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1st Gulf war Casualties: Iraq civilians- Well over 200,000 Iraq Soldiers - 100,000+ A devastating bombing campaign against Iraq in 1991 destroyed the country's civilian infrastructure (water, sewage, and electrical power infrastructure, among other sectors). Much of the diseases rampant in Iraq...

http://www.millionworkermarch.org/ Why Are We Marching? ONLY OUR OWN INDEPENDENT MOBILIZATION OF WORKING PEOPLE ACROSS AMERICA CAN OPEN THE WAY TO ADDRESSING OUR NEEDS AND OUR AGENDA. JOIN US, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, IN A HISTORIC MOVEMENT TO RESTORE OUR DEMOCRACY, SECURE POWER FOR THE...

Three Americans have been jailed for up to 10 years for torturing Afghans and running a private jail in Kabul. Jonathan Idema and Brent Bennett were sentenced to 10 years in jail and Edward Caraballo eight years. Idema, who the US calls a bounty hunter, said his work had been approved by...

The Myth of American Democracy By John Gallup and Melissa Sanders Politicians, the media, and our education system continually tell us the U.S. is the epitome of a free and democratic nation, that we have the "greatest democracy in the world." This lie was laid bare in the 2000...

John Kerry The Other Pro-War Candidate By Dan DiMaggio Bush's brutal war in Iraq is shaping up to be the central issue in the 2004 presidential election. With nearly 1,000 Americans and tens of thousands of Iraqis dead, and no end in sight, many are advocating a vote for Democratic...

Protect the Vote By BOB HERBERT Published: September 13, 2004 More than 80 percent of the population of Detroit is black. This is very well understood by John Pappageorge, who is white and a Republican state legislator in Michigan. "If we do not suppress the Detroit vote," said Mr...

Father Charged With Assault For Trying To Circumcise Son POSTED: 1:38 pm PDT September 7, 2004 Ridgefield, Wash. -- A Ridgefield, Washington, man faces assault charges after trying to circumcise his eight-year-old son with a kitchen knife. Edward Baxter is being held in the Clark County jail...

courtesy of GNN.TV by Jeffrey St. Clair and Alexander Cockburn Paul Robeson, the black actor, singer, and political radical, may have been a victim of CIA chemist Sidney Gottlieb's MK-ULTRA program. We have previously noted Gottlieb's death and outlined his career of infamy. In the spring...

Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug Picture came out bad. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/08/politics/08policy.html?hp U.S. Conceding Rebels Control Regions of Iraq By ERIC SCHMITT and STEVEN R. WEISMAN Published: September 8, 2004 ASHINGTON, Sept. 7 - As American military deaths in Iraq...

Senegal's capital, Dakar, is home to thousands of rap groups, most of whom have no hope of ever getting onto CD. But Daara J are one of the success stories - the Senegalese rap group have just played the UK's Glastonbury and Womad festivals and won a BBC World Music award. A good year...

At least 100 bodies have reportedly been found in a school in southern Russia where Chechen separatists had been holding hundreds of hostages. Heavy gunfire and loud explosions were heard throughout the morning as Russian troops stormed the school, in the town of Beslan in North Ossetia...

haha, anyone watch this nazi and his true lies yesterday? Amazing, truly amazing. He should get an oscar for his brilliant performance. What a perfect speaker for the republicans. Before Hitler invaded Poland, he annexed Austria and the Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia, which was a German...

I thought this was some funny shit... US film corps are trying to Bitch Slap Swedish internet Pirates with US laws. [At the bottom you will find the (not so) polite answer.] Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 18:21:43 -0100 (GMT) From: anakata To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Unauthorized Use of...

Sexual frustration has driven a mild-mannered chimpanzee to take up smoking and spitting, according to China's Xinhua news agency. Feili, 13, has turned from a "gentle girl" into a "shrew", said Liu Bing, the director of her zoo in Zhengzhou, central Henan province. Mr Liu said Feili's...

Already 250+ arrested and around half a million protesters. Bill Maher urges protestors to riot NYPD arrest film makers even though they had permits

Greenspan: Aging to strain U.S. Fed chief says quick fix for social safety net programs vital to avoid more painful steps later. August 27, 2004: 11:11 AM EDT JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) - Rising pressure on U.S. finances from an aging population makes it vital to fix the social safety...

Don't recall ever seeing this topic... What is everyone's opinions on animal rights and scientific testing? You care? Benifical to science?

He set a world record of 468 1/4 pounds (212.5 kg) in the snatch, then raised 573 pounds (260 kg) on a single lift in the clean and jerk to break Weller's overall record of 1,025 1/4 pounds (465 kg). Athens 2004 Hercules is Iranian! Reuters, Athens There may be no such thing as perfection but...

Japan to deport Bobby Fischer Fischer is widely regarded as a flawed genius Japan has decided to deport former world chess champion Bobby Fischer. "A deportation order was issued today," said an immigration official, as the courts rejected Mr Fischer's latest attempt to prevent his...

Anyone ever play this game back in the day? Game was off the hook! I think there were about 7 of them all together. I remember on the first one, in order to make sure you were 18 or older you had to take a test which consisted of 10 history questions!