Lightning
May 31, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Yesterday operation lightning began and we noticed an excessive presence of the Iraqi army and police forces on the streets and main squares in Baghdad with an obvious readiness for confronting the terrorists. It’s become clear that the phenomenon of seeing terrorists taking control of streets and government buildings in Baghdad had diminished long time [...]
King Fahd Near Death?
May 27, 2005 | Leave a Comment
“King Fahd is well, thank God, and the medical tests he is undergoing are proceeding in a normal way,” it reported, quoting a Saudi official. Few details were given about his condition. A Saudi diplomatic source told CNN the monarch is suffering from pneumonia-like symptoms and that his condition is “quite serious,” though not believed [...]
Voyager Sails On
May 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered the solar system’s final frontier, a vast, turbulent expanse where the Sun’s influence ends and the solar wind crashes into the thin gas between stars. “Voyager has entered the final lap on its race to the edge of interstellar space, as it begins exploring the solar system’s final frontier,” [...]
China Snubs Japan
May 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi abruptly canceled a scheduled meeting Monday with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, citing urgent business at home. The highly unusual move concerning diplomatic protocol triggered speculation that Beijing was expressing discontent over Koizumi’s repeated visits to war-related Yasukuni Shrine. (But) there’s no need to meet someone who doesn’t want to do [...]
Memorial Day
May 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment
The words on his tombstone help define Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, a La Mesa native and descendant of two presidents, who was buried yesterday at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Etched on the white stone is this: “He’s Just Pining.” The sentiment comes from Adams’ favorite Monty Python skit, “The Dead Parrot Sketch,” which represents [...]
San Diego Pension Trustees Charged
May 18, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Six current and former trustees of San Diego’s underfunded pension system were charged yesterday with felony violations of California’s conflict of interest law, the first in a possible wave of criminal cases to flow from a scandal that has crippled city finances and pushed a mayor from office. The charges were announced at a news [...]
Koran Flushing
May 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Ever since I heard about the violent reaction to the Newsweek Koran story, a little bell has been going off in the back of my head. One of those things that says, “This is familiar. This reminds me of something. What could it be?” You know how it is; you think and you think, but [...]
Pablo’s Pity Party
May 11, 2005 | Leave a Comment
We urge you to join us in a “National Day of Action for GI Resisters” on Tuesday May 10, 2005. This is the day before the US military is planning to bring sailor Pablo Paredes and soldier Kevin Benderman before military court martial tribunals for their opposition to the Iraq War. They face forfeiture of [...]
More Good News From Iraq
May 9, 2005 | Leave a Comment
There’s some consternation about a foreign policy survey released in Australia early this week. “Australians say U.S. policies as threatening as Islamic fundamentalism,” thunders “USA Today”. “A majority of Australians ranked the United States near the bottom of their list of favored allied.” (hat tip: Jeffery A Norris) While the survey’s results are somewhat ambiguous, [...]
On the Brink
May 6, 2005 | Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. spy satellites have detected what may be preparations for North Korea’s first test of a nuclear weapon, although analysts believe it could be a calculated ruse on Pyongyang’s part, a U.S. defense official said Friday. The satellite images show North Korea has dug and refilled a significant hole at a suspected [...]
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