Day September 19, 2002

U.S. ruling says firms liable for abuse abroadThis is huge. Multinationals who pretend they see nothing when thugs do their dirty work for them can now be sued in U.S. court.  Expect howls of protest along with lamentations they had NO…

The latest in the corporate corruption! Worldcom altering numbers again Whoops, here’s ANOTHER two billion they overlooked. WorldCom Inc. may further revise its financial statements by about $2 billion, adding to the $7 billion in accounting errors it’s already disclosed,…

A Peace candidate in 2004? But first, mainstream Democrats cave on Iraq (big surprise, huh?) In rapid succession, the leading Democrats considering a race against George W. Bush in 2004 are lining up behind the president’s push for possible military…

Amazing facts about Afghanistan! The build upWe supported Bin Laden and the Taliban for years, and viewed them as freedom fighters against the Russians. As late as 1998, the US was paying the salary of every single Taliban official in…