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"My Feeling Is That There Will Be a War–It May Already Have Begun–Against the Americans By the Iraqis": British Journalist Robert Fisk Discusses Looting, the U.S. Targeting of Journalists, the Pos

London Independent reporter Robert Fisk writes in his most recent article:

“It’s going wrong, faster than anyone could have imagined.

Nina Simone 1933-2003: The High Priestess of Soul Dies at Age 70

She was called the High Priestess of Soul. She was one of the most influential American musicians of the last century. She was a singer, composer and pianist. She fused elements of spiritual, jazz and protest songs. She was Nina Simone.

Dennis Kucinich On War, Abortion, Corporate-Financed Campaigns & the Democratic Party: The Presidential Candidate and Chair of the Progressive Caucus Joins US in Our Firehouse Studios

Richard Cohen wrote in a Washington Post opinion piece several weeks ago:

"'Liar' is a word rarely used in Washington. This is not because the town lacks liars but because the word is so unambiguous — so lacking in customary fudge — that its use was long ago forbidden by, of course, consensus. So it was particularly shocking, not to mention refreshing, to hear Richard Perle on Sunday call Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) a liar to his face. I paused to see if the Washington Monument would crack down the middle."

Publisher of Harper’s Magazine Calls a Story in Yesterday’s New York Times "The Closest Thing I’ve Ever Seen to American State Media" and "A Watershed in the History of the Paper"

Chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has charged that US officials tried to discredit the work of inspectors in Iraq to justify invading the country.