Day July 27, 2003

Ahh-nuld Arnold Schwarzenegger is doubt giving the Democrats hives. Will he run? Will he wait until the last moment to file, as the LA Times suggests? Which would certainly be a shrewd tactical move, as the Democrats are nervously waiting…

What did Dubya give (or threaten) to get this? Japan to send troops to Iraq “The Japanese parliament has approved plans to send ground troops to Iraq to assist in post-war reconstruction. Opposition parties objected to the plan on the…

The specter of indigenous Mexico “With a weakened presidency, here come the Zapatistas“

Rogue officers storm commercial center in Manila “Mutinous military officers stormed a commercial center in downtown Manila early this morning, placed explosives in the area and demanded that Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her government resign. The fatigue-clad soldiers…

Castro lashes out at EU “Veteran Cuban leader Fidel Castro has dismissed the EU as an agent of the US or “the superpower’s Trojan horse“.