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The Polar Star is anchored off Big Corn Island, Nicaragua. The sea surrounding the ship is sparkling in the early-morning light as if a benevolent sea god had spent the night sprinkling diamonds across its surface.
Freedom of Information: Top secrets for public inspection Independent
Britain is not the same country it was two years ago. Following the introduction of new rights of access, with the Freedom of Information Act on 1 January 2005 the Government has been forced to give up its secrets, while Whitehall has had to offer up its most sensitive files for public inspection. What we have witnessed is a seeping release of documents, memos and classified papers that has shone
William E. Jackson Jr.: Why Bob Gates is the Wrong Man to be SecDef: A Caution Flag from the Past HuffingtonPost
"It's a chilling record, because you have two main themes of the Iraq war present in Robert Gates' career at CIA: the arrogance and bullying of a Rumsfeld and the intelligence cherry-picking of a Cheney." Thomas Blanton, director of the National Security Archive Amidst all the legerdemain and high crimes behind the Bush/Cheney White House's invasion and occupation of Iraq, nothing has
No revolution in Venezuela Monday Morning
“I’m not a populist, I’m a revolutionary”, insisted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at a press conference (i.e. a four-hour monologue) in early November.
Democracy? Sure, just as long as the right guy wins St. Petersburg Times
The Bush administration has been fond of proclaiming, "Democracy is on the march." And so it is. Not in Iraq or Afghanistan, alas. Democracy in those broken countries is on life-support. Other nations look more promising.
Anti-U.S. Chavez leads Venezuelan race Reuters via Yahoo! News
President Hugo Chavez commanded a wide lead before Venezuela's election on Sunday, setting the stage for the self-styled revolutionary to intensify his anti-U.S., leftist crusade in Latin America.
Anti-US Chavez leads Venezuelan polls race Gulf Times
MARACAIBO, Venezuela: President Hugo Chavez commanded a wide lead before Venezuela’s election on Sunday, setting the stage for the self-styled revolutionary to intensify his anti-US, leftist crusade in Latin America.
Mark Weisbrot and Robert Naiman: Ecuador and US: Ballot Box Revolt in the Americas HuffingtonPost
by Mark Weisbrot The electoral victory of left economist Rafael Correa marks the eighth time in the last 8 years that a presidential candidate running against the "Washington Consensus" or "neoliberal" reforms in Latin America has won. (This does not count the re-elections of Lula Da Silva of Brazil and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela). This is out of 11 elections where such a candidate existed, and
UK could remain in Iraq for decade The Scotsman
THE final withdrawal of British forces from Iraq will not take place until the US pulls out, and that could be another decade, the government indicated yesterday, amid hopes thousands of troops will return to the UK next year.
Iraq's blackest day leaves 160 dead and raises fears of all-out civil war The Scotsman
SIX car bombs killed 160 people in a Shiite stronghold of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, yesterday, in the bloodiest attack since the 2003 invasion.

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