay Unions 8/19

Conservative Party Candidate for Lt. Governor in New York Lives in Connecticut 8/19

Dick Gephardt's Mission to be Majority Leader 8/19

U.N.: Afghan Opium Crackdown Fails 8/19

John Kerry Website 8/19

U.S., Free of Treaty, Plans Missile Defense Test 8/19

California assembly passes needle sale bill 8/19

About the Washington Post... 8/19

"Threats of a U.S. invasion will not help persuade Iraq to allow investigators in to verify whether Baghdad has eliminated its weapons of mass destruction" 8/19

New Florida DCF leader: It's OK to spank, even if it produces "bruises or welts" 8/17

We Have to Go to War With Iraq to Bolster Junior's Credibility:"The failure to take on Saddam after what the president said would produce such a collapse of confidence in the president that it would set back the war on terrorism." 8/18

An Army of One? By General Wesley Clark 8/18

Ex-General Says Wargames Were Rigged 8/18

The War on Iraq is Already Underway 8/18

U.S. methodically preparing for Iraq campaign 8/18

The "Bush Knew" Bumperstickers, A BuzzFlash Premium

Montana Woman Sent Cyanide-laced Pop to Senator Kennedy 8/18

Freepers Joke About Woman Who Sent Cyanide to Senator Kennedy. These are Sick, Sick People. 8/18

Leave Gore-bashing to the Bush camp. 8/18

If We Must Fight... 8/18

Bush Gives Miners the Shaft 8/18

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Leading Republicans are trying to slam the brakes on what they fear could be President Bush's rush to war with Iraq. 8/18

"Regarding Al Gore, Part I: The 2000 Election" -- Southern Style by Rebecca Knight 8/17

BuzzFlash is Not Making this Up: NASA plans to read terrorist's minds at airports 8/18

In Jerusalem, a Gay Bar Where Palestinians and Israelis Socialize in Peace 8/18

General Taken Off of "Friendly Fire" Probe 8/18

Will Paul Wellstone Get the "Green" Treatment? 8/18

It's Back! Get Your Copy of "Fortunate Son." The Original Expose on George W. that the Bush Family Had Temporarily Banned Before the Election.

Baylor Forum Offered Nothing for Unemployed 8/18

The BuzzFlash Mailbag for August 16th - Patriotic, Honest, Irreverent, And All-american

Detained Colorado native virtually inaccessible 8/18

Hints of a Bush Administration Pre-Invasion Military Build-up 8/18

Bible Publisher's CEO Repays Company $139,000 for Personal Expenses and Services 8/18

"Face it: a nation that maintains a 72% approval rating on George W. Bush is a nation with a very loose grip on reality." Nice Personal Reflection. 8/18

Joe Lieberman Joins Big Brother 8/18

Bush Administration Urges Easing Sanctions on Alleged Bin Laden Associates 8/18

Christian Coalition Head Arrested In Miami-Dade Gay Vote Fraud 8/18

U.S. Muslims Say Bush Ignores Them 8/18

A Demand for Slavery Reparations 8/18

A Drunken Pilot is as Dangerous as a Terrorist 8/18

Fog of War, by Thomas Friedman 8/18

Kissinger joins protests at Bush plan to attack Iraq 8/18

Latest Bush "Fog of War" Mixed Message: Report: U.S. willing to push for weapons inspectors in Iraq 8/18

Immigration Chief Ziglar to Retire 8/18

AF extends 14k mobilized Guard, Reserve members 8/18

A BUZZFLASH.COM INTERVIEW WITH THE CO-AUTHOR OF “Forbidden Truth: U.S. Taliban Secret Oil Diplomacy and the Failed Hunt for Bin Laden"

American Priests Say Yups to Nups 8/18

Saudi Paper Says Country Should Reconsider U.S. Ties 8/18

Congress must fix a legal tax quirk that grossly penalizes winners of civil rights cases. 8/18

Bush Will be "Furious" if Baseball Players Go on Strike Now. Boy George Has Them Quaking in Their Baseball Cleats! 8/18

Junior Gets a Spanking, by Maureen Dowd

Distressing assaults on the principle of checks and balances, An Editorial from the Kansas City Star 8/18

Florida Democrats Want Jeb's Extremist Child Advocate Nominee Ousted Before He Can Assume Office 8/18

And What About Saudi Arabia, Home to 15 of the 19 September 11th Hijackers? 8/18

Bush Lets the Military and Our Security Down Once Again: "Tens of thousands of U.S. military and government computers containing sensitive information are easily accessible over the Internet" 8/18

Don't Attack Saddam: It Would Undermine Our Anti-Terror Efforts, by Brent Scowcroft 8/18

Army's malaria drug linked to three Fort Bragg killings 8/18

Did He Jump or Was He Pushed? 8/18

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The Firing of Lynn Samuels 8/17

A BuzzFlash Message to Military Veterans: Part 2 - A BuzzFlash Editorial

Don't Attack Saddam, It would undermine our antiterror efforts, by Brent Scowcroft 8/17

Is Our Children Learning? Paul Begala Knows the Answer to That Question

US 'considers assassination squads' 8/17

The Americans now leave the beatings to Afghan allies, but the CIA are there during the beatings 8/17

Training the GOP Corporate Thieves, A BuzzFlash Contribution 8/16

Florida Democrats Call On Jeb Bush To Withdraw Appointment Of New DCF Secretary And Conduct A Thorough Search For A New DCF Secretary 8/17

"Two George Bushes," Sample Song from "Hail to the Thief CD"

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: BuzzFlash Cartoon by Eric Harrison - Democracy in Iraq, Democracy in America 8/13

Who Will Fight the War Against Iraq? - A BuzzFlash Editorial

BuzzFlash World Media Watch for August 16th, by Gloria Lalumia (Neither BuzzFlash Nor Gloria Endorse the Opinions of Articles Included in World Media Watch.)

Key figures in Gulf War Warn Against Possible Iraq Attack 8/17

Why Attacking Iraq is Futile 8/17

White House Sleepovers are for Sale Under Bush 8/17

BuzzFlash's Cartoonist, Eric Harrison, Makes the Media News, Part I: Houston Press 8/14

BuzzFlash's Cartoonist, Eric Harrison, Makes the Media News, Part II: Poynter.com (headline: "Houston Chron's movie critic draws lefty editorial cartoons on the side") 8/14

Gracie Allen Meets Inquiring Minds, P.M. Carpenter's Fifth Columnist 8/12

The Angry Liberal - The Angry Liberal's Interview with Katherine Harris 8/5

A BuzzFlash Interview with Mark Crispin Miller, Author of "The Bush Dyslexicon"

A BuzzFlash Interview with Joe Conason, columnist with the New York Observer and Salon, and co-author of The Hunting of the President: The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and Hillary Clinton



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Proof That We Haven't Strayed Far From Our Simian Ancestry 8/18

A CEO's Word of Honor, by Bill Mitchell 8/16

Iraq: In All But Name, The War's On

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