Day May 18, 2006

Remind me again, who are the terrorists?

It’s a shocking revelation: 24 civilians shot dead – “in cold blood” – by US Marines. American military officials are admitting, off the record, to the execution-style killings in Iraq six months ago. If you shoot someone dead in cold…

A beacon of freedom

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” – poem on the Statue…

US spells out plan to bomb Iran

The main plan calls for a rolling, five-day bombing campaign against 400 key targets in Iran, including 24 nuclear-related sites, 14 military airfields and radar installations, and Revolutionary Guard headquarters. The alternative to an all-out campaign is a demonstration strike…

Rabbits

Our friends DJ and Sueellen escaped from Los Angeles a few years back and now happily live in rural Utah on 20 acres. However when they planted anything, it was immediately and totally munched by rabbits. After trying multiple other…

Sri Lanka ‘must probe’ killings

Amnesty International has urged the Sri Lankan government to investigate fully a spate of killings of civilians. The human rights group noted “a disturbing pattern of incomplete or ineffective investigations by the government” into such violence. The appeal came after…