Valley / Hollywood secession poll From the LA TimesValley secessionCitywide:       29% for, 53% againstIn the Valley: 52% for, 37% against Hollywood secessionCitywide:       24% for, 61% againstIn Hollywood: 25% for, 59% against So, while Valley secession barely passes in the Valley, Hollywood secession…

Your tax dollars at work: Rigged war games The biggest war game in the history of the United States, staged this month at a cost of $US253 million with 13,000 troops, was rigged to ensure that the Americans beat their…

The emperor has no clothes The Bush Administration huffs and puffs a lot, threatening to blow the evil-doers houses down.  Lots of macho-strutting and big threats, but really, what have they actually accomplished?  Yes, they bombed Afghanistan back to the,…

Israeli Diplomat Warns of Deteriorating EU-Israel Ties BRUSSELS: Israel’s Ambassador to the European Union, Harry Kney-Tal, is worried and frustrated over the widening gap between Europe and the Zionist state. Kney-Tal, 58, who completes his term in Brussels in a…

Back us against Saddam or else, US tells Arab states American diplomats are sending an uncompromising message to Arab states: those who do not support the planned United States operation against Saddam Hussein will be treated as enemies Interesting report,…

Queers occupy Berkeley Starbucks! About 25 queer settlers descended on a downtown Berkeley Starbucks on Saturday, August 17, claiming Berkeley as “a city without people for people without a city.” The group, organized by Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT!), posted…

More on Saudi money leaving the U.S. Disgruntled Saudis have pulled tens of billions of dollars out of the US, signalling a deep alienation from America. One analyst said the total funds withdrawn by individual investors amount to $200bn. Other…

Will Monica Lewinsky be his first guest? Clinton In Talk Show Negotiations With CBS. “Associates of Bill Clinton and executives from CBS are involved in negotiations to make the former president the host of a daily afternoon talk show,” the…