Nice to see someone on a national network call these pricks out on their hate-mongering and general small-mindedness. I had begun to get the feeling the American news media had devolved into two antagonistic camps comprising Jon Stewart and everyone else, but now I need there are some other voices of reason out there as [...]
Being here in Japan and disconnected from the US media (due to a lack of CNN or television access to other US news sources) I have seen little video of any of the candidates for President and instead mostly ingest news from print and online sources. So while I often read about Obama’s exceptional oratorical [...]
I’m kind of moved into the new place now, and my body is one big, throbbing ache. I still live among The Boxes and am progressing through them in a methodical, if not breathtakingly fast, fashion. Oh, and now I have WiFi. Yay! I promise to blog the new digs, but for now you can [...]
I searched Google for “microbiologist rod barton” after reading a piece in the Japan Times about him, only to find that the majority of sites carrying the story were outside the US. Little surprise, I suppose. Anyway, the gist of the story is this: An Australian scientist involved in the search for WMD claims US [...]
The latest example of Bush-style diplomacy–bullying and arm-twisting–was published in today’s Washington Post. It seems that the Bush Administration had a problem with IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei’s reluctance to play ball and support the US by parroting their hardline stance regarding Iran’s recent interest in nuclear energy. (He also didn’t make any friends in Washington [...]
[Recommended reading, reprinted in it’s entirety here or available elsewhere online.] From Hitler To Saddam Hussein to Osama bin Laden – Insider Connections and the Bush Family’s Partnership with Killers of Americans Brown Brothers, Harriman – BNL- and the Carlyle Group By Michael C. Ruppert [© Copyright 2001. All Rights Reserved, Michael C. Ruppert and [...]
…seems to be a hot topic these days, at least on the many of the Progressive blogs I read. Two recent studies, one statistical analysis from UC Berkely and another report from Steven Freeman, point to clear irregularities in voter turnout in counties where electronic voting machines were used. Hardly surprising is that the use [...]
I stumbled across this excellent post whilst hopping around the Japan Bloggers webring. I though I might simply re-post some of the better links, but decided that it should be read in it’s entirety. Great site design, too, don’t you think?