Bu-lat-lat (boo-lat-lat) verb: to search, probe, investigate, inquire; to unearth facts

Vol. VI, No. 30 Sept. 3 - 9, 2006 Quezon City, Philippines

It is Immoral for Aquino and Others to Condone the Crimes of Arroyo
By Prof. Jose Ma. Sison

Only a Solution Beyond the Political System
Will Solve the Crisis of 2005
By Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)

Government by Repression
By Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)

ANALYSIS
Time for a Change
BY BOBBY TUAZON

Revolutionary Government
BY ELMER ORDO�EZ

Enough of Gloria
BY PANININDIGAN

Bolivia: revolutionary crisis reaches its peak
By Jorge Martin

Bolivia: The People Take La Paz
By Luis Gomez

Miners, farmers, city poor join for general strike
By Leslie Feinberg

Bolivia is torn by the sharing of gas and oil
By Paulo A. Paranagua, translation by Siv O�Neall

China, Venezuela and the USA - Trouble Brewing
By Saul Landau

Bolivia! Civil Strife, Civil War, or a New Beginning?
- A Critical Analysis
By Carlos Herrera

Bolivia: What makes Evo Morales tick?
By Sabrina Duque

The Sorrows of Globalization: Capitalism and Slavery
By David Baake

Oil and gas ensure that the US backs the Uzbek dictator to the hilt
By Craig Murray

British Memo Reopens War Claim
By Stephen J. Hedges and Mark Silva

Classified Pentagon Document
New Undeclared Arms Race: America's Agenda for Global Military Domination
By Michel Chossudovsky

Terrorism and the New National Defense Strategy of the US
By Adam Williams

The Catholic Church Steps Backwards By Derrick Z. Jackson

The Vatican�s Enforcer By John Nichols

Journalism's Crisis of Faith By Norman Solomon

Now the Church May Rise Above the Pope By Elisa Marincola

The nine contradictions of Pope John Paul II By Hans Kung

Two Years Too Much By Stanley Cox and John Exdell

MoveOn.org: Making Peace With the War in Iraq By Norman Solomon

Secret US Plans for Iraq's Oil By Greg Palast

ILPS Call to Action for March 19 & 20 Global Protests against the US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq By Prof. Jose Maria Sison

"Going to War with the Army You Have"
Why the U.S. Cannot Correct Its Military Blunders in Iraq
By Michael Schwartz

Middle East
Bush Postures On The Brave Streets Of Beirut
By Ahmed Amr

If Syria Is Expected To Withdraw from Lebanon, Shouldn�t Israel Withdraw From the Occupied Territories?
By Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Next Phase of Washington's Global Agenda:
From the 'War on Terrorism' to the 'War on Tyranny'
A Peek Behind Bush II�s War on Tyranny
By F. William Engdahl

Iraq - Sgrena Shooting: Hit or Message Sent?
By Kurt Nimmo

Critical Analysis
Living Under Fascism By Davidson Loehr

Assassinating Al-Hariri Fits Washington�s Plan By Mike Whitney

Al-Hariri's death seen as a bid to destabilise Lebanon; The Assassination Plot targeted Syria By Ahmed Janabi

Israel is Prime Suspect in Lebanon Assassination By Mehdi Shakiba'i

The Role of Lebanon in the Bush Administration's Crusade for Empire By Chris Floyd

Iran: Next Target of US Military Aggression By Michel Chossudovsky

The Real Reasons Why Iran is the Next Target:
The Emerging Euro-denominated International Oil Marker By William Clark

The Dangers of Exporting Democracy :
Bush's Crusade is Based on a Dangerous Illusion and Will Fail By Eric Hobsbawm

George W. Bush, Europe's Godfather in Spite of Himself By Alain Duhamel

Activists Occupy Lockheed Martin in Brussels By For Mother Earth

Mining firm moves to evict Subanen folks and farmers in Zamboanga

Statement on mining By the Ecumenical Bishops Forum

Unjust, Unsustainable Mining Industry By Kalikasan-People�s Network for the Environment

Hamas, Jihad to Hold Talks with Abbas before Deciding on Attacks By Arnon Regular

The real enemy of the Jews By Robert Thompson

Peace Without Justice By Robert Fisk

Gore Vidal on Bush's Inaugural Address:
"The Most Un-American Speech I've Ever Heard"

Reading the Elections By Phyllis Bennis

What They're Not Telling You About the 'Election' By DAHR JAMAIL

The Vietnam Turnout Was Good as Well; No amount of spin can conceal Iraqis' hostility to US occupation By Sami Ramadani

Next Target: Iran by Richard M Bennett

Rice Says U.S. Won't Aid Europe on Iran Incentives

BY STEVEN R. WEISMAN, ELAINE SCIOLINO and DAVID E. SANGER

Iraq�s Non-Election By Robert Jensen and Pat Youngblood

The Poll Watcher's Guide to the Iraqi Election By Michael Schwartz

How Much Power Will the New Iraqi Government Really Have? By Stephen Zunes

The Salvador Option By Scott Ritter

The Scandal Sheet By Peter Dizikes

A Statement of Conscience Against War and Repression By Not in Our Name

World Media: Bush Inaugural a Jolt By Jim Bencivenga

Arabs Say U.S. Rhetoric Rings Hollow By Scott Wilson

Freedom's New Ring: War on Terror Recast By Roger Cohen

Dancing the War Away By BOB HERBERT

Mock Coffins and Jeers as Bush Sworn In By Andy Sullivan

Patronizing the Palestinians By Kathleen Christison

Elections, But No Democracy By MADRE

Where is the Bride? By Laurie King-Irani

Foreknowledge of A Natural Disaster: Washington was aware that a deadly Tidal Wave was building up in the Indian Ocean By Michel Chossudovsky

Aceh Goes To Heaven! By Andre Vltchek

Tsunami Relief as a Subterfuge? The Pentagon Scrambles to Reenter its Old Air Base in Thailand By Sirinapha

Comment: In Death, Imperialism Lives On By Jeremy Seabrook

Iraq vs Tsunami: The Duplicity Of The Media By Mike Whitney

In the wake of tsunami calamity: Indonesian army steps up war in Aceh By John Roberts

Commentary: The Other, Man-made Tsunami By John Pilger

US knew about tsunami; The Tsunami Disaster: US Issued Killer Wave Warning to Terror Ships By Charles Lavery

Statement on the humanitarian crisis in Asia By ANSWER

The Top Ten War Profiteers of 2004 By the Center for Corporate Policy

Palestine: The Little Town of Bethlehem By Doris Cadigan

The Politics of the Christmas Story By James Carroll

Empires Prefer a Baby and the Cross to the Adult Jesus By Giles Fraser

A Christmas Story of Peace and Love By Nick Barbash

The President's Real Goal In Iraq By Jay Bookman

Mortality before and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: Cluster sample survey By Les Roberts, Riyadh Lafta, Richard Garfield, Jamal Khudhairi, Gilbert Burnham

Press Report on Lancet Study: 100,000 Excess Civilian Iraqi Deaths Since War By Patricia Reaney

Doctors' survey of families estimates Iraqi wartime deaths at 100,000 By Emma Ross

Very, Very Dirty Pictures By Mark Morford

Torture, American Style By Margaret Power

US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev by Ian Traynor

Cold War Crisis in The Ukraine
Control of oil: Key Grand Chessboard "Pivot" at Stake by Larry Chin

Shadow of Anti-Semitism over Ukraine's Disputed Election by British Helsinki Human Rights Group

Biographies of the Neo-Cons By Jihad Al Khazen

The Power of Delusion By Dale Allen Pfeiffer and Elizabeth Anne Pfeiffer

Sweat, Fear and Resignation Amid All the Toys By Abigail Goldman

On the Ukraine Election By Hassan Nasir

Draining the Swamp By Tom Engelhardt

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez Frias proposed for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize By Carlos Herrara

Venezuela
US Central Intelligence Agency: Documentary proof of CIA involvement in the April 2002 coup d'etat against Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez Frias By Eva Golinger

Prosecutor investigating anti-Chavez coup killed in terrorist attack By Jorge Martin

APEC: An Instrument of Imperialist Plunder and War By the International League of Peoples� Struggle

Corporate Globalization Chileans Protest APEC By Roberto Manriquez

WTO Democracy By Paul Hunt

WTO Tricks By Devinder Sharma

World Hunger Summit 2004 By Carl BloiceArafat, Father of the Palestinian Cause By Miguel Angel Moratinos

Arafat Laid to Rest as West Bank Mourns By Mohammed Daraghmeh

Arafat Irony By Sylvia Shihadeh and Robert Jensen

The Dreamer Who Relied on Emotion and Failed to Protect His Own People By Robert Fisk

Letters from Palestine From AxisofLogic.com

Message of Condolence to the Palestinian People on the Death of Yasser Arafat By the International League of Peoples� Struggle �Philippines Chapter

Yasser Arafat will continue to inspire the Palestinian people to struggle for their liberation By the Communist Party of the Philippines

The Philippine Financial Crisis and the Neo-Colonial State By Edberto M. Villegas

Pro-poor Response to the Fiscal Crisis By Antonio Tujan, Jr. and Arnold Padilla

Ang 'Fiscal Crisis' ng Rehimeng US-Arroyo By the Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research

Praymer sa �Fiscal Crisis� ng Rehimeng US-Arroyo By the Kilusang Mayo Uno

Making Sense of It All By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo

Repudiation of Marcos�s Illegitimate Debts: A Pro-People Measure to Address the Fiscal Crisis By Ibon Foundation Inc.

A Four-Year Nightmare By Mike Marqusee

The Party is Over - A Fairy Tale By Robert Thompson

It is Immoral for Aquino and Others to Condone the Crimes of Arroyo By Prof. Jose Ma. Sison

Only a Solution Beyond the Political System Will Solve the Crisis of 2005 By Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)