Month November 2002

500,000 march in Florence Italy This may well have been as large or larger than any Vietnam-era peace march. Doubly impressive, as this was protesting a war not yet started. All peaceful. All opposed to a US invasion of Iraq. Imagine how…

Oh Boy More Fear And Gluttony Another mind bolt from the deeply twisted, highly perceptive pen of Mark Morford Darkness falls across the land, flowers wilt, the GOP takes full, and frightening, control Feel that numbness? That strange slightly chilling…

Hold on for this shocker! US aims to control Iraqi oil: YamaniThe United States is planning a war against Iraq primarily to gain control of Baghdad’s rich oil resources and thus decrease its dependence on Saudi crude, a former Saudi…

European Anti-War Protest Streams Through Florence. More than 450,000 anti-war protesters from across Europe marched through this Italian Renaissance city on Saturday, denouncing any U.S. plans to attack Iraq. The Independent is reporting this as the largest Iraq antiwar protest so far. And…

Democrats awaken from torpor A real live unashamed capital-L Liberal from San Francisco will be the next House minority leader. Pelosi to be House Minority Leader Pelosi’s rise reflects a decision by House Democrats to adopt a more confrontational approach…