"I didn't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf," he said. "I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal." Oh yeah, and if we elect a Democratic president it could bring on another attack on US ( Read more... )

Lawsuit on Lesbos aims to force Lesbians to call themselves something else. The thing is, it actually is an inaccurate term, technically, and now it seems that "Sapphic" would be incorrect as well, given recent research. So I guess we have to fall back on W. Somerset Maugham's reference -- "ladies in sensible shoes."

Australia to scrub anti-gay laws off the books. My goodness, reform at last?

Chinese-made Heparin may have been contaminated on purpose. Bet the big noisy "T" word won't get uttered in regards to this though. If it ain't Al-Qaeda you know it ain't the turistas doin' it!

Indian vulture nearing extinction. And then what will the users of the ( Read more... )

Iran stepping up arms to Iraqi insurgents. What's what? Beating the war drums preparatory to opening a third front we can neither win nor afford? Ha! Never!

US contracted vessel fires warning shots at small Iranian boats. Nothing like the Gulf Of Tonkin situation, honestly.

How about an ice-free North Pole? How about it for 2008? Oh yeah ( Read more... )

Fidel Castro is retiring. Well, we knew that was coming (he was either going to retire, or drop dead before it was official.) He's survived lord knows many attempts on his life, and an insane amount of ill-will (much, it must be admitted, deserved, but which world leader hasn't deserved brickbats along the way ( Read more... )

It's the Giant Rat Of Sumatra!

Iran has probably restarted their nuclear bomb project, says US Secretary Of Defense. Want to see a really good disconnect between this government and reality? Here it is. BushCo is going to have their war with Iran if it kills 'em.

Vigilance urged in US after London car bombs stopped. The Department of Homeland Insecurity is merrily telling everyone not to worry, there's no indication of any nastiness in the US as we sail towards Independence Day...but all the same, be vigilant, be suspicious, be scared, scared, scared ( Read more... )

157 killed in bomb blasts across Baghdad. Car and suicide bombings have occurred almost daily in Baghdad in recent months, despite a US-led security crackdown since February.

Also for those still distracting themselves with the cacophony over Imus, here's a little piece of news from the mountain of madness that's being ignored: Macedonia's interior minister watched as police entered a village and killed seven ethnic Albanian men in 2001, UN prosecutors have said.I can turn up a lot more just like it, too. Race hatred ( Read more... )