THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

"Imperialism today is taking place in the context of...the 'universalization' of capitalism. It is not now primarily a matter of territorial conquest or direct military or colonial control. It is not now a matter of capitalist powers invading non-capitalist powers in order to bleed them dry directly and by brute force. Now it is more a matter of ensuring that the forces of the capitalist market prevail in every corner of the world (even if this means marginalizing and impoverishing parts of it), and of manipulating those market forces to the advantage of the most powerful capitalist economies and the United States in particular." ... "Military force is still central to the imperialist project, in some ways more than ever."-- Political scientist Ellen Meiksins-Wood, Z magazine Nov 1999, p26

 

HAPPY 'KICK OUT THE GOVERNMENT' DAY!!!

 

The Hamdan Validation

On Thursday, a war crimes tribunal sentenced Salim Hamdan to a mere five and a half years in prison, which, with credit for time served, means that Osama bin Laden's bodyguard and driver could be released as early as January. To borrow the obligatory media idiom, this "raises questions" about the process -- namely one: Could anything happen at Guantanamo that isn't "a stunning rebuke" or "an embarrassing blow" to the Bush Administration?

Webmaster's Commentary: 

This idea that we can throw Osama's driver into jail is silly on the face of it. Do we also lock up Osama's barber? His dry-cleaner? The guy who carted around his kidney machine? How about the guys who buried him? After all, they are hiding a known terrorist!

And how about the people who paid "Tim Osman", and trained and financed him? Are they not supporters of terror worthy of orange jumpsuits?

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Posted on Aug 09, 2008 at 08:06
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Tim Osman!

roadrunner1234

I would give up some cherished momentos just to see again the photo of Osama "Tim Osman" Bin Laden and George Bush Jr. taken on their Scandinavian summer holiday when they were teenagers. The other person in the photo was Osama's brother, now also deceased.

Also, Tim Osman (Osama's American Nickname) was heavily featured in Danny Casalaro's "Octapus" which got him murdered in DC years ago.

08/09/2008 - 16:59

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