Soldiers in Iraq and their Wish Lists
Today’s issue of the Scimitar, the weekly newspaper for the multinational occupation forces in Iraq has an article on page 3 [sadly, no longer online] about troops’ wish lists. Beyond the article is a nice sidebar with individuals’ faces and wishes. A member of ethically-squishy military privatization contractors [Haliburton-owned] KBR [Kellogg, Brown and Root] wants [...]
The Lie of Free Trade and Development
The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting is taking place right now in Davos, Switzerland. The global corporate elite have named this year’s meeting “Taking Responsibility for Tough Choices”. I have heard enough of the tough choices of BC Premier Gordon Campbell starting his junta’s reign with a tax cut to the rich, followed by the [...]
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