AltWeeklies Wire
Abu Ghraib Raises Question of "Moral Extraterritoriality"new
It was Dostoyevsky who said you can judge a society by its prisons. It is how Saddam was judged, and it is sadly now how many around the world will judge the U.S.
The Village Voice |
Ted Gup |
05-19-2004 |
Commentary
Rummy Must Gonew
God knows, George W. Bush won't fire his Secretary of Defense. This country is not run by an elected president. It is run by a junta consisting of Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, with Bush as their flack.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
05-17-2004 |
Commentary
John Kerry Committee Denied Evidence of POWsnew
The Democratic contender's eagerness to normalize relations with Hanoi led him to suppress testimony and withhold intelligence information when he was chairman of the Senate Select Committee on P.O.W./M.I.A. Affairs, Sydney H. Schanberg contends.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
04-27-2004 |
Politics
Florida Republican Plays Pivotal Role in Al Sharpton Campaignnew
"Roger Stone, the longtime Republican dirty-tricks operative who led the mob that shut down the Miami-Dade County recount and helped make George W. Bush president in 2000, is financing, staffing, and orchestrating the presidential campaign of Reverend Al Sharpton," the senior editor of The Village Voice reports.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett and News Team |
04-27-2004 |
Politics
Doctor Cited As Victim Faces Malpractice Suitnew
In a speech in Little Rock, Ark., President Bush used Sara McBee as an example of a doctor who stopped delivering babies because of rising insurance costs that were a "direct result of too many junk lawsuits." What he didn't mention is that McBee is the subject of a malpractice suit for allegedly making mistakes that led to an infant's profound brain damage.
Arkansas Times |
Doug Smith |
04-27-2004 |
Politics
