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Archive for May 2nd, 2008

My Speech at UT, April 28, 2008

Here is the full, glitch-free one glitch version:

Or watch it at Blip.tv.

(This is all but the part where I discussed the Israel Lobby’s role in pushing the war, which wasn’t recorded.)

Anders’ YouTube version here. Pupnik’s AVI version here.

Secret Bush “Finding” Widens War on Iran

Democrats Okay Funds for Covert Ops

BY Andrew Cockburn,

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Six weeks ago, President Bush signed a secret finding authorizing a covert offensive against the Iranian regime that, according to those familiar with its contents, “unprecedented in its scope.”

Bush’s secret directive covers actions across a huge geographic area – from Lebanon to Afghanistan – but is also far more sweeping in the type of actions permitted under its guidelines – up to and including the assassination of targeted officials. This widened scope clears the way, for example, for full support for the military arm of Mujahedin-e Khalq, the cultish Iranian opposition group, despite its enduring position on the State Department’s list of terrorist groups.

Iran to US: Play not with a lion’s tail

“If Washington maniacs ever seek an act of aggression against the Islamic Republic, the Iranian nation will deal them a blow so devastating they will not be able to rise from the floor,”

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