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William Rivers Pitt: Incompetent Design
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 10:49 am | William Rivers Pitt
Last week, George W. Bush got up before a gaggle of reporters and washed his hands of the mess in Iraq. The question of how long an American presence will remain in that country "will be decided by future presidents and future governments of Iraq," ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: The Mouse That Roared
Monday, 27 March 2006, 11:50 am | William Rivers Pitt
When I walked into the headquarters of the Christine Cegelis for Congress campaign, I was immediately struck by the bustling energy in the hallways and offices. Campaign headquarters was on the third floor of a cookie-cutter building on Highland Street, ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: The Silence of the Sheep
Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 11:10 am | William Rivers Pitt
As the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq passed into history, the White House continued to dumb down what defines "victory," Bush administration officials regurgitated their upbeat talking points, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld wrote an op-ed ... More >>
Will Pitt: Deranged, Disconnected, and Dangerous
Monday, 20 March 2006, 12:41 am | William Rivers Pitt
There was an article in the Washington Post ten days ago that was, in no uncertain terms, the most frightening and disturbing report I have seen in months. It wasn't about mass casualties in Iraq, or about a looming civil war there, or about terrorism, ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: The Politics of Shoe Leather
Tuesday, 7 March 2006, 11:30 am | William Rivers Pitt
If you met Rudy Perkins on the streets of Keene, NH, you would not immediately suspect that you were dealing with a shaper of momentous events. If you told him he was such a man, he'd laugh and shake his head. Perkins, with his silver-toned hair and neatly-trimmed ... More >>
William Pitt: 'No One Could Have Anticipated...'
Friday, 3 March 2006, 2:05 pm | William Rivers Pitt
The video is gut-wrenching. There they sit, a whole room full of hurricane experts and disaster managers, shouting down a telephone line at George W. Bush, warning him a full day ahead of time that Hurricane Katrina is a catastrophe waiting to happen. ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: The Most Dangerous Days
Thursday, 2 March 2006, 3:44 pm | William Rivers Pitt
Vice President Dick Cheney spoke at the 46th Annual American Legion Washington Conference on Tuesday to let everyone know that all is well in Iraq. "This nation has made a decision," said Cheney. "We will stand by our friends and engage our enemies with ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: The Boomerang
Wednesday, 1 March 2006, 11:32 am | William Rivers Pitt
The flap over the United Arab Emirates taking control of several American ports, the subject of much hot talk over the last several days, is born of several factors. It is only partially about global economics. America's trade relationship with the ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: The Enemy
Monday, 20 February 2006, 9:54 am | William Rivers Pitt
They called it "Cyber Storm," and it was a war-game exercise run last week by the Department of Homeland Security. The war game had nothing to do with testing the security of our shipping ports, borders, infrastructure or airports. "Cyber Storm" ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: The Wack-Pack
Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 11:22 am | William Rivers Pitt
The bar I spend my time in enjoys the patronage of quite a cast of characters. My friends and I refer to this crew as the Wack-Pack. On any given night you might see The Eater, Moleman, Mumbles, Shiny, Suspicious Facial Hair Guy, Earth Pig and The ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Trapped Like a Rat
Friday, 10 February 2006, 1:26 pm | William Rivers Pitt
The funeral for civil rights leader Coretta Scott King on Tuesday was quite a sight to see. The depth of sadness in the room could not be overcome by the happiness that came with the celebration of her life and accomplishments. It was the measure of ... More >>
The State of the Union
Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 12:04 am | William Rivers Pitt
The State of the Union By William Rivers Pitt t r u t h o u t | Perspective From: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/013106Y.shtml Tuesday 31 January 2006 More >>
Democrats: Get Up and Walk Out
Friday, 27 January 2006, 12:06 am | William Rivers Pitt
George W. Bush's delivery of the State of the Union address will take place on Tuesday, January 31... It is my strong belief that every single Democrat present in the House chamber for the speech should, at a predetermined moment, stand up and walk out. More >>
William Rivers Pitt: The New Fascism
Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 2:29 pm | William Rivers Pitt
Say "fascism" to anyone you meet, and you will conjure images of coal-scuttle helmets, of Nazi boot-heels clicking in terrible unison down Berlin streets during dark days that only a few remaining among the living remember. Each day, members of the generation ... More >>
William Pitt: Attack on Iran - A Looming Folly
Tuesday, 10 January 2006, 11:43 am | William Rivers Pitt
The wires have been humming since before the New Year with reports that the Bush administration is planning an attack on Iran. "The Bush administration is preparing its NATO allies for a possible military strike against suspected nuclear sites in ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Going Too Far
Friday, 30 December 2005, 1:21 pm | William Rivers Pitt
The bouncer at my bar is named Ty. A native of New Orleans, he speaks with the slow drawl unique to the region, and he is huge. Not outlandishly huge, not freakishly huge, but definitely one of the larger specimens of human one is likely to meet. ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Silent Night
Wednesday, 28 December 2005, 1:03 pm | William Rivers Pitt
The first paragraph of the story reads, "An Ohio soldier was killed in Iraq on Christmas Eve when he was attacked by enemy forces, the Department of Defense announced Sunday." This lost soldier from Ohio is one of 2,168 who have died in Iraq. His death is no ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Iraq and the Democrats
Friday, 9 December 2005, 4:22 pm | William Rivers Pitt
There is a tactic in the art of debate and argument known as "Rejecting the premise." To wit: when someone tosses a straw-man into a debate, you are wise to point it out as such, instead of validating its existence by arguing against it. A perfect example ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Don't Let It Bring You Down
Tuesday, 6 December 2005, 3:45 pm | William Rivers Pitt
Wolf Blitzer got up on his hind legs during his Sunday morning confab with Senator Biden on CNN and expressed his outrage that the Iraqi people and their so-called leaders have not thanked the United States for invading and occupying their country. ... More >>
William Rivers Pitt: Mystery Train
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 1:05 pm | William Rivers Pitt
The Abu Ghraib images were bad enough. There they were, fresh-faced American soldiers presiding over the systematic torture and humiliation of Iraqis with big smiles and thumbs up. There was the Iraqi corpse, wrapped in a bag and festooned with blood, ... More >>
