Counter-Inaugural protests update

A DC judge yesterday in DC ruled that ANSWER protestors can not use sign holders because they might contain razor blades and thus could be a Horrible Hideous Menace. Republicans of course will be allowed to carry umbrellas. Further, the…

Bank robbery and the IRA?

US military admits they’ve lost in Iraq U.S. military commanders increasingly believe that American troops will never entirely defeat Iraqi insurgents and now plan to reduce offensive operations and focus on training Iraqi security forces. In other words, they’ve lost…

Bank robbery and the IRA?

From Slugger O’Toole comes this “short ‘blog compendium’ of the latest crisis in Northern Ireland”, concerning allegations the IRA just pulled off a 22 million pound (40 million US) bank robbery, the biggest ever in the U.K. Northern Bank raid…

Aceh suffers even more

US ‘should not rule out torture’ The outgoing head of the US Department of Homeland Security has said torture may be used in certain cases in order to prevent a major loss of life. Speaking to the BBC, Tom Ridge…

Aceh suffers even more

Forwarded by a friend who lived in Indonesia for fifteen years. You all know how much the people of Aceh have suffered from the  earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004. As of 30 December 2004, the  death toll in Aceh…

These banners will be on the Inauguration route

From the ImpeachBush.org listserv. The Bush/Cheney Presidential Inaugural Committee is spending $50 million to lavish the President and his “donor base” with gala parties in the next few days. The coronation was supposed to proceed on January 20th with Pennsylvania Avenue scrubbed…

All war all the time, the Bushite lust for power

President Bush said on Monday he would not rule out military action against Iran if that country was not more forthcoming about its suspected nuclear weapons We’ve been here and done that, and the Bushite justification for war in Iraq…