The 2004 election. Battle lines are being drawn. John Perry Barlow, “a retired Wyoming cattle rancher, a former lyricist for the Grateful Dead, and co-founder of the EFF”, is a seriously respected denizen of cyberspace. His new blog has a piece…

Oh that… Rumsfeld backed Saddam even after chemical attacks Fresh controversy about Donald Rumsfeld’s personal dealings with Saddam Hussein was provoked yesterday by new documents that reveal he went to Iraq to show America’s support for the regime despite its…

The Grinch that stole the dead spots map Mobile phone carriers know dead spots, but won’t tell us The answer, it turns out, leads to one of the mobile phone industry’s darkest and dirtiest secrets: All the major carriers have…

Discovered memo From: John Ashcroft, US Attorney General To: Tom Ridge: Department of Homeland Security Subject: Santa Claus: Threat to the nation This Santa character. We need to keep an eye on him. He dresses in red and appears to…

Yesterday, several million Americans decided to go vegetarian Mad cow disease discovered in the US Our government is doing just what the Brits did when Mad Cow was first discovered there – they said it’s not a serious threat to humans. One…

Teamsters still striking Vons grocery distribution centers You heard it here first! Teamsters have NOT returned to work at four Vons grocery distribution centers in the Los Angeles area, and the picket lines are blocking trucks and becoming more militant.…