Month June 2006

Netroots needs a clue

“Boxer endorses Lieberman,” and in response, BOPNews, gets all atwitter because she mentioned netroots – rather than slam her for such a backwards, gutless stance. But I guess they got so excited by having an actual senator mention netroots that…

Ministry of Love, how may I direct your call?

Try as I might, I just can’t seem to figure out how a detailed analysis of MySpace is going to advance national security. But then, I don’t work for the National Security Agency, which has a far better understanding of…

Saudis allege torture in Guantanamo deaths

The reported suicides of two Saudi detainees at Guantanamo Bay intensified Saudi anger at the camp, drawing questions Sunday about whether the men really killed themselves or were driven to it by torture. That Dubya, he’s even managing to turn…

Co-opting the power

In an era where the image of Che is on t-shirts made in Third World sweatshops and military contingents participate in Martin Luther King Day parades, the following is as true as ever. During the lifetime of great revolutionaries, the…