Day February 23, 2006

Morrissey quizzed by FBI

This is not satire. Singer Morrissey was quizzed by the FBI and British intelligence after speaking out against the American and British governments. The Brit is a famous critic of the US-led war in Iraq and has dubbed President George…

Blogger question

I’m helping another blog convert from Blogger to WordPress. Importing the entries from Blogger into WordPress is easy, just one click. The problem comes with Blogger blogs that are hosted on blogspot. They do not allow hot-linking to images hosted…

Bob Dole is port lobbyist

From Americablog As if this deal to sell off control of US ports to the United Arab Emirates couldn’t become any sleazier, we now have former Republican Senator Bob Dole being hired as a lobbyist to influence – who? –…

Right wing anti-abortion campaign

Statement on So-Called “Partial Birth Abortion” Law The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) continues to oppose so-called “partial birth abortion” laws, including the conference committee bill approved by the US House of Representatives yesterday and sent to the…

Destruction of the shrines

Iraq took a lethal step closer to disintegration and civil war yesterday after a devastating attack on one of the country’s holiest sites. The destruction of the golden-domed Shia shrine in Samarra sparked a round of bloody sectarian retaliation in…