Live on C-SPAN as I blog this.

An incumbent Senator has lost a primary because of the anti-war vote. Yes, Lamont is anti-war lite, but this is still a huge victory for the anti-war movement and a serious torpedo into the halls of Congress.

“What’s playing out here is that being a rubber stamp for George Bush is politically dangerous to life-threatening.”

– Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), quoted by the Washington Post, on the Lieberman-Lamont primary race and the threats posed to candidates backing the Iraq war.

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Blair Watch links to video of Former British ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray’s speech to the London ‘Ceasefire Now’ demonstration last Saturday.

Murray says -

By trying to block a cease-fire, “Tony Blair is directly causing the death of thousands of innocent civilians.”

“Tony Blair, you don’t need to stay with Rupert Murdoch and Silvio Berlusconi, we have a very comfortable cell for you at the International War Crimes tribunal.”

BlairWatch links to other speeches from the demo too, all taped by Ady Cousins.

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Saturday, August 12, 1 pm
Olympic & Broadway, downtown Los Angeles

Bush’s sham “ceasefire” resolution is a plan for more war and aggression

Detailed logistics and information for the LA demo online now.

There will also be protests in Washington D.C., San Francisco and Seattle.

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Why Lebanon

Bint Bjeil

Sanayeh Relief Center

Samidoun

Resistance in Lebanon

Al-Khiam Center for the Rehabilitation of the Victims of Torture

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Hip hop artist and Hurricane Katrina survivor Cre’o talks about the hurricane, his music, and his new CD as the first anniversary of Katrina nears. He’s on High Speed Entertainment where you can download his “Hurricane Katrina (Have You Seen Her?)”

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Look at the title of this post about a MacBook that self-destructed.

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