India and insurgencies

Contacts knowledgeable about the areas tell me the Maoist insurgency in Nepal and the Tamil Tigers insurgency in Sri Lanka are both backed at least in part by India. Both insurgencies are well equipped and funded. Of course, insurgencies can…

Katrina and activism

Escapable Logic and Doc Searls are blogging thoughtfully about why hasn’t there been more grass roots activism in the wake of Katrina. I was on the phone with Doc Searls on September 1st as he wrote: This event won’t have…

Podcast: Keisha Brunston.

From the ANSWER LA War and Racism Forum, 10 Pt. 2 of 3. Keisha Brunston is a relative of Deandre Brunston. He was shot 22 times by Compton Police while being attacked by a police dog They said he had…

Stating the obvious

White House ethics, honesty questioned A majority of Americans say the indictment of Scooter Libby "signals broader ethical problems in the Bush administration, and nearly half say the overall level of honesty and ethics in the federal government has fallen…

Defense Attorney Lynne Stewart denied new trial

Defense attorney Lynne Stewart has lost her bid for a new trial after her conviction on charges that she conspired to conduct a conspiracy, the New York Law Journal reported. She faces 30 years in prison on bogus, inflated charges.

Tribal war inna Babylon

The Libby indictments have been filed. BushCo has this and many other things to worry about, such as the DeLay indictments, Frist’s stock profits, Miers’ withdrawal, plummeting support for the war, as well as their dismal poll numbers. There’s a…