Month January 2004

Drop that computer, terrorist scum DJ Mitchell emails: From an AP article on a U.S. raid in Tikrit: “Troops also seized bomb-making materials, including wireless door bells commonly used as triggers, computers and a handful of weapons.” It is well…

Protestant loyalist racist attacks in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland, which is 99% white, is fast becoming the race-hate capital of Europe. It holds the UK’s record for the highest rate of racist attacks: spitting and stoning in the street, human…

Former Treasury Secretary blasts Bush This is a hoot! A former US treasury secretary has given an unflattering account of his time under President George W Bush. Paul O’Neill describes Mr Bush as being disengaged and says that at cabinet…

Schwarzenegger proposes billions in cuts Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled a $99.1 billion budget plan Friday and proposed cutting billions of dollars from public health and welfare programs to help pay for it. A Republican wants to slash public health and…

Powell, then and now From DailyKos Powell, then and now NOW “I have not seen smoking-gun, concrete evidence about the connection” between Iraq and al Qaida. – Secretary of State Colin Powell, 1/9/04 THEN “I want to bring to your…