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Iran takes on west's control of oil trading Posted: Friday, February 11, 2005
War on WMD backfires George Bush's war on weapons of mass destruction has just had its first concrete result: the world now has 8 countries with declared nuclear weapons instead of 7. North Korea has officially announced that they have manufactured "enough nuclear weapons to deter a US attack." Nice going, George.
'GOP = Grand Old Propaganda' In the wake of past propaganda scandals in the Bush regime, we should take a moment to recap. The Health and Human Services Department hired a PR firm to promote new policies, using a paid actor to play a journalist. They then distributed the newsreels to local affiliate stations as "news."
Fake reporter unmasked at White House The White House faced fresh accusations of a clandestine propaganda campaign yesterday after it emerged it granted regular access to a rightwing blogger with a habit of asking President Bush easy questions
America Chides Venezuela for Russian Weapons Deal
Mbeki 'to work with' Zim Cape Town - President Thabo Mbeki in his annual state of the nation address Friday pledged to "work with" Zimbabwe to ensure that March parliamentary elections would be free and fair.
Iran takes on west's control of oil trading Iran is to launch an oil trading market for Middle East and Opec producers that could threaten the supremacy of London's International Petroleum Exchange.
Iran War Drums Beat Harder Despite the Bush administration's insistence that, at least for now, it remains committed to using diplomatic means to halt Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program, war drums against the Islamic Republic appear to be beating more loudly here.
Rumsfeld: Blame Syria, Iran For Ferocious Iraq Insurgency
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