HALFWAY THROUGH THE WORK WEEK – ABIT OF LIBERAL NEWS

THE INSURGENCY: ADVANTAGE BA'ATHISTS
Scott Ritter, AlterNet
The latest civil violence in Iraq works toward the Ba'athists long-term plans to regain control of Iraq -- and U.S. forces are falling right into the trap.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/32911/

SEVEN ARRESTED AT WHITE HOUSE PROTEST AGAINST IRAQ WAR
Mike Ferner, Truthout Report
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/022806T.shtml
[Duchess Note: Bush Reich and their version of the SS. Under the Constitution we American citizens have every right to peaceful protest & questioning our government. Never give up peace, justice or hope. Once you do the Bush/Cheney/Rove fascist cabal will win. Not in this country! No way!]

QUOTE OF THE DAY ... Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself. John Locke

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON HIS VISIT TO INDIA
Anuradha Mittal, AlterNet
Dear Mr. President: You may not have been informed that your future strategic partner in the war on terror is a nation plagued by child labor, starvation and poverty.
http://www.alternet.org/story/32920/

BUSH'S CORPORATE CONTORTIONIST ACT
Molly Ivins, AlterNet
The Dubai ports controversy is only the latest example of how willing Republicans are to bend over backwards to fight for Big Business's right to make massive profits.
http://www.alternet.org/story/32914/

FLYING IS DYING
George Monbiot, AlterNet
There is no way to halt global warming and continue traveling long distances at high speeds. The only solution is to stop flying in airplanes.
http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/32903/

HIPSTERS AGAINST THE WAR
Evan Derkacz writes about a big anti-war music benefit in New York City on March 20: "The anti-war movement just got a whole lot cooler:"
http://alternet.org/blogs/themix/32928

BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY
Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet
Black folks don't need platitudes about do-gooders; such superficial treatment of black history only sparks resentment.
http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/32909/

THE FALL OF THE L.A. TIMES?
In this episode of Against the Grain, a look at the rise and fall of the L.A. Times, and how corporate interests seek to turn the Internet into a "digital retail machine."
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/32919/

The Weekly Late Edition at Moviehole.net
February 24th
http://www.moviehole.net/weeksly/20060225_the_weeksly_late_edition_24205.html
"Faceless" (FOX)/ Sean Bean, a guy who is (in my opinion) completely under-rated is getting a shot at a genuinely interesting show with "Faceless", which may sound a little like "Face/Off" (a prosecutor goes undercover to bring down a crime syndicate), but considering that the pilot Director (and Executive Producer) is Joe Carnahan, the guy behind the incredible "Narc", this is gonna be something good.