US HQ attacked in central Baghdad Rocket-propelled grenades and mortars have hit the headquarters of US-led occupation forces in Baghdad. Another bomb targeted a US convoy travelling in a street next to the Palestine and Sheraton hotels. During the night…

UfPJ abandons West Side Highway rally plan From their listserv WE ARE MARCHING! On August 29, United for Peace and Justice will hold a massive, impassioned, peaceful, and legal march past Madison Square Garden, the site of the Republican Convention,…

Crude oil jumps to record after Iraq cuts shipments to tankers “There is no limit to how high crude oil can go,” said Carl Larry, an associate director of energy futures at Barclays Capital Inc. in New York. “There is…

NCA/ANSWER filing Federal Lawsuit for Central Park demo during RNC Via the NCA listserv The attorneys for the National Council of Arab Americans (NCA) are filing a free speech lawsuit in New York City in defense of the First Amendment…

Just so there’s no illusions about Kerry and Iraq Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said on Monday he would have voted for the congressional resolution authorizing force against Iraq even if he had known then no weapons of mass destruction…

Bush puts foot in mouth, again Bush, at a Virgina campaign stop said high taxes on the rich are a failed strategy because “the really rich people figure out how to dodge taxes anyway.” Asked about that comment, Jonathan Beeton,…

UfPJ blew it. Demonstration and March at RNC United for Justice and Peace just notified their listserv that they now have serious doubts about the march and rally permit they negotiated with New York City for the protests during the…