Month October 2004

UN warns of ‘growing Gaza crisis’

A group of 12 United Nations agencies warns of an impending humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. It says as many as 72% of Palestinians will be living in poverty by the end of 2006, and that Israeli restrictions are…

Tweedledum and Tweededee

From the debate last night Terrorism That’s why I will never stop at anything to hunt down and kill the terrorists I have a plan that will help us go out and kill and find the terrorists. And I will…

Japanese ice cream

Including such yummy flavors as Raw Horseflesh, Curdled Bean, Tulip, Oyster, and, of course, Shark Fin Noodle.

FBI seizes IndyMedia servers in the UK

The FBI yesterday seized a pair of UK servers used by Indymedia, the independent newsgathering collective, after serving a subpoena in the US on Indymedia’s hosting firm, Rackspace. Why or how remains unclear. Yes, the FBI acting with cooperation of…

Marathon Man

The beloved, iconic Johnny Kelley has passed at age 97. He completed 58 Boston Marathons, starting in the 1935. He won it twice, came in second seven times, and placed in the top ten 18 times. He completed his final Boston…