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President Bush defies the people, yet again

Bush asserts authority to bypass defense act Calls restrictions unconstitutional

WASHINGTON – President Bush this week declared that he has the power to bypass four laws, including a prohibition against using federal funds to establish permanent US military bases in Iraq, that Congress passed as part of a new defense bill.

Bush made [...]

Over 1,000,000 and counting

Iraq conflict has killed a million Iraqis

LONDON (Reuters) – More than one million Iraqis have died as a result of the conflict in their country since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, according to research conducted by one of Britain’s leading polling groups.

The survey, conducted by Opinion Research Business (ORB) with 2,414 [...]