France and Germany Agree on Iraq New York Times – PARIS, Oct. 2 As Congress moved to accept a resolution giving President Bush latitude to strike Iraq if he concluded that United Nations diplomacy was stalled, the leaders of France and…

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Oct 6 nationwide protests Just returned from a mararthon four hour planning meeting for the Los Angeles protest on Sunday (1-6 PM at the Federal Bldg in Westwood), part of the nationwide Not In Our Name protests happening that day.…

Somehow, US media “overlooked” huge European protests Somewhere between 250,000-400,000 people protested the coming Iraq war last Saturday in London.  Plus another 100,000 in Rome. As Greg Palast says “and you did read about that in U.S. papers, right?”. Well, barely. …

Arianna kicks Torch buttSen Robert Torricelli “The Torch” (D-NJ) just quit his bid for reelection amidst major corruption charges. Retired senator Frank Lautenberg is replacing him.  Whether or not this is legal, no one knows yet.  If this replacement ploy…

Enrique Enrique was five when his mother left Honduras for the U.S., seeking a better life and money for her and her kids.  Dad was long gone.  Enrique got shuttled between relatives for years until he decided to try to…