Saturday, May 29, 2004

If Fear Fails, What's Next?

Some even suggest Mr. Bush might "look the other way" while al Queda launches another attack on American soil, counting on a "rally-round-the-flag" response (and the return to a ninety-percent approval rating).
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Who killed Nick Berg?

The timing of the video was brilliant for the West. Media pundits judged the crime a deeper evil than the systemic torture of innocent Iraqis. But some people sensed a rat. But if it was not al-Qaeda, who? Surely not Uncle Sam. That's too dark, even for the CIA.

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Blackout gave cities a breath of fresh air

Sulphur dioxide levels decreased by 90 per cent, there was around half the amount of ozone and visibility increased by 40 kilometres.

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Friday, May 28, 2004

Senor Shows Human Side, Is Whisked Away by Security Contractors

At this point, two unidentified security contractors dressed entirely in black jumpsuits similar to those worn by SWAT teams in the US grabbed Senor. He was led away at gunpoint. PLEASE NOTE: THIS STORY IS BEING SANITIZED FROM THE NET WE HAVE FOUND A CACHE OF THE REPORT HERE:
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CBSNews.com

Was the last terrorist threat a political diversion?
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Giant mushroom baffles experts

A giant three-tiered mushroom which measures a metre across and was found in the tropical forests of the Republic of Congo
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Altered States

Radionics is a methodology for the detection and manipulation of subtle energies linked to physical matter: animal, vegetable or mineral.
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The arrest of Abu Hamza

Extremist cleric faces extradition to US over al-Qa'ida links. So is he a dangerous terrorist - or just a political pawn?
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THAT'S IT - NO MORE BEEF MORE ME!

"If you have had a hamburger in the last year you have probably got a belly full of prions. These prions are small and tough. They go through your stomach lining into your blood stream. From there they find nerve tissue in your spinal cord, brain stem, and brain.
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'Organic' outcry heeded

The Bush administration abruptly reversed itself Wednesday and withdrew four changes in organic food standards that critics had said threatened to undermine public trust in the word "organic."
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Win Without War

Win Without War Calls for End of U.S. Occupation, Setting of Date for Withdrawal of Troops from Iraq
Fire Rumsfeld and Others, Let People of Iraq Govern Selves, Says Nation?s Largest Anti-War Coalition
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Sky-high prices spark renewable energy

With fuel prices at record levels, U.S. consumers are once again turning their attention to more efficient cars, companies are investing in renewable energy and government programs are encouraging conservation.
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Moore has film of US hostage Berg

Film director Michael Moore says he has interview footage of slain US hostage Nick Berg that was not used in his anti-Bush documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.
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Thursday, May 27, 2004

Bacterial explanation for Europa's rosy glow

The red tinge of Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, could be caused by frozen bits of bacteria. Their presence would also help explain Europa's mysterious infrared signal.
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George Bush was Right: Iraq Finally Poses a Threat

George Bush was right. Iraq does indeed present an imminent and deadly threat to America. Unfortunately, when he first made this statement, he was off by about two years. But he did what was necessary to make his statement come true: he invaded Iraq.

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Speech is free unless it's critical

a New Mexico high school teacher and personal friend, was fired last year and classes in poetry and the poetry club at Rio Rancho High School were permanently terminated. It had nothing to do with obscenity, but it had everything to do with extremist politics.

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Secret Service Questions Students

The discussion was about the war in Iraq. That's when two students made comments about the President of the United States. While the exact wording is up for debate, the teacher didn't consider it mere criticism, but a direct threat and she called the Secret Service.
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t r u t h o u t - Bush Muzzles Officials as Parks Fall into Disrepair

"The Bush administration is trying to turn every national park into a local re-election campaign office," said Jeff Ruch, the group's executive director.
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MoveOn PAC

Remarks by Al Gore
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Today's Extreme Weather: Beginning of the End?

Perhaps it is all millennium hysteria. But whether you believe this is the beginning of the end or not, there certainly is a lot more attention being given all of these Earth changes, both in the traditional media and, of course, on the Internet:

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Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Wartime Wireless Worries Pentagon

the Pentagon is telling commanders in the field to strictly monitor the use of consumer wireless technology through Directive 8100.2
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Al-Qaida Said Almost Ready to Attack U.S.

Time to scare America back into submission.
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US conducts subcritical nuclear test

The United States carried out a subcritical nuclear experiment at an underground test site in Nevada on Tuesday, the 21st such test since 1997, the US Energy Department said.

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Michael Moore.com

as I write this but after winning the world?s top film prize I?d give it about one more day (if that) before we have someone brave enough (and smart enough) to show Americans what the world can already see (Albania, this week, became the final country?other than the U.S.?to sign on with a distributor).
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Chile: An Alleged Non-Human Caught on Film

. I would like to know the true nature of the image that appears in it and if anyone has ever caught anything similar in a photo.
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Guerrilla News Network

CorpWatch today released an alternative annual report on Halliburton corporation, the day before its shareholders meet for its annual meeting, that charges that the company is the "most unpatriotic corporation in America".

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Monsanto vs Schmeiser

The Classic David vs Goliath Struggle...
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Bush Offers Nothing New Except Prison

Bush himself occasionally paused during his delivery in apparent anticipation of applause, but, hearing none, forged ahead with his text -- a fitting metaphor, perhaps, for the situation he faces in Iraq.

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Face transplants inch toward reality

Doctors in Kentucky have begun preparing a document to be submitted to an ethics panel at the University of Louisville School of Medicine seeking permission to perform a face transplant
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Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Titan's Big Future in Plastics

Titan, Saturn's hydrocarbon-rich moon, appears to host oil lakes and the raw materials for making organics.

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Earthfiles.com

Biophysicist W. C. Levengood's Crop Circle Reports
Available for First Time On Internet
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Rapid arctic thaw portends warming

Global warming is hitting the Arctic more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet in what may be a portent of wider, catastrophic changes, the chairman of an eight-nation study said Monday.
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Venus clouds 'might harbour life'

There could be life on the planet Venus, US scientists have concluded in a report in the journal Astrobiology.
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Monday, May 24, 2004

AP: Video Shows Iraq Wedding Celebration

The wedding videotape shows a dozen white pickup trucks speeding through the desert escorting the bridal car ? decorated with colorful ribbons. The bride wears a Western-style white bridal dress and veil. The camera captures her stepping out of the car
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Sunday, May 23, 2004

Things That Go Bump in a Console

Moviegoers can't get enough of the horror genre lately, and neither can video-game fans. This year alone, six horror video games are slated to come out, and most are expected to do well.
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Climate change heralds thirsty times ahead

Fresh water will be in ever shorter supply as climate change gathers pace. A that increasing temperatures will dramatically affect the world's great rivers.

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'Pickled Dragon' A Fantasy Novel Stunt

A man who produced a "pickled dragon" which hoaxed most of the world's press has admitted that it was a stunt to publicise his fantasy novel.

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Fahrenheit 9/11 wins the Palme D'Or!!!

Last night, the jury here at the 57th Cannes Film Festival awarded the Palme D'Or, one of the highest honors in filmmaking, to Fahrenheit 9/11. Michael and everyone who worked on the film were completely blown away.
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