Month September 2003

Orange County antiwar protester held by FBI Yesterday,  on September 11, five vehicles described as a “FBI caravan” in Santa Ana ,California followed antiwar protester Josh Canolla after the regular Thursday antiwar/anti occupation of Iraq protest at Santa Ana College Campus. Protesters said…

“The Man in Black” passes Johnny Cash dead at 71. What a career. From his start at Sun Records in the early 50’s, when he, Elvis, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis were on the same label at the same…

Saul Alinsky Alinsky is that rarity in American life, a superlative organizer, strategist, and tactician who is also a social philosopher.”— Charles E. Silberman “He cannot be bought; he cannot be intimidated; and he breaks all the rules.”— The Economist…

Tommy Chong gets nine months in jail for selling bongs Actor Tommy Chong of the spaced-out, dope-smoking comedy duo “Cheech & Chong” was sentenced to nine months in prison and fined $20,000 on Thursday for distributing marijuana pipes over the…

South Korean commits suicide at WTO protest A South Korean protester killed himself and others fought riot police in the Mexican beach resort of Cancun on Wednesday as ministers opened global trade talks trying to bridge a gulf between rich…