Here is some real news

[Jesse Hemingway]

The Real News Network Alert

New Item: Will Blackwater be expelled from Iraq?

http://therealnews.com/web/index.php?thisdataswitch=0&thisid=441&thisview=item

After recent alleged killings of civilians by Blackwater operatives, the Iraqi Interior Minister on Tuesday said he wanted to expel the security firm from Iraq. Due to an overextended military, the Bush administration is attempting to protect Blackwater—the largest such firm in Iraq.

In a Real News interview, Jeremy Scahill author of Blackwater, says: "The United States government has gutted the Iraqi legal system and basically tried to prevent them from holding accountable mercenaries who commit crimes inside of Iraq."

Iraqi Interior Minister on Tuesday revokes Blackwater’s license.

http://therealnews.com/web/index.php?thisdataswitch=0&thisid=441&thisview=item

he Real News Network Alert

New Item: Interview with Aijaz Ahmad

THE "ENDURING" OCCUPATION OF IRAQ

"The invasion of 2003 has been used to restore the old ruling class of Iraq... other than U.S. interests . . . The struggle over resources is among various factions of this old ruling class " Part 1 of 2 Aijaz Ahmad: The US has restored Iraq's old ruling class to power

http://therealnews.com/web/index.php?thisdataswitch=0&thisid=442&thisview=item

Part 1 of 2
Aijaz Ahmad: Like Korea, the US is planning a long-term military presence in Iraq.

http://therealnews.com/web/index.php?thisdataswitch=0&thisid=443&thisview=item

Today The Real News Network examines the implications of the Bush/Petraeus strategy in Iraq and Iran.

Watch the interview with Phyllis Bennis, a senior analyst at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington D.C.

During a 4-part interview via webcam, Bennis discusses the establishment of permanent U.S. bases in Iraq. "The existence of the permanent bases has been something constructed under the radar, without any attention being paid by the press."

Part 2 continues with an analysis of the Production Sharing Agreements between the U.S. government and Iraq.

Bennis examines the case being built against Iran by the White House in Part 3 of the interview. "Iran remains the sole potential independent regional power with the capacity to challenge U.S. domination in the region."

Part 4, Bennis concludes the interview by stating that the Iraqi people are owed war reparations. Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer denies this, saying, "we must first and foremost look out for safety here in America."

Phyllis Bennis is the author of Before and After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the September 11th Crisis, and Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy U.S. Power.

Stay tuned to therealnews.com for further developments.

Paul Jay and The Real News Network Team

[moonman]

Real news? O.J. isn't mentioned even once and you call that real news?

Blackwater, acting as agent or assignee for Bush/Cheney, acting in a corrupt and barbaric manner isn't real news, it's an oxymoron.

[Jesse Hemingway]

Real news? O.J. isn't mentioned even once and you call that real news?

Blackwater, acting as agent or assignee for Bush/Cheney, acting in a corrupt and barbaric manner isn't real news, it's an oxymoron.

OK, I get it

[moonman]

gratuitous bump. IT deserves serious comment. I'm just soooooooo exhausted these days.

[playboydojo]

I lauged at the OJ=real news comment. Back in the day journalists called that kind of news "pudding"--a food of no nutritional value. Sometimes it's difficult to believe just how statist our media is until you realize that nealy all the news in our mainstream media comes directly from Washington and military claims/official claims aren't given any scrutiny most times. When opposing facts aren't avoidable there's always the cop out that SIG "claims" or "opposes" or disputes, because nobody can come right out and say the it's simply incorrect when our Ministry of Truth tells us 2+2=7. That would be liberal bias, or something.

They seem to have forgotten I. F. Stone's first rule in journalism: Presidents lie.

[Linkster]

That reminded me of the news conference at the white house yesterday when Dana announced the list of names of reporters that would be allowed a little time with the president prior to his news conference - at the end of the list there was very loud laughter from some of the reporters in the room - seems every one of them were the "enablers" in the press for Bush

[Jesse Hemingway]

I was listening to the radio on the way to work and heard the news reporter making excuses for republicans rather then just reporting the story. Pay attention to the media they do not report the news they make excuses and blame. Nothing close to journalism anymore it’s full on brain washing and propaganda. This country is in deep CHT. I was talking to someone that had connections in the intelligence agency and the person said that all the agents with any integrity have all bailed out. The inter working of the united states government is totally out of control. It will be a lot worse before it will get better. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[Linkster]

Jesse - keep tuned - there are some more generals getting ready to resign as well :thumbsup:

[moonman]

geez Jesse & Linkster, and sorry Jess to see this go soo far afield from your original post. The AG's office, Defense, the CIA,even the friggin' Surgeon General's office have all been politicized under Bush.

Maybe this is in part why reports of a Bush/Cheney friendly NGO comitting war crimes is not shocking. It's like everybody is watching, numb like or even rigor mortis like and nobody knows what to do except maybe wait out the term.

[playboydojo]

Typical pay of a former U.S. Special Forces soldier working for a private-security company like Blackwater can go from $650 to $1,000 a day...after the company takes it's cut. This type of operation is a sink-hole for profiteering, so no amount of investigation will convince enough whores, I mean politicians, to increase oversight. That's just how politics works.

[disrupter]

If you can get people to expend their vitriol on glittery, seductive, but essentially trivial matters they have less or none to expend on significant national issues that have actual effects on their lives.

The Magician wags his left hand to distract you, while manipulating the real situation with his right hand.

God, i wish people were smarter than this.
But i guess it is expected, most people have at least one foot in religious fantasyland.

Imagine a time when people attempt to prioritize the issues of the day,
from most important to least important & attempt to give appropriate relative emotion to them.

But if you can get people excited by Lacey Peterson whom they [think] they can relate to, but who actually has virtually nothing to do with their lives . . .

*shrug*

Maybe it is time for an evolution house cleaning, to make room for an intelligent species instead of one that just [wants to] THINKS it is intelligent.