Day May 7, 2004

I’m gone till Sunday And posted a bunch of stuff before leaving!

Rumsfeld falls on his sword A senior Republican source close to both congressional leaders and the White House said Rumsfeld has reason to worry. “This is not the end, but it’s the beginning of the end for Rumsfeld,” the source…

Video shows prison dog attacking non-resisting inmate Officials revealed Thursday that they were pushing prosecutors to file criminal assault charges against an officer for allowing his police dog to attack an inmate who was not resisting. And where did this…

Damn The Midnight Special, a much beloved bookstore in LA, just announced it is closing for good. Forced to move last year because of rising rents, they re-opened a few months ago at a new location, but the startup costs…

Think again. al QaedaFrom the august Foreign Policy magazine. Read the whole article, it’s one of the best I’ve seen. The mere mention of al Qaeda conjures images of an efficient terrorist network guided by a powerful criminal mastermind. Yet…