French youths open fire on police

French youths fired at police and burned over 300 cars last night as towns around Paris experienced their worst night of violence in a week of urban unrest. After seven nights of escalating unrest, this is now becoming an open…

Rove may still do the Frog March

Plus, Bush appears to want him gone else why are the leaking this? Top White House aides are privately discussing the future of Karl Rove, with some expressing doubt that President Bush can move beyond the damaging CIA leak case…

Why is mainstream media just getting to this now?

WaPo: CIA holds terror suspects in secret prisons The hidden global internment network is a central element in the CIA’s unconventional war on terrorism. It depends on the cooperation of foreign intelligence services, and on keeping even basic information about…

Alice’s Restaurant, 40th Annversary Tour

Arlo Guthrie played last night at Royce Hall at UCLA. He still does his amazing  monologues which at first seem rambling but soon zero in on the point clear as can be. Crazy like a fox, he is. He made…

Clashes continue in Paris suburbs

Violent skirmishes between police and immigrant groups in the suburbs around Paris have continued for the sixth consecutive night with scores of cars set alight and nearly three dozen people arrested overnight, officials said today. It’s unusual for riots/uprisings to…