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Bush imposes right-wing thug as ambassador to UN
In both the thuggish character of the nominee and the arrogant method of his installation, George W. Bush’s August 1 “recess appointment” of John Bolton as the US ambassador to the United Nations exemplifies his administration’s contempt for democratic forms as well as world public opinion....
Posted: Mon, Aug 1, 2005 10:39pm PDT
Bohemian Grove & the 25th Vigil
Report from the Saturday, July 16, 2005 demonstration at Bohemian Grove on the Russian River...
Posted: Mon, Aug 1, 2005 9:31pm PDT
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia dies
Brian Whitaker contemplates what the future holds for Saudi Arabia in the reign of King Abdullah and beyond...
Posted: Mon, Aug 1, 2005 6:58am PDT
Bush to Name Bolton U.S. Ambassador to UN Today
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush will name John Bolton ambassador to the United Nations today in a recess appointment, an administration official said....
Posted: Mon, Aug 1, 2005 6:50am PDT
Afghanistan: Voter Card Fraud Fears
Distribution of voter cards opens the way for possible widespread fraud in forthcoming election....
Posted: Sun, Jul 31, 2005 10:36pm PDT
Cairo: Protestors against Mubarak beaten
Egyptian riot police and government supporters attacked scores of pro-reform activists, beating them with clubs, kicking them and throwing them into police trucks during a Saturday demonstration in Cairo against President Hosni Mubarak....
Posted: Sat, Jul 30, 2005 3:07pm PDT
Afghanistan: Voter Card Fraud Fears
Distribution of voter cards opens the way for possible widespread fraud in forthcoming election....
Posted: Sat, Jul 30, 2005 2:55pm PDT
8/3 in SF: Supreme Court Town Hall Meeting & March
Wednesday, August 3, 2005
6:00 pm - Doors Open (Come early; seating limited)
6:15 pm - Supreme Court Town Hall Meeting
7:30 pm - "No Rubber Stamp" March to Civic Center immediately following Town Hall...
Posted: Sat, Jul 30, 2005 1:18pm PDT
J.D.Davidson of 'Clinton killed V.Foster',a fraud pt.1
I wish to try to tell the story of my encounters with James Dale Davidson,Rhodes scholar like Clinton and a Clinton supporter until,for whatever reasons of his own,or others,he wasn't....
Posted: Fri, Jul 29, 2005 3:26pm PDT
Ex San Franciscan in Alabama and Los Angeles Abused, Sheriff Allowed to Escape Justice,
I was abused and tortured by the federal government who used a proven criminal, who is a sheriff, in their first strike against myself, an auditor and free lance reporter. Now they will not take the Sheriff to trial. Links to crimes are in the news post below. They are at war with us. Know them and their true faces....
Posted: Fri, Jul 29, 2005 3:25pm PDT
US energy bill funnels billions to oil, utility corporations
Congressional Republican and Democratic negotiators reached agreement Monday night on major elements of a new energy bill promoted by the Bush administration to reward its corporate backers in the oil, coal and utility industries....
Posted: Fri, Jul 29, 2005 6:18am PDT
updated action list for Cite Soleil
Here's an updated action call with updated list of
contacts. In particular, we're trying to get the
international human rights agencies to speak out...
Pass this list onto your circles......
Posted: Fri, Jul 29, 2005 12:24am PDT
NIFC Statement on Provo Surrender
THE NATIONAL IRISH FREEDOM COMMITTEE
STATEMENT ON PROVO SURRENDER, JULY 28, 2005...
Posted: Thu, Jul 28, 2005 3:10pm PDT
IRA Orders End to Armed Campaign
Complete text of IRA statement...
Posted: Thu, Jul 28, 2005 11:28am PDT
Lebanon / Syria: Border Lock Down....
Thousands of transport trucks line the winding highways of Akkar, an impoverished region in northern Lebanon which borders Syria. Currently all land border crossings into Syria are shutdown to economic traffic, dealing a serious blow to Lebanon's already unstable economy. The Syrian government has publicly justified this border lockdown in the name of regional "security", as Syria is under intense international political pressure mainly from the U.S. to introduce tighter border cont...
Posted: Thu, Jul 28, 2005 8:06am PDT
Democratic Leadership Council drafts right-wing platform for coming elections
The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) held its annual convention in Columbus, Ohio, last weekend, outlining its program for the upcoming 2006 mid-term elections and the presidential election in 2008. Speeches at the meeting and documents published in advance indicate that the Democratic Party plans to run an extremely right-wing campaign, particularly on the issues of “national security” and the war in Iraq....
Posted: Thu, Jul 28, 2005 7:53am PDT
300 Boy Scouts sickened by heat while waiting for US president
WASHINGTON, July 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Over 300 Boy Scouts fell ill from heat on Wednesday while waiting for US President George W. Bush to attend a memorial service for four adult Scout leaders who were electrocuted Monday while pitching a dining tent under a power line....
Posted: Wed, Jul 27, 2005 11:01pm PDT
Professor Dill to Testify for Election Assistance Commission
Professor Dill to Testify for Election Assistance Commission
Urges Accessible and Verifiable Voting Systems Standards...
Posted: Wed, Jul 27, 2005 8:47pm PDT
Renegade CIA Officer Phillip Agee Calls Outing of Valerie Plame "Dirty Politics"
Whoever in the White House exposed Valerie Plame could be charged under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act. We rebroadcast an interview with former CIA officer Phillip Agee, for whom, many believe, the Act was written....
Posted: Wed, Jul 27, 2005 8:43pm PDT