Month August 2006

Emanations from planet Rumsfeld

Ah, if you opposes their endless wars for dominance and oil, then you are somehow appeasing fascism, according to Donald Rumsfeld, whose grasp on reality appears ever more fleeting indeed. Except, there is no definable opposition in Iraq. It’s amorphous,…

Lieberman and netroots

Why is netroots so obsessed with Lieberman? Kos, AmericaBlog, Firedoglake, C&L, etc. are posting way too much – now hold on for their crucial insights – about how Lieberman is a dweeb, turncoat, and DINO. Well duh, we already know…

Have a Coke and some poison?

Protests grow against Coca-Cola and Pepsi in India Soda giants exploiting, poisoning people India’s people are taking issue with extremely high pesticide levels in Coke and Pepsi products; bottling plants that deplete groundwater, severely impacting the local communities; and sheer…

Cuba and Ernesto

From a National Hurricane Center discussion on aircraft monitoring Ernesto “Special thanks to the government of Cuba for permitting the recon aircraft fly right up to their coastline to gather this critical weather data.”