Month March 2006

Iraq leader warns U.S. to stop interfering

In the face of growing pressure from the Bush administration for him to step down, Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari of Iraq on Wednesday vigorously asserted his right to stay in office and warned the Americans against undue interference in Iraq’s…

Malo’s back

Malo, our favorite fleshing eating turtle from Hell has just emerged from several months hiberation. Here he is sunning himself, hoping no doubt we will feed him baby carrots. He likes them because they look like fingers.

Condi in Liverpool

From StopTheWar in the UK War criminals not welcome here “The most unwelcome visit to Liverpool since Oswald Mosley came here in the 1930s”, is how the mass circulation Liverpool Echo newspaper describes Condoleezza Rice’s visit to the city on…

AFL-CIO opposes guest workers

The nation’s largest labor organization today criticized plans to expand guest worker programs for immigrants seeking to come to the United States, parting company with longtime Senate Democratic allies who pushed successfully to include them in broad-based immigration legislation. “Guest…