17 December 2010
Our gay Commander-in-Chief
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Harvey Wasserman
As "conservatives" scream and yell about gays in the military, they might remember that in all likelihood we have already had a gay Commander-in-Chief.

His name was James Buchanan.  He was the 15th President of the United...
13 December 2010
What's Behind the War on WikiLeaks
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Ray McGovern
WikiLeaks has teased the genie of transparency out of a very opaque bottle, and powerful forces in America, who thrive on secrecy, are trying desperately to stuff the genie back in.

How far down the U.S. has slid can be seen...
02 December 2010
Wikileaks: Russian bribes "Infected" bout's extradition case to U.S.
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Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The U.S. Ambassador to Thailand warned that bribes, lies and a plot to have two U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested in Bangkok had "infected" the extradition trial of alleged Russian arms smuggler...
29 November 2010
WikiLeaks: Demystifying “Diplomacy”
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Norman Solomon
Compared to the kind of secret cables that WikiLeaks has just shared with the world, everyday public statements from government officials are exercises in make-believe.

In a democracy, people have a right to know what...
27 November 2010
Cambodia's festival stampede kills 378
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Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Cambodian officials are investigating why a huge crowd panicked during a joyful Water Festival in Phnom Penh and stampeded across a narrow bridge, killing at least 378 people in Cambodia's worst tragedy since the Khmer...
22 November 2010
American predicts Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi will be assassinated
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Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The American who swam across a lake in 2009 and illegally spent two nights with Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in her home, resulting in an extension of her house arrest, said now that she is free, she...

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