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The latest banner ad on the homepages of Myspace users is for a Fox News program called ‘The ½ Hour News Hour.’

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Maybe it’s the physical proximity, but too often I feel detached from the chaos and the bloodshed in Iraq, when really U.S. involvement was and is funded entirely by my and your tax dollars. To wake up, and to hopefully gain a more honest perspective about what is happening, I feel obligated to find more sources in order to better understand what is really going on.

Below is a site that for me has brought such a fresh perspective: first-hand accounts from Iraqi citizens. In the spirit of learning, please feel free to comment and share other sources you’ve found that might deserve more attention.

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Buy Nothing Day is today and tomorrow.

Help put the con in consume and let’s take the weekend off.

Happy Thanksgiving!

- J

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