Month October 2002

Kazaa, LA Times missing in…

Kazaa, LA Times missing in action From the happily acerbic L.A. Examiner A group of recording and motion picture companies has asked a Los Angeles federal judge to find the people behind the file-swapping service KaZaA, who they say are…

Military Coup Attempt Imminent in…

Military Coup Attempt Imminent in Venezuela Both StratFor, a right wing intelligence providing service, and NarcoNews, a left-wing website specializing in South American politics, are predicting a coup attempt in Venezuela real soon now. First from the lofty, formal StratFor:…

In Florida, Reno Campaigns For…

In Florida, Reno Campaigns For McBride. “The little red truck that Janet Reno rode across Florida in her quest to challenge Gov. Jeb Bush now sports a Bill McBride for Governor bumper sticker,” the Miami Herald reports. “As she conceded…

News shocker: Iraq war is…

News shocker: Iraq war is about OIL Five months before September 11, the US advocated using force against Iraq … to secure control of its oil. Strategic Energy Policy Challenges For The 21st Century describes how America is facing the biggest energy…

From those wacky Lefties at…

From those wacky Lefties at The Daily Enron Smiley’s People – At the SEC?During the Cold War moles were a preoccupation for the intelligence community and juicy fodder for spy thriller authors. Just how high in the intelligence apparatus had…