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The Real Reason Dick Cheney has Become So Loud: He's Afraid
 IndictBushNow.org
On May 21, Cheney went on national television to defend torture and sickeningly attacked Obama for sacrificing "innocent lives to spare a captured terrorist from unpleasant things." We'd like to hear him explain how rape and sexual assault are just "unpleasant things" that have spared innocent lives.
 Obama, Sotomayor and 'Identity Politics'
 Doug Thompson
At first glance, President Barack Obama's pick of Hispanic federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court appears to be a strong political move. But some are also raising the question of whether the selection of the first Hispanic for the High Court is also just another abandonment of promises that he made during the election.
The Day of the Dead
 Cindy Sheehan
From Palestine to Africa to South America, our quest for global economic domination kills, sickens, maims or oppresses people on a daily basis, and about 25,000 children per day die of starvation. I am not okay with these facts and I am not proud of my country.
The H1N1 Virus - A Challenge for Mexico and the World
 Allan Wall
It's commonly referred to as the "Swine Flu," and in some circles as the "Mexican Flu" due to its outbreak in Mexico. Whatever you call it, it's still spreading worldwide. Besides the threat to public health, H1N1 raises a number of cultural, political and diplomatic questions.
US Credit Card Reform or Just Smoke & Mirrors?
 Ann McFeatters
Finally, the government has done something for real consumers by smiting the odious practices of credit card companies. Or, has it?
A New Libertarian Approach to Mexico
 Matthew Jacob Holliday
Never was there a clearer visual analogy between what Mexico is today and what it could be tomorrow. And with an escalating drug war and deepening depression, combined with the perpetual border crisis, never was the question of what Mexico can (and must) become more important to both its people and their "gringo" neighbors to the north.
US Officials Admitted that Boys Were Sodomized In Iraq Prison
 GW's Blog
Many people have heard Pulitzer prize winning reporter Seymour Hersh's claim that boys were sodomized at Abu Ghraib and that the Pentagon has video of the rapes. Many people think that they'll believe it when and if they ever see the video. But we don't need to wait for the military to release the videos. There is already proof that Hersh is right.
Will Obama Move Supreme Court Rightward?
 Jeff Cohen
From what we've seen of Obama's general penchant for "moderate" appointees who don't inflame Republicans, it's quite possible the Court will continue trending rightward - if liberals get replaced with less liberal appointees.
Safer US Credit Cards
 New York Times
The House should reject an amendment to the much needed credit card reform bill that allows loaded firearms to be carried into national parks.
Religious Freedom vs Parental Responsibility
 Alan Burkhart
In spite of its numerous flaws, the USA has the finest healthcare system in planetary history. Why then, do some parents subject their children to the twenty-first century equivalent of witch doctors and faith healing? What part of "Thou shalt not kill" do they not understand?
Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Can Hurt
A Letter to the Editor from Mary Strafuss
I had planned a trip to Puerto Vallarta many months ago for my son’s high school graduation gift. We were scheduled to be there May 28-June 1. Then the (Swine Flu) outbreak, then the stories, then the deaths – I have to admit I wanted to go anywhere but Mexico...
Enjoy Your Travel, But Do Not Sell the USA Short
A Letter to the Editor from John Patterson
Glad to see yet another USA citizen has discovered the peace and tranquility of Banderas Bay, much less someone with celebrity from the USA media, Ms. Ellerbee. What upsets me about her article is her insinuation that the USA's appetite for drugs and appetite to sell arms is the root cause for the border violence.
The SPP: Three's Company or Three's a Crowd?
 Dana Gabriel
The global elite can never be accused of letting a crisis go to waste. Some are using the swine flu pandemic scare as a means to push for further continental integration. We might only be a crisis or two away from a North American Union.
Shift Happens
 Marla Hoover
Obviously there is something happening here. And by here I do not mean just Puerto Vallarta, Mexico or the U.S. I mean globally. You would have to be unconscious not to see it. Perhaps therein lays the problem - and the answer...
Getting 'Giving Back'
 Heidi Englade
Through a very long string of events dating back to 1972 when I adopted a baby in Mexico City, I have always had an interest in orphanages in Mexico. Newly retired and visiting Mazatlan last summer, I learned about an organization called Tres Isles Orphanage Fund and decided to volunteer.
"Women Walk the Streets at Night Without Fear..."
A Letter to the Editor from David Yett
Many thanks for this article. (Mexico: One Journalist’s View) I have also retired to Mexico, but unlike the other people who responded to this article, I do not live in a gringo enclave like San Miguel or Lake Chapala (or even Puerto Vallarta.)
Calderón's Immediate Agenda
 Agustin Barrios Gomez
There are now more H1N1 influenza infections in the United States than there are in Mexico. Mexico City's notorious traffic is back (who would have ever thought that we would cheer the Great Bottleneck?). But, what's next for Mexico?
Nabbing the Drug Lords in Monterey, Mexico - Are They Squealing on Each Other?
 Pancho Montana
While news out of Mexico is being totally dominated by the Swine Flu scare - anything is better than the constant Drug War news, right? - I'm gonna go about a month back in time to tell you about the some of the high profile arrests that have been taking place.
Is My Marriage Gay?
 Jennifer Finney Boylan
As many Americans know, last week Gov. John Baldacci of Maine signed a law that made this state the fifth in the nation to legalize gay marriage. It’s worth pointing out, however, that there were some legal same-sex marriages in Maine already, just as there probably are in all 50 states.
The Crisis Came. Mexico Didn’t Fail. Surprised?
 Larry Rohter
Just for argument’s sake, let’s compare Mexico’s management of the swine flu epidemic that broke out here last month with China’s handling of SARS in 2002.
Former S&L Regulator: Absolutely A Banking Bailout Coverup
 PBS
This Bill Moyers interview is going viral so fast, you can’t even keep up with it. And for a very good reason - former S&L regulator Bill Black explains exactly why the current banking bailout is a mistake.
Its Time to Legalize in Mexico!
 Rocky Neptun
Like the folk corridos that give artistic expression to a violent and gritty life, a kind of vocal graffiti; Mexico's drug culture is more than just dollars and brutal, sensational murders. It is rebellion, defiance, and resistance that says no.
Politics, Profits & Pandemic Fear Mongering
 Barbara Loe Fisher
Are you grabbing your face mask, stocking up on food and Tamiflu, locking your doors and keeping your TV tuned to the news to find out just how bad the "swine flu pandemic" really is going to get?
Taxi-Driver Conspiracy Theory on Swine Flu Outbreak
 Deborah Bonello
If you've spent any time in Mexico, especially Mexico City, then you'll be acquainted with Mexicans' love of conspiracy theory.
Is Swine Flu Worth the Hype?
 Michele Bigley
OK, people, take a step back and breathe for a minute. The flu, you know the one you had this year, kills over 10,000 Americans each year. How many people have died from the swine flu?
Hate Crimes Prevention Act Sets Foundation to Destroy Free Speech in the U.S.
 roguegovernment.com
As everybody is being distracted by the vastly overhyped swine flu hysteria, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 which will serve as a mechanism to destroy free speech.
Mexico: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
 George Puckett
Mexico seems to be having a multitude of problems, all of which have a direct economic impact on the entire country. First, the economic melt down in the US, next the drug wars exploded into the headlines, and now the most devastating blow of all, the swine flu...
Fear and Panic... Totally Unfounded
 William Thomas
Though there has not been one reported case of Swine Flu in the Banderas Bay area, people all over the streets are wearing masks. In an open letter, Nuevo Vallarta resident William Thomas expressed his concern for the dire consequences this hysteria will have on our beloved Mexico.
Countdown to May 6
 The News
It was a smart move to take advantage of the May Day national holiday and Cinco de Mayo commemoration to shut things down for a while and try to get a better handle on the epidemic. The challenge will come next week.
Reporting on Swine Flu Direct from Mexico - Part 2
 Margo Jodyne Dills
Is the World Health Organization using Homeland Security's Operation Manual? From the point of view in Puerto Vallarta, where living normally ground to a halt sometime this week, it appeared as if the entire world has gone mad.
Cough and Splutter
 Ronald Buchanan
Seven deaths. Just as even more draconian measures were taken to curb the spread of swine flu in Mexico City this week, the authorities confirmed what the World Health Organization had been saying for 24 hours. The death toll from the epidemic, as confirmed by laboratory analysis, came to just seven.
The Smile Behind the Mask
 David Lida
Mexico City has lived through floods, earthquakes, diseases, violence, pollution and crime. Its residents, known as chilangos, are very good at toughing things out, and masters at improvisation.
How to Prevent a Pandemic
 Nathan Wolfe
The swine flu outbreak seems to have emerged without warning. Within a few days of being noticed, the flu had already spread to the point where containment was not possible. Couldn’t we have detected it and acted sooner, before it spread so widely?
The Power of Collaboration
 Daniel Gomez
If the global Swine Flu epidemic, the US economy and the city's near empty streets are anything to go by, the Puerto Vallarta tourism sector is in for a tumble. Signs of concern, if not outright panic, are beginning to appear across many sectors.
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