Month April 2003

That statue of Saddam the US pulled down?Few Iraqis were actually present. Instead, lots of US troops and tanks. Sure looked different on CNN, didn’t it? Especially sincwe they featured a closeup shot of the event whereas a distance photo clearly…

Why the peace movement matters Excerpt from ANSWER SF email “The global movement that suddenly emerged in the past six months in opposition to Bush and the U.S. war drive is a singularly important development. People all over the world,…

Take that, Raelians! Human cloning ‘flawed’ “Human cloning may never be possible because of a quirk of biology. The obstacle appears to be something to do with the way genetic material is parcelled up as a cell splits into two…

How Iraq could devolve into Civil War Another must-read from DailyKos.

The blowback begins U.S.-backed Shiite cleric killed at shrine in Najaf. “A prominent Islamic cleric, newly returned from exile and cooperating with the American forces that are nominally in control of this city, was killed today by an angry mob…