Saturday, June 25, 2005
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Saturday, June 25, 2005
Calif. marijuana activists nervous after raids
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 (Reuters) - Activists who support marijuana use for medical purposes said on Friday that federal raids this week on San Francisco pot clubs may signal a drive to snuff out local dispensaries after the U.S. Supreme Court backed the enforcement of federal drug laws. "Everyone is wondering if this an opening round, if more shoes are going to drop" ...
Reuters AlertNet - Calif. marijuana activists nervous after raids
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Saturday, June 25, 2005
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Saturday, June 25, 2005
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Saturday, June 25, 2005
Italian judge orders CIA team arrested over kidnapMILAN/ROME (Reuters) - An Italian judge has ordered the arrest of 13 people linked to the CIA for "kidnapping" an Egyptian terrorism suspect in Milan and flying him to Egypt where he said he was tortured, judicial sources said on Friday ... Corriere della Sera said Italian investigators had identified the alleged kidnappers by tracing cell phone calls after the abduction, many of them to the Aviano base. Italian judge orders CIA team arrested over kidnap
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Saturday, June 25, 2005
Thursday, June 23, 2005
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Thursday, June 23, 2005
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Wednesday, June 22, 2005
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Destroying PBS
"I have listened patiently to years of right-wing bull about liberal bias in the media, but let us be perfectly clear about what is happening at PBS. Big Bird is not in favor of affirmative action. Bert and Ernie are not gay. Miss Piggy is not a feminist. "The Three Tenors," "Antiques Roadshow," "Masterpiece Theater," "Wall Street Week" and nature programs do not have a political agenda. "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" is biased in favor of boring, old, white guys who appear on painfully well-balanced panels ... there is nothing liberal about it. But there is a plot to politicize public broadcasting. It is plain as a pikestaff, and it is coming from the Right. It is obvious, undeniable and happening right now. The Bush administration is introducing a political agenda to public broadcasting. They are using the lame pretext that PBS is somehow liberal to justify it into a propaganda organ for the government ... "
AlterNet: MediaCulture: Destroying PBS
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Sides Scramble in Fight For the Iranian Presidency
TEHRAN, June 20 -- The battle for Iran's presidency intensified Monday, as reformers rallied around the candidacy of former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, accusations of vote-rigging grew and three newspapers that published a candidate's letter critical of the election were shut down.
Sides Scramble in Fight For the Iranian Presidency
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, June 21, 2005
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Biofuel increasingly competitive if oil surge lasts
Biofuels would be increasingly competitive if crude oil prices, which are back near all-time highs, were to go beyond $60 a barrel, officials at the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday.
Soaring oil prices have encouraged major consumers worldwide to sharply increase their use of "green" biofuels, made from sugar cane, vegetable or grain oils.
Science News Article | Reuters.com: "Biofuel increasingly competitive if oil surge lasts"
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Thousands celebrate summer solstice at StonehengeUp to 21,000 druids, spiritualists and revelers gathered at Stonehenge early on Tuesday with many beating drums and playing pipes to celebrate the annual summer solstice. A spokeswoman for English Heritage said they had witnessed a "fantastic sunrise" and enjoyed a great atmosphere at the start of the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Cheers rang out across Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire as the sun rose at 4:58 a.m. (0358 GMT). International News Article | Reuters.com
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Another Anti-Syrian politician assassinated in Beirut
An anti-Syrian politician was killed in Lebanon on Tuesday when a bomb ripped through his car, two days after parliamentary elections brought victory for an alliance opposed to Damascus' role in the country.
International News Article | Reuters.com
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, June 21, 2005
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Monday, June 20, 2005
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Sunday, June 19, 2005
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Sunday, June 19, 2005
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