Hybrid cars. Their time may be now. Schwarzenegger backs hybrids in state’s carpool lanes Car pool lanes are widely used on busy freeways in California and on freeway onramps. They are reserved for cars with 2-3 people in them and…

US to Iraq. Freedom of press not allowed The United States wants al-Jazeera news to leave Fallujah as a condition for reaching a settlement.Why? As Brig Gen Mark Kimmitt, the deputy director of U.S. military operations in Iraq, was speaking…

More proof things are getting seriously weird NY Times quotes Black Panthers in Iraq article If political power grows from the barrel of a gun, then every armed Iraqi has a stake in the transfer of authority that is supposed…

Even the puppets are rebelling Iraq Council demands immediate cease-fire

Baghdad turns to chaosGunmen roam streets; Iraqi and U.S. deaths rise Thousands flee Iraq fighting; Council tottersA cease-fire in Fallouja crumbles after less than two hours. A member of Iraq’s governing body quits over U.S. military action, and four threaten…

Los Angeles demo Several hundred people were in front of the Federal Building in Westwood yesterday protesting the war, a surprisingly good turnout considering this demo was called on Tuesday night. It was one of many demos happening across the…

Iraqi insurgents say seize two Americans Iraqi insurgents said they had seized four Italians and two Americans on the western outskirts of Baghdad on Friday. If true, then things are now far deadlier and way more volatile.