Saturday

'No end in sight' in Iraq, retired general says - Los Angeles Times

'No end in sight' in Iraq, retired general says - Los Angeles Times: "Retired Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, who led U.S. forces in Iraq for a year after the March 2003 invasion, accused the Bush administration Friday of going to war with a 'catastrophically flawed' plan and said the United States is 'living a nightmare with no end in sight.'"

Sliming Graeme Frost - New York Times

Sliming Graeme Frost - New York Times: "a perfect illustration of the modern right-wing political machine at work, and in particular its routine reliance on character assassination in place of honest debate"

Sunday

The Associated Press: Minnesota Soldiers' Benefits Fall Short

The Associated Press: Minnesota Soldiers' Benefits Fall Short

ENVIRONMENT-US: A Budding Market for Food Less Traveled

ENVIRONMENT-US: A Budding Market for Food Less Traveled

Annals of National Security: Shifting Targets: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker

Annals of National Security: Shifting Targets: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker: "President Bush and members of his Administration have redefined the war in Iraq, to an increasing degree, as a strategic battle between the United States and Iran."

ALA | Banned Books Week

ALA Banned Books Week

Las Vegas SUN: 125 Nev. farm workers sickened by chemical

Las Vegas SUN: 125 Nev. farm workers sickened by chemical Like industrial poisonings, farm chemical poisonings are reported only when they induce immediate acute effects on a mass scale. Unlike industrial poisonings, even under those circumstances they're not considered news outside their local area.

The SPIME Arrives

The SPIME Arrives

Saturday

Head of IAEA defies criticism on Iran - Yahoo! News

Head of IAEA defies criticism on Iran - Yahoo! News: "I would hope that everybody would have gotten the lesson after the Iraq situation, where 700,000 innocent civilians have lost their lives on the suspicion that a country has nuclear weapons"

Monday

CLIMATE CHANGE: 'Fifteen Years and C02 Still Rising'

CLIMATE CHANGE: 'Fifteen Years and C02 Still Rising': "Not surprisingly, U.S. President George W. Bush decided not to attend the one-day conference, although his country is known to be the largest polluter of greenhouse gas emissions on the planet. "

Sunday

Israeli Rabbis to Shun Christian Event - Los Angeles Times

Israeli Rabbis to Shun Christian Event - Los Angeles Times: "the chief rabbinate urged Jews to stay away from the event, saying some of the groups want to convert them to Christianity"

"The ICEJ has never conducted any missionary programs in Israel and we clearly instruct our Feast pilgrims against such activity during their stay here." But everywhere else it's OK.

Police take up assault weapons; some fear an arms race -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Police take up assault weapons; some fear an arms race -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com: "The result is an escalating war of weapons one-upmanship, as the men and women of law enforcement try to avoid being outgunned on the street "

SignOnSanDiego.com > In Iraq -- Generals opposing Iraq war break with military tradition

SignOnSanDiego.com > In Iraq -- Generals opposing Iraq war break with military tradition: "In op-ed pieces, interviews and TV ads, more than 20 retired U.S. generals have broken ranks with the culture of salute and keep it in the family. Instead, they are criticizing the commander in chief and other top civilian leaders who led the nation into what the generals believe is a misbegotten and tragic war. "

Friday

CJR: A Tale Of Two Scandals

CJR: A Tale Of Two Scandals: "What’s remarkable is that key moments in the two cases have three times arrived on the same day—and that on every one of those days, Hsu’s gotten more play and more ink."

Fears of dollar collapse as Saudis take fright - Telegraph

Fears of dollar collapse as Saudis take fright - Telegraph