Month July 2007

L.A. County foreclosures up 799%

That’s not a misprint. The foreclosure rate for all Southern California was up 725% over the previous year quarter. It’s happening across the board, for pricey homes as well as small ones. Apparently well-off folks who could have gone with…

It’s beginning to feel a lot like the final days of Bush

FBI Director contradicts Gonzales; Dem senators call for special prosecutor Workers kidnapped to build Green Zone embassy. US Congress testimony. Fox News attacks liberal bloggers. Director Robert Greenwald fights back with a video and says let’s call Fox advertisers because…

Was Pat Tillman fragged?

New evidence shows that Tillman was killed with three M-16 bullets to the head from 10 yards away. It’s difficult to see how that could be accidental friendly fire. There’s more-  a deliberate coverup, no evidence of enemy fire, and…

Civilians never die

Wali Jan Sabri, a parliamentarian from Helmand, Afghanistan, claims that NATO bombing raids killed 50 – 60 civilians yesterday.  In response, Lieutenant-Colonel Charlie Mayo, spokesman for the British forces in Helmand, said this: “Because the Taliban don’t wear uniforms like…