Taped Conversations Released to NPR of Pre-planning and After Requests for...
I heard this on NPR this morninghttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4859329"Morning Edition, September 23, 2005 · In the days before Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast,...
View ArticleTime to Refocus: On Sheehan
It's time to remember why Cindy Sheehan has been exercising her civil right to free speech.
View Article"We're not leaving Iraq. We will succeed in Iraq."
President Bush, October 4, 2005 Press Conference:"And we've got to win in Iraq. And we will win in Iraq.""This is -- Iraq's a part of a global war on terror. We're facing people who have got a vision...
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Barbara Bush succumbs to Temptation
"There is always a temptation, in the middle of a long struggle, to seek the quiet life, escape the duties and problems of the world, and hope the enemy grows weary."
View ArticleTonight on PBS: Frontline: The Torture Question
Check your local listings - this is on tonight! From their press release:In mid-August, a FRONTLINE documentary crew made the perilous journey to the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Entering the 280-acre...
View ArticleLibby Legal Defense Fund
Anyone see this? Libby Establishes a Fund to Help Pay Legal Bills By RICHARD W. STEVENSON and ERIC LICHTBLAU WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 - I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff,...
View ArticleWaPo blog covering White Phosporus Report
William M. Arkin on National and Homeland Security"White Death" Is A Losing Strategy The military's use of white phosphorus during operations in Fallujah last year is making its way around the world...
View ArticleA Perspective on the NYC Transit Strike
I know that for those of you who don't live or work in New York City, this won't have an impact on you, but of course for we who do, it's what has been dominating our local news and media. Today, the...
View ArticleWhittington: I got shot, I'm Sorry
for all the trouble I've caused.... HUH??!!! From the AP wire...CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- The lawyer shot by Vice President Dick Cheney during a hunting trip was being discharged from a hospital on...
View ArticleKatrina Blog: Houses vs Homes, an Outsider's Thoughts
I don't really feel right about contributing to the Katrina Blog project since I am nowhere near the area hit by Katrina, but did volunteer from afar locally here in the NYC area in the months soon...
View ArticleSeptember 11, 2001 - Where I am Today
September 8, 2006 Five years gone now, it's not unusual for me to begin to feel anxious starting around the end of August. It seems more so this year since the weather pattern is too similar to what...
View ArticleSeptember 11 - Notes From a Masochist
January 2006Notes from a Masochist What is it that has me re-reading Richard Clarke's Against All Enemies? Is it the start of a brand new year? It will be five years since September 11, 2001 this...
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It's Okay. September 11, 2007
It's okay.On September 24, 2001, when I returned to work this was the new skyline:
View ArticleI'm so mad I'm so mad
I'm so mad. I'm beyond furious. I'm dumbfounded. I'm angry. I'm crying. I'm frustrated...
View ArticleNew York Daily News Endorses Obama!
The NY papers seem slow (to me) with their endorsements. The Times has yet to endorse either candidate. I think we all know which was the NY Post will go. The Sun packed it up and Newsday hasn't yet...
View ArticleSept 11 - Pt. Lookout, New York
Today, 9 years ago, I was in Lower Manhattan witnessing the day. On that day, I shared the journey trying to leave Manhattan with a good friend. And on that day, we worried about the whereabouts of...
View ArticleA Stop in my Journey, September 11
One would think first love or finding one’s soul mate would be the defining moment in one’s life. Or events like a first born child, the death of parents, taking that first step towards one’s career...
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Tree Climbers: The Tree House is Open
Hi! And welcome to the Tree House!! On Sunday, January 22, SwedishJewfish wrote F*ck Joe Paterno and while the topic was wrenching and raw, and SwedishJewfish's diary that followed laid out true...
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Tree Climbers: The Tree House is Open
Hey All -Brutal week for me. Work related, very boring. Just life. So sorry this diary is coming up a tad late! I brought the Pizza! Who brought something to drink? :)
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