Month October 2002

Yet another reason to become…

Yet another reason to become vegan Wampler Foods recalled all cooked deli products made since May at a suburban plant and halted production because the meat is possibly contaminated with listeria, authorities said Sunday. The recall of about 27.4 million…

Reuters, your bias is showing

Reuters, your bias is showing There were two huge demonstrations in Venezuela this week. The Thursday demonstration called on President Chavez to resign, the Sunday demonstation suppported him. Both had hundreds of thousands of people. Look at how Reuters “reported”…

Thanks, pal

Thanks, pal A restaurant manager <in the area where the sniper has struck> was arrested Sunday for allegedly calling in a fake report of a sniper on a shopping center roof because, police say, he “wanted a day off.” The…

Bush’s Road to War on…

Bush’s Road to War on Iraq Leads to Rome’s Empire, and Its Downfall The Romans did themselves no favor in trading a republic for an empire. They hoped to preserve the republic’s freedoms by imposing them violently on others. They…

Move over Salman Rushdie

Move over Salman Rushdie Extremist Muslims want Falwell dead.  Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at US Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam’s prophet a terrorist and an envoy of Iran’s supreme leader was reported…