Month July 2006

Letter From California

From the Left Coaster Horror and despair will seem like hyperbole to many, but Californians just watched the Secretary of State call the vicious and brutal war upon Lebanon a “birth pang” before jetting off to a piano recital in…

U.N. chastizes racist country

The United States should adopt a moratorium on death sentences, a U.N. rights body said Friday, noting that capital punishment appears to be disproportionately imposed on minority groups and poor people.

I’m getting a camcorder

Audio podcasting is great. Video is even better. So, I’m taking the plunge into video podcasting, and have spent a week or so researching camcorders. There are a baffling amount of options and features available, especially for newbies like me.…

Coming soon. Attack on Iran

Here’s more makin’ shit up from the Bushies, complete with their usual slimes, innuendo, but no actual facts. The US and Israel says the Hezbollah leader could be hiding in an embassy, possibly the Iranian embassy, so darn it, they…

82nd Airborne to Lebanon?

From John Robb With no takers on a peace keeping force it will be up to the US to save Israel’s bacon. The 82nd Airborne is on tap to be sent. However, that won’t work since Hezbollah won’t comply. As…