Month February 2006

Aria preparations continue

“The Justice Department and defense lawyers asked a federal judge Friday to delay the March sentencing of lobbyist Jack Abramoff in a Florida fraud case to allow him more time to cooperate in a broader government corruption investigation.”

Out of control

10 killed in Libya cartoon riot Gasoline on the fire An Italian minister rejected accusations on Saturday that he was to blame for deadly clashes in Libya over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad which he had made into T-shirts and…

Democrats kill their own

From Political Wire Mother Jones reports that as part of the effort to push Iraq War vet Paul Hackett from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio, there was a “whisper campaign” suggesting Hackett committed war crimes. “In late…

Rogue nation continues same

US rejects calls to shut Guantanamo prison camp. Yet one more reason to get in the streets on March 18. Let’s send them a loud, strong message. People in the streets is where real change always comes from.