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Morning Report 8/24/05
Slab in the Face
Bush regime leaves its PR mark on dead soldiers' markers

http://villagevoice.com/blogs/bushbeat/archive/001195.php

Why Do You Think They Call Him Dope?
Explaining Bush's fog of war abroad and the meth back home

http://villagevoice.com/blogs/bushbeat/archive/001198.php

Temperatures RisePower, water, planning—and the lack thereof—in southern Iraq

by David AxeAugust 23rd, 2005 11:16 AM
http://villagevoice.com/news/0534,axe,67092,6.html

Victory Is . . . Not Having to Say You're Sorry

by Mark FioreAugust 18th, 2005 11:57 AM
http://villagevoice.com/news/0534,fiore,67048,9.html

This Modern WorldDismissing Torture With Occam's Razor

by Tom TomorrowAugust 17th, 2005 5:30 PM
http://villagevoice.com/news/0533,tomorrow,67030,9.html

Sutton ImpactAmerica Meets the Trojan Smile

by Ward SuttonAugust 22nd, 2005 1:31 PM
http://villagevoice.com/news/0534,sutton,67076,9.html

Mondo WashingtonErrors of CommissionThe hijacking of the probe into the 9-11 hijackers

by James Ridgeway, with Natalie WittlinAugust 23rd, 2005 11:49 AM
http://villagevoice.com/news/0534,mondo1,67096,6.html

Is Iraq Vietnam on Crack Cocaine?

Commentary: The hawks and neocons who first started us off in Iraq have essentially created their own worst nightmare.

By Tom Engelhardt
August 25, 2005
http://motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2005/08/vietnam_and_iraq.html

In the Garden of Armageddon

News: They were Iraq's only real WMDs. The U.S. refused to secure them. Now Saddam's nuclear and bioweapons scientists are dispersed and more dangerous than ever.

By Kurt Pitzer Illustration: Tomer Hanuka
August 21, 2005
http://motherjones.com/news/feature/2005/09/armageddon.html

Military Families May Once Again Lead Us Out of War

Commentary: Casualties in the Heartland, 1968/2005
By Christian Appy
August 24, 2005
http://motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2005/08/military_families.html

Public Opinion Watch

Commentary: Bush’s first sub-40 approval rating, and other August highlights
By Ruy Teixeira
August 25, 2005
http://motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2005/08/public_opinion_watch.html

The Wrong War

News: Backdraft: How the war in Iraq has fueled Al Qaeda and ignited its dream of global jihad.
By Peter Bergen

http://motherjones.com/news/feature/2004/07/07_401.html

The Lie Factory

News: This special Mother Jones investigation late last year detailed how, only weeks after 9/11, the Bush administration set up a secret Pentagon unit to create the case for invading Iraq. Here is the inside story of how they pushed disinformation and bogus intelligence and led the nation to war.

By Robert Dreyfuss and Jason Vest
January/February 2004 Issue
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2004/01/12_405.html

THE TRUTH ABOUT A BUMPERSTICKER

8/24/2005
"Support Our Troops," shout the bumper stickers and ribbon-magnets attached to vehicles all across America.
http://jimhightower.com/air/read.asp?id=11742

This Just In
Distortions of The TimesBy Matthew Rothschild
August 21, 2005
http://progressive.org/?q=mag_wx082105&PHPSESSID=2ad0ca3c0d7a658e46442529abea68bb

How the Left Can WinBy Ruth Conniff
From the August 2005 Issue
http://progressive.org/?q=mag_conniff0805

MoveOn's 50 Ways to Love Your Country
How to Find Your Political Voice and Become a Catalyst for Change
http://www.civic.moveon.org/book

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Outrage of the week

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