How The White House Controls The Press

Rightwing Think Tank Directing Bush Policies
Ultra hawks now firmly in control of U.S. foreign policy

Uncle Sam, Globocop
Bush foreign policy looking more like Monroe Doctrine

Bush Iraq Stance Spurs New Cold War -- With Europe
Like mad Captain Ahab, Bush seen as reckless, willing to risk anything

Bush Seeks To Triple Tax Deductions For SUV Owners
Could pay for up to 75 percent of vehicle

Bush Hawks Demand Blank Check For War
Right-wing group is directing U.S. policy behind scenes

Bush Budget An Attack On Environment, Critics Say
Counts on income from oil drilling in arctic refuge

Bush Budget Ties Foreign Aid To Being Allied In Terror War
Counterterrorism outspends poverty funds over 2 to 1

"Old Europe" Remark Shows Bush Admin Disconnect
Odd Rumsfeld comments reflect distorted Cold War -era view

Government notices in Arabic contained errors that lead some aliens to believe they were not required to appear at INS offices for "special registration"

Anti-American Feelings Growing In Canada Sharp turnarond from Clinton era

Anti-Saddam Iraqis Promise Oil Deal After War Cheap oil first, democracy later

Is Iraq First Step For Bush Middle East Crusade?
Pressure from Ariel Sharon to follow with attack on Iran, Syria

Turkey May Face Civil War For Backing U.S. Iraq Attack Catch-22 for Turkey: risk of civil war or economic disaster

Australia Alone As Bush War Ally in Asia
Region sees Iraq war as Anglo-Saxon adventure

Some Iraqis Cautiously Speak Against Saddam
Much speculation about the possibility of a coup

Saudi Arabia To Kick Out Millions Of Foreigners
Foreign workers outnumber Saudi workers 5 to 1

Supporting Iraq War Could Cost Russia Billion$
Cheap oil could bankrupt economy

Indians Win Land Rights Suit, But Bush Admin Ignores Court
Western Shoshone land in Nevada worth billions

Bush Hydrogen Fuel Proposal A Sham, Critics Say Funding includes research in extracting hydrogen from gasoline

Rights Groups Protest "Special Registration" Of Muslim Men 1000s of of Arabs, Muslims, Filipinos and others have been detained

Pakistan And Iran Draw Closer Trade, particularly oil, has skyrocketed since fall of Afganistan Taliban

China Mishandled 3 Gorges Dam, Study Says Human rights violations as forced relocation of over one million

Rocket Attacks On Pakistan Gas Pipelines Raises doubts that trans-Afghanistan pipeline can be protected

Disney Asks Court To Throw Out Pooh Case Claims that incriminating documents were stolen from trash

U.S. Risks War Crimes Over Iraq War "Deliberate aggression" by Bush can face international court

Catholic Hospitals Refusing Contraception To Rape Victims Survey found only 1 out of 4 offer emergency contraception

9 Year-Old Rape Victim Stirs Abortion Fight Catholic Church demanding that pregnancy go forward

Opium Trade Thrives In "New" Afghanistan Despite ban on poppy growing by U.S.-backed government

Pakistan's Heroin Problem Tied To New Afghan Opium Trade Almost no money for treatment

ARIEL SHARON LOOKS FORWARD TO MANDATE

As widely predicted, hardliners made historic gains in Israel's general election in January, as voters endorsed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's right-wing Likud Party. "This is a heavy blow to a peaceful settlement. The Israelis have committed a historic mistake which they and the Palestinians will regret," Palestinian chief negotiator and cabinet minister Saeb Erekat said. Sharon will exploit the looming U.S.-led war on Iraq to step up actions against Palestinians, he added. In the photo above, Sharon peers towards Palestinian territory through binoculars -- with the lens caps on. Israel's Right-Wing Now Firmly In Control Palestinians Fear Crackdown In Wake Of Sharon Victory Few Israeli Voters Endorsed Sharon's Views

Manila A Case Study In Private Water Crisis
Prices skyrocket after public utility goes private

Kidney Black Market Alive And Well
Thousands in India selling organs to raise money for food

A po'ouli, the most endangered bird in Hawaii, and perhaps the world

Po'ouli is Three Birds Away from Extinction
Last ditch attempt to save rare and unique Hawaiian bird

India Astronaut Was Hero To Immigrant Americans
Kalpana Chawla remained an Indian, irrespective of what passport she carried

The Iraq War Meets Biblical Prophecy
Whore of Babylon trumps Axis of Evil

For Undocumented Immigrants, Homeland Security Is Just Another Hassle
Illegal aliens used to dodging around the system

In Baghdad, Preparation For Invasion
How do you prepare a child for the "shock and awe" of bombs falling?

After Roe, Bush Takes Aim At Contraception
Foreign policy moving towards opposition to condoms

The Witch Hunt Of Michael Dini
Disgruntled student gets Justice Department to investigate teacher

The American Emergency
This still is a democracy -- right?