The Great Debate: An Inventory of Lies
Posted: Saturday, October 2, 2004

A High-Tech Sham is Underway: Haiti's Elections
In an attempt to boost its technocratic profile, the U.S.-backed administration--assuming it survives the present chaos--plans to hold digitized elections next year in order to seal a victory for a few. According to a Reuters report released in early August, "Haiti's plans to hold high-tech and costly elections in 2005 are at risk unless international donors rapidly provide promised funds, a senior election official said.

Violent Protests in Haiti Leave 12 Dead

Reporting of Political Violence in Haiti is Not Fair

Beer festivals and elections:
the new face of Afghanistan

The Great Debate: An Inventory of Lies
The U.S. has allies.
One of our allies, Costa Rica, had to sue to have its name taken off this honorable list. Others, like Spain, have pulled out their troops, while Britain, which only has 7000 soldiers in Iraq, is already making plans to pull a third of them home. Most of the other "allies" are only there because they were paid to be there or threatened if they didn't sent a few token troops.

Tweedledumb and Tweedlephony
When asked for their solution to the mess in Iraq, both of America's presidential candidates--Tweedledumb and Tweedlephony--advance the same line: "train more Iraqi security forces." Once enough Iraqis have been trained, they suggest, American troops can be withdrawn and our puppet Iraqi government can stand on its own six legs.



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