Archive for July, 2003

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 07/31/2003 @ 11:22:48 PM

What Wolfowitz BelievesWolfowitz told Tim Russert that he didn’t know who was responsible for the attack on the USS Cole. He is also pals with an author who says … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 07/31/2003 @ 10:53:52 PM

Language and PowerThis article may have been posted here some time back, but it appeared recently in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and reminded us. It’s smart, thought provoking, and has … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 07/31/2003 @ 10:29:23 PM

Republican Righteous: ExposedJoe Conason, tough minded reporter and co-author (along with Gene Lyons) of The Hunting of the President (Clinton) has a new book coming out. Big Lies: The Right-Wing … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 07/31/2003 @ 10:16:48 PM

California: Democrats and Demographics”In the wake of aerospace’s post-Cold War collapse in the ’90s, some 2 million Californians — disproportionately white and defense workers — left the state, even as … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 07/31/2003 @ 9:30:23 AM

Osama bin ForgottenSeveral of you have sent links to the New Yorker article on the botched search for Bin Laden. New Yorker: Mayer on bin Laden … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 07/31/2003 @ 8:09:11 AM

Iraq: The Occupation “[The] fact remains that America’s first one hundred days have been far from glorious. The path so far has been marked by multiple failures, many of them … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 07/31/2003 @ 7:59:44 AM

Letter from the FrontThis is a letter from a second lieutenant stationed north of Baghdad. His unit has been hit 18 of the last 19 days. News from Front … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 07/31/2003 @ 7:55:26 AM

Army Times v BushFor all the fine words about defenders of liberty and flag waving pride the actual attitude of the Repubs can be seen in a hundred small cuts, … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 07/30/2003 @ 10:49:08 PM

Iraq Robert Fisk continues to report as if Iraqi lives depended on it. He does not let up; neither should we. This is just one of his many reports from … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 07/30/2003 @ 10:37:34 PM

Voting ProceduresFrom Marin Peace and Justice Coalition:CALL CA SECRECTARY OF STATE KEVIN SHELLEYRE TOUCH-SCREEN VOTINGCA Secretary of State Kevin Shelley appointed a task force last February to examine the issue. … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 07/30/2003 @ 10:28:43 PM

MediaMove On, along with Common Cause and others is sponsoring a media conference in Wisconsin in November. Media Reform Conference … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 07/30/2003 @ 10:09:21 PM

AfghanistanMatters are not improving much in Afghanistan if the statement released by some 60 NGOs is to be believed. Guardian: Afghanistan [Thx Deniso O.] … [Keep reading >>]

Words for Acts

Of all the enemies of public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies. From these proceed debt and taxes. And armies, debts and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few...No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.

James Madison, 1795



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