We are not with you…

We are not with you and we don’t believe you  “The message from Moscow

Tony Blair’s first public attempt to heal the diplomatic wounds of the Iraq war suffered a humiliating rebuff yesterday when Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, refused to lift UN sanctions and mocked the possibility that weapons of mass destruction existed [...]

Winning their hearts and minds,…

Winning their hearts and minds, eh?

“U.S. kills 15 Iraqis during an anti-American rallyUnited States soldiers shot and killed 15 people at an anti-American rally late Monday, hospital officials said today. Iraqis said the soldiers opened fire, unprovoked, while the Americans — who were positioned in a school — said they were fired on first [...]

Dems to filibuster Owens

Dems to filibuster Owens

“Be still my beating heart, the Dems are going to filibuster another Bush judicial nominee — the odious Priscilla Owen!”

Yet another sign of incipient vertebrae growing on Democrats. Excellent. They may yet be developing a workable spine.

Saddam Hussein will make statement…

Saddam Hussein will make statement in three days

“Deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will make a statement to the people of Iraq in three days, Agence France-Presse cited the London-based Arabic language al-Quds newspaper as saying”.

Heck, I’m hoping for a joint televised announcement by Saddam and bin Laden. Mostly because then the “reporters” on [...]

Outsider Ramsey Clark makes a…

 Outsider Ramsey Clark makes a difference

The L.A. Times printed my letter, and others, today responding to their Saturday article about Ramsey Clark, which trivialized him as an ineffective outsider.

Re “He’s the Ultimate Outsider,” April 26: Ramsey Clark has hardly “forfeited a last chance to make a difference.”In 1991, after Gulf War I, he founded the [...]

How the road to war…

How the road to war was paved with lies

“Intelligence agencies accuse Bush and Blair of distorting and fabricating evidence in rush to war

The case for invading Iraq to remove its weapons of mass destruction was based on selective use of intelligence, exaggeration, use of sources known to be discredited and outright fabrication, [...]

Massachusetts to legalize gay marriage?

Massachusetts to legalize gay marriage?

“In just a few months, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts is likely to legalize gay marriage, thus setting off a titanic national struggle. (See my piece, “The Coming Battle.”) Yet neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have any inkling of what is about to hit them.

Once Massachusetts legalizes [...]

National ANSWER conference

National ANSWER conference

We in ANSWER LA are having a regional conference on May 10, The following weekend, May 17-18, there will be a two day national conference in NYC, which I may go to.

It’s billed as the National Conference Against War, Colonial Occupation And Imperialism, with major speakers, workshops, etc.

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The colossal colon is on…

The colossal colon is on tour!

Dave Barry explains all. This is NOT satire, the colossal colon is real!

 

Bush approval rating slipping

Bush approval rating slipping

Even Fox News says so