*** NewOrleans has quit IRC (Excess Flood) ^matthew: Some of John Bolton's more revealing edits. Chevron to open tent city to house its refinery workers and their families near its refinery in Mississippi Mayor to feds: 'Get off your asses' coderman: "New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin blasted the slow pace of federal and state relief efforts in an expletive-laced interview with local radio station WWL-AM." http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050831/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_safrica_rape ^matthew: Anti-rape "condom," worn like a tampon, hooks onto the rapist's skin, allowing the victim time to escape and helping to identify perpetrators. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4207770.stm ^matthew: The Venezuelan government is reported to be planning to insist that all private banks appoint two state representatives to their board. Europe to send oil aid to U.S. aminorex: Stooges The New Orleans riverfront has been hit by a series of massive blasts, and fires are raging in the area. ^matthew: President Bush has admitted that the initial response was "not acceptable". Guardian UK on how Katrina became such an unmitigated disaster ^matthew: By Sidney Blumenthal, not as foreign a viewpoint as hoped. Shoot-to-kill orders for New Orleans kp^: A DETACHMENT of 300 Arkansas National Guard troops have landed in anarchic New Orleans, with the authorisation to shoot and kill "hoodlums", Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco said. "Until you stop the bombing, gassing, imprisonment and torture of my people, we will not stop" aminorex: Argue with that, 'kay? kp^: nsfw Turkish novelist faces charges for saying that some topics were considered off-limits in Turkey aminorex: "like raiiiiiin on your wedding day" By supporting war the Democrats demonstrate their backbone. aminorex: "ar from being cowardly, the Dems are showing considerable spine in standing up to the anti-war constituency that routinely does the leg work and contributes the dollars to elect them" |