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By David Swanson

Senator Jim Webb, (D., Va.) and Roger Ebert, a movie reviewer with the Chicago Sun-Times have announced a joint initiative.

“This partnership makes perfect sense,” Ebert said in a press statement. “Over the past year, Senator Webb’s role has been, like mine, that of a critic.” In fact, a survey of media reports finds that Webb is identified as a critic more often than as a senator:

“Webb is an outspoken critic of the war.” – The read more

By David Swanson

This typical pre-Petraeus II article shows well the habit that the AP and most of the rest of the US corporate media have of lying about the funding of the occupation of Iraq:

“Dems Plead With Bush on Iraq
“By ANNE FLAHERTY

“WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders told President Bush on Friday that it’s not too late to change course in Iraq and pleaded with him not to hand the war off to the next president.

“‘We believe there is still time for you read more

Former Marine Corps Sergeant Adam Kokesh served in a Civil Affairs Group in Iraq’s Western Anbar Province from February to September 2004. Since his return from Iraq, Kokesh has become a leading activist with Iraq Veterans Against the War. He was arrested for disrupting General Patreaus’ testimony before Congress last September. He will discuss what he did and saw in Iraq and why he is working to end the occupation. Listen live and call in with your questions tonight 8-9 pm ET: read more

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, and let’s remain vigilant and increase the pressure, but this change in policy from Speaker Pelosi is the most encouraging thing I’ve seen in many months.