Monthly Archives: August 2007

Colorado School Bans Tag on Its Playground

Wrap em in bubble wrap to be extra sure they never get hurt! An elementary school has banned tag on its playground after some children complained they were harassed or chased against their will. “It causes a lot of conflict … Continue reading

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Softening a Message – Corporate Control of Government

Proof doesn’t get any more blatant than this, our government and its officials feed at the trough of corporate greed… The federal Office on Women’s Health developed an ad campaign several years ago that included insulin syringes and asthma puffers … Continue reading

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WMD – Phosgene From Iraq Found in UN Office

Well they finally found something… U.N. weapons inspectors discovered a potentially hazardous chemical warfare agent that was taken from an Iraqi chemical weapons facility 11 years ago and mistakenly stored in their offices in the heart of midtown Manhattan all … Continue reading

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Viacom’s “bass-ackwards” screw-up: issues takedown for video it “pirated”

Corporate Logic… Viacom’s copyright battle with YouTube took an interesting turn this week, as the company has found itself in the embarrassing position of having highlighted the possibly that it committed a little “for-profit” copyright infringement of its own (some … Continue reading

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The Rip-off in Iraq

A Sucker Born with Every War, America Duped Again… How is it done? How do you screw the taxpayer for millions, get away with it and then ride off into the sunset with one middle finger extended, the other wrapped … Continue reading

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Report Finds Little Progress On Iraq Goals

No Progress because? Iraq has failed to meet all but three of 18 congressionally mandated benchmarks for political and military progress, according to a draft of a Government Accountability Office report. The document questions whether some aspects of a more … Continue reading

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US Weapons Given To Iraqi Security Forces End Up in Turkey Being Used for Violent Crimes

What stupidity! Weapons that were originally given to Iraqi security forces by the American military have been recovered over the past year by the authorities in Turkey after being used in violent crimes in that country, Pentagon officials said Wednesday. … Continue reading

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Marine tells of order to execute Haditha women and children

A US Marine was ordered to execute a room full of Iraqi women and children during an alleged massacre in Haditha that left 24 people dead, a military court heard Thursday. The testimony came in the opening of a preliminary … Continue reading

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Inquiry Focuses on Gonzales’s Claims

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog disclosed Thursday that he was investigating whether sworn statements to Congress by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales were “intentionally false, misleading or inappropriate.” The disclosure, by Glenn A. Fine, the department’s inspector general, came in … Continue reading

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Is tapping your foot really code for public sex?

Gay or not who cares just be honest with yourself and your family! Sen. Larry Craig was arrested in June for soliciting sex in an airport bathroom, Roll Call reported Monday. According to the police, Craig had “tapped his right … Continue reading

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