Day September 28, 2004

Nigerian rebels vow “all-out war” starting Friday The Nigerian rebel group fighting government troops in the oil-rich Niger Delta said it would launch “all-out war on the Nigerian state” Friday and advised oil companies to shut down production by then.…

Insurgents are killing and kidnapping government officials, police and Iraqi national guard members in an apparent campaign to destabilize this city, the capital of Sunni Muslim-dominated Al Anbar province west of Baghdad. The apparent aim is to make Ramadi into…

His attorney is Bruce Cutler, who is so fearsome and relentless in court that prosecution lawyers, reeling from his attacks, have calling it being “Bruceified.” Cutler got Mafia boss John Gotti off several serious charges. The government only managed a…

From my friends at the excellent Crooks and Liars, comes the new Politnix single, “Shut Up!” You got it, it’s about Bill O’Reilly, and features lots of samples of him screaming “shut up.” When the Politnix aren’t blogging, they are…

Jimmy Carter predicts serious Florida vote problemsVoting arrangements in Florida do not meet “basic international requirements” and could undermine the US election, former US President Jimmy Carter says. He said a repeat of the irregularities of the much-disputed 2000 election…