Activists rally nationwide. War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Tens of thousands of anti-war activists rallied near the White House yesterday, hoping their voices would catalyze opposition in the rest of the country and force a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Protest organizers estimated 300,000 people participated, triple their original target. District … …
Nothing like a little mosquito hunting at 2:00am to start off the day. Looks like Rita has mostly spared Houston, possibly at the expense of Louisiana. Got up an hour earlier than I had planned, but luckily that gives me the extra time to make lunch, recharge my camera, and spend quality time with Mr. … …
NYPD Unplugs Cindy Sheehan. Police bust up anti-war speech in Union Square. Moments earlier, Zulkowitz had been chastising Parks officials for refusing to grant a permit to the encampment, and accusing the police of trying to harass the antiwar protest away. Contrasting the liberal Big Apple with the hostile environs Sheehan faced in Crawford, Zulkowitz … …
Hooyah! Got my bus ticket for next weekend’s anti-war march in D.C.
London Inquiry Refutes Police in Their Killing of a Suspect. This story just keeps getting worse. At the time, the police said Mr. Menezes wore a bulky jacket on a hot day, began running from officers despite commands to halt, vaulted the ticket turnstile and ran stumbling onto the subway train. On Tuesday, however, a … …
U.S. Defends Detentions at Airports. Foreign citizens who change planes at airports in the United States can legally be seized, detained without charges, deprived of access to a lawyer or the courts, and even denied basic necessities like food, lawyers for the government said in Brooklyn federal court yesterday. [snip] But David Cole, a law … …
Convicted of Aiding Terrorist, Translator Prepares for Prison Cell, Still in Disbelief. Mr. Yousry said he did not blame Ms. Stewart for his troubles. He concludes that his fate is the result of the change in New York after Sept. 11. After the attacks, he says, New York jurors “would rather believe the government” in … …
Bush Administration Increasingly Isolated on Venezuela. While a majority of Americans, according to a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll, now believe the war in Iraq was not worth fighting, the Bush administration is chalking up a lesser-known but increasingly obvious foreign policy failure closer to home. The Administration’s efforts to isolate Venezuela as “undemocratic” have … …
Brazilian did not wear bulky jacket. Regardless of how this story pans out, the bulky jacket and alleged turnstile jumping do not justify the shooting. Where is the outrage? Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian shot dead in the head, was not wearing a heavy jacket that might have concealed a bomb, and did not … …
No random bag search today. I was prepared to decline the search and walk elsewhere if necessary. That may sound crazy, but people are way too eager to sacrifice their rights to “feel safe.” So I departed Grand Central station at 10:00 this morning, and there were zero cops in sight. Does anyone else not … …