Day March 20, 2004

March 20! Worldwide antiwar demos BBC World News home page, lead story Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Australia, beginning a day of protests around the world to mark the first anniversary of the Iraq war. Rallies…

Oh heck, let’s bomb London too A former White House anti-terrorism advisor says the Bush administration considered bombing Iraq in retaliation after Sept. 11, 2001 even though it was clear al Qaeda had carried out the attacks on the World…

Coke screws up water! The Coca-Cola Co said on Friday it had recalled its entire Dasani range of bottled water from the British market after levels of bromate, a potentially harmful chemical, were found to exceed legal standards.

Oo-kay…. Chomsky backs ‘Bush-lite’ Kerry Noam Chomsky, the political theorist and leftwing guru, yesterday gave his reluctant endorsement to the Democratic party’s presidential contender, John Kerry, calling him “Bush-lite”, but a “fraction” better than his rival. <Chomsky> said there were…

Fur once, I’m at a loss for a snappy title A San Diego computer programmer who has spent £100,000 on tattoos and plastic surgery to turn himself into a ‘tiger’ wants a fur graft. Dennis Smith is tattooed from head…