The magnitude and geographic sweep of the pollution left by Hurricane Katrina is so enormous that the Environmental Protection Agency is struggling to determine what the worst hazards are, where they are and what can be done about them. Perhaps…

Pope Benedict XVI is apparently shielding a Croatian war criminal from capture and prosecution for war crimes committed during the Bosnian war. The Vatican claims that it has no international obligations to help the UN hunt war criminals, and even…

I updated a code segment in this blog software, Radio UserLand. It updated the code, then  crashed. It refused to load, even after a reboot. Arrghh. I’m seriously thinking of moving to WordPress. Radio has great features, but sometimes it…

11 AM EDT. Tropical storm Rita Atmospheric conditions are continuing to become more conducive for strengthening…And all forecast guidance suggests Rita should intensify some more…Before and after it reaches the Gulf of Mexico. Predictions are Rita will be a Category…

One billion dollars has been plundered from Iraq’s defence ministry in one of the largest thefts in history, The Independent can reveal, leaving the country’s army to fight a savage insurgency with museum-piece weapons. The carefully planned theft has so…

Kris Kristofferson and Steve Earle played Sunday night at Royce Hall at UCLA. Both were solo, both pointedly antiwar, both powerful and stunning. Kristofferson played for two hours. Kris Kristofferson: In an antiwar song opposing the Iraq War he wonders…

Global warming linked to increase of hurricanes Hurricanes of the intensity of Katrina have become almost twice as common over the past 35 years, according to research suggesting that global warming could be worsening severe storms. The overall frequency of…