http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/gopscorecard.htm


Informant: Martin Greenhut

This favorable review published in the conservative Le Figaro of a new book published in France, "Capitalism Is in the Process of Destroying Itself," suggests there may be some hope for repair of the only economic system left standing since the Cold War.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/112205H.shtml

E. J. Dionne Jr.: Perhaps we should redeploy the democracy experts we have sent to the Middle East and ask them to work on our Congress. The past few days have confirmed that our national government is dysfunctional. If we want to sell reason and moderation to our Iraqi allies, we'd be more persuasive if we could have reasonable debates ourselves about how to fund our government and how to conduct our policy in their country.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/112205F.shtml

Less than three months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, relief legislation remains dormant in Washington and despair is growing among officials here who fear that Congress and the Bush administration are losing interest in their plight.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/112205D.shtml

EU states will write a joint letter to the United States seeking clarification after allegations that Washington ran illegal prisons in Europe as part of its "war on terror," an official said on Tuesday.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/112205C.shtml

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who has emerged as a leading opponent of the Bush administration’s policy on interrogating detainees in the war on terrorism, wants Senate investigators to interview senior administration officials about their statements regarding the threat posed by Saddam Hussein before the war.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/112205B.shtml

http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,386442,00.html

Die staatliche venezolanische Erdölgesellschaft Citgo will armen Amerikanern durch den Winter helfen. Bedürftige Menschen im US-Bundesstaat Massachusetts sollen einen besonderen Rabatt für geliefertes Heizöl bekommen. Praesident Chavez hat sich bereits notorisch unbeliebt gemacht bei der US-Regierung, die er zum Feind der Menschheit erlärt hat. Seit 7 Jahren seiner Regierungszeit verfolgt er das Ziel, die Versorgung der Armen im eigenen Land und anderswo zu verbessern und die Ressourcen zu ihren Gunsten zu verteilen.


G.Wendebourg / metainfo hamburg

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http://links.net-hh.de?lid=23056


Infopool / metainfo hamburg
http://www.hh-online.com

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,386434,00.html

Immer tiefer versinkt die Bush-Regierung im Sumpf der eigenen Selbstüberschätzung und ihrer immer offenkundigeren menschenverachtenden und völkerrechtswidrigen Methoden: die eigene Partei schreckt nicht davor zurück, ihr eine Abstimmungsniederlage nach der nächsten zu bereiten. Das unwiderrufliche Ende scheint näher zu rücken...


G.Wendebourg / metainfo hamburg

Link zum Beitrag / Hintergrundinfo oder Pressehinweis: http://www.hh-online.com?lid=23055 und
http://links.net-hh.de?lid=23055

Infopool / metainfo hamburg
http://www.hh-online.com

The European Union's transfer of airline passenger data to the United States -- part of U.S. efforts to fight terrorism -- should be declared illegal, an adviser to the European Union's highest court said on Tuesday.

http://tinyurl.com/bla9z


From Information Clearing House

Big oil firms may rob Iraq of billions and grab control of its oilfields unless ordinary Iraqis can have a greater say in how their country's riches are tapped, U.S. and British campaigners said on Tuesday.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11107.htm

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Iraq's oil: The spoils of war

Iraqis face the dire prospect of losing up to $200bn (£116bn) of the wealth of their country if an American-inspired plan to hand over development of its oil reserves to US and British multinationals comes into force next year.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article328526.ece


From Information Clearing House

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The Battle Against Fraud

Mr. Stein accepted over $200,000 a month to steer contracts to an American businessman whose companies often did poor work and sometimes did no work at all. - Officials at the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction say they are pursuing 50 more cases and have already referred at least six more to prosecutors.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11114.htm