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October 27th, 2006
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HOW TO MAKE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DEAD IRAQIS DISAPPEAR
By Eric Alterman, HuffingtonPost.com
The Lancet study that estimated 655,000 Iraqis killed since
the US invasion of 2003 was based on some of the most solid
research methods possible, but that didn't stop the American
press from trying to say it wasn't so.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/43224/

DESPERATE GOP STOOPS TO LOWEST FEAR POLITICS IMAGINABLE
By Robert Parry, Consortium News
Republicans are ignoring U.S. intelligence in desperate
political attack ads as they face huge losses in Congress
in the fall elections.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/43336/

IS IT SO WRONG TO WANT A MAN?
By Christina Bryza, Sirens Magazine
"I do not, do not, do not need a man. But man do I want one,
and I am tired of feeling guilty for doing so."
http://www.alternet.org/sex/43230/

RACISTS ON THE BALLOT: HARD-RIGHT RADICALS RUN IN 2006
By Alexander Zaitchik, Intelligence Report
Across America, right-wing radicals are running for
everything from national political office to a county
mosquito control board.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/43227/

BEFORE THE 9/11 CONSPIRACIES, THERE WAS THE OKLAHOMA BOMBING
By Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com
Much of the faulty logic and circumstancial evidence that
justifies the 9/11 conspiracies are repeats of the theories
that abounded in Timothy McVeigh's Oklahoma City bombing.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/43418/

IRAQ IS COMING APART AT THE SEAMS
By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
As Iraq falls apart, rumors are flying that there will be a
Bush-backed coup, an open three-sided civil war and a host
of other nightmarish outcomes.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/43278/

THE PROBLEMATIC POP-CULTURE MOVEMENT TO 'SAVE' AFRICA
By G. Pascal Zachary, AlterNet
Madonna's adoption debacle is about more than one Malawian
baby. Celebrity stunts and corporate campaigns reveal that
well-meaning Americans often have no idea how to help
Africans.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/43365/

CITIES OF THE FUTURE WON'T LOOK LIKE OURS
By James Howard Kunstler, Kunstler.com
The era of cheap oil is over, and lost with it an
energy-rich way of life that billions of city dwellers have
come to take for granted.
http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/43084/

HOW PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ARE POISONING OUR WATERS
By Elizabeth Royte, OnEarth Magazine
An aging population and our growing addiction to
pharmaceuticals may have disastrous consequences for our
water supply.
http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/43242/

IS THE SILICONE BOOB JOB BOUNCING BACK?
By Lizzy Ratner, New York Observer
Boob-job warriors cite their "choice" to get the surgery.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/43231/

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Top Stories for AlterNet for October 20th, 2006
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BUSH'S PETRO-CARTEL ALMOST HAS IRAQ'S OIL
By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Even as Iraq verges on splintering into a sectarian civil
war, four big oil companies are on the verge of locking up
its massive, profitable reserves, known to everyone in the
petroleum industry as "the prize."
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/43045/

AMERICAN FASCISM IS ON THE RISE
By Stan Goff, Truthdig
The precursors of fascism -- militarization of culture,
vigilantism, masculine fear of female power, xenophobia and
economic destabilization -- are ascendant in America today.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42884/

BUSH'S PETRO-CARTEL ALMOST HAS IRAQ'S OIL (PART TWO)
By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
The Bush administration has co-opted the compassionate
language of debt relief to ensure that Big Oil gets its way
in Iraq.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/43077/

JESUS AT THE MOVIES
By Sarah Posner, AlterNet
Some prominent proselytizers hope to save America -- and the
world -- by doing some "sneaky preaching" through a new
movie they're calling "one of the greatest outreach tools
of the church in this century."
http://www.alternet.org/movies/42879/

THE RHETORIC OF ABORTION: REFLECTIONS FROM A FORMER PRO-LIFE ACTIVIST
By Elizabeth Wardle, PhD, AlterNet
As a good Christian teenager, I was active in the
anti-abortion movement. So it stunned everyone, including
me, when college women's studies classes turned my
worldview upside down.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42888/

WIVES IN DANGER FROM GUN TOTING CULTURE
By Joan Burbick, The New Press
Gun owners say they need firearms to protect themselves from
criminals. But what about domestic violence victims who need
protection from gun owners?
http://www.alternet.org/stories/43079/

A WAR OF THE WORDS AGAINST GEORGE BUSH
By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com
Apt quotes from some of the most eloquent Bush critics in
our era -- from Howard Zinn to Barbara Ehrenreich.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/43050/

'GAY CURER' PSYCHOLOGIST CLAIMS AFRICANS 'BETTER OFF' AS SLAVES
By Brentin Mock, Intelligence Report
In the latest episode of the so-called "ex-gay" movement's
straying toward racial bigotry, the movement's leaders and
its Christian right allies have failed to condemn an essay
arguing Civil Rights Movement was "irrational."
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42881/

WHAT THE DEMS WILL DO IF THEY TAKE OVER
By Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com
Will Democrats spend their first moments in the majority
issuing a nasty payback for a decade of Republican
punishment?
http://www.alternet.org/stories/43125/

ARE EVANGELICALS OVER?
By Alan Wolfe, Comment Is Free
With the recent revelations that Bush aides mocked members
of their Christian base, it has become increasingly clear
to many evangelicals that their alliance with the
Republicans is not paying off.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/43092/

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AlterNet Blogs:

OLBERMANN TO BUSH: 'YOUR WORDS ARE LIES THAT IMPERIL US ALL'... [VIDEO]
Post by Evan Derkacz
The government is the most dangerous enemy.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/43258/

BLACKER THAN THOU, CRACKER!
Post by Joshua Holland
Who's behind those offensive ads?
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/43253/

BILL O'REILLY SAYS HE'D HIT THE BLOGOSPHERE WITH A HAND GRENADE
Post by Lindsay Beyerstein
Host confirms POTUS has no idea what's going on "in the
Internet."
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/43236/

HATE GROUP INTIMIDATES LATINO VOTERS...
Post by Evan Derkacz
Cowardly bigots associated with Republicans
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/43229/

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AMERICAN PRISON CAMPS ARE ON THE WAY
By Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet
Kellogg Brown & Root, a Halliburton subsidiary, is
constructing a huge facility at an undisclosed location to
hold tens of thousands of Bush's "unlawful enemy
combatants." Americans are certain to be among them.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/42458/

DOES BUSH THINK WAR WITH IRAN IS PREORDAINED?
By Chris Hedges, Truthdig
The Christian right sees an apocalyptic nuclear war with
Iran as a vision set forth in the Bible. Bush himself may
be a believer, too.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42774/

WE HAD ABORTIONS
By The Editors, Ms. Magazine
These women invite you to join them in a campaign for
honesty and freedom.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42593/

HELEN THOMAS: ASKING BUSH THE TOUGH QUESTIONS
By Ann McFeatters, Ms. Magazine
Fearless White House correspondent Helen Thomas has covered
nine presidents, and says Bush is undoubtedly the worst.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42590/

RACIST SCREED IS FLYING OFF THE SHELVES
By Alexander Zaitchik, Intelligence Report
Pat Buchanan's latest book is a white nationalist rant --
but that hasn't stopped it from climbing the best-seller
charts.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42728/

THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT'S CRUSADE FOR 'DECENCY'
By Celina R. De Leon, AlterNet
The Christian right has done its best to keep America
obsessed with clean, friendly family values. But what
constitutes 'decency' -- and where does the Foley scandal
fit in?
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42779/

LET'S FACE IT, PENISES DOMINATE AMERICAN POLITICS
By Larry Beinhart, BuzzFlash
Americans entering politics should not worry if they commit
war crimes; the key to survival is to leave your sex organs
at home before you do battle in Congress.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42670/

WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS UNITE!
By Rina Palta, AlterNet
Barbara Ehrenreich's new organization seeks better health
care, insurance and debt relief for unemployed and
underemployed professionals.
http://www.alternet.org/workplace/42641/

WHAT THE AMISH ARE TEACHING AMERICA
By Sally Kohn, AlterNet
The rest of us can learn a lot from how the Amish community
responded to last week's gruesome school shooting in
Pennsylvania.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42773/

UNLIKELY TERROR SUSPECTS ON THE TSA NO-FLY LIST
By Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet
Journalists finally got their hands on the no-fly list, and
it reveals colossal government incompetence in the name of
protecting air passengers.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42646/

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AlterNet Video:

EVANGELICAL: ROVE'S OFFICE CALLED EVANGELICALS 'THE NUTS' [VIDEO]
Post by Evan Derkacz
New book says Bush 'mocking... millions of faithful
Christians'...
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/42939/

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AlterNet Blogs:

REPUBLICAN COMMISSION: IRAQ WAR IS OVER
Post by Evan Derkacz
We lost.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/42957/

HUGO CHáVEZ' OPPONENT BECOMES A CRAZY, WILD-EYED POPULIST
Post by Joshua Holland
Plus: Latin America round-up! A bloody battle in Bolivia,
elections in Ecuador and Brazil and Argentina's version of
Bill and Hil.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/themix/42942/

FOLEY PATTED PAGE'S ASS ON HOUSE FLOOR
Post by Lindsay Beyerstein
Former page observed Foley's wandering hands in the People's
House.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/42951/

MINUTEMAN STORMS OUT OF DEMOCRACY NOW! INTERVIEW [VIDEO]
Post by Evan Derkacz
Columbia University says NO to Minutemen...
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/themix/42952/

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FOLEY, GAYS AND THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT: IS THIS THE NAIL IN THE GOP COFFIN?
By Evan Derkacz, AlterNet
It's become clear that the Republican leadership protected a
predator. Will it cost them the conservative Christian votes
they so desperately need?
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42470/

PUTTING PARTY BEFORE PREDATORS: WHY DIDN'T GOP LEADERS STOP FOLEY?
By Cenk Uygur, HuffingtonPost.com
In a scandal that will likely take down the entire House
Republican leadership, everyone is wondering why Rep. Mark
Foley, Chairman of the Missing and Exploited Children's
Caucus was allowed to carry on his predatory behavior
with a teenage boy a year after his relationship was
revealed to party leaders.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42410/

THIS IS WHAT WATERBOARDING LOOKS LIKE
By David Corn, DavidCorn.com
As Congress debates torture and detention for suspected
terrorists, you can see what waterboarding is all about.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/42344/

SAYONARA TO CHECKS AND BALANCES?
By Aziz Huq, HuffingtonPost.com
You -- citizen or non-citizen, resident of Topeka or
Timbuktu -- can become an "unlawful enemy combatant."
http://www.alternet.org/rights/42345/

FRANK RICH REVIEWS THE BUSH FOLLIES
By Terrence McNally, AlterNet
The New York Times op-ed writer explains how the
White House propaganda machine replaced reality with
"truthiness" to lead us into Iraq.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42315/

THE RIGHT WING SETS ITS SIGHTS ON MOVEON
By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
MoveOn.org's moneymaking prowess is scaring both the GOP and
Vichy Democrats alike, and it's become a favorite target for
the Right.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42413/

REPUBLICAN TORTURE LAWS WILL LIVE IN HISTORY
By Larisa Alexandrovna, AlterNet
The recent terror detainee laws passed by the Republican
Congress will define the Bush era for centuries to come.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/42414/

IS THE AMERICAN DREAM A DELUSION?
By Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet
I want to tell my working-class students that the American
Dream isn't all it's cracked up to be. But maybe I
shouldn't question their belief that hard work will bring
success.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42313/

GAS PRICES AREN'T CHEAP, THEY'RE VOLATILE
By Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com
Because global oil supplies are never likely to be truly
abundant again, it would only take one major storm or one
major crisis in the Middle East to push crude prices back
up near or over $80 a barrel.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42274/

AMERICA'S DECLINE GIVES BUSH PUTIN-ENVY
By Mark Ames, The eXile
Nothing could make America's decline as a global power more
embarrassing for the national psyche than the fact that
Russia is on the rise -- and USA's patriotic press going
bezerk in the process.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42134/

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AlterNet Video:

HASTERT ADMITS FOLEY VICTIM'S PARENTS SAID 'STOP IT.' [VIDEO]
Post by Evan Derkacz
And how exactly does that not set off alarms?
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/42631/

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AlterNet Blogs:

FOX SAYS HASTERT IS DOOM FOR GOP
Post by Evan Derkacz
Fox news highlights a poll suggesting that Hastert's
presence could be a real bummer for the GOP come November.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/42634/

RIGHT WING BLOGS EXPOSE FORMER PAGE
Post by Lindsay Beyerstein
Pajamas Media, Instapundit facilitate outing of Foley victim
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/themix/42624/

BUSH/GAS CONSPIRACY?
Post by Evan Derkacz
The October un-Surprise...
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/42626/

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WHAT'S WRONG WITH CALLING BUSH A DEVIL?
By Jeff Cohen, AlterNet
Conservatives were quick to lash out at Hugo Chavez for
calling President Bush a "devil," but that's exactly what
Rush Limbaugh was calling Democrats only a few years ago.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42028/

THE PRESIDENTIAL THREE-YEAR-OLD
By Molly Ivins, AlterNet
...Or the worst press conference in history.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/41933/

TOP TEN WAYS WE GOT JACKED BY CONSERVATIVES
By Nomi Prins, AlterNet
If you ever wanted to see how badly 'conservatives' have
been shaking the silver out of our pockets in the past six
years, this list is it.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/41921/

ENOUGH WITH THE 'ONE GOD' STUFF
By James Foley, AlterNet
In the world today, one ancient religious ideology,
monotheism, stands out as especially dangerous, repressive
and loony.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42025/

YOUNG, CHILDLESS AND OPTING FOR STERILIZATION
By Stephanie Konefall, The Tyee
More and more young women are tying their tubes before even
tying the knot. Is the 'tubal' the new birth control pill?
http://www.alternet.org/sex/41928/

IF AMERICA'S SO GREAT, WHERE'S OUR HEALTH CARE?
By Sarah Ruth van Gelder, Doug Pibel, YES! Magazine
The rest of the industrialized world gets universal health
care. The U.S. gets limited access at a far higher cost.
It's time for Americans to get the health care system they
want, and the savings that go with it.
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42011/

BUSH OFFERS HIMSELF AMNESTY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CRIMES
By Robert Parry, Consortium News
The focus of Bush's recent fight with the Senate has been
about the Geneva Conventions, but also under debate is
whether U.S. government operatives can be prosecuted for
crimes in the 'war on terror.'
http://www.alternet.org/rights/42093/

12 TRAPS THAT KEEP PROGRESSIVES FROM WINNING
By George Lakoff, AlterNet
Progressives need to start talking about values and avoid
the common pitfalls that cause us to lose voters' hearts
and minds.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/42146/

THE BABY BOOMER BORDER INVASION
By Mike Davis, Tomdispatch.com
American retirees are taking over Mexico's most beautiful
places, driving up proprety prices, and wreaking ecological
havoc. Is this modern-day manifest destiny?
http://www.alternet.org/stories/42133/

SECRET CIA PRISONS IN YOUR BACKYARD
By Onnesha Roychoudhuri, Truthdig
The largest covert CIA operation since the Cold War is run
not only by shadowy government contractors in the darkest
corners of Afghanistan, but also by unassuming Americans in
places like Dedham, Mass.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/41923/

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AlterNet Blogs:

DANNY GLOVER: BUSH'S UNMET KATRINA PROMISES
Post by Evan Derkacz
Trailer for Oxfam campaign
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/42296/

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD CAPITOL HILL PAGE CONCERNED ABOUT
E-MAIL EXCHANGE WITH CONGRESSMAN
Post by Lindsay Beyerstein
Creepy Republican watch.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/42294/

BREAKING: TORTURE IS HERE, THE DEMS COULDN'T GET IT TOGETHER [VIDEO]
Post by Evan Derkacz
America set back 900 years; you can be held indefinitely...
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/42303/

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