Monthly Archives: June 2004

A new telephone poll conducted in Florida shows that right now, both Bush and Kerry would get the same number of votes in Florida. The poll also indicated that if Ralph Nader were to run in Florida he’d be “stealing” more votes from Kerry than from Bush.

The US Supreme Court today ruled that people detained in the “war on terror” have the right to a trial. While they did not declare the practises of detention without charges or trial to be illegal, this does mark a clear step forward in the affirmation of the validity of the rights of people under [...]

Even though Iraq is now supposedly a sovereign nation, reality differs significantly from the official story. Over the weekend, former administrator of Iraq Paul Bremer appointed government officials and issued orders to enact new laws that remain in place under the new government of Iraq. While this is not entirely new, it nevertheless goes further [...]

In a continuation of his assault on the health of Americans, President Bush has ordered that all scientists must now get approval from an elected official before attending conferences of the World Health Organization. The truth about the President’s attitude towards science is becoming a lot more evident these days. While opposition to stem cell [...]

After having been heavily criticized for running as an independent Presidential candidate, Ralph Nader encouraged voters to vote for John Kerry in an interview with NPR. This marks a slight change in course for the man who has repeatedly been accused of stealing votes from Democratic candidates. Whatever the truth may be, I believe it’s [...]

Two recent events have clearly proven the influence of one of President Bush’s largest financial backers: The Christian right. First, there are the new CDC guidelines that force AIDS education organizations to abstain from educating people about condom usage and mandate that they teach abstinence instead. In addition, the FCC has determined that on-air curse [...]

The New York State Assembly is yet again considering raising tutition rates at the state’s public higher education institutions. This time tuition would be raised for out-of-state and graduate students. When will they awaken to the possibility that the money missing from the state’s coffers should be coming from the federal government?

The Bush administration seems to once again be suffering from amnesia. Even though the 9/11 commission has proven that there is no link between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda (at least as far as 9/11 goes), they keep on insisting that there were ties between the two. Both President Bush and Vice-President Cheney are also [...]

The Financial Times today reported that what appears to be the first virus that can infect cell phones has been found. Although this virus is not volatile, this could well mark the start of even more virus problems than there already are with conventional viruses.

As shocking as the headline may seem, it does not tell the whole story. At the unveiling of former President Clinton’s official White House portrait, President Bush praised the Clintons by commending them for their “forward-looking spirit the Americans like in a president”.

The US Supreme Court ruled today that the Pledge of Allegiance was to remain religious by not undoing the change that was made to the pledge in 1954. This looks like further proof of the clout of the Christian right to me. On the upside, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled on Friday that reverse discrimination [...]

Before the funeral services for former President Ronald Reagan have even ended, another icon of American culture has passed away. Singer Ray Charles died today at 73 at his home in Beverly Hills, according to CNN. There is no indication of unnatural causes of his death or any other reasons but it is clear that [...]

Since the passing of former President Ronald Reagan, several mostly online sources, such as consortium news, have commented on the slanted coverage the mainstream media have given the life and career of Reagan. They have correctly pointed out that there has been nothing but praise in most media. While I would never jump in joy [...]

Former President Ronald Reagan died today at 93 of Alzheimer’s. His children were with him when he died at his Los Angeles home. It’s almost ironic that someone like him should die this close to D-day. CNN has the story.

Todays captain obvious award goes to Netscape / CNN who have finally gotten wind of the Taliban’s 2000 offer to hand over Osama Bin Laden to the US government. What’s even funnier is that they cite a German TV documentary as a source. So well done for ignoring this set of facts for so long.