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Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House
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The Devil's Highway: A True Story
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
by Tim Weiner

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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone
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The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End
by Peter W. Galbraith

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The New Golden Age:
The Coming Revolution Against
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"Explosive" State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
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Larry Johnson's review

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Giving when it hurts

by ubikkibu
Fri Nov 4th, 2005 at 02:14:19 PM EST

Yesterday evening, I and several other volunteers from Democracy for Colorado staffed the pledge drive at Free Speech TV here in Boulder. Two weeks before, we helped with KGNU Community Radio's pledge drive. These are two of several activities we regularly do in order to keep local alternative media healthy.

Free Speech TV produces lots of quality programming that is then syndicated to cable providers and the Dish Network, including Amy Goodman's Democracy Now! and SourceCode. I encourage you to send them a donation online if you benefit from their programming.

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"America Deserves Better"

by ubikkibu
Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 at 08:22:14 PM EST

[From the diaries by susanhu.]

Those are the words of Colorado Democratic Senator Ken Salazar in an article in today's New York Times in reference to the nomination of Sam Alito to the Supreme Court.

Some Democratic members of the group said Tuesday that it was premature to rule out a filibuster on Judge Alito's nomination.
"It certainly is a possibility," Senator Ken Salazar, a Colorado Democrat in the group, said.

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Fitzgerald Seeks Indictments, according to RawStory

by ubikkibu
Tue Oct 25th, 2005 at 01:08:05 PM EST

According to an article at RawStory.com, prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has indeed decided to seek indictments, one of which has already been submitted to the Grand Jury.

Fitzgerald will seek at least two indictments, the sources say. They note that it remains to be seen whether the grand jury will approve the charges.
Those familiar with the case state that Fitzgerald likely will not seek indictments that assert officials leaked Plame's name illegally. Rather, they say that he will focus charges in the arena of lying to investigators.

Suspense. Killing. Me.

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Are you afraid to click it?

by ubikkibu
Thu Sep 15th, 2005 at 05:30:44 PM EST

Our host here, BooMan, is a classy guy.

But I'm not. This won't surprise you once you realize my first diary here uses a sensationalistic title in order to fool you into doing my evil bidding.

Please click on the ads here at BooMan Tribune. Make this a part of your routine: "Time to do BMT...first click all the ads...check...now relax, read, post."

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