Truthout's William Rivers Pitt interviews Congresswoman Barbara Lee; Israel
says its ready to stage a pre-emptive attack on Iran; ACLU files lawsuit
as
Bush signs FISA bill; McCain behind in polls in his home state; oil giants
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t r u t h o u t | 07.11
William Rivers Pitt | Interview With Rep. Barbara Lee
http://www.truthout.org/article/interview-with-rep-barbara-lee
Truthout: "Barbara Lee (D-California) remains stoutly determined to drag
her
Congressional colleagues, as well as the Bush administration, away from
continuing to sup****t the long list of foreign and domestic policy
decisions
that have damaged the Unites States at home and abroad. In this video, she
sits with William Rivers Pitt to discuss several of these issues in
detail."
Israel Hints at Pre-Emptive Attack on Iran
http://www.truthout.org/article/israel-hints-pre-emptive-attack-iran
Rupert Cornwell, of The Independent UK: "The sabre-rattling over Iran's
nuclear progamme has grown louder as a defiant Tehran claimed to have
conducted missile tests for a second day running, the US warned that it
would
defend its interests and its allies in the region, and Israel hinted it
was
ready to stage a preventive attack to destroy Iranian nuclear
installations."
Bush Signs Spy Bill and Draws Lawsuit
http://www.truthout.org/article/bush-signs-spy-bill-and-draws-lawsuit
Randall Mikkelsen, of Reuters: "President George W. Bush signed a law on
Thursday overhauling the rules for eavesdropping on terrorism suspects but
immediately met a civil liberties challenge calling it a threat to
Americans'
privacy. The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit in Manhattan
federal
court as Bush signed the measure and called for the law to be voided as a
violation of constitutional speech and privacy protections."
McCain's Arizona Woes Continue
http://www.truthout.org/article/mccains-arizona-woes-continue
John Dougherty, of The Wa****ngton Independent: "In a sign of continued
weakness in his home state, an online poll shows Sen. John McCain trailing
Sen. Barack Obama by 3-percentage points in Arizona. The poll also shows
the
candidacy of Liberterian Bob Barr is having a significant impact on
McCain's
campaign by siphoning off conservative voters nationwide. The Arizona poll
was
part of nationwide Zogby International poll that put Obama ahead in total
electoral votes with 273 to 160 for McCain."
Iraq's Complicated Oil Fields
http://www.truthout.org/article/iraqs-complicated-oil-fields
Spencer Ackerman, of The Wa****ngton Independent: "In mid-June, Iraq's oil
minister, Husain Shahristani, announced that he would grant no-bid
development
contracts for Iraq's oil fields to Western oil giants. Exxon, Shell, BP
and
Total stood to earn billions off the deals, since Iraq possesses nearly as
much potential oil reserve -- and perhaps even more -- as Saudi Arabia,
the
nation with the world's most oil. Within days, The New York Times re****ted
that a team of US State Department advisers urged Shahristani and other
ministry officials to grant the contracts to the oil barons."
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