Israel guilty of war crimes, Amnesty International Amnesty International said today that there is clear evidence that some of the acts committed by the IDF during Operation Defensive Shield were war crimes. The report, Israel and the Occupied Territories: Shielded…

Sharon government going even further right Ariel Sharon’s minority government survived a series of no-confidence votes in the knesset last night, only to be confronted by a fresh challenge that left the hardline administration looking highly unstable. It clung to…

Some news to perk up your dayOnly technology revolution can save the Earth Diplomacy has failed – meaning that only a revolutionary advanced technology will save the Earth from relentless global warming driven by greenhouse gas emissions, scientists warned yesterday.…

Um, did we ask Yemen if it was ok to fire missles in their country? US Missile Kills Al Qaeda Suspects in Yemen.  A missile fired by an unmanned US aircraft has killed six alleged members of Osama bin Laden’s…

Life imitates Art Army’s new marketing ammo: games and community. In addition to American’s Army, a free first-person, massive multi-player game, the Army has loaded their viral marketing engine with all the online community ammo. Online community combined with gaming,…

Democrat in Green’s Clothing Green Party of California Media AdvisoryNovember 11, 2002 North Coast- In an apparent last minute attempt to win Green party and environmental voters, Patty Berg, the Democrat candidate for the first Assembly District, sent out a…

Pelican Bay prison hunger strike in third week Lawyers for the inmates say they are protesting the Department of Corrections’ practice of isolating prisoners believed to be gang members in harsh segregation units, where they are denied most privileges and are…

 Allies Find No Links Between Iraq, Al Qaeda Evidence isn’t there, officials in Europe say, adding that an attack on Hussein would worsen the threat of terrorism by Islamic radicals. Would it be that our government was that honest and forthcoming.

Evil mutants steal blogmaster’s brain Saved by heroic reader, kosmo, who rants… So John Robb says that the world is going into the toilet and there’s *nothing* we can do except stay home and wait for it to pass.  And…

Riyadh not to allow attack on Iraq from Saudi territory  Saudi Arabia will not allow bases on its territory to be used for an attack on Iraq even if the United Nations approves military action, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud…