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Police chief in Samarra resigns The police chief of the previously pacified city says he’s resigning after attacks on his home and car and an attempt to kidnap his son at school. I guess it never really was “pacified”, eh? US…

War on Terror not global issue.

From OfByandFor.org Roger Cohen (NYT): The War on Terror: An Obsession the World Doesn’t Share The United States has a strategic problem:its war on terror, unlike its long fight against Communism, is not universally seen as the pivotal global struggle…

Warning: Cell phone telemarketing is coming

But you can stop it. From Luxomedia In a few weeks, cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies.  You can register your cell number now at the Do Not Call List website or call 888-382-1222 from your cell…

Socialist government becomes major player in PC business!

IBM is selling their PC unit to Lenovo of China for 1.25 billion. The still socialist Chinese government owns a piece of Lenovo. Interesting, eh? China is a weird hybrid now, with capitalist-style businesses booming, yet with a little digging, one…

L.A. protest vigil

Sat, Dec 18, 7 pmHollywood & Highland Bring the troops home now! This will be the third annual vigil at Hollywood and Highland on the weekend before Xmas, initiated by ANSWER L.A

Because you are cannon fodder, that’s why

“Why do we soldiers have to dig through local landfills for pieces of scrap metal and compromised ballistic glass to uparmor our vehicles?” Wilson asked. A big cheer arose from the approximately 2,300 soldiers in the cavernous hangar who assembled…

Killer Coke indeed

India’s highest court orders Coke, Pepsi to print pesticide residue levels Learn more about Killer Coke