Month April 2004

The kingdom is crumbling Empire Notes: a reporter in Baghdad blogs(April 12, 1:00 pm entry) Word on the street is that the risks to foreigners are very great. I will probably not leave home in the evening any more. I…

Mail Washer Pro: a worthy spam killer I’ve been using Mailwasher Pro for several days now. I like it, it learns fast, is easy to use, and most definitely kills spam. Plus, it doesn’t matter what your mail reader is,…

Winning their hearts and minds: the saga continues Naomi Klein is being interviewed on KPFK as I write this, she was just at a mosque in Fallujah and saw several Korans that had deliberately been blown to pieces by American troops at close…

The stealth return of the military draft Curious about what Ralph Nader said about the Pentagon quietly recruiting members for draft boards, I did some digging. Looks like Ralph is quite correct. The Guardian, Nov 5, 2003 The Pentagon has…

Iraq. We may just be in Act One Violence rampages in Iraq amid frequently-broken truce.Crew dies as copter downed.GIs lose status as super-warriors in Iraq.And the biggie: Sunni and Shia guerrillas unite against US.From Baghdad Burning “They say around 600…