Non-Prescribed Drug Found in Milosevic - "A Dutch toxicologist said Monday he found traces of an unprescribed antibiotic in Slobodan Milosevic's system earlier this year after the former Yugoslav leader did not respond to blood pressure medication given at the U.N. detention center. Donald Uges said he found traces of rifampicin, an antituberculosis drug that "makes the liver extremely active" and thus breaks down other medications very quickly, possibly taking away their effectiveness." -- How are Saddam's medications?
Why Milosevic Was Murdered - "Milosevic was a loose cannon with intimate knowledge of the criminality of the Globalists after the IMF/Bilderberg coup de 'tat in Serbia in the 1990's. In March 2002, Milosevic presented the Hague tribunal with FBI documents proving that the United States government and NATO provided financial and military support for Al-Qaeda to aid the Kosovo Liberation Army in its war against Serbia. This didn't go down too well at the Pentagon and the White House, who at the time were trying to sell a war on terror and gearing up to justify invading Iraq."
“He Shall Direct Thy Paths to the Weapons of Mass Destruction.” - "William Tierney, the former United Nations weapons inspector who unveiled the so-called "Saddam Tapes" at a conference in Arlington, Virginia, Saturday, told National Review Online that God directed him to weapons sites in Iraq and that his belief in the importance of one particular site was strengthened when a friend told him that she had a vision of the site in a dream."
Dictatorship is the danger - "Why did O'Connor choose such a closed forum to air her thoughts? Why was Totenberg the only reporter present? The possibility that America is sliding toward dictatorship or an unprecedented form of corporate oligarchy ought to be a matter of world concern. And if O'Connor believes what she is reported to have said, surely she owes it to the world to make public the prepared text of her remarks, which so far have the dubious character of the scores of unverifiable leaks that have passed for news in the compulsively secretive world of the Bush administration. It's unsurprising that, say, Colin Powell chooses to leak rather than speak out, but when a supreme court justice prefers to whisper her fears to a coterie audience, it's hard to avoid the inference that the whisper itself speaks volumes about the imperilled democracy it purports to describe. ... These are peculiar times, and when Republican politicians appear to endorse the killing of judges who make rulings of which they disapprove, it's maybe understandable that a distinguished judge like Sandra Day O'Connor, expressing views calculated to enrage Republican politicians, might sensibly look to a small podium with a weak sound system for fear of being heard too clearly by the likes of Cornyn and DeLay."
Free Speech? Not When It Comes to State of Israel - "You’ve got to fight. It’s the only conclusion I can draw as I see the renewed erosion of our freedom to discuss the Middle East. The most recent example — and the most shameful — is the cowardly decision of the New York Theater Workshop to cancel the Royal Court’s splendid production of “My Name Is Rachel Corrie”. ... I better remember what I wrote in my newspaper just over six years ago, that “the degree of abuse and outright threats now being directed at anyone ... who dares to criticize Israel ... is fast reaching McCarthyite proportions. The attempt to force the media to obey Israel’s rules is ... international”. And growing, I should now add."
Purim 5766 - And Still Going Strong - "Some might indeed mistakenly come to the conclusion that all killing is a bad thing. In fact, we find even among fellow liberal Jews that the holiday of Purim can make them blush and feel uncomfortable, for here we find the Jews celebrating the downfall of their enemies after killing some 75,000 of them. Now how un-Jewish is that?"
The Angry White Male - "I have a confession to make.I am not what you may think I am. People make general assumptions based not on facts or knowledge, but rather how they have been programmed to think by the brainwashers of the Corporate Media. Support the Anti-Choice movement? You must be a Bible thumpin' wing nut. Oppose the illegal invasion of Iraq? you must be a left leaning commie loving liberal democrat. Sometimes the generalizations are true, but often they are not. So here's my confession:"
The Love Ends When You're Born in South Dakota - "This must be what the South Dakota governor was speaking of when he waxed poetic about how a civilized people treats its “most vulnerable and most helpless.”... Yes, you read that correctly: Half of the 10 poorest counties in America are in South Dakota.And thus the people who are anti-choice, but typically do the least to support families and help young children once they’re actually born, continue to live their real creed: Love the fetus, hate the child."
Poll: Americans Inconsistent on Abortion - "A solid majority long have felt that Roe v. Wade should be upheld. Yet most support at least some restrictions on when abortions can be performed. Most think having an abortion should be a personal choice. But they also think it is murder."
Ready or Not, Bird Flu Is Coming to America - "In a remarkable speech over the weekend, Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt recommended that Americans start storing canned tuna and powdered milk under their beds as the prospect of a deadly bird flu outbreak approaches the United States. Ready or not, here it comes. It is being spread much faster than first predicted from one wild flock of birds to another, an airborne delivery system that no government can stop."
Donald Rumsfeld makes $5m killing on bird flu drug - "Donald Rumsfeld has made a killing out of bird flu. The US Defence Secretary has made more than $5m (£2.9m) in capital gains from selling shares in the biotechnology firm that discovered and developed Tamiflu, the drug being bought in massive amounts by Governments to treat a possible human pandemic of the disease."
Tapes reveal WMD plans by Saddam - "Audiotapes of Saddam Hussein and his aides underscore the Bush administration's argument that Baghdad was determined to rebuild its arsenal of weapons of mass destruction once the international community had tired of inspections and left the Iraqi dictator alone."
Angry judge questions U.S. death case against Moussaoui - "An angry federal judge unexpectedly recessed the death penalty trial of al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui to consider whether government violations of her rules against coaching witnesses should remove the death penalty as an option."
Polls: Public Worried About Gov't Secrecy - "Two new polls gauging Americans' views on government openness found a majority believe the federal government leans more toward secrecy than openness, while eight in 10 are convinced that an open government is necessary for an effective democracy. The polls released Sunday also found, however, that the public believed government should keep some information private, particularly if it was necessary to combat terrorism."
Polygamists, Unite! - ""Polygamy rights is the next civil-rights battle," says Mark Henkel, who, as founder of the Christian evangelical polygamy organization TruthBearer.org, is at the forefront of the movement. His argument: if Heather can have two mommies, she should also be able to have two mommies and a daddy. Henkel and Hammon have been joined by other activist groups like Principle Voices, a Utah-based group run by wives from polygamous marriages. Activists point to Canada, where, in January, a report commissioned by the Justice Department recommended decriminalizing polygamy."
Teens say cutting themselves helps them escape - "While the act of self injury is dangerous, it is rarely done with the intent of actually causing self-harm, Revzon explained. In most cases, the intent of causing physical pain is done to provide an immediate relief from emotional pain, which is often harder to deal with."
Quote of the Day
"Every government, democratic or not, is capable of tyranny."
~ Rep. Ron Paul
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