President George Bush’s sweeping order to screen thousands of Middle Easterners suspected of espionage and other crimes is not the first time this country has been gripped by anti-alien fever. (The Nisei who were interned during World War 11 were different. These were largely American-born or naturalized citizens who remained in this country.) […]
George W. Bush
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Documented arrogance
On July 18, 1870 — the day before France declared war on Prussia — the First Vatican Council met for a vote on papal “primacy” and infallibility. There were “533 Fathers on hand, and all but two voted placet [yes],” writes Father Robert F. McNamara in his history of the Rochester diocese. Rochester Bishop Bernard […]
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Reader Feedback 10.30.02
The Greens and Nader, the Wegman gift, the Bush Iraq policy
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The US as uni-bomber
“I am scared,” said a friend, discussing Iraq. So am I. And sick at heart. Under the cloak of fighting terrorism and Saddam Hussein, George Bush is making a catastrophic — perhaps irreversible — change in US foreign policy. That change will affect not only the United States but also countries and innocent people […]
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Reader Feedback 10.2.02
The real pain Listening to President Bush’s bellicose speeches against Saddam, I am reminded of the old surgical practice performed in classical Greece. As an anesthetic, the surgeon would induce a new pain more severe than the pain the surgery would cause in order to divert “pain attention.” There is no question that Saddam is […]
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Bushites continue their pension attack
Sheriff Bush put on his holster after Wall Street failed to heed Preacher Bush’s sermonettes. The new disguise worked momentarily, and market indicators went up. Townsfolk cheered as three bad guys — Adelphia Communications founder John Rigas and sons — were arrested and booked for “one of the most extensive financial frauds ever to take […]
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Full of holes
Now that spring is breaking out, what’s not to love about “Clear Skies”? One thing, maybe: George W. Bush has slapped the term on his latest attempt to sell Americans on “market-based” environmental cleanup and the virtues of fossil fuels. Nothing new here for Bush; he let oil and markets rule the big skies […]
