Day May 5, 2003

Upcoming L.A. events Emergency Anti-War ConferenceSaturday, May 1011AM to 6PM. Registration begins at 10:00 AMFirst Baptist Church of Los Angeles760 S. Westmoreland Ave. Los AngelesSuggested Donation $5-$10. No one turned away. Sponsored by ANSWER LA 213-487-2368 www.answerla.org Speakers, literature, break-out…

U.S. struggles in quicksand of IraqFrom the L.A. Times “Nearly a month after Baghdad fell to U.S. forces, the reconstruction effort is struggling to gain visibility and credibility, crime is a continuing problem, Iraqis desperate for jobs and security are…

Hmmm “Dean Wins Democratic Elite. An interesting observation from the Washington Post: “Howard Dean, more than any of his competitors, has tapped into the new Democratic elite: affluent, well-educated professionals, the fastest-growing Democratic constituency.” Yeah, I know. Dean has made…

Syria Well, it’s obvious what’s coming, isn’t it? Colin Powell, the alleged “moderate” is threatening Syria, saying they must do as the U.S. says or else. How deeply moderate of him. Sanctions, which are just another kind of war, may…

Handy new portable storage drives. There’s some seriously useful, highly portable, hard disk / storage devices on the market now. Iomega has a product line of portable hard drives, all hot-swappable, with USB or Firewire. I just got the 20 mg…