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Keith Olbermann: Crazy Like A Fox?
Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 1:06 pm | Sherwood Ross
Chairman Rupert Murdoch of Fox News once said of his former sportscaster Keith Olbermann, “I fired him. He’s crazy.” And when MSNBC’s Senior Vice President Phil Griffin hired Olbermann for his new “Countdown” show in 2003 he agreed “The guy is ... More >>
Democratic Trends Favoring Women's Rights Movement
Sunday, 20 July 2008, 6:36 pm | Sherwood Ross
When a country shifts from authoritarian rule to democracy it provides a window of opportunity for women to secure wider rights and economic gains, a prominent Brazilian sociologist says. More >>
Attorneys Could Prosecute Bush For Murder
Friday, 18 July 2008, 5:20 pm | Sherwood Ross
President Bush “beyond all reasonable doubt” is responsible for all the murders of American troops killed in Iraq and could be prosecuted by any of 140 Federal and State legal authorities, famed prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi says. More >>
Bush Threats To Iran Driving Up Oil Prices
Thursday, 17 July 2008, 1:42 pm | Sherwood Ross
Oil prices are soaring in good measure because Bush administration threats against Iran have forced key U.S. allies to abort plans for new oil fields there and war talk encourages commodity speculators. More >>
How You Know Gitmo Inmates Will Get Fair Trials
Monday, 14 July 2008, 1:23 pm | Sherwood Ross
The system of military justice President Bush has cooked up for the forthcoming Gitmo trials is unique in the annals of global jurisprudence. I only hope prisoners appreciate all that he's done for them to make sure they have a sporting chance to win their ... More >>
Bush Borrows Communist Torture Tactics
Friday, 4 July 2008, 2:25 pm | Sherwood Ross
Commander-in-chief George W. Bush’s Pentagon has borrowed Red Chinese torture techniques employed against American prisoners during the Korean War to use on suspects captured in the Middle East. More >>
Q: What Makes For Great Presidents?
Monday, 9 June 2008, 11:59 am | Sherwood Ross
Having a strong mother and a flair for self-dramatization, a talent for overcoming personal adversity, and standing a head taller than those around you, are among the personal characteristics of our greatest presidents, a prominent historian says. More >>
Bush Distorts World War II History In Speech
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 11:20 am | Sherwood Ross
George W. Bush may not be much of a president but his latest comments comparing his Iraq war to World War II indicate he is even less of a historian. More >>
25 Civilians Killed in For Each GI Killed in Iraq
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 12:30 am | Sherwood Ross
Preoccupied with the fighting in Sadr City, it may have escaped President Bush’s notice that millions of African-Americans live in blighted neighborhoods, some of which, like Sadr City, also appear to have been ravaged by bloodshed and violence. More >>
Sherwood Ross: Obama For President
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 1:05 pm | Sherwood Ross
Of course, when fanatics can’t attack a man for anything he’s actually done that’s downright despicable, they’ll go after him for what he’s said, and if they can’t find anything he’s said that’s awful they’ll go after him for what his friends ... More >>
US May Not Release Innocent Guantanamo Prisoners
Monday, 14 April 2008, 10:15 am | Sherwood Ross
Even if a Guantanamo prisoner is acquitted on all counts at his trial, the Pentagon may still not release him on grounds he might return to the battlefield, according to an article in the April 14th issue of The New Yorker. More >>
Corporate Mergers Unlikely to Benefit Consumers
Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 1:00 pm | Sherwood Ross
It is doubtful the merger of corporate giants enhances their creativity or benefits consumers, a distinguished authority on business regulation writes. More >>
Bush Military Spending Recalls Stalin And Hitler
Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 9:23 am | Sherwood Ross
The relentless increases in Pentagon spending President Bush has pushed through since taking office recall the actions of Hitler and Stalin prior to the outbreak of World War Two. More >>
Conservative Magazine Blasts Bush Oil Policy
Monday, 31 March 2008, 4:50 pm | Sherwood Ross
Just in case you think all conservatives are cheering on President Bush for persisting in his war against Iraq, I call to your attention the March 10th cover story of "The American Conservative" magazine, titled, "Oil For War." Accompanying the drawing ... More >>
Most U.S. Presidents Acting Like "Thugs"
Friday, 28 March 2008, 7:06 pm | Sherwood Ross
President George W. Bush is "the biggest thug" ever to occupy the White House, writes historian Michael Parenti, adding that most post-World War II U.S. presidents have also acted like "thugs." More >>
Impact of Radioactive Ammunition Fired in Iraq
Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 1:37 pm | Sherwood Ross
The U.S., Great Britain and Israel are turning portions of the Middle East into a slice of radioactive hell. They are achieving this by firing what they call "depleted uranium"(DU)ammunition but which is, in fact, radioactive ammunition and it is perhaps ... More >>
Sherwood Ross: In Defense Of Reverend Wright
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 10:50 am | Sherwood Ross
The language used by Reverend Jeremiah Wright to denounce his country is certainly "inflammatory" and has brought him wide vilification. Yet, the words of this otherwise gentle man of peace are nowhere as damnable as the actions of the ... More >>
U.S. Concealing Prisoner Torture From the Public
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 5:48 pm | Sherwood Ross
"A guard held a shotgun to my head. 'You are a terrorist!' he screamed. 'What kind of dumb stuff did you write about your treatment here?' My hands and feet were bound, and someone kicked me from behind." More >>
A Little "PR" Advice For Senator Obama
Monday, 10 March 2008, 1:36 pm | Sherwood Ross
If Senator Obama spends his time between now and the Pennsylvania primary April 22 attacking Senator Clinton he will have focused on the wrong target. Public Enemy No. 1 in America today is George Bush, not Hillary Clinton. When there's a Mafioso ... More >>
S Ross: McCain & Self-Defense Vs War Of Aggression
Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 10:57 am | Sherwood Ross
By supporting President Bush's aggression in Iraq, McCain is already accomplice to a needless slaughter that made Iraq the most dangerous hell on the planet. Now McCain says he is ready to continue this occupation for a century. More >>
