Day March 5, 2003

Happy Easter! Let’s kill something!

Happy Easter! Let’s kill something! “National retailers like Kmart and Walgreens have stocked their shelves with baskets in which the traditional chocolate rabbit centerpiece has been displaced by plastic military action figures and their make-believe lethal paraphernalia.” As I’ve mentioned…

MAJOR NEWS: France, Germany and…

MAJOR NEWS: France, Germany and Russia say they will ‘‘not allow’’ war resolution on Iraq The foreign ministers of France, Germany and Russia said Wednesday they will ‘‘not allow’’ passage of an American-backed U.N. resolution to authorize war against Iraq.…

The Voila moment

The Voila momentFrom Naomi Klein, author of No Logo “At the Pentagon they call it the Voila Moment. That’s when Iraqi soldiers and civilians, with bombs raining down on Baghdad, suddenly scratch their heads and say to themselves: “These bombs…

Speaking of reasons to get…

Speaking of reasons to get seriously militant Lawyer arrested for wearing Peace t-shirt“A lawyer was arrested late Monday and charged with trespassing at a public mall in the state of New York after refusing to take off a T-shirt advocating…

The end of empire

The end of empire Powell warns Bush he faces “humiliating” defeat on UN resolution.Russia to use veto on Iraq ‘if necessary’.U.S. may consider abandoning second resolution.It is now apparent the U.S. can not win a U.N. war vote. If Bush…