Gus Tyler
By Gus Tyler
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Israel News Looking to the Marshall Plan as an Iraqi Model
The following is an open letter to President Bush on rebuilding Iraq. Dear Mr. President, The big shooting is pretty much over in Iraq. What you have done will undoubtedly make history. Now, as you know, comes the hard part. How to make peace — a peace that will win back old friends and make…
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Israel News Who Is the Man on the White Horse?
Will the opening years of the 21st century be recorded in history as the time when the famous Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse made their awesome appearance on earth? The Four Horsemen appeared in a revelation to John that is recorded in the closing book of the New Testament. There are also repeated references to…
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News Once Again, Striving To Preserve Freedom of Speech in Wartime
At a special and most unusual press conference at the Pentagon, General Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, threw a temper tantrum. “General Myers rapped on the lectern with a clenched fist,” The New York Times reported, “and angrily mocked criticism from retired generals and others analyzing the war on television.”…
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News Put the French Back in Fries
The eatery where the members of Congress go for their chow no longer serves “french fries,” serving “freedom fries” instead. This dramatic and dizzying deed is not without precedent. During World War I, sauerkraut (a German word) was changed to “liberty cabbage” — and we won the war. So, why not try it again against…
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News Bush Plans To Privatize the Rebuilding of Iraq
Although the war in Iraq is not yet over, it appears that our ever-provident president already has a set of ideas on how to rebuild the land once ruled by Saddam Hussein. A recent Wall Street Journal headline proclaims: “Bush Has an Audacious Plan To Rebuild Iraq Within a Year.” The Journal comments: “The U.S….
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News Vice President Resorts to Brass Knuckle Tactics
Many moons ago, Vice President Dick Cheney held a meeting with his Energy Task Force to consider national policy in this vital area. Consumer and environmental groups complained that they had something to contribute to the discussion but had not been invited. The scuttlebutt was that energy corporations, like Enron, were present at the secret…
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Israel News Increasing Deficits, Sinking Pensions
Pensions are in trouble — whether they are public (Social Security) or private. The reason is the same; namely, the institutions that stand behind the pension plans are running out of the needed resources to meet their commitments. Let’s start with the private (non-governmental) plans. Some 44 million people are covered by pension plans, usually…
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News Anti-Folk Music: A Ballad of The Bushes
Now Georgie Bush’s in Washington He got there by a stunt he spun: His friends in court said he’s the one Although he really hadn’t won. Georgie said, “I don’t feel shame, For that’s the way we play the game. There’s nothing that should make you stop, So long as you end up on top.”…
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