Month September 2006

That road goes nowhere

Two people Sue and I know have recently cratered their lives by going back to the crack pipe after being clean and sober for a while. One committed credit card fraud to pay for his habit, the other has vanished…

Will the Pope semi-apologize for this too?

“We preach the crucified Christ – a scandal for the Jews, a folly for the pagans”. That’s the verse from the Bible the Pope cited shortly after semi-apologizing for his remarks about Islam. This is a politically savvy and well-educated…

Excesses of capitalism

When predatory greed is the accepted norm… Insurance Blue Cross in California apparently has devised a novel way to save money. If claims get too high, they cancel the policy retroactively. The State of California is expected to bring action…

US government set to free terrorist

Luis Posada Carilles has boasted of blowing up a plane with innocents aboard. Now the U.S wants to free him, and thus, not extradite him to stand trial. Take action!