Month April 2003

LSD turns 60! Back in the day, yes, I did psychedelics. T’was fun and mind opening and terrifying and lots of things, and I don’t regret any of it. As for now, as Ram Daas (formerly Richard Alpert, a compatriot…

The peace movement is alive and well Things are momentarily quiet in the peace movement now, which is not surprising given the frantic pace of the past several weeks, plus the fast moving events in Iraq. Here in LA, ANSWER…

US admits Mosul killingsIs the US winning the hearts and minds of Iraqis by shooting them? After previously denying they’d even fired at them…When will they stop lying? And stop shooting? “More die as troops open fire on Mosul crowd…

Islamic library burned to the ground “By Robert Fisk, The Independent Baghdad. So yesterday was the burning of books. First came the looters, then came the arsonists. It was the final chapter in the sack of Baghdad. The National Library…

Turning garbage, guts, glop, and goo into oil “In an industrial park in Philadelphia sits a new machine that can change almost anything into oil. Really. The process is designed to handle almost any waste product imaginable, including turkey offal,…