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Here’s an excellent profile of “Democracy Now!” host Amy Goodman. (Via Sick of Bush). The profile correctly notes the shows are of “varying quality.” But, as SOB says, Democracy Now! is addictive. Since, of course, I can’t get it around here, I listen to a streaming version or download it every day to get […]

Odds and ends

A few items catching my attention today:

When an AP reporter calls him “Sir,” instead of “Mr. President,” the liar-in-chief says, “Who are you talking to? UN weapons inspector Hans Blix says the costs of the war in Iraq outweighed the benefits of removing Saddam. He also says, “Bush declared war as a part of […]

Suggested items

A couple things that caught my eye in catching up today.

Orcinus: How the press has been AWOL on the AWOL issue.

NY Times: Iraq’s new generation of missing men, some 10,000 plus boys and men being held in American-run jails. (Winning hearts and minds).

The Guardian: Guantanamo ain’t that bad, at least if you’re […]

So much stuff, so little time

There’s plenty out there the last day or so so I’m just going to mention and link to what a couple of the biggest highlights.

Paul Krugman is again on the mark in his latest NY Times column. A brief excerpt: “we should be deeply disturbed by the history of this war. For its message […]

Odds and Ends – Information edition

A Loss in the Blogosphere. I can understand why, but I’m sorry to see Thomas Spencer “retire” from his blog, Thinking It Through. Based at the History News Network, Spencer’s blog was one I checked frequently, if not daily. It was well written and thought out. It’s a shame to see a good one go.

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