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Support Conyers on Impeachment - link here to email Ralph Nader told the nation to support Rep. Conyers who is considering moving forward on impeachment hearings. Only people of his state can contact his DC office, emails are filtered....
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 12:37pm PST
Massive Protest Marks Hariri Death BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Beirut Monday for a massive opposition rally four weeks to the day since Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was assassinated....
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 8:46am PST
Hizb Allah protest blasts 'US meddling' Hundreds of thousands of people have turned out for a Hizb Allah rally against foreign meddling in Lebanon, while a UN envoy has met the country's president to press demands for a Syrian pullout....
Posted: Sun, Mar 13, 2005 1:36pm PST
New President of Chechnya Sheikh Abdul-Halim: Who Is He? After it was announced that new Chechen leader, Sheikh Abdul-Halim has headed the Chechen State, in accordance to the Constitution of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (CRI), in compliance with the Edict issued by CRI President, and in accordance with the Resolution of CRI State Defence Council, Russian propaganda hurried to announce that a Saudi Arab has allegedly become the head Ichkeria. Even some name with the prefix “al” was made up, so that this fact would not cause any doubts in anybody....
Posted: Sat, Mar 12, 2005 9:22am PST
Lebanese Speaker 'Urges' Western Leaders To Name Suitable Premier Speaker Nabih Berri responded Friday to British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw's comment on the reappointment of Prime Minister Omar Karami by urging him to name "the Lebanese prime minister he wants, to dissipate his concern."...
Posted: Sat, Mar 12, 2005 7:48am PST
Calif. gov’s ballot measures rev up opposition Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s road trip last week to gather signatures on three pet ballot measures has raised the likelihood of a special election later this year featuring a series of anti-people initiatives. Labor and community organizations are springing into action in response....
Posted: Fri, Mar 11, 2005 11:44am PST
Daly Blasts Giants Bid for Raid on City Funds Supervisor Chris Daly held a press conference yesterday denouncing a bid by the San Francisco Giants to escape from paying over $4 million in taxes to the City. The Giants claim that SBC Park has been overvalued by around $400 million over the past three years, and argues they should not have to pay property taxes based on these figures. With Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and a group of community activists behind him, Daly lambasted the park’s owners, declaring they should be embarrassed for aski...
Posted: Fri, Mar 11, 2005 11:37am PST
Protests at Kyrgyz Vote Result Crowds in southern city of Jalalabad demand annulment of the first-round parliamentary election....
Posted: Fri, Mar 11, 2005 11:14am PST
Lebanon is not Ukraine The upheaval in Beirut is better understood as a power play by entrenched local and international interests than a democratic revolution...
Posted: Fri, Mar 11, 2005 10:48am PST
CA Voting Systems and Procedures Panel Meeting ALL ITEMS MAY BE RE-ORDERED TO BE HEARD ON ANY DAY OF THE
NOTICED MEETINGS.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE....
Posted: Thu, Mar 10, 2005 11:51pm PST
Unanswered Questions About 9/11 Begins to Break Barriers in Left Media Also, the 9/11 Commission report failed to address the reasons for the collapse of World Trade Center (WTC) building 7 more than six hours after the attack. WTC-7 was a 47-story steel frame building that had only small fires on a few floors. WTC buildings 5 & 6 had much larger fires and did not collapse. This has led a number of critics to speculate that WTC 7 was a planned demolition....
Posted: Wed, Mar 9, 2005 10:00am PST
Schwarzenegger Selling Access to Policy Meeting After Washington D.C. Fundraiser Today Schwarzenegger Selling Access to Policy Meeting After Washington D.C. Fundraiser Today...
Posted: Tue, Mar 8, 2005 12:58pm PST
Hizb Allah rally draws thousands in support of Syria More than 100,000 pro-Syrian demonstrators have gathered in Beirut to denounce what they see as Western interference in Lebanon at a rally highlighting deep divisions in the country over Damascus's role....
Posted: Tue, Mar 8, 2005 6:18am PST
'Nepal backed lynch mob rampage' The Nepalese authorities have been accused of orchestrating a week-long rampage of burning, looting, rape and murder against supposed Maoist targets, in what appears to be the worst human rights violation since the king seized absolute power last month....
Posted: Mon, Mar 7, 2005 9:13pm PST
Axis of South Asian Dictators: Another Blow to the King of Nepal European Parliament's latest call to impose smart sanctions against the ruling elites in government and the military until democracy is restored in Nepal should be a major blow to the King and his junta in Nepal. On the same day, the King Gyanendra's blistering reaction about India and Britain's suspension of military aid indicates that rulers in Nepal seem in a desperate disposition....
Posted: Mon, Mar 7, 2005 9:11pm PST
Support of 527 Reform Act of 2005 Statement by Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy 21, League of Women Voters and Public Citizen in Support of 527 Reform Act of 2005...
Posted: Mon, Mar 7, 2005 9:08pm PST
Controversial 'Secret' Tapes Reveal Shocker: Bush Actually a Great Guy Controversial 'Secret' Tapes Reveal Shocker: Bush Actually a Great Guy; Strange Goings-On at The New York Times...
Posted: Mon, Mar 7, 2005 8:54pm PST
Bush to nominate UN critic Bolton as envoy to UN WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush has nominated John Bolton, a longtime critic of the United Nations, to be the new U.S. ambassador to the world body....
Posted: Mon, Mar 7, 2005 11:02am PST
Hizbollah Warns Against Withdrawal of Syrian Troops From Lebanon As the the presidents of Syria and Lebanon meet to approve a withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon, Hizbollah calls for mass protests and warns of mayhem if Syrian troops leave. We speak with Lebanese activist Afami Kaddour about the current situation in Lebanon....
Posted: Mon, Mar 7, 2005 9:28am PST
Gov. Schwarzenegger Should Pay Legal Costs in Nurses Lawsuit & Travel Expenses for Money-M FTCR: Gov. Schwarzenegger Should Pay Legal Costs in Nurses Lawsuit & Travel Expenses for Money-Making Venture...
Posted: Sun, Mar 6, 2005 10:39pm PST
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