Brutality in Beijing
January 27, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Witnesses say China has detained dozens of people, some of whom have been severely beaten, for trying to mark the death of former leader Zhao Ziyang. The allegations came as the Government intensified security to prevent mourners attending Saturday’s funeral in Beijing for Mr Zhao, the former Communist Party secretary general purged for opposing the [...]
Saddam’s Lawyer
January 26, 2005 | Leave a Comment
In the most morbidly literal way, NATO forces are “sniffing out” more mass graves than alliance spokesman Jamie Shea ever suspected. Dog-eaten sticks of bone poke from putrescent pits on television screens. So it is not surprising that on July 31 New York will see the opening of a commission of inquiry for an international [...]
The Critic
January 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment
I’m sure the Cubans are forever grateful as they have enjoyed their new found freedom since those Spaniards left. Sorry about that Bay of Pigs thing though… Same goes for the Phillipines who had such a wonderful time with Marcos at the helm and US Bases on their shores that they finally ran Marcos out [...]
More “Peaceful” Protestors
January 24, 2005 | Leave a Comment
The protest warriors went on our first mission since I was made the East Texas Chapter Leader By Default. We protested International A.N.S.W.E.R.’s Houston chapter and various other local socialist groups’ protest of GWB’s inauguration. The war protesters were a small, but lively group of about 100 people – very violent especially for being pacifists. [...]
Counter-Counter-Inaugural
January 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Ten minutes after telling his fellow protesters to stay safe, Gil Kobrin lay huddled in the slush and mud as two anarchists repeatedly kicked him in the back. How he got from point A to point B is simple enough. Kobrin, accompanied by a dozen members of the conservative group ProtestWarrior, crashed a rally of [...]
Not One Damn Dime?
January 20, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Immigrants contribute $240 billion to our Gross National Product every year, including contributing $7 billion in Social Security annually. They contribute to the U.S. economy $25 billion more than they receive in healthcare and other social services. The anti-immigrant politicians and hatemongers say, ‘immigrants are a drain on society.’ It’s time to prove them wrong. [...]
Kim’s Grip Loosening?
January 18, 2005 | Leave a Comment
The first known visual evidence of dissent within the world’s most secretive state emerged yesterday when video footage taken in a North Korean factory showed a portrait of the dictator, Kim Jong-il, defaced with graffiti demanding freedom and democracy. The 35-minute video clip, said to have been taken in November, was posted on the website [...]
Violence in Berkeley
January 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment
A Berkeley rally against terrorism that featured a bombed Israeli bus turned briefly violent Sunday when angry counter demonstrators carrying Palestinian flags marched into the mostly pro-Israel crowd. Riot police quickly separated combatants, some of whom came to blows, during the afternoon event organized by the Israeli Action Committee of the East Bay. Police cited [...]
Gotta Love Clint
January 13, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Clint Eastwood squinted like Dirty Harry Tuesday night as he took aim at Michael Moore. “Michael Moore and I actually have a lot in common – we both appreciate living in a country where there’s free expression,” Eastwood told the star-dotted crowd attending the National Board of Review awards dinner at Tavern on the Green, [...]
Fighting in the Philippines
January 5, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Filipino troops overran two southern jungle camps of militants linked to al-Qaida, in violence that killed 23 soldiers and 31 guerrillas – the deadliest battle in years. More than 400 marines, army and police commandos yesterday stormed the hilltop camps on Basilan Island, said the country’s navy chief, Vice-Admiral Ferdinand Golez. The raids targeted about [...]
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