More makin’ shit up from the Bushies

I’m a few days late with this, by hey, there’s just so much emerging about lies from the neocons and Bush that it’s difficult to keep up with all of it!  Key Bush intelligence briefing kept from Hill panel Ten…

Blair threatens newpapers over Bush bombing threat

The <UK> Attorney General sought yesterday to squash further reports concerning the leaked record of a conversation between the Prime Minister and President Bush during which the latter suggested attacking the headquarters of the Arab satellite television channel al-Jazeera, based…

Gospel and granola helping Katrina survivors

A group of evangelicals were helping Katrina survivors in Mississippi. They were overwhelmed and understaffed. Then, busloads of Rainbow Family hippies arrived, and joined in. Much to the astonishment of all, everyone got on fine. "We are Methodists, Episcopalians and…

Paris Burning: How empires end

The Romans conquered the barbarians—and the barbarians conquered Rome. So it goes with empires.  And comes now the penultimate chapter in the history of the empires of the West. … Colonization of the mother countries by subject peoples is the…

Venezuela gives US cheap oil deal

Officials from Venezuela and Massachusetts have signed a deal providing cheap heating oil to low-income homes in the US state. The fuel will be sold at some 40% below market prices to thousands of homes over the winter months Talks…

Global warming and drinking water

Mountain snows and alpine glaciers represent key reservoirs of fresh water for some 1.6 billion people worldwide. In 50 years, however, a warming planet is likely to disrupt many of these sources, leaving millions of people scrambling for additional supplies.…