"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
From BOPnews Chris Floyd argues that Iraq is being deliberately turned into a failed state. I think this is a bit behind the curve, Iraq has been allowed to sink into long term conflict status for a very long time.…
For mentioning Politics in the Zeros today in your Blogging L.A. article in the Around the Blogosphere sidebar. There’s so many excellent political LA blogs that, to put it mildly, I wasn’t expecting this! They said (in the print version),…
More on the many tentacles of Jack Abramoff, including those with his pal, Tom De Lay. Where to begin examining the extraordinary career of Jack Abramoff? His work trying to secure a visa for the great Zairian kleptocrat Mobutu Sese…
From someone experiences in negotiating with insurgents and who has been trying to bring peace to war-torn areas for decades. There’s some practical, hard-earned observations here. A lifetime in peace negotiations has given me considerable exposure to insurgency movements. The…
Fears of big freeze as scientists detect slower Gulf Stream The ocean "engine" that helps to drive the warm waters of the Gulf Stream and keeps Britain relatively mild in winter has begun to slow down, say scientists. This is…
From Alan Chartock via Rock & Rap listserv During the Vietnam War, Scruggs, the Southern bluegrass banjo player, stood up at the largest gathering of protesters in history in Washington and played for the assembled throng. To understand how gutsy…
Hey, US lawyers, why not do the same… This sounds like something the National Lawyers Guild might be interested in! Today in Vancouver, Lawyers Against the War filed torture charges against George W. Bush under the Canadian Criminal Code. The…