Jan
19
Just some things that caught my eye…
The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World | Cracked.com
Why We Flirt | Time
Top 5 things I saw in America which, as a Canadian, freaked me right out | Paulitics
Congressman calls hearing after White House report shows 473 days of email ‘missing’ | Raw Story
Bush’s Contempt for the Law [...]
Oct
28
I haven’t done a roundup in a while. For each blog (alpha-order) I’ve selected my favorite among recent posts.
3-Way Watch Blog - Mercs in a Corporate World
AMERICAblog - Condi has to force State Dept. officials to Iraq
Amanda’s Engima - More great Wallpapers from WallpaperStock
An und für sich - The Complication of Nature and [...]
Jul
28
In an interesting move, the Al Jazeera English channel put a video on YouTube asking for feedback videos on the YouTube channel. What are people’s perceptions, views, and suggestions?
(An aside - wow, is that anchorwoman Ghida Fakhry ever pretty!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVFrryFNfEA
As you might expect, the video responses were of varying quality. Many respondents disguised themselves. [...]
Jun
17
“You were in Baghdad for six hours. You weren’t even in the real Baghdad. You were in the Green Zone. That’s like going to the Olive Garden and saying you’ve been to Italy.”
— Jon Stewart,
On Bush limiting his Iraq visit to Baghdad’s Green Zone,
Jun. 15, 2006
“That’s his privilege as Vice President. He was tough, demanding, [...]
Apr
09
Genocide is news
Genocide is the ultimate crime against humanity. And a government-backed genocide is unfolding in the Darfur region of the Sudan. As the horror in Darfur continues, our major television news networks are largely missing in action.
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The vast majority of Americans continue to rely on broadcast and cable television as their primary source of [...]
