AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT – THE REAL NEWS

We Are Cornered: There’s No Way Out Without a Fight
Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report
http://blackagendareport.com/?q=content%2Fwe-are-cornered-theres-no-way-out-without-fight

Hideous, Murderous Lies from the Oval Office
Chris Floyd, World Can’t Wait
http://www.worldcantwait.net/index.php/home-mainmenu-289/6619-hideous-murderous-lies-from-the-oval-office

Kucinich Criticizes ‘Privatization of War’ After Obama’s Speech
Eric Dolan, The Raw Story
http://kucinich.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28869&Itemid=76

US Withdraws Last Combat Brigade from Iraq, but 56,000 Troops Remain
Democracy Now!
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/8/19/headlines#1

Global Warming Deniers Aren’t ‘Experts’ at All: It’s Time for a New View of Science
Naomi Oreskes & Erik Conway, Bloomsbury USA
http://www.alternet.org/story/147668/global_warming_deniers_aren%27t_%22experts%22_at_all%3A_it%27s_time_for_a_new_view_of_science

Love, Travel, Sell – Minding the Store with Elizabeth Gilbert
Leah Rozen, NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/fashion/15With.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=Love,%20Travel,%20Sell&st=cse

The Spin Stops Here: Help Counter the Media Spin on the War in 3 Easy Steps
Message from CodePink

You're invited to join our coalition of anti-war groups and peace activists for an online week of action, Days of Dissent, this Aug 23 - 31. We need your help to counter the media spin and tell the truth about the Iraq War.

This week, US combat troops exit Iraq leaving behind over 50,000 soldiers and 75,000 military contractors. From the White House to CNN, officials and pundits are spinning the Iraq War as a "success" when much of the country is in shambles.

We're demanding a real end to the war -- a full withdrawal of all troops and military contractors, full support for returning troops, and a redirection of war funds to rebuild our countries. Please join us! You can start by changing your profile picture to the image we've made for the event to help spread the word and counter the spin. See the attached link for the event.

RSVP to our Days of Dissent event on Facebook and invite your friends. On our event page, you'll find a link to our petition and more ways to help counter the spin. Here's the link: http://bit.ly/counterspin

If you don't have much time, but still want to help counter the spin, you can help by donating to our coalition. We're collecting funds to run a full-page newspaper ad showing the peace movement's response to the media spin on the ongoing Iraq debacle.

Thanks for all that you do!

ps. Here are some quick links and simple steps to get you started. Read & sign our petition here: http://bitly.com/isign