Day August 2, 2005

Spammer spannered

Russia’s most (in)famous spammer, Vardan Kushnir, 35, was dead in his apartment in downtown Moscow on Monday, July 25. Someone repeatedly smashed his head with a heavy object, authorities say, and then ransacked his entire apartment. The authorities have obviously…

Bush to sell nukes to India, fighter planes to Pakistan

The U.S. continues to be the biggest arms dealer on the planet. Bush pushes India nuclear deal The agreement, announced July 18 after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met President Bush at the White House, upends decades-old nonproliferation rules and…

Death of John Garang in Sudan

Angry supporters of John Garang riot and fragile peace is shaken after helicopter crash. Deep in the article is this tidbit Garang, who received undergraduate and doctoral degrees in Iowa, used his charisma to rally support from Washington and conservative…