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Monthly Archives: January 2007

Foodie Friday – Polpettoni

A Most Unusual Meat Loaf (26 October 2002) My name for it is exactly right, but it is called “Polpettoni” in Trieste. The city is in the northeast corner of present-day Italy and it has had some trials in its … Continue reading

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There Goes the Neighbourhood

Iraq in Talks With Chevron, ExxonBy SPENCER SWARTZ Dow Jones Newswires© 2007 The Associated Press LONDON — Iraq is in negotiations with Chevron Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. to build a new $3 billion petrochemical facility, and is in talks … Continue reading

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This Nonsense Needs to Stop

Bush Orders More CIA Activity in VenezuelaBy Eva GolingerJan 24, 2007, 20:45 Caracas, January 19, 2007 (venezuelanalysis.com)— During a briefing before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Intelligence, current CIA chief General Michael V. Hayden revealed President George … Continue reading

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Evo Morales – Betting FOR Life

Evo Morales, President of Bolivia Addresses the 2007 World Social Forum in NairobiBy Evo Morales; translated from Spanish by Manuel Talens, Tlaxcala; revised by Les BloughJan 25, 2007, 16:21 “I hope that this Forum will issue proposals to stop the … Continue reading

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Rumsfeld As Consultant (Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink)

Rumsfeld Cleaning out the Sewer and the People Cleaning out WashingtonBy Les Blough, EditorJan 25, 2007, 20:12 According to a report in the Washington Times yesterday, Donald Rumsfeld has a new job. Yep, he has been given the job of … Continue reading

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Back to the Past

Maybe they can coax Burt Gerding out of retirement to help them. Government Reportedly Monitoring Anti-War Groups In AustinJan 24, 2007 06:49 AM KXAN’s Shannon Wolfson has been investigating a new report that says the federal government is monitoring anti-war … Continue reading

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On Cakewalks and Other Follies

From Reality-Based Educator They Thought Iraq Was Only Going To Be The First Last night on Countdown, Keith Olbermann asked Newsweek writer Richard Wolffe about an interview Senator Chuck Hagel gave to a magazine in which Hagel said that when … Continue reading

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Freedom of the Press in Iraq

Exclusive: Iraqi army brutalityPublished: 24 Jan 2007By: Jonathan Miller Channel 4 News has exclusive access to the brutality meted out by the largely Shi’a Iraqi army in Baghdad. It is a shocking insight into the sectarian violence that is tearing … Continue reading

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Bringing Democracy to the Middle East

IRAQ: Lina Massufi, Iraq “I cannot stand the constant military raids in my home”© Afif Sarhan/IRIN Lina Massufi is fed up because her house in Baghdad has been raided by US and Iraqi soldiers more than 12 times in the … Continue reading

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Time to Stop This Stupid War – March On DC

Anti-War Groups Plan Surge on Washingtonby Aaron Glanz Peace activists from around the United States will converge on Washington Saturday for what organisers hope will be the largest demonstration to date against the Iraq war. “We expect a turnout in … Continue reading

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The Monday Movie, Part Four

F*** the Army / Black GI’s Rebel

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Poetry from Bob Lee

9-24-06 Words of Dismissal You know, as we work for justice for everybodyeach of us gets more free. So when straight people like mework for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender peoplewe get more free. But that’s not all. When white … Continue reading

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