Month May 2004

“Pentagon says (better sit down for this one) they are running out of bullets”

Intelligence agents accused in abuse Several U.S. guards allege they witnessed military intelligence operatives encouraging the abuse of Iraqi prison inmates at four prisons other than Abu Ghraib, investigative documents show. Scant evidence cited in long detention of Iraqis Hundreds…

Live fast, die old Researchers have turned the medical world’s understanding of how the body’s metabolism works on its head by discovering that the more energy you burn, the longer you will live. “We are really excited by this finding,”…

Long hot summer More and more, I’m feeling that serious change is coming to this country, and quite soon. There will be nationwide antiwar protests on June 5th, and it’s looking like people who have never protested in their life…

Say hello to the new boss, same as the old boss A British-educated neurosurgeon who has close links with both the CIA and MI6, was named as Iraq’s new interim prime minister last night. Not that it matters who the…