Archive for December, 2006

Good Riddance 2006: To the Underdog in 2007

December 31st, 2006
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Photo by Glynn Wilson
A large graylag goose shows his stuff in New Orleans’ Audubon Park on the Eve of 2007. No comment on 2006, but will 2007 be the year of the victory of the little guy and the renaissance of nature at the core of human interest and experience? My only resolution is to spend more time camping out communing with the birds - and championing the cause of the underdog…

Bush Silences a Dangerous Witness

December 30th, 2006

George W. Bush may have felt a thrill of vindication as he went to bed with visions of Saddam Hussein dangling at the end of a rope, but Bush achieved something more important for the Bush Family legacy. He silenced a unique witness who, if given the opportunity, could have testified about the roles of George H.W. Bush and other top U.S. officials in aiding and abetting Hussein’s crimes against humanity.

By making sure that Hussein never appeared before an international tribunal, Bush kept those Bush Family secrets safely tucked away.

For the full story of the troublesome testimony that Hussein might have delivered if not sent to the gallows, go to the independent ConsortiumNews.Com.