EDITORIAL: Prepare for another Whitewash

Haiti's President Arisitide Faces Overthrow

Background

Haitiís ìarmed oppositionî launched its most lethal offensive yet last week, creating the civil strife that may be used by the US State Department to justify military intervention. On Feb. 10, State Department officials gave their first public hints that they would favor President Jean-Bertrand Aristideís resignation...

False Basis of Iraq War Precipates International Scandal

Timeline of Events In the Promulgation of False Intelligence on Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction

"For bureaucratic reasons we settled on weapons of mass destruction
because it was the one issue everyone could agree on."

SPECIAL COVERAGE

The timeline begins with the now infamous dossier

and concludes with Lord Hutton's report

Andrew Fastow, chief architect of the shady, off-the-books deals that brought down Enron, pleaded guilty along with his wife Wednesday in an agreement that could take prosecutors to the top of the corporate ladder at the scandal-ridden company.

"I and other members of Enron senior management fraudulently manipulated Enron's publicly reported financial results," Fastow said in a statement, adding that the purpose was to mislead investors and inflate the company's stock price and credit rating.

Citizens Seek Responsible Alternative to Enron

Seven years ago, when Enron took over Portland General Electric, we were promised lower rates. But rates are now so high they are forcing businesses to relocate and keeping new jobs away. Ownership of PGE by Enron has also meant loss of state income tax revenues that should have gone to fund schools and county services.