Remember,
the neocons told us the invasion of Iraq and the subsequent murder
of over a million Iraqis was all about deposing the evil Saddam
Hussein and gifting the Iraqi people with democracy.
This could be a big weekend for Rep. Ron Paul's longshot but determined
campaign to acquire some Republican delegates in the race for
his party's presidential nomination.
In
this KLBJ report, Alex discusses the coming recession and economic
depression, the real state of the stock market, how foreign
corporations are buying up U.S. infrastructure and how the Council
on Foreign Relations recently called for the collapse of the
dollar and its replacement with a global currency.
Finally,
the truth is seeping out. Contrary to how President George W.
Bush has tried to justify the Iraq war in the past, he has now
clumsily-if inadvertently-admitted that the invasion and occupation
of Iraq was aimed primarily at seizing predominant influence
over its oil by establishing permanent (the administration favors
"enduring") military bases.
A bitter diplomatic row between Germany and the United States
deepened yesterday after Berlin flatly rejected demands from
Washington that it deploy troops in war-torn southern Afghanistan
and angrily dismissed the request as "impertinent"
and a "fantastic cheek".
Tony Blair has been holding discussions with some of his oldest
allies on how he could mount a campaign later this year to become
full-time president of the EU council, the prestigious new job
characterised as "president of Europe".
Human papillomavirus, the sexually transmitted virus that causes
cervical cancer, is also a major cause of oral cancer in men,
according to a new study being reported by the Associated Press.