The next Pope

Will either be arch-conversative or stone cold reactionary. There’s little chance of a even a moderate getting elected.

California prisons

From DJ Mitchell The Calipatria State Prison website states that the prison’s mission is “to provide for the confinement of general population Level I (minimum custody) and Level IV (maximum custody) inmates who are willing to participate in vocational and/or…

Oil prices rise amid fears market could hit $105 mark

Oil prices climbed higher today, sticking stubbornly above the $55 a barrel mark, supported by a forecast that the market could spike as high as $105. Goldman Sachs warned yesterday that the oil markets might have entered the early stages…

The podcasting wars

Yes, it’s true. George Bush is now podcasting. His first podcast, “Making the world safe for making a profit” is now on whitehouse.gov. Democrats were quick to respond, with Barbara Boxer’s podcast speech, “It’s time to knock out Dubya”, being…

EU to impose trade sanctions on US

The European Union says it will impose sanctions as of May 1 on several U.S. products to punish Washington for failing to repeal an anti-dumping law that has been ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization. Canada is doing the…

Spy agencies were ‘dead wrong’ on Iraq, report says

A presidential commission said U.S. intelligence was ‘dead wrong’ about the military threat posed by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and urged overhauling the nation’s spy agencies to fight terrorism and weapons proliferation. The commission said a ‘major intelligence failure’…