Thursday, July 13, 2006
Another Angle 13 - July - 2006
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
We've got the 'complaint' in the Joe Wilson suit, all 23 pages of it.
NATIONAL:
Reed, Abramoff floated 'mortgaging black people'
We know how this scheme would have gone, because Abramoff pitched something similar to a cash-strapped Texas tribe, the Tigua. Basically, since the tribe couldn't pay Abramoff, he offered to arrange "a life-insurance policy for every Tigua 75 or older." When those elders died, the death benefits would have gone to Abramoff through one of his non-profits. The Tigua didn't take Abramoff up on the offer, but it was too good of an idea to let go.
Republicans: Mortgaging Old Black People
'White supremacists' face death penalty for US prison murders
The group named itself the Aryan Brotherhood, thus formalising its espousal of racism and white supremacy. Its chilling and self-explanatory motto reads: "Kill to get in; die to get out".
Citgo to cut off 1,800 U.S. gas stations
The Houston-based company has decided to sell to retailers only the 750,000 barrels a day that it produces at three U.S. refineries in Corpus Christi, Lake Charles, La., and Lemont, Ill.
Abuse of US criminal suspects 'mirrors Ghraib torture'
The techniques detailed in the Chicago torture cases included “electrically shocking men’s genitals, ears and lips with a cattle prod or an electric shock box, suffocating individuals with plastic bags, mock executions, and beatings with telephone books and rubber hoses,” according to court documents.
Petting zoo make nonsense of US terror target list
The worst thing that usually happens at Old MacDonald's Petting Zoo, in Alabama, involves the resident emu who, visitors are warned, has been known to deliver a "hard peck". Yet the zoo is listed as a critical potential target for terrorists.
INTERNATIONAL:
Somali Islamists extend control
The Islamic Courts Union now controls almost all of the country's capital and much of southern Somalia after seizing Mogadishu's main port on Wednesday.
Factfile: Hezbollah
Hezbollah was founded in the early 1980s by Lebanese Shia who wanted to fight the Israeli army, which since 1982 had occupied a large area of southern Lebanon.
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
West African black rhinos feared extinct
The western black rhino sub-species, Diceros bicornis longipes, had declined precipitously in the past 20 years largely as a result of poaching. In 2002 there were only 10 remaining. The few left were distributed over a wide area, making breeding more difficult.
IRAQ:
At least 20 killed as bloody occupation Of Iraq continues
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
VHeadline.com - Secrets of Dallas: the role of George Bush in the JFK assassination-cum-coup!
Did you know by the way, that the best friend of Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas was one George Demohrenschildt? Maybe you knew this because our fellow Dutchman Willem Oltmans has been dealing with him in the seventies. Demohrenschildt was at the verge of sharing his knowledge with Willem before he committed suicide ... allegedly. But what you certainly don't know, is that this Demohrenschildt had been a spy for the Nazi's and was a personal friend of George Bush. This can be documented with their correspondence.
ECONOMY:
Syria Will End Dollar Peg, Moves Reserves to Euros
OP-ED:
Condoleezza Bush – What’s up with this Sister?
With an arrogance only equaled by her “husband,” the Babe of Birmingham struts her stuff around the world, wagging her finger at heads of state like they are her children. In her latest threat, oops, I mean peace mission, she tells Iran that the U.S. will only sit down to talk if Iran stops all production of nuclear materials. That’s real cute, Condi.
WRH: Dubya Dubya Three
Israel starts provocations, like assassinating the Palestinian Chief of Police and shelling the beach at Gaza, actions intended to provoke a response. Then, it is claimed a soldier is "kidnapped", and even though nobody knows who kidnapped him or where he is, Israel launches a "rescue mission" into Gaza which is later revealed to have been planned long before any soldier was captured, and was intended to bring down the Democratically elected government of Palestine.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
Stones are living creatures that breathe and move
French geologists Arnold Rheshar and Pierre Escollet have long studied rock specimens collected in different parts of the world. They arrived at quite an amazing conclusion in the end. They believed that stones have some kind of a vital activity though a very slow one. The geologists maintain the structure of stones is subject to changes, and stones can grow old. Moreover, the French claim stones can breathe, to a certain extent. Taking one “breath” takes them from three days to two weeks. And each of their “heartbeats” lasts about three days.
FOOD&DRINK:
WATERMELON WITH FENNEL SALT
Something different to do with watermelon. I found it surprisingly nice; an earthy, sophisticated yet subtle twist.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Spike Lee's Katrina Documentary To Debut In New Orleans
New Orleanians will have a front row seat to next month’s premiere of director Spike Lee's HBO documentary “When The Levees Broke.” The world premiere of the four-part documentary will take place on Aug. 16 at the New Orleans Arena.
Hip-Hop Jesus
"The goal, my brother, is to pull people out of the church into the street, and people just on the street into the church," Poppa T explains. "As the old Anglican priests said, 'If you don't have both, you have neither.' "
Behind the Wheel: Dodge Charger Police Package: Whatcha Gonna Do if It Comes for You?
The shapely muscle cars that won stoplight showdowns and Nascar championships four decades ago have gone straight and joined the police force.
HUMOR?:
Sutton Impact: Look! America! It's Britney Spears!!
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Another Angle 11 - July - 2006
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
Clinton stokes Ohio vote fraud flames
"This country deserves to have an electoral system that has integrity. I know there's been a problem here in Ohio, and I hope everybody from Ohio is watching this election like a hawk. Don't let them pull anything over your eyes again.''
Maxine Defies; Barbara Disappoints
If it wasn't for the Congressional Black Caucus during the Clinton impeachment hearings my faith in democracy would have crumbled right then and there. You want a fight? They know how to fight, which is why the right hates them and spends so much time trying to marginalize them (well, that and the fact that they're, you know, black).
John Dean on Countdown: Conservatives Without Conscience
To put it simply, Dean makes the case (with data he uncovered) that many conservatives of today need an authoritarian figure to guide them and they willingly do whatever it takes to please that figure. Dean cites G. Gordon Liddy as the perfect example of a guy willing to be shot in the street to indulge his master.
One Astronaut's Personal Journey in Space Program
Among the seven-member crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery is Stephanie Wilson, only the second African-American woman to travel into space. NASA Mission Specialist Alvin Drew is a black astronaut on the waiting list for a space flight. He speaks with Ed Gordon about Discovery's mission and his personal journey through the space program.
INTERNATIONAL:
Ghana launches project to welcome Africans from the Diaspora to the Motherland
The Ghanaian Minister for Tourism and Diasporean affairs, Hon. Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, addressed a special briefing session last Friday to launch an initiative for the year 2007 to “heal and reconcile” relations between Africans at home and abroad.
N Korea ready for 'all-out war'
NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has vowed not to make "even a tiny concession" to the United States and said Pyongyang was braced for "all-out war" after its missile tests, state television has warned
Gulf war vet shoots four
After staying with the bodies for up to 12 HOURS, he went to his local police station at about 6.15am yesterday. Bradley walked in with a bag containing a gun with a silencer, a pump action shotgun, a home-made nail bomb and ammunition. He put his house keys on the desk, and calmly said to the desk officer: “You may need these. I’ve just killed four people.”
A reminder what started the current crisis in the Mideast...
Even children playing on a beach are open game for Israelis. Unbelievable.
IRAQ:
Iraq in Turmoil
More soldiers charged with murder and Nic Robertson reports on the violence that is sweeping through Iraq.
Video -WMP Video -QT
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Cheney really wants U.S. dictator
Richard Cheney is a vile, indeed evil, influence in American political life. He is a very dangerous person who would if he could destroy American freedom about which he and his mentor prate hypocritically. His long years in Washington have caused him to lose faith in the legislative and judicial processes of the government. The country, he believes, requires a much stronger executive. Such concentrated power would have been necessary even if the World Trade Center attack had not occurred. He uses the fear of terrorists as a pretext to advance his agenda of an all powerful president, a military dictator. So long, of course, as he is a Republican.
ECONOMY:
Foreclosures Will Be Different This Time
Homeowners with little of their own money in their homes may think they will do what strapped homeowners in the ’90s did: turn over the keys to their lender if things get really bad and walk away.But...financial experts warn that things may be different this time because so many people have refinanced.
Confronting Black America's Debt Problem
Commentator Lester Spence says black Americans are shouldering increasing debt burdens to make ends meet -- and the government isn't helping address the issue. Spence is an assistant professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University.
OP-ED:
Whack North Korea, Before It Can Protect Itself?
The US is the new Rome--there is no legitimate power but us. Any other power is a potential threat to our interests and must be eliminated before it gets any independent ideas.
Voting Rights Act Under Fire Again
Renewal was thought to be such a lock that a mysterious email circulated a couple of years ago that claimed that Congress would torpedo the Voting Rights Act and blacks would be again summarily kicked out the voting booth was branded as race paranoia run amok. The warning that blacks would be stripped of the vote altogether deserves laughter. The warning that their voting rights might be in trouble, however, does not.
Why Republicans Rip the Voting Rights Act
Pick a Crisis - Any Crisis
In spite of the fact that the American public continues to drug up and tune out via tell-a-vision, the impending numbers of potential “national emergencies” in this nation keep mounting up. In fact, it’s hard to keep count of all the horrific scenarios, which could be played out at any moment in time.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
Psychopaths All Around Us
When most of us hear the word psychopath, we think of a serial killer, but it turns out there are many more of them that we think. In fact, you probably know a few.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Report: Shrooms improve attitudes
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions researchers conducted the study following carefully controlled, scientifically rigorous procedures. They said that the episodes generally led to positive changes in attitude and behavior among the 36 volunteer participants and that the changes appeared to last at least two months. Participants cited feelings of intense joy, "distance from ordinary reality," and feelings of peace and harmony after taking the drug. Two-thirds described the effects of the drug, called psilocybin, as among the five most meaningful experiences of their lives.
FOOD&DRINK:
The Importance of Soul Food
The very fact that certain foods are even on the menu in most American restaurants today tells a story of how Africans came to this country and what happened when they got here. The discussion also covers how Southern cooking has come to be known by some as soul food, what that means and what it doesn't, and how the term "soul food" has come to mean more than just food.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Cassandra Wilson Takes Flight on 'Thunderbird'
Cassandra Wilson's new CD Thunderbird soars over a swirling array of musical influences. Backing up the pop tune "Go to Mexico," are the chant-like sounds of the Tchapatoulis Mardi Gras Indians. And you might have a version of the familiar American tune "Red River Valley" in your head, but Wilson -- one of the great jazz vocalists of her generation -- gives it a fresh new feel.
HUMOR?:
THIS MODERN WORLD
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
Clinton stokes Ohio vote fraud flames
"This country deserves to have an electoral system that has integrity. I know there's been a problem here in Ohio, and I hope everybody from Ohio is watching this election like a hawk. Don't let them pull anything over your eyes again.''
Maxine Defies; Barbara Disappoints
If it wasn't for the Congressional Black Caucus during the Clinton impeachment hearings my faith in democracy would have crumbled right then and there. You want a fight? They know how to fight, which is why the right hates them and spends so much time trying to marginalize them (well, that and the fact that they're, you know, black).
John Dean on Countdown: Conservatives Without Conscience
To put it simply, Dean makes the case (with data he uncovered) that many conservatives of today need an authoritarian figure to guide them and they willingly do whatever it takes to please that figure. Dean cites G. Gordon Liddy as the perfect example of a guy willing to be shot in the street to indulge his master.
One Astronaut's Personal Journey in Space Program
Among the seven-member crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery is Stephanie Wilson, only the second African-American woman to travel into space. NASA Mission Specialist Alvin Drew is a black astronaut on the waiting list for a space flight. He speaks with Ed Gordon about Discovery's mission and his personal journey through the space program.
INTERNATIONAL:
Ghana launches project to welcome Africans from the Diaspora to the Motherland
The Ghanaian Minister for Tourism and Diasporean affairs, Hon. Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, addressed a special briefing session last Friday to launch an initiative for the year 2007 to “heal and reconcile” relations between Africans at home and abroad.
N Korea ready for 'all-out war'
NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has vowed not to make "even a tiny concession" to the United States and said Pyongyang was braced for "all-out war" after its missile tests, state television has warned
Gulf war vet shoots four
After staying with the bodies for up to 12 HOURS, he went to his local police station at about 6.15am yesterday. Bradley walked in with a bag containing a gun with a silencer, a pump action shotgun, a home-made nail bomb and ammunition. He put his house keys on the desk, and calmly said to the desk officer: “You may need these. I’ve just killed four people.”
A reminder what started the current crisis in the Mideast...
Even children playing on a beach are open game for Israelis. Unbelievable.
IRAQ:
Iraq in Turmoil
More soldiers charged with murder and Nic Robertson reports on the violence that is sweeping through Iraq.
Video -WMP Video -QT
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Cheney really wants U.S. dictator
Richard Cheney is a vile, indeed evil, influence in American political life. He is a very dangerous person who would if he could destroy American freedom about which he and his mentor prate hypocritically. His long years in Washington have caused him to lose faith in the legislative and judicial processes of the government. The country, he believes, requires a much stronger executive. Such concentrated power would have been necessary even if the World Trade Center attack had not occurred. He uses the fear of terrorists as a pretext to advance his agenda of an all powerful president, a military dictator. So long, of course, as he is a Republican.
ECONOMY:
Foreclosures Will Be Different This Time
Homeowners with little of their own money in their homes may think they will do what strapped homeowners in the ’90s did: turn over the keys to their lender if things get really bad and walk away.But...financial experts warn that things may be different this time because so many people have refinanced.
Confronting Black America's Debt Problem
Commentator Lester Spence says black Americans are shouldering increasing debt burdens to make ends meet -- and the government isn't helping address the issue. Spence is an assistant professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University.
OP-ED:
Whack North Korea, Before It Can Protect Itself?
The US is the new Rome--there is no legitimate power but us. Any other power is a potential threat to our interests and must be eliminated before it gets any independent ideas.
Voting Rights Act Under Fire Again
Renewal was thought to be such a lock that a mysterious email circulated a couple of years ago that claimed that Congress would torpedo the Voting Rights Act and blacks would be again summarily kicked out the voting booth was branded as race paranoia run amok. The warning that blacks would be stripped of the vote altogether deserves laughter. The warning that their voting rights might be in trouble, however, does not.
Why Republicans Rip the Voting Rights Act
Pick a Crisis - Any Crisis
In spite of the fact that the American public continues to drug up and tune out via tell-a-vision, the impending numbers of potential “national emergencies” in this nation keep mounting up. In fact, it’s hard to keep count of all the horrific scenarios, which could be played out at any moment in time.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
Psychopaths All Around Us
When most of us hear the word psychopath, we think of a serial killer, but it turns out there are many more of them that we think. In fact, you probably know a few.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Report: Shrooms improve attitudes
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions researchers conducted the study following carefully controlled, scientifically rigorous procedures. They said that the episodes generally led to positive changes in attitude and behavior among the 36 volunteer participants and that the changes appeared to last at least two months. Participants cited feelings of intense joy, "distance from ordinary reality," and feelings of peace and harmony after taking the drug. Two-thirds described the effects of the drug, called psilocybin, as among the five most meaningful experiences of their lives.
FOOD&DRINK:
The Importance of Soul Food
The very fact that certain foods are even on the menu in most American restaurants today tells a story of how Africans came to this country and what happened when they got here. The discussion also covers how Southern cooking has come to be known by some as soul food, what that means and what it doesn't, and how the term "soul food" has come to mean more than just food.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Cassandra Wilson Takes Flight on 'Thunderbird'
Cassandra Wilson's new CD Thunderbird soars over a swirling array of musical influences. Backing up the pop tune "Go to Mexico," are the chant-like sounds of the Tchapatoulis Mardi Gras Indians. And you might have a version of the familiar American tune "Red River Valley" in your head, but Wilson -- one of the great jazz vocalists of her generation -- gives it a fresh new feel.
HUMOR?:
THIS MODERN WORLD
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Another Angle 9 - July - 2006
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
Slavery Reparations Gaining Momentum
Fueled by the work of scholars and lawyers, the campaign has morphed in recent years from a fringe-group rallying cry into sophisticated, mainstream movement. Most recently, a pair of churches apologized for their part in the slave trade, and one is studying ways to repay black church members.
Olympic skater-turned-doctor angry over 'bad care' at L.A. hospital
Orthopedic surgeon and former world champion figure skater Debi Thomas is criticizing leaders of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, saying the beleaguered hospital's policies have led to “bad care.”
Artificial Blood Experiment Hits 27 U.S. Cities
The federal government has given the company that makes it approval to use badly bleeding accident victims as test subjects, without the subjects informed consent.
A Peach of a Scandal in Georgia
If a preacher secretly accepts a bucket of money from a saloonkeeper to organize a temperance rally at a rival saloon and maybe send in a gang of church ladies to chop up the bar with their little hatchets, this would strike you and me as sleazy, but others are willing to make allowances, and so Ralph Reed's political career is still alive and breathing in Georgia. He has bathed himself in tomato juice and hopes to smile his way through the storm.
INTERNATIONAL:
San Francisco Bay View - National Black Newspaper of the Year
Israeli Black Panthers support the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
During the late ‘60s and into the ‘70s, the reputation of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, which had its start in Oakland in 1966, spread far and wide, not only throughout the United States, but around the world.
Secret Weapons of Mass Destruction in Israel
Fighting in Mogadishu kills 20
The toll looked set to rise further in the most serious flare-up since Islamists took over the Somali capital from US-backed regional commanders a month ago.
Why I work for land that killed my father
Son of executed activist Ken Saro-Wiwa believes his support for the President of Nigeria can help bring the country peace.
IRAQ:
Civil war beckons after 40 die
Sectarian attacks have plagued Baghdad and other cities with mixed populations since the bombing in March in Samarra of a shrine sacred to Shias. But yesterday's massacre stood out from previous incidents because of its scale and the insouciance of the killers. Attacks took place in daylight and on several streets.
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
"The Republicans Have a Plan - And it is Called FEAR"
What does it mean? It means it's an election year and, therefore, Bush and Republicans need to instill false fear and outright lie in order to trick voters into supporting them.
ECONOMY:
Put to rest old advice on couples and credit
Women are often told that once they marry , it's imperative to keep credit in their own names.By keeping a separate credit history from her husband, the advice goes, a woman ensures she will remain creditworthy if she becomes single again. Like the petticoat, that advice is old-fashioned.
OP-ED:
Glen Ford and Peter Gamble: Imperial Racism
There could be no justification for George Bush’s aggressions, without the underlying assumptions of racial superiority. Bush has committed multiple crimes against peace – a capital Nuremburg offense for which a number of Nazis were hanged. He is a war criminal, many times over. However, he will never be prosecuted in the United States, because of the pervasive ideology of imperialism, which is racist at its very core: it dehumanizes the victims.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
FBI plans new Net-tapping push
The FBI has drafted sweeping legislation that would require Internet service providers to create wiretapping hubs for police surveillance and force makers of networking gear to build in backdoors for eavesdropping.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Genetically Engineered Crops May Produce Herbicide Inside Our Intestines
Pioneer Hi-Bred's website boasts that their genetically modified (GM) Liberty Link corn survives doses of Liberty herbicide, which would normally kill corn. The reason, they say, is that the herbicide becomes "inactive in the corn plant." They fail to reveal, however, that after you eat the GM corn, some inactive herbicide may become reactivated inside your gut and cause a toxic reaction.
FOOD&DRINK:
Jalapeno Cheeseburgers with Bacon and Grilled Onions
The little green chile makes an appearance in the burger and in its creamy ranch sauce.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Inside the Panther revolution
Reading "Will You Die With Me?," Flores A. Forbes' blistering account of his own life as a top-ranking member of the Black Panther Party's military wing and close confidant of Newton, one realizes why Black Panther Party members had to watch "Sweetback."
All the Hancock You Need
At least four Herbie Hancocks showed up for a Carnegie Hall concert at this year's JVC Jazz Festival, which was fitting.
HUMOR?:
Fiore: Welcome to the United States of Incarceration
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
Slavery Reparations Gaining Momentum
Fueled by the work of scholars and lawyers, the campaign has morphed in recent years from a fringe-group rallying cry into sophisticated, mainstream movement. Most recently, a pair of churches apologized for their part in the slave trade, and one is studying ways to repay black church members.
Olympic skater-turned-doctor angry over 'bad care' at L.A. hospital
Orthopedic surgeon and former world champion figure skater Debi Thomas is criticizing leaders of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, saying the beleaguered hospital's policies have led to “bad care.”
Artificial Blood Experiment Hits 27 U.S. Cities
The federal government has given the company that makes it approval to use badly bleeding accident victims as test subjects, without the subjects informed consent.
A Peach of a Scandal in Georgia
If a preacher secretly accepts a bucket of money from a saloonkeeper to organize a temperance rally at a rival saloon and maybe send in a gang of church ladies to chop up the bar with their little hatchets, this would strike you and me as sleazy, but others are willing to make allowances, and so Ralph Reed's political career is still alive and breathing in Georgia. He has bathed himself in tomato juice and hopes to smile his way through the storm.
INTERNATIONAL:
San Francisco Bay View - National Black Newspaper of the Year
Israeli Black Panthers support the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
During the late ‘60s and into the ‘70s, the reputation of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, which had its start in Oakland in 1966, spread far and wide, not only throughout the United States, but around the world.
Secret Weapons of Mass Destruction in Israel
Fighting in Mogadishu kills 20
The toll looked set to rise further in the most serious flare-up since Islamists took over the Somali capital from US-backed regional commanders a month ago.
Why I work for land that killed my father
Son of executed activist Ken Saro-Wiwa believes his support for the President of Nigeria can help bring the country peace.
IRAQ:
Civil war beckons after 40 die
Sectarian attacks have plagued Baghdad and other cities with mixed populations since the bombing in March in Samarra of a shrine sacred to Shias. But yesterday's massacre stood out from previous incidents because of its scale and the insouciance of the killers. Attacks took place in daylight and on several streets.
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
"The Republicans Have a Plan - And it is Called FEAR"
What does it mean? It means it's an election year and, therefore, Bush and Republicans need to instill false fear and outright lie in order to trick voters into supporting them.
ECONOMY:
Put to rest old advice on couples and credit
Women are often told that once they marry , it's imperative to keep credit in their own names.By keeping a separate credit history from her husband, the advice goes, a woman ensures she will remain creditworthy if she becomes single again. Like the petticoat, that advice is old-fashioned.
OP-ED:
Glen Ford and Peter Gamble: Imperial Racism
There could be no justification for George Bush’s aggressions, without the underlying assumptions of racial superiority. Bush has committed multiple crimes against peace – a capital Nuremburg offense for which a number of Nazis were hanged. He is a war criminal, many times over. However, he will never be prosecuted in the United States, because of the pervasive ideology of imperialism, which is racist at its very core: it dehumanizes the victims.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
FBI plans new Net-tapping push
The FBI has drafted sweeping legislation that would require Internet service providers to create wiretapping hubs for police surveillance and force makers of networking gear to build in backdoors for eavesdropping.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Genetically Engineered Crops May Produce Herbicide Inside Our Intestines
Pioneer Hi-Bred's website boasts that their genetically modified (GM) Liberty Link corn survives doses of Liberty herbicide, which would normally kill corn. The reason, they say, is that the herbicide becomes "inactive in the corn plant." They fail to reveal, however, that after you eat the GM corn, some inactive herbicide may become reactivated inside your gut and cause a toxic reaction.
FOOD&DRINK:
Jalapeno Cheeseburgers with Bacon and Grilled Onions
The little green chile makes an appearance in the burger and in its creamy ranch sauce.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Inside the Panther revolution
Reading "Will You Die With Me?," Flores A. Forbes' blistering account of his own life as a top-ranking member of the Black Panther Party's military wing and close confidant of Newton, one realizes why Black Panther Party members had to watch "Sweetback."
All the Hancock You Need
At least four Herbie Hancocks showed up for a Carnegie Hall concert at this year's JVC Jazz Festival, which was fitting.
HUMOR?:
Fiore: Welcome to the United States of Incarceration
Friday, July 07, 2006
ANOTHER ANGLE 7 - July - 2006
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
What Does North Korea Want?-
To be left alone - the real question at the heart of the Korean standoff: what are American troops still doing there, nearly 60 years after Harry Truman dispatched them without congressional approval and in violation of the Constitution? The American troop presence is a testament to the permanence of all such "temporary" emergencies
INTERNATIONAL:
Ahmadinejad Warns of Islamic 'Explosion'
Iran's hard-line president warned Friday that continued Israeli strikes against Palestinians could lead to an Islamic ``explosion'' targeting Israel and its Western supporters.
Why Africans risk life and limb in search of greener pastures in Europe
The greatest battle confronting Africa today is how to undo the damage done to it by decades of corrupt and visionless leadership. This damage manifests itself in various forms and most times could be very frustrating for the younger generation, the majority of whom are eager to escape the excruciating sting of poverty that pervades their environment. Getting these youths to stay back in a country like Nigeria where electricity supply comes eight hours in two weeks and the unemployment ration is rising by the day is becoming increasingly difficult.
How slavery, historical amnesia and imperialist education make teaching race a minefield
America “is obsessed with race,” and yet maintains that it is “the most moral and exceptional nation on earth.” But beneath the surface America maintains : “A steadfast denial that we were a colonial power. That denial of the fact is very significant.” In the 21st century, America would rather like to think of its activities in Iraq as being of an imperial nature, under the misguided belief that Imperialism is about the civilised civilising the uncivilised.
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Bush's Assault on Freedom: What's To Stop Him?
Americans are going to have to decide which is the greater threat: terrorists, or the Republican Party's determination to shred American civil liberties and the separation of powers in the name of executive power and the "war on terror."
ECONOMY:
Financing Getting Less Creative
As interest rates rise and the housing market cools, local lenders say some people are shying away from interest-only and adjustable-rate mortgages -- tools that many first-home buyers have used to buy more house than they could otherwise afford.
OP-ED:
The Middle East Agenda: Oil, Dollar Hegemony & Islam
Little has changed in the imperialist tendencies of American foreign policy since the founding of the United States of America in seventeen eighty-nine. The fledgling United States opened the nineteenth century by stealing the continent of North America from the Indians, while in the process ethnically cleansing them and then finally deporting the pitiful few survivors by means of death marches (a la Bataan) to Bantustans, which in America we call reservations, as in instance of America's manifest destiny to rule the world.
The Myth of Terrorism, Part Deux
Judging from news reports and the portrayal of villains in our popular entertainment, Americans are bedeviled by fantasies about terrorism. They seem to believe that terrorism is the greatest threat to the United States and that it is becoming more widespread and lethal. They are likely to think that the United States is the most popular target of terrorists. And they almost certainly have the impression that extremist Islamic groups cause most terrorism.... None of these beliefs are based in fact....
FOOD&DRINK:
GRILLED PORTERHOUSE STEAK WITH HORSERADISH CREAM
A simple seasoning of salt and pepper leaves this steak ready for an assertive horseradish sauce. It's a great, simple choice for a special occasion.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Gospel's Modern Sounds: Outward Is Heavenward
There's so much going on in gospel music today that you may have missed when Kirk Franklin paused from promoting Hero, his latest chart-topping CD, to go on The Oprah Winfrey Show with his wife to discuss his triumph over video porn addiction. His point? To publicly reduce himself to an imperfect everyman who overcame a troublesome vice with the support of prayer and faith.
'Baby Makin' Music' Lives Up to Its Billing
The Isley Brothers' new album, Baby Makin' Music, doesn't aspire to much more than its title suggests, but after an astonishing half-century in existence, the group continues to earn its status as R&B royalty. The group has survived immense cultural changes and its own stylistic hairpin turns over the years: Its classic catalog includes gritty R&B, Motown soul, blistering funk and quiet-storm pillow-talk jams.
HUMOR?:
Fiore: Welcome to the United States of Incarceration
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
What Does North Korea Want?-
To be left alone - the real question at the heart of the Korean standoff: what are American troops still doing there, nearly 60 years after Harry Truman dispatched them without congressional approval and in violation of the Constitution? The American troop presence is a testament to the permanence of all such "temporary" emergencies
INTERNATIONAL:
Ahmadinejad Warns of Islamic 'Explosion'
Iran's hard-line president warned Friday that continued Israeli strikes against Palestinians could lead to an Islamic ``explosion'' targeting Israel and its Western supporters.
Why Africans risk life and limb in search of greener pastures in Europe
The greatest battle confronting Africa today is how to undo the damage done to it by decades of corrupt and visionless leadership. This damage manifests itself in various forms and most times could be very frustrating for the younger generation, the majority of whom are eager to escape the excruciating sting of poverty that pervades their environment. Getting these youths to stay back in a country like Nigeria where electricity supply comes eight hours in two weeks and the unemployment ration is rising by the day is becoming increasingly difficult.
How slavery, historical amnesia and imperialist education make teaching race a minefield
America “is obsessed with race,” and yet maintains that it is “the most moral and exceptional nation on earth.” But beneath the surface America maintains : “A steadfast denial that we were a colonial power. That denial of the fact is very significant.” In the 21st century, America would rather like to think of its activities in Iraq as being of an imperial nature, under the misguided belief that Imperialism is about the civilised civilising the uncivilised.
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Bush's Assault on Freedom: What's To Stop Him?
Americans are going to have to decide which is the greater threat: terrorists, or the Republican Party's determination to shred American civil liberties and the separation of powers in the name of executive power and the "war on terror."
ECONOMY:
Financing Getting Less Creative
As interest rates rise and the housing market cools, local lenders say some people are shying away from interest-only and adjustable-rate mortgages -- tools that many first-home buyers have used to buy more house than they could otherwise afford.
OP-ED:
The Middle East Agenda: Oil, Dollar Hegemony & Islam
Little has changed in the imperialist tendencies of American foreign policy since the founding of the United States of America in seventeen eighty-nine. The fledgling United States opened the nineteenth century by stealing the continent of North America from the Indians, while in the process ethnically cleansing them and then finally deporting the pitiful few survivors by means of death marches (a la Bataan) to Bantustans, which in America we call reservations, as in instance of America's manifest destiny to rule the world.
The Myth of Terrorism, Part Deux
Judging from news reports and the portrayal of villains in our popular entertainment, Americans are bedeviled by fantasies about terrorism. They seem to believe that terrorism is the greatest threat to the United States and that it is becoming more widespread and lethal. They are likely to think that the United States is the most popular target of terrorists. And they almost certainly have the impression that extremist Islamic groups cause most terrorism.... None of these beliefs are based in fact....
FOOD&DRINK:
GRILLED PORTERHOUSE STEAK WITH HORSERADISH CREAM
A simple seasoning of salt and pepper leaves this steak ready for an assertive horseradish sauce. It's a great, simple choice for a special occasion.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Gospel's Modern Sounds: Outward Is Heavenward
There's so much going on in gospel music today that you may have missed when Kirk Franklin paused from promoting Hero, his latest chart-topping CD, to go on The Oprah Winfrey Show with his wife to discuss his triumph over video porn addiction. His point? To publicly reduce himself to an imperfect everyman who overcame a troublesome vice with the support of prayer and faith.
'Baby Makin' Music' Lives Up to Its Billing
The Isley Brothers' new album, Baby Makin' Music, doesn't aspire to much more than its title suggests, but after an astonishing half-century in existence, the group continues to earn its status as R&B royalty. The group has survived immense cultural changes and its own stylistic hairpin turns over the years: Its classic catalog includes gritty R&B, Motown soul, blistering funk and quiet-storm pillow-talk jams.
HUMOR?:
Fiore: Welcome to the United States of Incarceration
Another Angle 6 - July - 2006
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
"Blackwell, black votes and God will in the Buckeye State"
Blackwell is that rare public official who managed to become a multimillionaire while working as the state Treasury Secretary by parlaying a $500,000 investment with three other investors into a $190 million sale of radio stations within six years. Some have questioned whether or not his decisions as Treasury Secretary influenced the millions of dollars in loans he received from friendly banks including those owned by billionaire Carl Lindner of Cincinnati. The Lindner family is Blackwell major donor in the last campaign reporting, giving him $90,000.
Louisiana relies on convict labor
"Many people here say they could not get by without their inmates, who make up more than 10 percent of its population and most of its labor force," the article continues. "They are dirt-cheap, sometimes free, always compliant, ever-ready and disposable."
Selective Service System: ALIENS AND DUAL NATIONALS
U.S. non-citizens and dual nationals are required by law to register with the Selective Service System.* Most are also liable for induction into the U.S. Armed Forces if there is a draft. They would also be eligible for any deferments, postponements, and exemptions available to all other registrants.
INTERNATIONAL:
ISRAEL PLANNED CAPTURE OF PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT LONG BEFORE ALLEGED KIDNAPPING
North Korea's long range missile, the one we're all supposed to be afraid of...
... blew up 35 seconds after launch.
Breast ironing: grim secret of Africa's women
Breast "ironing" - the use of hard or heated objects to try to stunt breast growth in girls - is a traditional practice in West Africa. The practice is most common in the Christian and animist south of the country, rather than in the Muslim North and Far North provinces, where only 10 per cent of women are affected.
IRAQ:
Orwell in Iraq: Snow Jobs, Zarqawi and Bogus Peace Plans
With the plan to secure Baghdad, "Operation Forward Together," now three weeks old, and the so-called terror leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killed, the security situation has only continued to deteriorate
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Lou Dobbs on the North American Union
President Bush signed a formal agreement that will end the United States as we know it, and he took the step without approval from either the U.S. Congress or the people of the United States.
ECONOMY:
Fed Treading on Thin Ice as U.S. Housing Bubble Weakens
Although it is no secret among economists, most Americans don뭪 know that the Fed fights inflation by increasing unemployment and thereby lowering wages. The public probably would find this unsettling. Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, has been running at 5.7 percent over the last three months, up from 4.2 percent over the previous year. But most of this is the result of higher energy prices and the fall of the U.S. dollar against other currencies, which raises the price of imports and therefore adds to inflation. The Fed sees rising wages as the problem, because the people who run the Fed do not look at the economy from the point of view of wage and salary earners.
Some Homeowners Who Accept Aid to Avert Foreclosures Lose Their Homes Anyway
Soros: Housing bubble may burst econ.
"The U.S. consumer has benefited from the rapid rise in the value of housing," Soros said. "Equity could be withdrawn from that increased value. Basically half of that is spent."
OP-ED:
Arent you proud to be Black?
Arent you proud of who you are, where you came from, and what your relatives did to make sure you had food on the table, clothes on your back, and a roof over your head? We should celebrate our Blackness and always cherish our culture. As Claud Anderson teaches, we should be proud to be Black because God made us first, in His image; and He placed us in a perfect place, on land that contained every vital mineral and natural resource necessary for growth and prosperity. He gave us enough wisdom to share with the world and bring others out of the darkness into the light of knowledge. We are His special people.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
Judge Blocks U.S. Navy's Use of Sonar in Hawaii Waters
A federal judge in Los Angeles Monday temporarily blocked the Navy's planned use of high-intensity sonar in the waters around Hawaii. She said that the Natural Resources Defense Council had provided evidence that the sonar can kill and injure whales and other marine life.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Daily Acetaminophen Dose Linked to Liver Damage
Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and other painkillers, is considered one of the safest medicines around. But a study in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association shows that ordinary doses of acetaminophen can cause liver damage. Experts see the new results as a warning, but not as a reason to stop taking acetaminophen.
FOOD&DRINK:
Ice Cream Sundaes from Coast to Coast
In Keene, N.H., you can get a rather austere-sounding fruit-salad sundae, which is not something you can imagine ordering in, say, Texas. In Foley, Ala., there's a chocolaty-thick sundae called Lower Alabama Mud. And In Las Cruces, N.M., you can dare to order the green chile sundae: vanilla ice cream laced with spicy-sweet green chile marmalade.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
The Brand New Heavies: 'Get Used to It'
After more than a decade apart, the three original band members -- U.K. natives Jan Kincaid, Simon Bartholomew and Andrew Love Levy -- and powerful vocalist and Atlanta native N'Dea Davenport have reunited for a new CD, Get Used to It.
Fury at 'Racist' BBC Drama
Is this what black people have to do to get on TV?
HUMOR?:
Let America Be America Again
By Langston Hughes
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
"Blackwell, black votes and God will in the Buckeye State"
Blackwell is that rare public official who managed to become a multimillionaire while working as the state Treasury Secretary by parlaying a $500,000 investment with three other investors into a $190 million sale of radio stations within six years. Some have questioned whether or not his decisions as Treasury Secretary influenced the millions of dollars in loans he received from friendly banks including those owned by billionaire Carl Lindner of Cincinnati. The Lindner family is Blackwell major donor in the last campaign reporting, giving him $90,000.
Louisiana relies on convict labor
"Many people here say they could not get by without their inmates, who make up more than 10 percent of its population and most of its labor force," the article continues. "They are dirt-cheap, sometimes free, always compliant, ever-ready and disposable."
Selective Service System: ALIENS AND DUAL NATIONALS
U.S. non-citizens and dual nationals are required by law to register with the Selective Service System.* Most are also liable for induction into the U.S. Armed Forces if there is a draft. They would also be eligible for any deferments, postponements, and exemptions available to all other registrants.
INTERNATIONAL:
ISRAEL PLANNED CAPTURE OF PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT LONG BEFORE ALLEGED KIDNAPPING
North Korea's long range missile, the one we're all supposed to be afraid of...
... blew up 35 seconds after launch.
Breast ironing: grim secret of Africa's women
Breast "ironing" - the use of hard or heated objects to try to stunt breast growth in girls - is a traditional practice in West Africa. The practice is most common in the Christian and animist south of the country, rather than in the Muslim North and Far North provinces, where only 10 per cent of women are affected.
IRAQ:
Orwell in Iraq: Snow Jobs, Zarqawi and Bogus Peace Plans
With the plan to secure Baghdad, "Operation Forward Together," now three weeks old, and the so-called terror leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killed, the security situation has only continued to deteriorate
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Lou Dobbs on the North American Union
President Bush signed a formal agreement that will end the United States as we know it, and he took the step without approval from either the U.S. Congress or the people of the United States.
ECONOMY:
Fed Treading on Thin Ice as U.S. Housing Bubble Weakens
Although it is no secret among economists, most Americans don뭪 know that the Fed fights inflation by increasing unemployment and thereby lowering wages. The public probably would find this unsettling. Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, has been running at 5.7 percent over the last three months, up from 4.2 percent over the previous year. But most of this is the result of higher energy prices and the fall of the U.S. dollar against other currencies, which raises the price of imports and therefore adds to inflation. The Fed sees rising wages as the problem, because the people who run the Fed do not look at the economy from the point of view of wage and salary earners.
Some Homeowners Who Accept Aid to Avert Foreclosures Lose Their Homes Anyway
Soros: Housing bubble may burst econ.
"The U.S. consumer has benefited from the rapid rise in the value of housing," Soros said. "Equity could be withdrawn from that increased value. Basically half of that is spent."
OP-ED:
Arent you proud to be Black?
Arent you proud of who you are, where you came from, and what your relatives did to make sure you had food on the table, clothes on your back, and a roof over your head? We should celebrate our Blackness and always cherish our culture. As Claud Anderson teaches, we should be proud to be Black because God made us first, in His image; and He placed us in a perfect place, on land that contained every vital mineral and natural resource necessary for growth and prosperity. He gave us enough wisdom to share with the world and bring others out of the darkness into the light of knowledge. We are His special people.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
Judge Blocks U.S. Navy's Use of Sonar in Hawaii Waters
A federal judge in Los Angeles Monday temporarily blocked the Navy's planned use of high-intensity sonar in the waters around Hawaii. She said that the Natural Resources Defense Council had provided evidence that the sonar can kill and injure whales and other marine life.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Daily Acetaminophen Dose Linked to Liver Damage
Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and other painkillers, is considered one of the safest medicines around. But a study in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association shows that ordinary doses of acetaminophen can cause liver damage. Experts see the new results as a warning, but not as a reason to stop taking acetaminophen.
FOOD&DRINK:
Ice Cream Sundaes from Coast to Coast
In Keene, N.H., you can get a rather austere-sounding fruit-salad sundae, which is not something you can imagine ordering in, say, Texas. In Foley, Ala., there's a chocolaty-thick sundae called Lower Alabama Mud. And In Las Cruces, N.M., you can dare to order the green chile sundae: vanilla ice cream laced with spicy-sweet green chile marmalade.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
The Brand New Heavies: 'Get Used to It'
After more than a decade apart, the three original band members -- U.K. natives Jan Kincaid, Simon Bartholomew and Andrew Love Levy -- and powerful vocalist and Atlanta native N'Dea Davenport have reunited for a new CD, Get Used to It.
Fury at 'Racist' BBC Drama
Is this what black people have to do to get on TV?
HUMOR?:
Let America Be America Again
By Langston Hughes
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Another Angle 6 - June - 2006
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
US to drop Geneva rule, officials say
For more than a year, the Pentagon has been redrawing its policies on detainees, and intends to issue a new Army Field Manual on interrogation, which, along with accompanying directives, represents core instructions to U.S. soldiers worldwide.
Mandatory Draft Bill Snuck In - To Be Debated 6-6-6
Congressman Charles Rangel (Democrat - NY) introduced a bill (Universal National Service Act of 2006 - HR 4752 IH) aiming at drafting everyone - men and women alike - from the ages of 18 to 42 into the military for a minimum period of 2 years.
Anti-immigrant billboard put up in Little Haiti
It may as well have said, “Get Out of Our Country,” because the message is just that clear. A sign recently erected in Little Haiti communicated effectively just how some Americans feel about illegal immigrants. The sign, at the corner of NW 79th Street and right next to Interstate 95 reads boldly, “Stop the Invasion.”
INTERNATIONAL:
Officials admit doubts over chemical plot
Confidence among officials appeared to be waning as searches at the address continued to yield no evidence of a plot for an attack with cyanide or other chemicals. A man was shot during the raid, adding to pressure on the authorities for answers about the accuracy of the intelligence that led them to send 250 officers to storm the man's family home at dawn.
U.S. must drop terms: Iran
"We think that if there is goodwill, a breakthrough to get out of a situation [the European Union and U.S.] have created for themselves... is possible," Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said.
US, Israel blamed for Syria attack
The US blames Syria for backing extremist Muslim groups such as the Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad, as well as Lebanon's Hezbollah. America also accused Syria of allowing foreign fighters to cross into Iraq, an accusation the Arab state denies.
IRAQ:
Wife: Marines could have been on speed at Haditha
"There were problems in Kilo Company with drugs, alcohol, hazing, you name it," said the woman unidentified by Newsweek. "I think it's more than possible that these guys were totally tweaked out on speed or something when they shot those civilians in Haditha."
US troops cleared in Ishaqi raid probe despite video...
A military investigation into allegations that U.S. troops intentionally killed Iraqi civilians in a March raid in Ishaqi, a village north of Baghdad, has cleared the troops of misconduct, the military said Friday — despite dramatic video footage of slain children.
OP-ED:
The Black Commentator - Issue 186 - June 1, 2006
In Search of 'Liberation-Oriented Economics'
The struggle for a “new economic order” has always been at the core of African American politics. The abolition of slavery required a new economic order. Jim Crow was an economic – as well as social, political and legal – order; we needed a new one. Those who have always tried to order us around and kick us down are constantly building their own self-serving “orders” – the current regime being a global capitalism managed by home-grown racists armed to the teeth, who harbor a quasi-religious belief that they embody the essence of civilization.
Congratulations! Entrepreneurship School and SBA Academy
Are you ready for some good news? Lord knows we need some. The world is going who knows where, with Black people at the head of the line. We have spying, lying, and conniving by our government, and nuclear conflict on the horizon, you know we need some good news
FOOD&DRINK:
GRILLED PORTERHOUSE STEAK WITH HORSERADISH CREAM
A simple seasoning of salt and pepper leaves this steak ready for an assertive horseradish sauce. It's a great, simple choice for a special occasion.
JUST WEIRD:
Charmed woman marries cobra in India
Priests chanted mantras to seal the union, but the snake failed to come out of a nearby ant hill where it lives, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said.
Pat Robertson energy drink nixed
HUMOR?:
"Ethics Liquidators"
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
US to drop Geneva rule, officials say
For more than a year, the Pentagon has been redrawing its policies on detainees, and intends to issue a new Army Field Manual on interrogation, which, along with accompanying directives, represents core instructions to U.S. soldiers worldwide.
Mandatory Draft Bill Snuck In - To Be Debated 6-6-6
Congressman Charles Rangel (Democrat - NY) introduced a bill (Universal National Service Act of 2006 - HR 4752 IH) aiming at drafting everyone - men and women alike - from the ages of 18 to 42 into the military for a minimum period of 2 years.
Anti-immigrant billboard put up in Little Haiti
It may as well have said, “Get Out of Our Country,” because the message is just that clear. A sign recently erected in Little Haiti communicated effectively just how some Americans feel about illegal immigrants. The sign, at the corner of NW 79th Street and right next to Interstate 95 reads boldly, “Stop the Invasion.”
INTERNATIONAL:
Officials admit doubts over chemical plot
Confidence among officials appeared to be waning as searches at the address continued to yield no evidence of a plot for an attack with cyanide or other chemicals. A man was shot during the raid, adding to pressure on the authorities for answers about the accuracy of the intelligence that led them to send 250 officers to storm the man's family home at dawn.
U.S. must drop terms: Iran
"We think that if there is goodwill, a breakthrough to get out of a situation [the European Union and U.S.] have created for themselves... is possible," Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said.
US, Israel blamed for Syria attack
The US blames Syria for backing extremist Muslim groups such as the Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad, as well as Lebanon's Hezbollah. America also accused Syria of allowing foreign fighters to cross into Iraq, an accusation the Arab state denies.
IRAQ:
Wife: Marines could have been on speed at Haditha
"There were problems in Kilo Company with drugs, alcohol, hazing, you name it," said the woman unidentified by Newsweek. "I think it's more than possible that these guys were totally tweaked out on speed or something when they shot those civilians in Haditha."
US troops cleared in Ishaqi raid probe despite video...
A military investigation into allegations that U.S. troops intentionally killed Iraqi civilians in a March raid in Ishaqi, a village north of Baghdad, has cleared the troops of misconduct, the military said Friday — despite dramatic video footage of slain children.
OP-ED:
The Black Commentator - Issue 186 - June 1, 2006
In Search of 'Liberation-Oriented Economics'
The struggle for a “new economic order” has always been at the core of African American politics. The abolition of slavery required a new economic order. Jim Crow was an economic – as well as social, political and legal – order; we needed a new one. Those who have always tried to order us around and kick us down are constantly building their own self-serving “orders” – the current regime being a global capitalism managed by home-grown racists armed to the teeth, who harbor a quasi-religious belief that they embody the essence of civilization.
Congratulations! Entrepreneurship School and SBA Academy
Are you ready for some good news? Lord knows we need some. The world is going who knows where, with Black people at the head of the line. We have spying, lying, and conniving by our government, and nuclear conflict on the horizon, you know we need some good news
FOOD&DRINK:
GRILLED PORTERHOUSE STEAK WITH HORSERADISH CREAM
A simple seasoning of salt and pepper leaves this steak ready for an assertive horseradish sauce. It's a great, simple choice for a special occasion.
JUST WEIRD:
Charmed woman marries cobra in India
Priests chanted mantras to seal the union, but the snake failed to come out of a nearby ant hill where it lives, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said.
Pat Robertson energy drink nixed
HUMOR?:
"Ethics Liquidators"
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Another Angle 31 - May - 2006
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
Mississippi Officials Weigh New Emmett Till Probe
Law enforcement officials in Mississippi may bring new charges in the case of Emmett Till, a black teenager murdered more than 50 years ago. The decision is up to a black woman whose generation was profoundly changed by Till's gruesome, racially charged death.
New Documentary Revisits Emmett Till's Lynching
U.S. House Calls Palestinian Authority a ‘Terrorist Sanctuary’
The House bill would cut off direct and indirect U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority, other than aid to meet "the basic human health needs" of the Palestinian people and for measures Congress approves on a case-by-case basis. It would limit aid through nongovernmental organizations and restrict diplomatic contacts with Hamas representatives.
Fat Nick's 'home run'
When hate-crime defendant Nicholas (Fat Nick) Minucci clubbed a black man with a baseball bat in Howard Beach last year, "It sounded like Barry Bonds hit a home run," a former pal told jurors at his trial yesterday.
INTERNATIONAL:
Foreigners held over Congo 'plot'
The South African embassy in Kinshasa confirmed that 19 of its citizens had been arrested. Three Americans and 10 Nigerians are reported to have been arrested, though this has not been confirmed by their embassies. Our correspondent said that the men were all working for a security company and had been involved in training Congolese security trainers who would work at the port of Matadi.
Cuba: A Clean Bill of Health
For almost half a century now Cuba, the unapologetically communist nation led by Fidel Castro, has endured crippling economic and trade sanctions imposed by its next-door neighbour, the United States. But not only has this tiny Caribbean country survived, it's achieved close to the unthinkable. Over the years of its isolation, Cuba has made major medical breakthroughs and now has a health system that's the envy of most of its neighbours, including the mighty US.
IRAQ:
U.S. is urged to stop paying Iraqi reporters
A Defense Department investigation of Pentagon-financed propaganda efforts in Iraq warns that paying Iraqi journalists to produce positive stories could damage American credibility and calls for an end to military payments to a group of Iraqi journalists in Baghdad
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Osama bin Laden - A Weapon of Mass Convenience
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary - H. L. MenckenUS editor (1880 - 1956)
ECONOMY:
Wiping Out the Middle Class
America's middle class has put their faith in various graven images: Ben Franklin, Andrew Jackson, George Washington – dead presidents printed on green paper. They have voted for more and more spending, more and more bread, more and more circuses, more and more foreign wars. They claim to be religious, but they put their faith in the princes and powers of this world – in jobs and credit...in the government. Their voodoo economy is built on magic paper money and directed by witch doctors.
Russia cools to dollar as it invests stability fund
Russia has raised the share of euros in its growing central bank reserves, a top central banker said on Thursday, confirming Moscow's cooling to the dollar as a dependable store of value.
RTS bourse to start trading oil, oil products, gold on June 8
How Much Longer Can the Dollar Reign Supreme?
Saddam Hussein stopped trading his oil for dollars before Iraq was invaded. Iran gets set to open a new oil bourse and futures market that will trade in euros, while Venezuela is said to be mulling over whether to follow suit. Now Russia has joined the bandwagon. On May 10, President Vladimir Putin announced the creation of a Russian oil and gas bourse along with his intention to convert the ruble into a convertible currency that would be used for the trade. Russia has recently swapped some of its dollar reserves for euros
OP-ED:
Stop Saying This is a Nation of Immigrants!
This is a convenient myth developed as a response to the 1960s movements against colonialism, neocolonialism, and white supremacy. The ruling class and its brain trust offered multiculturalism, diversity, and affirmative action in response to demands for decolonization, justice, reparations, social equality, an end of imperialism, and the rewriting of history -- not to be "inclusive" -- but to be accurate. What emerged to replace the liberal melting pot idea and the nationalist triumphal interpretation of the "greatest country on earth and in history," was the "nation of immigrants" story.
Countless My Lai Massacres in Iraq
Just like Abu Ghraib, while the media spotlight shines squarely on the Haditha massacre, countless atrocities continue daily, conveniently out of the awareness of the general public. Torture did not stop simply because the media finally decided, albeit in horribly belated fashion, to cover the story, and the daily slaughter of Iraqi civilians by US forces and US-backed Iraqi "security" forces had not stopped either.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
Bald Eagle 'Bird Cam' a Big Hit on the Internet
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Summer Hazards: Sunburn ... and Barbecue?
In the last few years, researchers have confirmed that cooking meat too long over a dry, intense heat creates small amounts of at least two kinds of compounds that can lead to cancer. Unfortunately, that's just the sort of flavor-enhancing fire you get on a backyard barbecue.
FOOD&DRINK:
GRILLED NEW ORLEANS-STYLE SHRIMP
Serve these spicy grilled shrimp with bread for sopping up all the sauce.
Active time: 40 min Start to finish: 40 min
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
A Chance Encounter with the Blues
Some musicians achieve fame through a combination of talent, ambition, and opportunity. Many more, just as talented, remain unnoticed by the world at large. But for an accidental meeting with Professor Work and his recording machine, Joe Holmes might have left no trace at all.
Bin-Ladin Denies Involvement in the 9/11 Attacks
The Al-Qaidah group had nothing to do with the 11 September attacks on the USA, according to Usama bin Ladin in an interview with the Pakistani newspaper Ummat. Usama bin Ladin went on to suggest that Jews or US secret services were behind the attacks, and to express gratitude and support for Pakistan, urging Pakistan’s people to jihad against the West.
From a September 28, 2001 interview.
HUMOR?:
Fiore: American Immigration, Millennium-Style
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
Mississippi Officials Weigh New Emmett Till Probe
Law enforcement officials in Mississippi may bring new charges in the case of Emmett Till, a black teenager murdered more than 50 years ago. The decision is up to a black woman whose generation was profoundly changed by Till's gruesome, racially charged death.
New Documentary Revisits Emmett Till's Lynching
U.S. House Calls Palestinian Authority a ‘Terrorist Sanctuary’
The House bill would cut off direct and indirect U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority, other than aid to meet "the basic human health needs" of the Palestinian people and for measures Congress approves on a case-by-case basis. It would limit aid through nongovernmental organizations and restrict diplomatic contacts with Hamas representatives.
Fat Nick's 'home run'
When hate-crime defendant Nicholas (Fat Nick) Minucci clubbed a black man with a baseball bat in Howard Beach last year, "It sounded like Barry Bonds hit a home run," a former pal told jurors at his trial yesterday.
INTERNATIONAL:
Foreigners held over Congo 'plot'
The South African embassy in Kinshasa confirmed that 19 of its citizens had been arrested. Three Americans and 10 Nigerians are reported to have been arrested, though this has not been confirmed by their embassies. Our correspondent said that the men were all working for a security company and had been involved in training Congolese security trainers who would work at the port of Matadi.
Cuba: A Clean Bill of Health
For almost half a century now Cuba, the unapologetically communist nation led by Fidel Castro, has endured crippling economic and trade sanctions imposed by its next-door neighbour, the United States. But not only has this tiny Caribbean country survived, it's achieved close to the unthinkable. Over the years of its isolation, Cuba has made major medical breakthroughs and now has a health system that's the envy of most of its neighbours, including the mighty US.
IRAQ:
U.S. is urged to stop paying Iraqi reporters
A Defense Department investigation of Pentagon-financed propaganda efforts in Iraq warns that paying Iraqi journalists to produce positive stories could damage American credibility and calls for an end to military payments to a group of Iraqi journalists in Baghdad
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Osama bin Laden - A Weapon of Mass Convenience
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary - H. L. MenckenUS editor (1880 - 1956)
ECONOMY:
Wiping Out the Middle Class
America's middle class has put their faith in various graven images: Ben Franklin, Andrew Jackson, George Washington – dead presidents printed on green paper. They have voted for more and more spending, more and more bread, more and more circuses, more and more foreign wars. They claim to be religious, but they put their faith in the princes and powers of this world – in jobs and credit...in the government. Their voodoo economy is built on magic paper money and directed by witch doctors.
Russia cools to dollar as it invests stability fund
Russia has raised the share of euros in its growing central bank reserves, a top central banker said on Thursday, confirming Moscow's cooling to the dollar as a dependable store of value.
RTS bourse to start trading oil, oil products, gold on June 8
How Much Longer Can the Dollar Reign Supreme?
Saddam Hussein stopped trading his oil for dollars before Iraq was invaded. Iran gets set to open a new oil bourse and futures market that will trade in euros, while Venezuela is said to be mulling over whether to follow suit. Now Russia has joined the bandwagon. On May 10, President Vladimir Putin announced the creation of a Russian oil and gas bourse along with his intention to convert the ruble into a convertible currency that would be used for the trade. Russia has recently swapped some of its dollar reserves for euros
OP-ED:
Stop Saying This is a Nation of Immigrants!
This is a convenient myth developed as a response to the 1960s movements against colonialism, neocolonialism, and white supremacy. The ruling class and its brain trust offered multiculturalism, diversity, and affirmative action in response to demands for decolonization, justice, reparations, social equality, an end of imperialism, and the rewriting of history -- not to be "inclusive" -- but to be accurate. What emerged to replace the liberal melting pot idea and the nationalist triumphal interpretation of the "greatest country on earth and in history," was the "nation of immigrants" story.
Countless My Lai Massacres in Iraq
Just like Abu Ghraib, while the media spotlight shines squarely on the Haditha massacre, countless atrocities continue daily, conveniently out of the awareness of the general public. Torture did not stop simply because the media finally decided, albeit in horribly belated fashion, to cover the story, and the daily slaughter of Iraqi civilians by US forces and US-backed Iraqi "security" forces had not stopped either.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
Bald Eagle 'Bird Cam' a Big Hit on the Internet
HEALTH&FITNESS:
Summer Hazards: Sunburn ... and Barbecue?
In the last few years, researchers have confirmed that cooking meat too long over a dry, intense heat creates small amounts of at least two kinds of compounds that can lead to cancer. Unfortunately, that's just the sort of flavor-enhancing fire you get on a backyard barbecue.
FOOD&DRINK:
GRILLED NEW ORLEANS-STYLE SHRIMP
Serve these spicy grilled shrimp with bread for sopping up all the sauce.
Active time: 40 min Start to finish: 40 min
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
A Chance Encounter with the Blues
Some musicians achieve fame through a combination of talent, ambition, and opportunity. Many more, just as talented, remain unnoticed by the world at large. But for an accidental meeting with Professor Work and his recording machine, Joe Holmes might have left no trace at all.
Bin-Ladin Denies Involvement in the 9/11 Attacks
The Al-Qaidah group had nothing to do with the 11 September attacks on the USA, according to Usama bin Ladin in an interview with the Pakistani newspaper Ummat. Usama bin Ladin went on to suggest that Jews or US secret services were behind the attacks, and to express gratitude and support for Pakistan, urging Pakistan’s people to jihad against the West.
From a September 28, 2001 interview.
HUMOR?:
Fiore: American Immigration, Millennium-Style
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Another Angle 30 - May - 2006
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
US moves diplomat critical of Somali warlord aid
A top U.S. official handling Somalia has been transferred from his job after criticising payments to warlords that are said to be fuelling some of Mogadishu's worst-ever fighting.
Justices, 5-4, limit whistleblower suits
Critics predicted the impact would be sweeping, from silencing police officers who fear retribution for reporting department corruption, to subduing federal employees who want to reveal problems with government hurricane preparedness or terrorist-related security.
'Insult to blacks'
The Rev. Al Sharpton wants to testify that the N-word is never a term of endearment - refuting the claims of Howard Beach hate crime defendant Nicholas (Fat Nick) Minucci.
Megachurch linked to violent video game
Your mission is "to conduct physical and spiritual warfare"; all who resist must be taken out with extreme prejudice. You have never felt so powerful, so driven by a purpose: you are 13 years old. You are playing a real-time strategy video game whose creators are linked to the empire of mega-church pastor Rick Warren, best selling author of The Purpose Driven Life.
Time to Move Beyond the 'Mammy' Stereotype
The depiction of African-American women in the media can be a divisive issue. Commentator Betty Baye says she's tired of all the old stereotypes she sees played out in the media. Black women have come too far to still be portrayed largely as Mammies or Jezebels. Baye is a columnist for The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky.
INTERNATIONAL:
Namibian government frustrated over slow pace of land reform
Since independence in 1990, only 10,000 people have been resettled under the government's land programme, which allows a willing-seller, willing-buyer arrangement or expropriation. In many cases of resettlement the new owners have been unable to operate the farms commercially, while the government has acknowledged that a lack of skills, equipment and the sub-leasing of allocated land has affected agricultural productivity.
The paradox of plenty in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta region
Unarguably the richest zone in West Africa, Niger Delta is ironically home to the poorest of the poor in the country. All that 48 years of commercial exploration of oil has brought the greater majority of Niger Deltans are misery, gross environmental degradation and abject poverty. The image of the region is one of stark contrast – so rich yet so poor.
IRAQ:
Iraq to probe Haditha killings
Nuri al-Maliki said on Tuesday that his patience was wearing thin with excuses from US troops that they killed civilians by mistake.
Salon.com "Victory"? Forget it
Bush doesn't know that he can't achieve victory. He doesn't know that seeking victory worsens his prospects. He doesn't know that the U.S. military has abandoned victory in the field, though it has been reporting that to him for years. But the president has no rhetoric beyond "victory."
The Apache Killing Video
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Is the Bush Regime a Sponsor of State Terrorism?
Bush damns the "axis of evil." But who has the "axis of evil" attacked? Iran has attacked no one. North Korea has attacked no country for more than a half century. Iraq attacked Kuiwait a decade and a half ago, apparently after securing permission from the US ambassador. Isn't the real axis of evil Bush-Blair-Olmert? Bush and Blair have attacked two countries, slaughtering their citizens. Olmert is urging them on to attack a third country--Iran.
ECONOMY:
Dollar extends losses after confidence data
The dollar's decline accelerated on Tuesday after a gauge of U.S. consumer confidence fell in May, adding to considerable negative sentiment against the U.S. currency.
How close are we to 'Sudden Disorderly Adjustment'?
U.S. hedge funds file for bankruptcy, law firm says
Bayou Management's U.S. hedge funds, which failed after losing millions of dollars in flawed trading strategies, on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief in New York, a law firm said.
Easy-to-get loans cause thousands to lose homes
What is known is that, rich and poor alike, South Florida homeowners are on a collision course with the fast-money mortgages and loose state regulation that injected extra risk into a region ripe for exploitation.
OP-ED:
Mess from the West
When the results are in from the past six years, as well as what looks to be eight years, there will be tremendous economic consequences and hardships for those at the bottom of society’s heap. Blacks are definitely at the bottom of the heap, and the lessons we see everyday are a warning to us to get our collective act together, that is, if we really care about one another.
Toward a Third Intifada
The Hebrew term hafrada, which means "separation" or "apartheid," has entered the mainstream lexicon in Israel and determined much of the government's policies since the Oslo process began in 1993. Ever-increasing restrictions on Palestinian movement and employment during the 1990s, combined with settlement expansion that doubled the number of Jewish settlers, set the stage for the eruption of the second intifada, or uprising, in 2000.
Dobbs: Bush, Congress tell working folk to go to hell
A third-world country is what we will be if our elected officials don’t soon come to their senses.
George F. Will: The Danger of White Guilt
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
Intelligent Beings in Space!
Until recently, interplanetary robotic explorers have largely been marionettes of mission controllers back on Earth. The controllers sent instructions, and the spacecraft diligently executed them.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
African-Americans and the Wellness Gap
When it comes to health care, black Americans are less likely to be treated for medical problems than white Americans, in spite of increasing rates of diagnoses for certain diseases among black Americans.
FOOD&DRINK:
Dive into a Sea of Good Summer Food
Summer is the eating season. There's no better time to eat locally and seasonally, which today is compulsory. Gorgeous fruits and vegetables spill out of the stalls at farmers markets. Crabs and oysters are pulled from the waters. There are barbecues and picnics. Life slows down and it's important to have the right food while you're braking.
African Adobo-Rubbed Tuna Steaks
Adobo means spice rub or marinade, and this particular recipe was introduced by African slaves and brought to Bahía in Brazil in the seventeenth century. I think that it gives tuna a new and exciting dimension. There is spiciness in the dish, as would be expected from an adobo. To provide the American palate a little relief from the heat, the tuna is served on a bed of lightly pickled cucumbers.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Remembering Miles on His 80th Birthday
The late music legend Miles Davis would have turned 80 on Friday. Musician David Was of the group Was (Not Was) offers a tribute in honor of the jazzman's birth.
A Fresh Look at Miles Davis' 'Blue in Green'
Reggae Pioneer Desmond Dekker
Rock historian Ed Ward remembers Jamaican singer Desmond Dekker, who died last week at the age of 64. His 1969 hit "Israelites" was for many Americans the first reggae they'd ever heard.
HUMOR?:
This Modern World
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
US moves diplomat critical of Somali warlord aid
A top U.S. official handling Somalia has been transferred from his job after criticising payments to warlords that are said to be fuelling some of Mogadishu's worst-ever fighting.
Justices, 5-4, limit whistleblower suits
Critics predicted the impact would be sweeping, from silencing police officers who fear retribution for reporting department corruption, to subduing federal employees who want to reveal problems with government hurricane preparedness or terrorist-related security.
'Insult to blacks'
The Rev. Al Sharpton wants to testify that the N-word is never a term of endearment - refuting the claims of Howard Beach hate crime defendant Nicholas (Fat Nick) Minucci.
Megachurch linked to violent video game
Your mission is "to conduct physical and spiritual warfare"; all who resist must be taken out with extreme prejudice. You have never felt so powerful, so driven by a purpose: you are 13 years old. You are playing a real-time strategy video game whose creators are linked to the empire of mega-church pastor Rick Warren, best selling author of The Purpose Driven Life.
Time to Move Beyond the 'Mammy' Stereotype
The depiction of African-American women in the media can be a divisive issue. Commentator Betty Baye says she's tired of all the old stereotypes she sees played out in the media. Black women have come too far to still be portrayed largely as Mammies or Jezebels. Baye is a columnist for The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky.
INTERNATIONAL:
Namibian government frustrated over slow pace of land reform
Since independence in 1990, only 10,000 people have been resettled under the government's land programme, which allows a willing-seller, willing-buyer arrangement or expropriation. In many cases of resettlement the new owners have been unable to operate the farms commercially, while the government has acknowledged that a lack of skills, equipment and the sub-leasing of allocated land has affected agricultural productivity.
The paradox of plenty in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta region
Unarguably the richest zone in West Africa, Niger Delta is ironically home to the poorest of the poor in the country. All that 48 years of commercial exploration of oil has brought the greater majority of Niger Deltans are misery, gross environmental degradation and abject poverty. The image of the region is one of stark contrast – so rich yet so poor.
IRAQ:
Iraq to probe Haditha killings
Nuri al-Maliki said on Tuesday that his patience was wearing thin with excuses from US troops that they killed civilians by mistake.
Salon.com "Victory"? Forget it
Bush doesn't know that he can't achieve victory. He doesn't know that seeking victory worsens his prospects. He doesn't know that the U.S. military has abandoned victory in the field, though it has been reporting that to him for years. But the president has no rhetoric beyond "victory."
The Apache Killing Video
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Is the Bush Regime a Sponsor of State Terrorism?
Bush damns the "axis of evil." But who has the "axis of evil" attacked? Iran has attacked no one. North Korea has attacked no country for more than a half century. Iraq attacked Kuiwait a decade and a half ago, apparently after securing permission from the US ambassador. Isn't the real axis of evil Bush-Blair-Olmert? Bush and Blair have attacked two countries, slaughtering their citizens. Olmert is urging them on to attack a third country--Iran.
ECONOMY:
Dollar extends losses after confidence data
The dollar's decline accelerated on Tuesday after a gauge of U.S. consumer confidence fell in May, adding to considerable negative sentiment against the U.S. currency.
How close are we to 'Sudden Disorderly Adjustment'?
U.S. hedge funds file for bankruptcy, law firm says
Bayou Management's U.S. hedge funds, which failed after losing millions of dollars in flawed trading strategies, on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief in New York, a law firm said.
Easy-to-get loans cause thousands to lose homes
What is known is that, rich and poor alike, South Florida homeowners are on a collision course with the fast-money mortgages and loose state regulation that injected extra risk into a region ripe for exploitation.
OP-ED:
Mess from the West
When the results are in from the past six years, as well as what looks to be eight years, there will be tremendous economic consequences and hardships for those at the bottom of society’s heap. Blacks are definitely at the bottom of the heap, and the lessons we see everyday are a warning to us to get our collective act together, that is, if we really care about one another.
Toward a Third Intifada
The Hebrew term hafrada, which means "separation" or "apartheid," has entered the mainstream lexicon in Israel and determined much of the government's policies since the Oslo process began in 1993. Ever-increasing restrictions on Palestinian movement and employment during the 1990s, combined with settlement expansion that doubled the number of Jewish settlers, set the stage for the eruption of the second intifada, or uprising, in 2000.
Dobbs: Bush, Congress tell working folk to go to hell
A third-world country is what we will be if our elected officials don’t soon come to their senses.
George F. Will: The Danger of White Guilt
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
Intelligent Beings in Space!
Until recently, interplanetary robotic explorers have largely been marionettes of mission controllers back on Earth. The controllers sent instructions, and the spacecraft diligently executed them.
HEALTH&FITNESS:
African-Americans and the Wellness Gap
When it comes to health care, black Americans are less likely to be treated for medical problems than white Americans, in spite of increasing rates of diagnoses for certain diseases among black Americans.
FOOD&DRINK:
Dive into a Sea of Good Summer Food
Summer is the eating season. There's no better time to eat locally and seasonally, which today is compulsory. Gorgeous fruits and vegetables spill out of the stalls at farmers markets. Crabs and oysters are pulled from the waters. There are barbecues and picnics. Life slows down and it's important to have the right food while you're braking.
African Adobo-Rubbed Tuna Steaks
Adobo means spice rub or marinade, and this particular recipe was introduced by African slaves and brought to Bahía in Brazil in the seventeenth century. I think that it gives tuna a new and exciting dimension. There is spiciness in the dish, as would be expected from an adobo. To provide the American palate a little relief from the heat, the tuna is served on a bed of lightly pickled cucumbers.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Remembering Miles on His 80th Birthday
The late music legend Miles Davis would have turned 80 on Friday. Musician David Was of the group Was (Not Was) offers a tribute in honor of the jazzman's birth.
A Fresh Look at Miles Davis' 'Blue in Green'
Reggae Pioneer Desmond Dekker
Rock historian Ed Ward remembers Jamaican singer Desmond Dekker, who died last week at the age of 64. His 1969 hit "Israelites" was for many Americans the first reggae they'd ever heard.
HUMOR?:
This Modern World
Monday, May 08, 2006
Another Angle 8 - May - 2006
ANOTHER ANGLE
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
Panel Faults Pfizer in '96 Clinical Trial In Nigeria
A panel of Nigerian medical experts has concluded that Pfizer Inc. violated international law during a 1996 epidemic by testing an unapproved drug on children with brain infections at a field hospital. The panel said an oral form of Trovan, the Pfizer drug used in the test, had apparently never been given to children with meningitis. There are no records documenting that Pfizer told the children or their parents that they were part of an experiment, it said. An approval letter from a Nigerian ethics committee, which Pfizer used to justify its actions had been concocted and backdated by the company's lead researcher in Kano.
Mexico welcomed fugitive slaves and African American job-seekers
It has been said that for most of the 19th century, Mexican immigrants were more highly regarded by African Americans than any other immigrant group. What may account for this, at least in part, is the enormous if not pivotal role undertaken by Black fighters in the war to secure Mexican independence from Spain and abolish slavery. Unfortunately, many of us repeat the falsehoods of our adversaries and have forgotten our special relationship with Mexican and Indigenous peoples.
Mississippi D.A. Weighs Prosecution in Till Murder
District Attorney Joyce Chiles in Mississippi is considering whether enough evidence exists to prosecute the 1955 murder of Emmett Till. FBI investigators reopened the Till case in 2004. Federal civil rights prosecutors are hamstrung by a statute of limitations, but there is no such obstacle in Mississippi.
Former death row inmate wins $2.5m
Here's an article about yesterday's jury award of $2.25 million to Earl Washington, whom the state of Virginia came within days of killing for a crime he had been clumsily and obviously framed for. Washington is mentally retarded, poor, and black. White cops in Culpeper, Virginia, interrogated him and fed him information about the crime. They did not take notes for much of this interrogation, and then claimed that Washington knew things that only the killer could have known.
'White Guilt' and the End of the Civil Rights Era
and race relations scholar Shelby Steele talks about his provocative new book, White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era. Steele says since the civil rights movement, the pendulum has swung all the way from white supremacy to white guilt -- a condition he says has been just as harmful to black America.
Porter & 'the boys': Goss Made His "Bones" on CIA Hit Team
Colbert shakes up Bill Kristol over PNAC ties
Bill Kristol, who is one of the major players in the group called PNAC, joined the set of the "Colbert Report," and I think was taken off guard right at the outset of the show because he had to answer questions that our media never asks. PNAC envisioned America attacking the Middle East since the middle '90's and for some inexplicable reason (that was a joke) the media never questions him or his members which have lined the walls of Bush's cabinet about PNAC and how it influenced our foreign policy, which led us to attack Iraq.
INTERNATIONAL:
Congo's tragedy: the war the world forgot
This is the story of the deadliest war since Adolf Hitler's armies marched across Europe - a war that has not ended.
Hamas sanctions squeeze the life out of West Bank
Even before Hamas was elected, the economy was faltering and heavily dependent on financial support from Europe and America. But the decision by Brussels and Washington to withdraw funding until Hamas moderates its militant anti-Israel stance has pushed the fragile economy to collapse.
Settlers stone Hebron schoolchildren
On Saturday, messianic settlers affiliated with the Gush Emunim movement (block of faithful) from the small colony of Maon south of Hebron assaulted Palestinian children with stones twice, injuring four children.
Iran Threatens To Quit Nuclear Treaty
IRAQ:
The Real Oil Story: The Oil in Iraq
Basra on the brink of exploding
The attack on the helicopter is a racheting up of the threat facing the UK forces. British commanders had drastically restricted movements by road after a series of deaths caused by sophisticated bombs allegedly supplied by Iran. Transport by air was adopted as a far safer option.
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Bush: ‘Specific Threat’ to Israel from Iran
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Sunday that Iran has made “a specific threat on a partner of the U.S. and Germany,” during an interview with German newspaper Bild.See Story below about the Bourse, there is the specific threat!
Emperor Palpatine aka Darth Cheney Lectures Putin about Freedom
ECONOMY:
The Last Gasp of the Dollar; Iran bourse opens next week
Currently, the world is drowning in dollars, even a small movement could trigger a massive recession in the United States. There’s nothing remotely "conspiratorial" about this. It is simply a matter of supply and demand. If the oil bourse creates less demand for the dollar, the value of the dollar will sink accordingly; pushing energy, housing, food and other prices higher.Iran: Euro To Replace Dollar As Oil Currency
Bank lets drivers buy gas for future
First Fuel Banks bills itself as the only retailer in the country where customers can buy gasoline for the future and hedge against rising prices. It advertises no service charge and no storage charge, just a $1 lifetime membership fee.
OP-ED:
Liar, Liar, Beware of the Fire
Our secretaries of Defense and State fly around the world, at our expense, arrogantly threatening other countries, and lying through their teeth about how well things are going in Iraq. Our “Vice” Resident is one who knows where, doing who knows what, raking in money (What was it? A $1.8 million tax refund?) from a company with which he said he has no financial interests: Halliburton.
San Francisco Bay View - National Black Newspaper of the Year
Black and Brown: The infusion of mass confusion
Since the landing of the Mayflower, European whites have been engaged in a divide and conquer strategy to establish and maintain control over the land. They used it to control the native people who inhabited the land and the countless Blacks they brought from Africa. By pitting one against the other, Europeans were able to avoid becoming victims of the wrath of the Black slaves and so-called Indians, separately and as a whole, thus giving themselves control over the land and its inhabitants by means of deception. There is no difference in strategy used by modem day whites and/ or political structures which benefit from the division of Blacks and Mexicans.
Jimmy Carter: Punishing the innocent is a crime
Innocent Palestinian people are being treated like animals, with the presumption that they are guilty of some crime. Because they voted for candidates who are members of Hamas, the United States government has become the driving force behind apparently effective scheme of depriving the general public of income, access to the outside world and the necessities of life.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
Ice-capped roof of world turns to desert
Global warming is rapidly melting the ice-bound roof of the world, and turning it into desert, leading scientists have revealed.
FOOD&DRINK:
Mom's Baked Fried Chicken and Gravy
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Jazz Spawns an Unlikely Party Jam
If Herbie Hancock, Kraftwerk and Alan Lomax embarked on a field-recording expedition in Senegal, their collaboration might resemble Flügelschlag!'s exhilarating "Mendiani."
HUMOR?:
Evolution of a Shrub
Unintelligent design or missing link?
News others won't tell you
NATIONAL:
Panel Faults Pfizer in '96 Clinical Trial In Nigeria
A panel of Nigerian medical experts has concluded that Pfizer Inc. violated international law during a 1996 epidemic by testing an unapproved drug on children with brain infections at a field hospital. The panel said an oral form of Trovan, the Pfizer drug used in the test, had apparently never been given to children with meningitis. There are no records documenting that Pfizer told the children or their parents that they were part of an experiment, it said. An approval letter from a Nigerian ethics committee, which Pfizer used to justify its actions had been concocted and backdated by the company's lead researcher in Kano.
Mexico welcomed fugitive slaves and African American job-seekers
It has been said that for most of the 19th century, Mexican immigrants were more highly regarded by African Americans than any other immigrant group. What may account for this, at least in part, is the enormous if not pivotal role undertaken by Black fighters in the war to secure Mexican independence from Spain and abolish slavery. Unfortunately, many of us repeat the falsehoods of our adversaries and have forgotten our special relationship with Mexican and Indigenous peoples.
Mississippi D.A. Weighs Prosecution in Till Murder
District Attorney Joyce Chiles in Mississippi is considering whether enough evidence exists to prosecute the 1955 murder of Emmett Till. FBI investigators reopened the Till case in 2004. Federal civil rights prosecutors are hamstrung by a statute of limitations, but there is no such obstacle in Mississippi.
Former death row inmate wins $2.5m
Here's an article about yesterday's jury award of $2.25 million to Earl Washington, whom the state of Virginia came within days of killing for a crime he had been clumsily and obviously framed for. Washington is mentally retarded, poor, and black. White cops in Culpeper, Virginia, interrogated him and fed him information about the crime. They did not take notes for much of this interrogation, and then claimed that Washington knew things that only the killer could have known.
'White Guilt' and the End of the Civil Rights Era
and race relations scholar Shelby Steele talks about his provocative new book, White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era. Steele says since the civil rights movement, the pendulum has swung all the way from white supremacy to white guilt -- a condition he says has been just as harmful to black America.
Porter & 'the boys': Goss Made His "Bones" on CIA Hit Team
Colbert shakes up Bill Kristol over PNAC ties
Bill Kristol, who is one of the major players in the group called PNAC, joined the set of the "Colbert Report," and I think was taken off guard right at the outset of the show because he had to answer questions that our media never asks. PNAC envisioned America attacking the Middle East since the middle '90's and for some inexplicable reason (that was a joke) the media never questions him or his members which have lined the walls of Bush's cabinet about PNAC and how it influenced our foreign policy, which led us to attack Iraq.
INTERNATIONAL:
Congo's tragedy: the war the world forgot
This is the story of the deadliest war since Adolf Hitler's armies marched across Europe - a war that has not ended.
Hamas sanctions squeeze the life out of West Bank
Even before Hamas was elected, the economy was faltering and heavily dependent on financial support from Europe and America. But the decision by Brussels and Washington to withdraw funding until Hamas moderates its militant anti-Israel stance has pushed the fragile economy to collapse.
Settlers stone Hebron schoolchildren
On Saturday, messianic settlers affiliated with the Gush Emunim movement (block of faithful) from the small colony of Maon south of Hebron assaulted Palestinian children with stones twice, injuring four children.
Iran Threatens To Quit Nuclear Treaty
IRAQ:
The Real Oil Story: The Oil in Iraq
Basra on the brink of exploding
The attack on the helicopter is a racheting up of the threat facing the UK forces. British commanders had drastically restricted movements by road after a series of deaths caused by sophisticated bombs allegedly supplied by Iran. Transport by air was adopted as a far safer option.
BUSH CRIME FAMILY:
Bush: ‘Specific Threat’ to Israel from Iran
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Sunday that Iran has made “a specific threat on a partner of the U.S. and Germany,” during an interview with German newspaper Bild.See Story below about the Bourse, there is the specific threat!
Emperor Palpatine aka Darth Cheney Lectures Putin about Freedom
ECONOMY:
The Last Gasp of the Dollar; Iran bourse opens next week
Currently, the world is drowning in dollars, even a small movement could trigger a massive recession in the United States. There’s nothing remotely "conspiratorial" about this. It is simply a matter of supply and demand. If the oil bourse creates less demand for the dollar, the value of the dollar will sink accordingly; pushing energy, housing, food and other prices higher.Iran: Euro To Replace Dollar As Oil Currency
Bank lets drivers buy gas for future
First Fuel Banks bills itself as the only retailer in the country where customers can buy gasoline for the future and hedge against rising prices. It advertises no service charge and no storage charge, just a $1 lifetime membership fee.
OP-ED:
Liar, Liar, Beware of the Fire
Our secretaries of Defense and State fly around the world, at our expense, arrogantly threatening other countries, and lying through their teeth about how well things are going in Iraq. Our “Vice” Resident is one who knows where, doing who knows what, raking in money (What was it? A $1.8 million tax refund?) from a company with which he said he has no financial interests: Halliburton.
San Francisco Bay View - National Black Newspaper of the Year
Black and Brown: The infusion of mass confusion
Since the landing of the Mayflower, European whites have been engaged in a divide and conquer strategy to establish and maintain control over the land. They used it to control the native people who inhabited the land and the countless Blacks they brought from Africa. By pitting one against the other, Europeans were able to avoid becoming victims of the wrath of the Black slaves and so-called Indians, separately and as a whole, thus giving themselves control over the land and its inhabitants by means of deception. There is no difference in strategy used by modem day whites and/ or political structures which benefit from the division of Blacks and Mexicans.
Jimmy Carter: Punishing the innocent is a crime
Innocent Palestinian people are being treated like animals, with the presumption that they are guilty of some crime. Because they voted for candidates who are members of Hamas, the United States government has become the driving force behind apparently effective scheme of depriving the general public of income, access to the outside world and the necessities of life.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY:
Ice-capped roof of world turns to desert
Global warming is rapidly melting the ice-bound roof of the world, and turning it into desert, leading scientists have revealed.
FOOD&DRINK:
Mom's Baked Fried Chicken and Gravy
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Jazz Spawns an Unlikely Party Jam
If Herbie Hancock, Kraftwerk and Alan Lomax embarked on a field-recording expedition in Senegal, their collaboration might resemble Flügelschlag!'s exhilarating "Mendiani."
HUMOR?:
Evolution of a Shrub
Unintelligent design or missing link?
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