Yearly Archives: 2007

Questions for Karl Rove – and President Bushby Elizabeth Holtzman and Cynthia L. CooperMarch 31, 2007San Diego Union-Tribune The stealth dismissal of U.S. attorneys by the Bush administration carries echoes of the Nixon administration firing special prosecutor Archibald Cox in … Continue reading →

The Ordeal of Suzi Hazahza: The Pirates of Homeland SecurityBy GREG MOSES One by one, the helium-inflated excuses for arresting and imprisoning Suzi Hazahza have been popped and now lie on the ground. And the single memory humanizing the government … Continue reading →

Resisting the Drums of WarThe Bush administration promoted the misguided and destructive war in Iraq by targeting our concerns about vulnerability, injustice, distrust, superiority, and helplessness. The continued occupation of Iraq—or an attack on Iran—will likely be sold to us … Continue reading →

As if that was news? From Missing Links Volatility The worse things get in the Middle East, the more it seems English language analysis begins and ends with the realization of the important fact that Bush is an ignorant bully. … Continue reading →

From An Arab Woman Blues Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Let me ask you something.Are you as bothered as I am by not knowing the whole Truth? If anything, the Iraqi “experience” has managed to raise so … Continue reading →

The New SDSChristopher Phelps Twenty-year-old Will Klatt, wearing a green knit hat, baggy jeans and black jacket pulled over a hoodie, stands before a Civil War monument at the center of Ohio University’s main campus in Athens. Although a February … Continue reading →

Study: Alcohol, tobacco worse than drugsBy MARIA CHENGAP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — New “landmark” research finds that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal drugs like marijuana or Ecstasy and should be classified as such in legal … Continue reading →

What: MLK Memorial March Commemorating 39th Anniversary of King Assassination Who: Citizen Activists involved with the, Austin NAACP, Black Press, Interreligious Ministries, PODER, Labor and Peace Why: A demonstration and demand that human issues like universal health care, racial justice, … Continue reading →

And lest there be any misunderstanding, also failing at everything else they touch. Colin Powell as secretary of state was a failure because he was brow-beaten and hog-tied. Condi Rice is a failure because she is a toady. Condi’s Free … Continue reading →

From Informed Comment According to Sawt al-Iraq writing in Arabic, young Shiite nationalist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had a sermon read out in his name in Kufa and Baghdad mosques on Friday in which he called for massive anti-US demonstrations in … Continue reading →

From Wake Up From Your Slumber …, with thanks. Israeli Army set attack dog on Palestinian woman It takes four brave IDF boys and one psyched-up dog to stop one lone unarmed Palestinian woman. All in a hard day’s work … Continue reading →

Chicken with Pasilla de Oaxaca Rub (20 March 2003) This is a recipe that resulted from sending a Canadian Friend a “care-package” that contained some chiles. He did not know much about using dried chiles, nor quite what to do … Continue reading →