Day December 23, 2003

LAPD: ‘Pre-emptive’ arrests made to…

LAPD: ‘Pre-emptive’ arrests made to get terror info In response to the national terrorism alert, Los Angeles police have made “a number of pre-emptive arrests,” a high-ranking LAPD source said Tuesday. Those arrests were made in the past 48 hours…

Nader will NOT run as…

Nader will NOT run as a Green, may run as independent “My understanding is that, if Nader runs, he does not want to run a mediocre campaign, and he is trying to assess the political and resource variables on how…

And one Xmas, let’s hope…

And one Xmas, let’s hope this does happen! From Slugger O’Toole, a fine blog covering politics in Northern Ireland It’s a dangerous business trying to predict the future of Northern Ireland’s politics, but here’s one possible outcome of the year…

Judge says DC police spy…

Judge says DC police spy on antiwar groups without cause Lead editorial, Washington Post, Dec 17It starts by quoting U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler “The District of Columbia, through [assistant police chief Alfred Broadbent] seems to be admitting that it…