The National Park Service has agreed to give thousands of anti-war demonstrators a prime spot along President Bush’s inaugural parade route that will allow them to protest during the procession. Hmm, first the government played hardball, now they’re being co-operative.…

From Freeway Blogger Thursday, January 20th, 2005…  Will be an historic date. With the swearing-in of George W. Bush for a second term as President of the United States, the world will bear solemn witness to what may well be the…

US special forces ‘inside Iran’ The American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has claimed that US commandos are operating inside Iran selecting sites for future air strikes. Abbas offers olive branch, Sharon spits at it. Palestinian officials said increased military actions…

From respected security consultant Bruce Schneier A nascent security trend in the U.S. is tracking schoolchildren when they get on and off school buses.  A school district in Spring, Texas, is using computerized ID badges to record this information, and…

It’s in the culture in Hawaii, hawaiian music, hula, and chants. Some of it has been Hollywood-ized, thankfully much has not. During our stay in Maui, my inlaws, haole like me, played much from their extensive collection of Hawaiian music,…

Iraqi officials said Saturday they are considering new measures to protect voters in the Jan. 30 national election, including a three-day, nationwide ban on driving to discourage car-bombings. Other plans include locking down polling stations so that they resemble prisons…