By Dahr Jamail t r u t h o u t | Report With all attention on Afghanistan as violence and US troop commitment there surges, the occupation in Iraq has received less attention in recent months than it has since the invasion of Iraq took place in March 2003.[Read More…]
Opinion
Was Medical Marijuana Lab Raided by the DEA?
Commentary Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– I posted the story a couple weeks ago about a medical marijuana lab in Denver being raided by the DEA, but it turns out the lab inadvertently led agents to their doors. According to Betty Aldworth, the lab’s director of outreach, employees were caught off guard by[Read More…]
Grandmother Arrested, Taken Into Custody For 29-Year-Old Marijuana Charge
New York, New York–(ENEWSPF)– From TheSpec.com: A 74-year-old Hamilton grandmother and health-care support worker had spoken openly with her family about a drug charge she received in New York City nearly 30 years ago — a charge she believed was settled and in her past, said the woman’s daughter. But[Read More…]
The Right’s Game of Global Warming Telephone Stretches across the Atlantic
News Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Right-wing blogs — and now Fox Nation — have seized on a Daily Mail write-up of a BBC interview with Dr. Phil Jones, who was heading the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia until the political fallout from the infamous hacked emails forced[Read More…]
Pants On The Ground at American Idol
Lookin’ like a fool with your pants on the ground. Just enjoy. There is no point.
Obama Administration Must Stay The Course And Hold Trials In Federal Court, Says ACLU
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– According to a report in the Washington Post today, President Obama will be playing a larger role in determining where and how to proceed with the prosecutions of the accused 9/11 plotters. In November, Attorney General Eric Holder made the correct decision when he announced that the trials[Read More…]
Glenn Beck Attacks Michelle Obama for Trying To Raise Awareness of And Combat Childhood Obesity
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In his continued effort to attack anything related to the Obama administration, Glenn Beck ridiculed first lady Michelle Obama’s initiative to combat the issues of childhood hunger and obesity. Seriously, despite the fact that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the prevalence of childhood obesity[Read More…]
Right-Wing Media Use Clinton’s Heart Procedure to Stoke Fears about Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Following former President Bill Clinton’s hospitalization to undergo a procedure on his heart, several conservative media figures used the incident to attack Democratic health care reform efforts. For example, Rush Limbaugh said he was "thankful we don’t yet have Obamacare," or "the death panel" might not have approved[Read More…]
Dana Perino, Fox News’ Press Secretary in Exile
Commentary By Terry Krepel Dana Perino cashed in on her stint as White House press secretary in the Bush administration in the usual way: by signing on with a Washington PR firm (resulting in the occasional disclosure problem). She also got a common perk for ex-employees of Republican administrations —[Read More…]
A Bad Week for Conservative Whining About Not Being Taken Seriously
Commentary By Jamison Foser The Washington Post picked the wrong week to run a lengthy op-ed excoriating liberals for being condescending to conservatives. Not that there would have been a good week to run University of Virginia professor Gerard Alexander’s screed, which was filled with more holes than a donut[Read More…]
