Archive for December, 2002
Scare Tactics
I have long believed that the President’s plan to innoculate people for Smallpox is just a scare tactic to gain support for a war in Iraq. Now it looks like some doctors agree.
From the NY Times:
“No. 1, this is not a safe vaccine,” said Dr. Carlos del Rio, chief of medical services at Grady […]
Take Action!
I’ve interrupted my packing in light of reports that it looks like war. Time to stop talking and to take to the streets. Hope to see everyone in DC on Jan. 18th!
Two weeks off…
I’m going to be doing other things for the next two weeks, so this site won’t be updated till after January 7th. I strongly urge you to take a daily peek at these sites:
Tom Tomorrow
The American Prospect
Cursor
Eschaton
War in Context
Most of what is here come from the fact that I read those sites, so if you […]
Assasination (But that’s not what Rumsfeld calls it…)
“The military’s previous experience with assassination programs suggests some of the difficulties involved. In the late nineteen-sixties, during the Vietnam War, American Special Forces units worked with the C.I.A. in what became known as the Phoenix Program. The program started small: targets believed to be working for the North
Cities Say No to Federal Snooping
“Fearing that the Patriot Act will curtail Americans’ civil rights, municipalities across the country are passing resolutions to repudiate the legislation and protect their residents from a perceived abuse of authority by the federal government.”
Wired News
The NYPD Wants to Watch You
“As the nation’s largest law enforcement agency
Hundreds Are Held After Visits to INS
“Hundreds of men and boys from Middle Eastern countries were arrested by federal immigration officials in Southern California this week when they complied with orders to appear at INS offices for a special registration program.”
LA Times
Lott to Frist? - Racism to Medical Fraud
This is a must-read article on Bush’s pick for Lott’s replacement!
“…the fair-haired choice of the White House appears to be Tennessee’s Bill Frist.”
NathanNewman.org
Donor Group Gives Karzai Control of Aid
“Some two dozen donor nations rallied to the support of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan today, pledging $1.2 billion in fresh relief aid and ceding control of the money to his increasingly robust government.”
NY Times
Leaked report says German and US firms supplied arms to Saddam
“British officials said the list of companies appeared to be accurate. Eighty German firms and 24 US companies are reported to have supplied Iraq with equipment and know-how for its weapons programmes from 1975 onwards and in some cases support for Baghdad’s conventional arms programme had continued until last year.”
The Independent UK
An anthropologist and documentary filmmaker, 
