Day July 27, 2007

It’s beginning to feel a lot like the final days of Bush

FBI Director contradicts Gonzales; Dem senators call for special prosecutor Workers kidnapped to build Green Zone embassy. US Congress testimony. Fox News attacks liberal bloggers. Director Robert Greenwald fights back with a video and says let’s call Fox advertisers because…

Was Pat Tillman fragged?

New evidence shows that Tillman was killed with three M-16 bullets to the head from 10 yards away. It’s difficult to see how that could be accidental friendly fire. There’s more-  a deliberate coverup, no evidence of enemy fire, and…

Civilians never die

Wali Jan Sabri, a parliamentarian from Helmand, Afghanistan, claims that NATO bombing raids killed 50 – 60 civilians yesterday.  In response, Lieutenant-Colonel Charlie Mayo, spokesman for the British forces in Helmand, said this: “Because the Taliban don’t wear uniforms like…

Subprime shock waves hit Australia

Four hedge funds in Australia have banned withdrawals even though they have no subprime exposure and are not margined. They are doing it to protect themselves from a “ripple effect” from the US subprime market.