Month May 2003

Was Jessica Lynch rescue staged for TV? From Dan Gillmor’s eJournal The Guardian writes about a special BBC report, “The truth about Jessica,” which strongly suggests that the heroic rescue of the American soldier was little more than reality television —…

Baghdad homicide rate soars “The city’s morgue has seen a 60 percent rise in gunshot killings over the past 10 days. Five weeks after US troops entered Iraq’s capital, reconstruction has taken a backseat to security. “There are a number…

We’re messing up the land, we’re messing up the sea The above title is a lyric from a long ago Manfred Mann song. Which sadly appears to be coming true. Most of the big fish are now gone from the…

The ruling class defends its own From Talion:Bush consigliere to defend Saudis against 9-11 victims “The law firm of Baker Botts LLP, headed by James Baker II, who has worked for George W. Bush and acted as counsel for the…

Attention: Anyone named David Nelson.Change your name! “If your name is David Nelson you can expect to be hassled, delayed, questioned and searched before being allowed to board aircraft anywhere in the United States for the foreseeable future. Since the…