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Wednesday, October 15
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In a sort of tit-for-tat on the Bill Ayers story, now comes word that the man John McCain chose to lead his presidential transition team (FSM forbid) once lobbied on behalf of Saddam Hussein . William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain...
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Thursday, October 09
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Two gay Iraqi refugees are making serious headway here in New York City, especially among the bear scene: "…Here they look exotic among the mix of bellies, baseball caps and bearded men. It’s this all-American aesthetic, however, that...
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Wednesday, October 08
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Friday, September 26
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The Baghdad coordinator of Iraqi LGBT , the group that organizes underground safe houses for gays in Iraq, was machine-gunned to death yesterday in a Baghdad barber shop. The announcement was made by UK-based activist Peter Tatchell. This morning...
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Thursday, September 25
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British activist Peter Tatchell informs us that an Iraqi gay activist was gunned down at a barber shop this morning. This is only one of many, many murders carried out since the American invasion, most of which are carried out by organized death...
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Wednesday, September 10
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Hey, Meghan McCain, before ever again going on national television to say things like "No one knows what war is like other than my family—period," you should pick up a newspaper and read about the thousands of other people – both Americans...
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Wednesday, August 27
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Under Saddam Hussein, gay life in Iraq existed relatively peacefully in a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" sort of vein. Since the US invasion and the rise of sharia law, gays have been routinely rounded up, raped and murdered. Most gay...
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Thursday, August 14
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I caught this yesterday afternoon on CNN, and nearly spit out my drink. I'm glad somebody else did too. John McCain on the Georgian invasion: "I am interested in good relations between the United States and Russia. But in the... Read more...
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Tuesday, August 05
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A new book claims that the White House ordered the forgery of a handwritten letter between the head of Iraqi intelligence and Saddam Hussein in order to legitimize the invasion of Iraq. Politico reports: "Suskind writes in 'The Way of....
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Thursday, July 24
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OBAMA ABROAD: A report from ITN News... JOHN BARROWMAN: Talks about taking the gay test on The Making of Me. THE SURGE: You can't be a McCain VP candidate without being on board with the surge! SO GAY: Stephen Colbert... Read more...
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Thursday, July 24
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Stories of rape and torture are recounted by two young Iraqis, who say they would like to leave the country for San Francisco: "CNN spoke with Kamal, now 18, and his 21-year-old friend, Rami, about what it's like to be... Read more...
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Thursday, July 24
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The United States government likes to say that Iraq’s more “democratic” since the 2003 invasion, but that’s definitely not the case for the nation’s homo population. CNN spoke with Kamal, now 18, and his 21-year-old...
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Thursday, July 24
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Although there's probably an even better comparison than this one to Pearl Harbor, it looks just like the one-sheet to some overwrought Michael Bay war flick, complete with cheesy tagline. AFTER THE JUMP, a clip from the Jed Report. Writes....
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Wednesday, July 23
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DENNIS KUCINICH: Thanks to you, impeachment will be heard Friday. GAVIN NEWSOM: Talking Points Memo interviewed San Francisco's mayor at Netroots Nation. DESPERATE: John McCain says "it seems to me that Senator Obama would rather lose a...
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Monday, July 21
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BOB BARR: The Libertarian candidate spoke with Talking Points Memo at Netroots Nation. CRIMINAL: Howard Fineman says Bush wants a McCain administration to "cover over" the abuses of his presidency. 2010: An Iraqi spokesman essentially...
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Monday, July 21
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Is it just an accident that the order in which the letters to John McCain's "The Obama Iraq Documentary" seems to subliminally make a reference to al Qaeda? That's what some are wondering. McCain's 8-minute video, which debuted...
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Monday, July 21
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In an interview with the German magazine Spiegel Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he supports Barack Obama's 16-month timeline for withdrawal from Iraq: "When asked in and interview with SPIEGEL when he thinks US troops should...
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Friday, June 27
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Army Sergeant Darren Manzella, whose story was the subject of a 60 Minutes piece back in December, has been discharged under the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, the Servicemember's Legal Defense Fund reports...
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Tuesday, June 17
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The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and MoveOn.org make quite the team!
The two groups - who endorsed Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, respectively - joined forces to take on presumptive Republican presidential nominee...
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Thursday, June 12
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NOT TOO IMPORTANT: How McCain feels about bringing the troops home from Iraq. DNC AD: The DNC quickly took McCain's "not too important" statement and whipped it into a web clip. JOHN CUSACK: The actor is featured in this new... Read...
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Tuesday, June 10
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Dennis Kucinich brought 35 articles of impeachment against George W. Bush on the House floor yesterday: "The Ohio representative outlined his intention to propose more than two dozen charges against Bush on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives...
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Friday, June 06
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John McCain and his campaign have released a new commercial in which the Republican insists he’s against war. His family, of course, have been ravaged by aggressive endeavors, so he’s running for president to “keep the country...
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Thursday, June 05
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“More than five years after the initial invasion of Iraq, the Senate Intelligence Committee has finally gone on the record: the Bush administration misused, and in some cases disregarded, intelligence which led the nation into war.”...
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Thursday, May 22
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LUBE: Brazilian lubricant ad that won't really make sense until you read the translation. A JIHAD FOR LOVE: Now playing at a theater near New York. BITCH: Former Romney advisor says that it can be accurate to call a woman... Read more...
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Thursday, May 15
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In one of his most searing "Special Comments" in recent memory, Keith Olbermann takes apart Bush's interview with Politico in which he said that he had sacrificed playing golf for the war in Iraq. That statement turns out to be......
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Wednesday, May 14
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BUSH AND GOLF: President learns it's not a good idea to hit the back nine when we're at war. TONY ROMO: Does a hatchet job on "Take Me Out to the Ball Game">. KENT COUNTY GOP: A video (and possible... Read more...
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