Monthly Archives: November 2008

America’s hidden war in Somalia By Paul Salopek, Chicago Tribune, 24 November 2008 BERBERA, Somalia – To glimpse America’s secret war in Africa, you must bang with a rock on the iron gate of the prison in this remote port … Continue reading →

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, The Independent, 24 November 2008 Four cheers for the feisty Lauren Booth, sister-in-law of our special Middle East envoy, Tony Blair. But what exactly is he doing? Desperately searching for his legacy I suppose, like the weapons of … Continue reading →

Geithner, Summers among key economic team members announced today Chicago — President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden officially announced key members of their economic team today, naming Timothy Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury and Lawrence Summers as … Continue reading →

Obama’s website Netanyahu’s website via Is Bibi imitating Obama? Related: Netanyahu hires 2 of Obama’s advisors: After designing website similar to that of US president-elect, Likud chairman recruits Obama’s consultants to help him in his election campaign Related: Bibi Netanyahu … Continue reading →

Louis Proyect, The Unrepentant Marxist, 20 November 2008 The pro-Obama, self-described Marxist left has a tough job on its hands. Well before taking office, Obama has made it painfully obvious that his administration will be in effect Clinton’s third term. … Continue reading →