Month December 2005

The DeLay-Abramoff money trail

The U.S. Family Network, a public advocacy group that operated in the 1990s with close ties to Rep. Tom DeLay and claimed to be a nationwide grass-roots organization, was funded almost entirely by corporations linked to embattled lobbyist Jack Abramoff,…

The Murray Documents

Blair Watch broke the story about US/British complicity in torture in Uzbekistan by publishing documents from former Ambassador to that nation, Craig Murray. They printed these documents at considerable legal risk to themselves too. Craig Murray’s site and Blair Watch…

Dubya to attack Iran?

From AmericaBlog German Press reports Bush getting ready to attack Iran Should get interesting when 350,000 Irani army members come swarming across the border into Iraq as a counterpunch. This is why you don’t start frivolous wars, so you’re ready…

Big Island valley

We went on a Cessna ride yesterday, piloted by a friend, from Maui to the Big Island, which about 50 miles across the channel. As you can see, the scenery is amazing. This valley is on the Hilo side of…

Volcanic vent

A large portion of a cliff collapsed on the Big Island recently, sending lava directly into the ocean