Day September 25, 2005

An extraordinary appeal to Americans from the Bush administration for money to help pay for the reconstruction of Iraq has raised only $600. It is understood to be the first time that a US government has made an appeal to…

The original smiley face assessments of little damage from Rita are being replaced by sober reports of the real and actual damage. This is precisely what the media did with Katrina; perky initial reports soon contradicted by what really happened.…

Photos and coverage from Lefti on the News 1., 2. Plus media coverage and lack thereof on the web, On Thursday, Lefti blogged Incidentally, as far as I can tell from searching, the two leading liberal blogs, Atrios (Eschaton) and…

Well-put. "It’s becoming clear to everyone that not only was this war based on a false pretext, it is not winnable," said Brian Becker, national coordinator for the ANSWER Coalition, one of two umbrella groups organizing the rally. "The anti-war…

Nigerian disruption grows With the government (a kleptocracy) arrest of Dokubo-Aasari (a top guerrilla entrepreneur), Nigerian oil fields are under immediate threat. Year to date US oil imports from Nigeria: 1.04 million barrels a day. Alali Horsfall, Dokubo-Asari’s second-in-command in…