Greg Palast

The Bush administration made plans for war and for Iraq’s oil before the 9/11 attacks, sparking a policy battle between neo-cons and Big Oil, BBC’s Newsnight has revealed.

Hugo Chavez drives George Bush crazy. Maybe it’s jealousy: Unlike Mr. Bush, Chavez, in Venezuela, won his Presidency by a majority of the vote.

I avoid the New York Times but lately, it’s become a compulsion, though only for the new daily column titled, “Names of the Dead.” Today’s listing: “DERVISHI, Ervin, 21, Pfc, Army. Fort Worth.”